TTFCA Athletes of the Week
Recognizing Texas High School Track and Field Athletes on a Weekly Basis
Week Ending
May 12, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Patrick Piperi of The Woodlands - Wins Shot at 64-06 and 5th in Disc at 173-03
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Matthew Boling - 10.13 wind-legal 100 sets All-Time UIL; ties Derrick Florence (1986) for All-Time Texas lead (also wins LJ at 25-04.50)
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Jasmine Moore of Lake Ridge - Sets All-Time UIL & All-Time TX TJ Mark at wind-legal 44-10 ... also wins LJ at wind-legal 20-07
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Denton Guyer's Brynn Brown - sets All-Time UIL 3200 in a time of 10:09.91 (US #5); also wins 1600 in a time of 4:48.37 (TX #1; US #10)
Week Ending
May 5, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Daniel Wheeler of TCA-Lubbock - wins HJ (6' 6"), LJ (22-03.50) and 200 (21.91) at TAPPS State Championships
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Carter Cheeseman of Fort Worth Christian: wins the 800 (1:57.81), 1600 (4:19.38) and 3200 (9:16.07) at the TAPPS State Championships
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Brynn King of Concordia Lutheran (13' 1" PV-TAPPS all-time record) and Marilyn Nwora of Kinkaid: SPC Record 146-05 disc (also won SP - 44-04)
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Tamia Badal - Concordia Lutheran - Colorado signee wins 100H (13.66), 300H (42.72), lead leg on winning 4x1 (48.32) at TAPPS State Championships
Week Ending
April 28, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Carter Bajoit of The Woodlands whose 6' 11" HJ is TX #2; US #5
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Matthew Boling of Houston @StrakeJesuit whose 9.98 100m (4.0w) is US HS's all-time fastest under all conditions
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Jasmine Moore of @Lake_RidgeTrack with US #1 TJ (43-07) and TX #2 LJ (20-01.25)
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - DeSoto's National Record Holders in the 4x1 (44.44): Griffin, Hollis, Armstrong, Effiong (pictured on anchor)
Week Ending
April 21, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - De'Corian Clark of Fort Worth OD Wyatt: TX #2, US #3 Long Jump - 24-09.50 @Decorian_Clark
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Devon Achane of Fort Bend @FBMarshallTrack whose 20.45 200 leads the U.S.
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Chrystal Herpin of Pearland Dawson: TX #1 Shot Put - 46-08.50 (Also threw the shot 158-05.)
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Deja Shaw-Huckaby of Chisholm Trail - TX #1, US #9 200 - 23.51
Week Ending
April 14, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Sean Stavinoha of The Woodlands whose 190-11 disc is TX #1, US #9
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Bishop Dunne's Cam Miller who runs a US #1 wind-legal 200 at 20.56
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Ja'Era Griffin of @DesotoTrackXC who runs an FAT 11.51 for TX #2, US #4
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Audrey Hughes of Canyon - 45-02.50 Shot Put (TX #3) & 151-05 Disc (TX #4)
Week Ending
April 7, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Denton Guyer's Eli Stowers - Texas first 7' High Jumper of the season - (T - US #2)
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Arlington Bowie's Ryan Williams - 14.01 110H (TX #3) and 37.01 300H (TX #3)
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Destini Lombard of Fort Bend Hightower. Her 20-3 long jump moves her to TX #3, US #7
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - FW Trimble Tech's Kenondra Davis who runs 11.52 (TX #3) 100 and 23.61 200 (TX #2), both just behind her existing TX #1 times!
March 31, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Strake Jesuit's Matthew Boling - 10.20 (2.2w) and 26-03.50 Long Jump (1,8w), both US #1
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Strake Jesuit's Matthew Boling - 10.20 (2.2w) and 26-03.50 Long Jump (1,8w), both US #1
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Houston Memorial junior Claire Bryant's 21-02.25 (2.3w) FAT Long Jump at TX Relays leads the U.S.
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - DeSoto's 4x1 & 4x4 Relays: 45.07 and 3:39.81, both lead the United States!
Week Ending
March 24, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Matthew Boling of Strake Jesuit - He increases his US #1 long jump to 25-02.50
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Matthias E. Petterway of Fort Bend Marshall - runs US #1 300H: 39.95
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Rachel Maciejeski of Tomball who vaults to a US #2 at 13-04
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Alexandra Webster of The Woodlands who runs US #3 300H - 41.81
Week Ending
March 17, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Anthony Garza of Vernon who high jumps 6' 8" to tie TX #2
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Matthew Boling of Strake Jesuit who runs wind-legal US #1 in 100 (10.22) and 200 (10.58), both times also leading DI Men!
