The Whitesboro Summer Track Program headed to College Station where 10 Whitesboro athletes competed in the State Games of Texas at Texas A&M University.
When the dust cleared, Collins Gamble was wearing the gold medal for her performance in the 8U High Jump, allowing her to compete at the national level next summer.
This is the fourth year in a row the Whitesboro Summer Track Program fielded national qualifiers.
The 10 athletes (ranging in age from five to 16 years), and five coaches made the trek to College Station and endured hot temperatures and long days (stretched over a four-day period) to compete in a variety of track and field events.
The athletes earned the chance to compete at the State level by qualifying at last month’s regional competition.
The young competitors representing Whitesboro included Ayden LaSalle (16U Shotput and Discuss), Creede Newman (3200 Meter Run), Sielar Hair (14U High Jump and 100M Hurdles), Caslyn Gamble (14U Discuss and Shotput), Lane Clark (10U Shotput), Levi Bagwell (10U High Jump), Brayden Bucek (10 U High Jump), Collins Gamble (8U 800M Run and 8U High Jump), Clyne Gamble (6U 100M Dash) and Jackson Brinlee (6U 100M Dash).
Many athletes had top-10 finishes, including Collins Gamble’s 1st place in high jump and 10th in 800M run, Lasalle’s 4th place in shot put, Caslyn Gamble’s 5th place in shot put and Bagwell’s 6th place in high jump.
The Whitesboro Summer Track Program relies on volunteer coaches to make the program successful. This year’s coaches were Amy Velten-Head Coach, Mikayla Morris-Assistant Head Coach, Skylar Brannan, Clay Cohorn, Lynn Baillio, Clay Gamble and Jake Anderson.
These coaches volunteered hours of their time every week to make the program fun and competitive for the athletes.
The Whitesboro Summer Track Program is a non-profit organization whose goal is to give young athletes an outlet over the summer for physical activity that incorporates mentoring, goal setting, competition and accountability.
The program runs every summer from May until the State Games of Texas is over.
