Feb 07, 2012
Dawson girls capture district track crown
April 19, 2010
PEARLAND — Dawson head coach Jerry Killen continues to see his girls track teams succeed no matter where he coaches. The Pearland native has spent his entire coaching career in his hometown and he saw the girls of Pearland High School become a district dynasty with six straight distict titles before he left to take on a new challenge at the new Dawson High School.
In only three short years with two years of varsity experience, Killen saw his girls literally run away with the District 24-4A championship last week at Angleton.
Dawson won 10 of the 17 events to score 242 points while the nearest team in second place was Angleton who had 116.5 points. The Lady Eagles also qualified 15-of-17 for the Class 4A Region III meet which dictates who will go to the state track meet in Austin. The top three girls in each event at the district meet move on to regionals.
Friendswood took third place in the team totals with 102 points followed by Manvel (66), La Marque (34), Brazosport (31), Texas City (17.5), and Santa Fe (7).
Karina Turner won three gold medals while Mary Luster was a double-gold winner.
Turner finished with a meet high 25 points after winning the 100 high hurdles (15.69), 300 intermediate hurdles (47.8), and ran a leg on the winning 1600 meter relay team.
Luster won the 1600 meters (5:38) and 3200 meters (12:08).
Jennifer Bush won the triple jump 37-7 3/4) while teammates Camille Bender placed second (36-9), and Cybil Obiozor was fifth (33-3).
Samantha Walker won the discus with a toss of 116-8 and finished fourth in the shot put with a heave of 34-2 1/4.
Samantha Montgomery won the pole vault with a vault of 10-0 while teammate Jennifer Blair was second (9-6).
Dawson picked up big points by sweeping all three relays giving them 60 points in those three events.
The 400 relay team of Tifani Herndon, Brittany Williams-White, Sidtrice Crichlow, and Albrina Wilson won gold with a time of 47.8.
The 800 relay quartet of Wilson, Williams-White, Crichlow, and Porsha Thomas won with a time of 1:43.9.
The 1600 relay foursome of Kayla Jamerson, Brook Wilson, Turner, and Ericka Taylor placed first in 4:05.
Dawson dominated the 800 meters with Taylor placing second (2:29), Jamerson taking third (2:36), and Tina Nguyen in sixth (2:39).
Andrienne Diggins was third in the 100 high hurdles (17:09).
Tifani Herndaon was second in the 100 meters (12:84) while Natevia Williams was third (13.01).
Brook Wilson was third in the 400 meters (62.4) and Taylor was fourth (62.8).
Bush placed third in the 300 intermediate hurdles (49.69) and fifth in the high jump (5-0).
Albrina Wilson was second in the 200 meters (25.43) and Obiozor was fourth (26.43).
Tiffany Whitehorn was fifth in the 1600 meters (6:01) and third in the 3200 meters (13.20).
Elise Lebiga was sixth in the 1600 meters (6:02).
Kahlise Arista was fifth in the 3200 meters (13:30).
Camille Bender was second in the long jump (17-7) and Porsha Thomas was third (17-1).
Tamera White was sixth in the shot put (31-2).