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Esther Oboye of Alief Taylor who high jumps 5-8 to tie TX #2
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Simone Watkins of Frisco who runs TX #1, US #3 300h: 42.78
Week Ending
March 10, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Patrick Piperi of The Woodlands, who sets a Shot Put PR of 66-03.75 (US #2) at New Balance Indoors
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Tyler Owens of Plano East [UT football signee] with the #1 FAT 100-M time in the U.S.: 10.29
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Bailey Goggans of Marble Falls who runs a US #3 indoor 800 at New Balance Nationals: 2:06.10
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Jasmine Moore of @Lake_RidgeTrack - 2 Indoor National Titles, including furthest Triple Jump in Texas HS History - 44-02.50 (2nd US all-time indoor)
Week Ending
March 3, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Colin Price of Killeen - TX #1, US #3 Long Jump - 23-09
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Co-Boy's Track Athletes of the Week - Judson Greer of Melissa: US #1 3200 (9:16.66) and Collin Williams of Foster: US #1 800 (1:53.21)
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Koi Johnson of Dickinson (Baylor signee), US #1 39-09 triple jump
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Bailey Goggans of Marble Falls - US #1 800 time of 2:09.39
Week Ending
February 17, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Patrick Piperi of The Woodlands - Shot Put PR of 63-07 - US #3 (and disc of 169-05).
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Ryan Martin of Stafford, whose 10.42 FAT 100 ranks US #1
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Nissi Kabongo of Frisco Liberty, whose 5'10" High Jump is US #1
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Laila Owens of Fort Bend Bush, whose 23.81 FAT is US #1
Week Ending
February 10, 2019
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Kyle Stulce (Katy 7 Lakes) who starts the season with a 57-02.50 shot at Clear Brook Winter Relays
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Cam Miller (unattached; Bishop Dunne): Sets, breaks facility record @FasTrakAthletix HS Invitational, winning 200m in 21.19
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - TTFCA Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Jasmine Moore of @Lake_RidgeTrack Sets an Indoor PR of 43' (US #1) to rank US #6 all-time (by name) at @FasTrakAthletix HS Invitational
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Kenondra Davis (Unattached/FW Trimble Tech) - runs TX #1, US #8 60m at @FasTrakAthletix HS Invitational: 7.49
Week Ending
May 13, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Branson Ellis of Tyler Lee: 18-03.25 vault is UIL's all-time #1 and #2 all-time in Texas high school history!
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Kesean Carter of The Woodlands: wind-legal 10.22 #2 in the US; anchors all-time US #1 4x200 - 1:23.25
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Jasmine Moore of Mansfield Lake Ridge: 20-08 LJ and 45-04.25 triple jump + lead on 4x1 and 4x2
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Natalie Simmons of Leonard: wins 200 (24.00) + 4x1 and 4x4 as well as long and triple jumps
Week Ending
May 6, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Camiron Smith of TC-Cedar Hill - wins LJ/TJ: 22-09.25 / 46-05.25, plus 1st leg on winning 4x100 and 4x400 {state team champion}
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Crayton Carrozza of Austin St. Stephen's - sets 3 SPC State Records: 800 (1:53.47), 1600 (4:16.52), 3200 (9:15.93 - pr), and anchors winning 4x800 (7:55.74)
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Parker Clay of Shiner St. Paul - wins shot and disc 130-06 and 47-00 (All-Time TAPPS mark and TX #2)
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Kennedy Gamble of Kinkaid - wins 100 (11.66 2.5w), 200 (23.96 3.4w) and 2nd leg on winning 4x100, anchor of winning 4x400 {state team champion}
Week Ending
April 29, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Chris Welch of Dickinson - triple jumps 51-04.50 to lead the United States
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Tre'Bien Gilbert of Converse Judson - leads the nation in 300H at 36.39! Also advances to state in TJ and 110H
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Tina Douglas of Pineywoods Academy. With a high jump of 6', she leads the nation!
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Kennedy Blackmon of Plano: runs TX #3, US #12 200: 23.72 and TX #2, US #10 400: 53.68.
