Track/Cross Country

Cross Country/Track

Northeast ISD has shuffled its girls cross country coaches, San Antonio Reagan, San Antonio, Johnson, San Antonio Roosevelt, San Antonio Churchill and San Antonio Jefferson have new coaches.

San Antonio Express-News

Cross Country/Track

Hereford track and cross country coach Ray Baca, one of the premier high school track and field coaches in the area, is the new Canyon girls track and cross country coach.

The 40-year-old Baca, a 1988 Canyon graduate, accepted the position Thursday, Canyon Independent School District athletic director Brent McCallie said.

Amarillo Globe News

Alumni

Steve Magness can’t really explain how he became the fastest kid in Texas seven years ago.

But on a spring day at Klein Memorial Stadium in 2003, Magness – then a Klein Oak High senior – setting the record for the 1,600-meter (one mile) run in 4 minute, 1.02 seconds.

Magness never matched his personal record, but he managed to win the state championship in the 1,600-meter run that spring in 4:03 (his only trip to the state meet); his closest time to the record was 4:01.5.  Magness’ record still stands, but he’d like to see that change one day.

Houston Community Newspapers

Girls track

There were no proposals made, but University Interscholastic League executive director Charles Breithaupt  told the Athletic Committee the staff is studying moving the Spring Meet season.

“We’ll discuss in the fall moving the Spring Meets (tennis, golf and track post-season) to late May, early June in 2012,” Breithaupt said.

The Spring Meet schedule has been in flux the last few years because of TAKS standardized testing. The TAKS schedule made moving the dates for the regional track meet necessary this spring. Instead of a customary Friday-Saturday schedule that utilizes the least amount of school time. Regional track meets were Monday and Tuesday this year.