TEMPLE, TX — The Temple Wildcat Junior Varsity track and field team capped off a season of immense growth with a powerhouse performance on their home turf this week. Competing in the District 12-6A Championships at Wildcat Stadium on April 8-9, the Wildcats battled their way to a 2nd Place team finish, amassing 164.70 points.
While Killeen Shoemaker took the top spot with 186.60 points, the Wildcats comfortably outpaced third-place Harker Heights (99 points), proving that the future of Temple track and field is in very capable hands.
The Champions & Medalists
The Wildcats’ trophy case got a workout this week, led by standout Bradyn Williams, who dominated the sprints. Williams secured individual gold in the 200 meters and anchored the gold-medal-winning 4x200 relay team. Eric Shelly also reached the top of the podium with a massive leap in the Long Jump, while the relay teams showed Temple's depth by medaling in every single event.
Gold Medalists (1st Place):
Bradyn Williams: 200 Meters (22.17)
Eric Shelly: Long Jump (21’11 ½)
4x200 Relay: Braylin Carr, A'Xavion Latouche, Mehkai Armstrong, Bradyn Williams (1:29.35)
Silver Medalists (2nd Place):
Braylin Carr: 100 Meters (11.05) & Long Jump (20’4 ¾)
Ja’Varion Harris: 110 Hurdles (15.86)
Alvin Lawrence: Discus (132’3) & Shot Put (41’6 ½)
Marcus Lee: Pole Vault (10’6)
Mehkai Armstrong: Triple Jump (42’9)
4x100 Relay: Jaron Dailey, Braylin Carr, Mehkai Armstrong, Bradyn Williams (42.92)
4x400 Relay: Landon Taylor, Elijah Hackworth, Kamryn Cunningham, Kylan Basinger (3:33.16)
Bronze Medalists (3rd Place):
Ja’Varion Harris: 300 Hurdles (43.57)
Teiaurione Thomas: Discus (125’9)
A’Xavion Latouche: High Jump (5’8)
Anthony Abney: Pole Vault (10’0)
Preliminary Results (April 8)
The following athletes competed in the opening heats. In running events, only the top eight finishers earned a ticket to the Finals on Thursday.
100 Meters: Braylin Carr (2nd) – 11.20; Mehkai Armstrong (3rd) – 11.22; Jaron Dailey (4th) – 11.14 (All advanced)
200 Meters: Bradyn Williams (1st) – 22.44 (Advanced); Tristan Moore (10th) – 23.50; Eric Shelly (11th) – 23.62
400 Meters: Landon Taylor (4th) – 52.89; Roberto Borbonio Cavazos (7th) – 54.69; Kamryn Cunningham (8th) – 54.81 (All advanced)
110 Hurdles: Ja’Varion Harris (2nd) – 16.21; Darrius Love (5th) – 17.21; Elijah Shotkoski (8th) – 19.06 (All advanced)
300 Hurdles: Ja’Varion Harris (4th) – 43.59; Braylon Smith (5th) – 44.50 (Both advanced); Darius Love (10th) – 46.65
Final Results (April 9)
Below are the final placements for all Wildcats across running and field events.
Running Events
100 Meters: Braylin Carr (2nd) – 11.05; Mehkai Armstrong (5th) – 11.21; Jaron Dailey (7th) – 11.36
200 Meters: Bradyn Williams (1st) – 22.17
400 Meters: Landon Taylor (4th) – 52.54; Roberto Borbonio Cavazos (6th) – 54.18; Kamryn Cunningham (8th) – 55.33
800 Meters: Roberto Borbonio Cavazos (5th) – 2:10.65; Elijah Hackworth (11th) – 2:13.33; Joe Vargas (12th) – 2:13.97
1600 Meters: Joe Vargas (7th) – 4:58.94; Christopher Glass (12th) – 6:05.09
3200 Meters: Joe Vargas (7th) – 11:12.36; Nathaniel Bowker (12th) – 12:44.59
110 Hurdles: Ja’Varion Harris (2nd) – 15.86; Darrius Love (6th) – 16.90; Elijah Shotkoski (8th) – 19.06
300 Hurdles: Ja’Varion Harris (3rd) – 43.57; Braylon Smith (5th) – 44.39
4x100 Relay: Temple (2nd) – 42.92
4x200 Relay: Temple (1st) – 1:29.35
4x400 Relay: Temple (2nd) – 3:33.16
Field Events
High Jump: A’Xavion Latouche (3rd) – 5’8; Braylin Carr (5th) – 5’4; Jayme Wilson (5th) – 5’4
Long Jump: Eric Shelly (1st) – 21’11 ½; Braylin Carr (2nd) – 20’4 ¾; Iz’Zoryon Soto (12th) – 18’8
Triple Jump: Mehkai Armstrong (2nd) – 42’9; Braylon Smith (6th) – 40’5 ½; Landon Taylor (14th) – 32’5
Pole Vault: Marcus Lee (2nd) – 10’6; Anthony Abney (3rd) – 10’0; Elijah Shotkoski (7th) – 8’6
Discus: Alvin Lawrence (2nd) – 132’3; Teiaurione Thomas (3rd) – 125’9; Kyler Skrabanek (11th) – 99’2
Shot Put: Alvin Lawrence (2nd) – 41’6 ½; Teiaurione Thomas (15th) – 34’3; Jose Gonzalez (16th) – 34’2 ¼
Congratulations to the entire Wildcat JV team on a very strong finish to the season. The constant improvement shown throughout the spring was on full display this week. Go Cats!