Week Ending
April 22, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Branson Ellis of Tyler Lee - joins the 17' club, #1 in TX and #6 in the United States
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Matthew Boling of Strake Jesuit - runs TX #1, US #8 400 time of 46.83 (+ long jumps 23-11.75) at Area
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Tosin Alao of Allen, whose 42-03.25 triple jump places her #2 in the United States
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Winter Bogan of Atascocita - runs a Texas #1, US #8 100-meter hurdles in a time of 13.73
Week Ending
April 15, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Lancaster's Ketron Jackson, whose 24-04.50 long jump ties for TX #1 and U.S. #3
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Lancaster's Tylin Jackson - Texas #1, U.S. #3 wind-legal FAT 200: 20.75!
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Jasmine Moore of Mansfield Lake Ridge - wins HJ, TJ and PRs in the LJ (21-01.25) to become 3rd-ever US high school girl with 21+ lj / 44+ tj
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Natalie Simmons of Leonard - at 10AAA, wins 200, 4x1, 4x2 (long and triple)
Week Ending
April 8, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Chris Welch of @DickinsonTrack - lands a TX #3 triple jump: 48-08.25
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Carter Cheeseman of Fort Worth Christian - at Arcadia, runs TX #1, US #7 3200 - 8:54.06
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Claire Bryant of Houston Memorial - with a High Jump of 5-08, ties for 3rd in Texas
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Jyzmi'n Gray of Dallas Skyline; runs the 300H in Texas #3 time of 43.34
Week Ending
April 1, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Tyrek McNeese of Sealy posts a TX #1, US #4 triple jump of 49-09 at Texas Relays
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Dereck Elkins of Round Rock Stony Point wins the 1600 in a time of 4:11.30 for TX #1, US #4 at Texas Relays
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Jasmine Moore of Mansfield Lake Ridge moves into 3rd place all-time on the Texas triple jump list with a mark of 44-01 at Texas Relays; also PRs in the long jump - 20-07
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - London Culbreath of McKinney North wins the 3200 in a time of 10:30.24 at Texas Relays for TX #1, US #12 and anchors TX #1 SMR
Week Ending
March 25, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Alex Loving of Amarillo - at the Amarillo Relays Meet of Champions, jumps 24-04.50 to lead the US
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Devion Wilson of Hutto - at the Georgetown Eagle Relays, runs a US #1 110H at 13.63
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Parker Clay of Shiner St. Paul - at the Goliad Shirley Franka Relays, earned the #2 mark in the US with a shot of 46-11
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Morgan Taylor of Humble Summer Creek - at the Victor Lopez Classic, she runs a US #4 300 hurdles - 42.78
Week Ending
March 18, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Travian Blaylock of Atascocita - 49-01 Triple Jump leads Texas; US #4
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - DeSoto's US #1 4x400: Tairyn Ross, Kennedy Harrison, Angel Deloney, and Kevin Modesto - 3:11.38
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Koi Johnson of Dickinson. She leads Texas in the Triple Jump at 40-02.50, 4th in the US!
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Wonders Oguejiofor of CySprings - runs TX #2, US #5 800 (2:12.77) and runs a leg on US #1 4x4 (3:44.09)
Week Ending
March 11, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Harlingen South's Sky Tatum (Texas Lutheran commit) reaches Texas #2, US #7 in the disc at 181-05
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Tre'Bien Gilbert of Converse Judson posts a Texas #1, US #3 300-meter hurdle time of 37.63.
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - New Caney's Nastassja Campbell (SFA Commit) vaults to a US #1 on March 8th and then wins the New Balance Indoors on March 11th at 13-06.25
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Jayla Hollis of DeSoto runs a Texas #1, US #3 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.00.
Week Ending
March 4, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Katy Taylor's Otito Ogbonnia takes over the US #1 spot with a shot put of 65-05 at the Katy ISD Bubba Fife Relays.
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Dereck Elkins of Round Rock Stony Point posts a 9:17.74 3200 - TX #1; US #7 - at the Hutto Hippo Relays.
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Clear Lake's Tara Kessner ties the US #1 mark in the high jump at 5' 10" (with College Station's Annika Williams) at the Clear Lake Invitational.
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Kelly Rowe, of Mansfield Lake Ridge, sets a Texas #1; US #4 100-meter time of 11.79 at the Lake Ridge Invitational.
Week Ending
February 25, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Adrian Piperi of The Woodlands raised the Texas #1 shot put with a 61-04 effort at The Woodlands Invitational (US #2.) He also threw the disc 173-11.
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - St. Stephen's Crayton Carrozza ran a US #1 800 in a time of 1:53.97.
