The Ballinger Unified Track team competed at Area on April 1st and had many strong performances.
In the 100M dash Heaven Ornelaz ran a 16.68 and finished in 4th. Nadia Molina ran a 15.24 and placed 2nd.
Jay’Vion Dampeer and partner Ian Gressett competed in the long jump. Jay’Vion jumped 7’10¼” for 4th place. Ian Gressett jumped 17’10” for 1st place.
In the long jump Kami Cuellar jumped 2’9¾” placing 5th.
Aiden Knight, Danielle Luna and Heaven Ornelaz all competed in the shot put. Aiden threw 36’10”, Danielle Luna threw 19’11½” and Heaven Ornalez threw 15’8″.
In the 4x100M relay the team of Jesse Horton-Vela, Jay’Vion Dampeer, Jayden Fuentes and Ian Gressett once again placed 1st, but impressively shaved over 3 seconds off their previous time. Having run a 55.6″ previously, the team ran a 52.40″ at Area.
Good luck to all competitors that are moving on the Regionals!