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Running Away With It: McKinney athletes pace TAAF meet

Photo courtesy of Rick Jondron

By Andrew Snyder, asnyder@starlocalnews.com

Published: Friday, August 3, 2012 3:20 PM CDT

Track and field athletes from across the state converged on Corpus Christi last week to close summer in style by taking part in the Texas Amateur Athletic Foundation's (TAAF) Summer Games of Texas, which took place July 26-29 at the Cabaniss Sports Complex. The meet featured several McKinney-area athletes, including gold-medal winners Emily Jondron and Trevor Walker.

Jondron, who lives in Lowry Crossing and attends school in Princeton, won gold in the 14-and-under girls discus with a throw of 96 feet-5 inches, beating her nearest competitor by more than four feet.

Walker won the 18-and-under boys 1,600 meter run with a time of 4:28.77. He also placed fourth in the 800 meter with a time of 1:58.29, missing a third-place finish by just .21 seconds to Galena Park runner Montieco Harris.

McKinney was also represented by London Culbreath, who finished third in the 10-and-under girls 1,600 meter run (6:08.65) and sixth in the 800 meter (2:53.78); Mackenzie Salmonson, who finished seventh in the 14-and-under girls 3,200 meter (13:25.34) and eighth in the 1,600 meter (5:54.23); Chiko Ugwunze, who finished fifth in the 14-and-under girls shot put (34 feet-6 inches) and sixth in the discus (73-3); Ijeoma Ugwunze, who finished fourth in the 18-and-under girls shot put (35-6.5) and sixth in the discus (124-6); Bunie Ugwunze, who placed 15th in the 12-and-under boys shot put (28-2.5); Blair Walker, who placed 19th in the 16-and-under boys 1,600 meter run (5:34.57); and Uche Ugwunze, who placed fourth in the 16-and-under boys discus (140-8) and 10th in the shot put (38-11).

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