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Kynnedy Flannel of Alvin long jumped a US #2 20-04.50 at the Clear Falls Knights Relays. She also won the 100 (12.04) and 200 (24.39).
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Bailey Goggans, a Marble Falls freshman, ran a US #2 800 - 2:11.62 and a US #14 400 (56.14) at the Dripping Springs Relays.
Week Ending
February 18, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - De'Vion Wilson of Hutto, who posts an impressive 110H / 300H combo at the Leander Lion Relays: 14.10 / 39.28
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Branson Bragg who leads the nation in the discus at 190-04
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Hailey Pollard of Shadow Creek whose 146-10 discus at the North Shore Relays leads the nation
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Bianca Carroccio of Plano, a sophomore who has the early US lead in the 800 at 2:13.85
Week Ending
February 11, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Jacob Adair of George Ranch clears 15-07, just 5" off his 16-0 PR.
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Crayton Carrozza of Austin St. Stephen's who opens the season with a US #1 800
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Amelia Flynt of Katy Cinco Ranch, sweeps throws in 1st-ever HS competition
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Nia Sims of CyWoods, runs an early-season US #1 200 of 24.04
Week Ending
January 21, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Connor Gregston of Keller Fossil Ridge clears 16' at the Lovejoy Texas Express PV & HJ Competition.
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Eric Edwards of Langham Creek - 7.66 60-meter hurdles is #1 in the US and #11 all-time (MileSplit)
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Jasmine Moore of the North Texas Cheetahs TC - Moore has now added the Junior Class Indoor TJ Mark to her resume at 42-09.50
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Bailey Lear of D2R - 53.89 personal best and US #1 in the 400 at Texas Tech Under Armour Meet
Week Ending
January 14, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Golden Eke of Langham Creek wins the Carl Lewis High School Invitational long jump at 24-02, more than a foot improvement over his prior personal best of 23-01.25.
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Jais Smith of CL Stars Dallas (Mansfield Legacy) wins the 60-meter dash in 8.64 at the Carl Lewis High School Invitational.
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Jayla Hollis of the North Texas Cheetahs TC (DeSoto) wins the 60-meter hurdles (8.83) and 200 (24.17) at the Arkansas High School Invitational.
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Jasmine Moore of the North Texas Cheetahs TC (Mansfield Lake Ridge) wins the long jump (19-04.25) and triple jump (41-08.75) at the Arkansas High School Invitational.
Week Ending
January 7, 2018
Boy's Field Athlete of the Week - Patrick Piperi of The Woodlands wins the Texas A&M High School Indoor Classic with a personal best of 61-06.75.
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Eric Edwards (Langham Creek and Oregon signee) broke Sam Gagliano's 2012 60-meter hurdles time of 7.89 with his own 7.78.
Girl's Field Athlete of the Week - Annika Williams of College Station raised the bar in high jump, from Ellyanna Long's and Falyn Reaugh's 5-08 to the new standard of 5-09.25
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Bailey Lear of Frisco Heritage (USC signee) lowered her own 55.01 400 meter time down to 54.89
Week Ending
May 13, 2017
Boy's Field Athletes of the Week - Port Arthur Memorial Relays featuring Xavier Hull, Ireon Brown, Deandre Angelle, and Kary Vincent. At UIL State Meet, set new National Record in the 4x200 and a new 5A State Record in the 4x100.
Sam Worley of New Braunfels Canyon set two US #1 marks - 800 and 1600, which is a new state record, as well.
Jake Merrell of Turkey Valley sweeps the 800, 1600 and 3200 (9:38.28 is a 1A state record)
Boy's Track Athlete of the Week - Tyler Russell of Malakoff, double winner at the UIL State Meet with a 6-11 High Jump and 23-07.25 Long Jump.
Girl's Field Athletes of the Week - Sha'Carri Richardson of Dallas Carter wins the 100 in 4A State-Record time (11.28) and also wins the 200 and anchors the winning 4x100.
Sienna Collins of Saltillo sweeps the 800, 1600 and 3200 at the UIL State Meet.
Kaylor Harris of Mesquite Horn - within an hour on the clock - wins the 100 hurdles, earns silver in the 100 dash and anchors the winning 4x100.
Girl's Track Athlete of the Week - Kynnedy Flannel of Alvin - posts a TX #1, US #2 long jump of 21-02.75 at the UIL State Meet. Also wins the 100 and 200.