West of the Pecos Relays Set to Open With Seven 4-A Teams
The meet starts at 9 a.m. Saturday with seven 4-A teams. Pecos Eagles enter as the sole 3-A club. Odessa High stars Darrell Shepard and J Holder headline sprinters at 9.9 seconds and 9.9, while M Stall posts 15.0 in high hurdles and Salmon 50.9 in the 440. Permian features Lyndon Kauk at 9.8 in the 100 and Griggs at 9.9, with Swann at 14.8 high hurdles and Hise 4:42.2 in the mile. The mile relay stands at 3:30.6 as Shipman vaults 13 feet 6 inches and Sager throws the discus 154 feet. Midland, another 4-A entrant, boasts Adkins 2:04 half mile, Floyd 15.8 high hurdles, Price 10.0 100, Dudley 52.6 440, and Wilson 4:30 mile.
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