Canyon boys, girls win UIL state track team titles
Canyon took home team titles in the boys and girls divisions at the UIL state track meet Thursday.
AUSTIN — Canyon made its case as the gold standard of Texas track and field. The Eagles' boys and girls each earned team titles at Thursday's Class 4A state meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Each was clinched at the 11th hour, too. The girls trailed Dallas Lincoln by eight points entering the 1,600-meter relay, a race that also included the Tigers. Canyon got exactly what it needed, thanks to a 55.
06-second anchor leg by Addyson Bristow that pushed the relay from fourth to first. The Eagles, who clocked a 3:50. 09, tied Lincoln for the team championship with 58 points after the Tigers placed third (3:50.
24) in the final event. It was the sixth team title for the Canyon girls, but perhaps the most surprising under coach Ray Baca. "At the very beginning (of the season), we weren't very good," Baca said.