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UIL STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET: Friday
5:15 p.m. — It’s a beautiful day here at the state track and field meet and a few lucky senior athletes just had the unique experience of graduating by crossing the finish line at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Now, I realize that these students would maybe have preferred to graduate with their classmates, but graduating at the state track and field meet would be pretty cool too. Kudos to the UIL for accommodating these athletes in this way.
On a related note, I’ve heard of several outstanding student athletes recently who were every bit as accomplished in their studies as on the playing field.
Mart’s Ryan Montgomery, who will compete in the 1,600-meter run on Saturday, is his school’s valedictorian.
Marlin senior Tamariah Manigo, who finished fifth in the 2A girls’ discus this morning, will deliver the salutatorian address at Marlin graduation this evening.
Bosqueville’s Morgan Elkins is her school’s salutatorian. She’ll run the 1A girls’ 100 hurdles on Saturday.
And Robinson senior Ashley James, who barely missed making it here — by .1 of a second — for the state track meet in the 800, can’t be left off of a list like this due to her hoops heroics earlier this school year. She will deliver an insightful salutatorian speech about memories at the Robinson graduation on Saturday. It’s good. I know because she let me read it.
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