Champion turns in four 1st-place finishes at Area track and field meet

BY KERRY BARBOZA Sports Editor
04/19/2025 05:00 AM

NEW BRAUNFELS – The Boerne Champion track and field boys team recorded four 1st-place finishes at last week’s Area meet to qualify for regionals, while the girls advanced its 4x100 relay to regionals as well.

The Region IV-5A meet is set for this weekend at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.

The top two at regionals advance to the state meet, while the third-place finishers have a chance at a wildcard spot.

RESULTS (Top 6 score points and top 4 advance to regionals.)

Varsity Boys

The Chargers had a solid meet and placed 5th with 53 points and had four 1st-place finishes.

Champion scored 30 of those points in distance running, with three of their first-place finishes.

Charlie Houck won two races for 20 points after he took the 3200 with a time of 9:21.14 and also captured 1st in the 1600 after the senior ran a 4:27.02.

Caleb Dehart was another Charger with a 1st-place finish after he topped the field in the 800 after running a 1:54.29.

Jamarri Bowie also joined the 1st-place party after he won the 400 in a time of 48.16, while Bowie also picked up another point after he was 6th in the 200 after posting a 23.71.

Blake Stehling threw the shot put a distance of 52-10.25 for 4th to advance to regionals, while Stehling also came in 5th in the discus with a toss of 150-2 to combine for 6 more points.

Champion’s Charlie Houck leads the field in the 1600 at last week’s Area meet. Houck won the 1600 and 3200 and will compete in both events this weekend at regionals. Star photo by Kerry Barboza

Landon Kolacny picked up 2 team points after he placed 5th in the pole vault by clearing 14-6.

Champion’s 4x100 relay of Juan Nava, Cal Isley, Brogan Dempsey and Zach Garcia teamed up for 5th with a time of 42.24 for 4 points to round out the scoring.

Varsity Girls

The Lady Chargers placed 11th with 16 points and advanced a relay team to regionals.

Champion earned half of their points in the 4x100 relay after Holly Winkenhower, Kinsley Graff, Juliana Syroney and Madison Meinke teamed up for 4th with a time of 48.31 for 8 points.

Rebecca Bezerra finished 5th in the 3200 after the freshman posted an 11:27.49 for 2 team points, while another freshman, Payton Kidder, was 6th in the 1600 after she ran a 5:27.13 for a point.

Kidder also came in 6th in the 800 with a time of 2:21.63, for another point.

Hannah Burkett finished 5th in the discus with a toss of 104-0 for 2 points and Juliana Syroney placed 5th in the 100meter dash after posting a 12.65 for 2 points.