Sachse sophomore Abigail Leonard won the District 9-6A title in the girls’ 3,200-meter run. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media

By David Wolman

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Weather conditions were less than ideal for the District 9-6A track and field meet from Williams Stadium.

Cooler than normal temperatures settled over Garland, but Sachse didn’t let the chilly weather deter them from the ultimate goal – a berth in their respective area meets.

Sachse impressed, winning a total of six individual District 9-6A championships.

Abigail Leonard and Samuel Ledbetter set the tone for the Mustangs in long-distance running. 

Leonard won the girls’ 3,200-meter run in a time of 11:39.74 and the 1,600 with a 5:41.05. Her time in the 3,200 was 18 seconds faster than her nearest competitor. Ledbetter, meanwhile, won the boys’ 3,200 with a time of 9:54 and the 1,600 in 4:38.78. 

Kamryn Harry won two district titles of his own, capturing the 9-6A title in the 100-meter dash (10.59) and 400-meter run (49.07). Harry added a third area qualification in the 200 (2^nd, 21.79).

Cameryn Fair was crowned district champion in the 200, posting a winning a time of 24.9. She qualified for the area meet in three individual events. Fair took second in the 100 dash in 12.21 and was also third in the long jump with a leap of 17-2.

Other area qualifiers for Sachse are: Ozzy Heredia (800, 3^rd, 2:03.59), Dominic Richardson (1,600, 3^rd, 4:41.54), Roman Rabel (3,200, 3^rd, 10:08), Sadiki Mburu (3,200, 4^th, 10:16.48), Ngozi Ofili (high jump, 4^th, 6-0), Elliot Haas (pole vault, 4^th, 11-6), boys’ 4×40 of Jackson Chapman, Hekma Harrison, Josh Eziagwu and Cory Taylor (4^th, 3:32.6), Alicia Payne (400, 4^th, 1:00.27; 800, 2^nd, 2:28.25), Arora Dinh Ngo (800, 3^rd, 2:29.87; 1,600, 3^rd, 5:43.48; 3,200, 3^rd, 12:16.02), Kyla George (pole vault, 3^rd, 9-6), Shamyra Hamilton (shot put, 3^rd, 33-11.5), girls’ 4×100 of Channing Phillips, Tierney Wesley, Jaeda Bradshaw and Maicen Keefer (2^nd, 48.2), 4×200 of Phillips, Wesley, Bradshaw and Keefer (3^rd, 1:44.54) and 4×400 of Phillips, Wesley, Trinity Thompson and Payne (2^nd, 4:07.58).