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Greyhound Merkens picks up silver at state; Pape earns silver medal for Comfort track team

Greyhound Merkens picks up silver at state; Pape earns silver medal for Comfort track team
Boerne High freshman Presley Merkens with the silver medal she won at the 5A state track meet last Friday in the 800.

Author: Kerry Barboza

AUSTIN - Boerne High's Presley Merkens captured silver at the 5A state track and field meet Friday on the UT campus.

The freshman posted a time of 2:11.99 to break the school record she set at regionals two weeks ago. 

For more on the state meet, see the Boerne Star.

Comfort High

Comfort's Carter Pape earned silver at the 3A state track and field meet in the long jump with a leap of 23-11.25 for 2nd place.

Comfort's other athlete at state, Molly Gowan tied for 6th in the high jump after she cleared 5-2.

It's Comfort's first state medal since 2004.

Boerne ISD athletes will compete at state on Friday.

For more on state track, look in the Star.


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