Ladycats win 1st district title

The Whitehouse girls track team earned its first-ever district title Wednesday, narrowly defeating host team Hallsville to win the district meet.

With Whitehouse leading 112 to 94 heading into the mile relay, the district title was still up for grabs.

The Lady Bobcats won the night's last event and picked up 20 points, leaving it to the Ladycats to claim the title with a fifth place or better finish. The team of Jesse Allen, Mollie Jamison, Jenae Lacey and Brittany Wilkens came through, finishing fourth to give the Ladycats 120 points on the night, compared to Hallsville's 114.

"Every point was critical," said girls head coach Jeffrey Reece. "I told the girls before the meet that it was going to be close and every point was very important. I guess I was right."

Kate Mohr's second-place finish in the mile run, the next-to-last event, was also a key factor as it gave Whitehouse the luxury of not having to place higher in the final relay.

After Whitehouse and Hallsville, the teams finished in the order of Kilgore, Marshall, Pine Tree, Jacksonville, Nacogdoches and Henderson.

Hallsville led all teams with 49 points after the field events, followed by 27 for Nacogdoches and 24 for Whitehouse.

The Ladycats immediately began to chip away at the deficit, with wins in the 3200 and 800 meter runs thanks to senior Brittany Wilkens, as well as the thirdplace finish of the 4x100 meter relay team.

Whitehouse overtook the Lady Bobcats in the 100 meter hurdles, with Chasity Stewart taking first and teammates Sarah Stanley and Cr ystal McPherson adding fourth and fifth place points to give the Ladycats a 78 to 70 advantage.

The top-three finishers in each event advance to the regional meet.

Wilkens and Stewar t lead the Whitehouse contingent, advancing in two individual events, with Stewart also running a leg in the 4x100 meter relay. Other regional qualifiers are Krystal Gordon, Brittaney Tate, Stephanie Alexander, Jesse Allen, Shan Butler, Mollie Jamison, Jenae Lacey and Mohr.

Below are the complete results for the girls District 12-4A meet, with Whitehouse girls listed by name.
Shot put: first, Jacksonville, 34'9;
second, Kilgore, 34'7.5"; third, Krystal
Gordon, 32'9; fourth, Pine Tree, 32'9;
fifth, Marshall, 32'5; sixth, Hallsville,
32'3.
Long jump: first, Kilgore, 19'2.5;
second, Nacogdoches, 18'1; third,
Hallsville, 17'8.5; fourth, Marshall,
16'9.5; fifth, Hallsville, 16'8.25; sixth,
Jacksonville, 16'6.
Pole vault: first, Brittaney Tate, 10'6;
second, Heather Ballew, Hallsville,
9'6; third, Hallsville, 8'; fourth,
Hallsville, 8'; fifth, Stephanie
Alexander, 7'6; sixth, Nacogdoches,
7'6.
Discus: first, Hallsville, 103'10; second,
Nacogdoches, 101'2; third, Stephanie
Alexander, 93'1; fourth, Pine Tree,
91'4; fifth, Hallsville, 89'1; sixth,
Marshall, 83'7.
Triple jump: first, Nacogdoches,
35'11.5; second, Henderson, 35'11;
third, Hallsville, 35'10; fourth, Marshall,
35'7; fifth, Jacksonville, 32'6.25; sixth,
Kilgore, 32'5.25.
High jump: first, Henderson, 5'4;
second, Jacksonville, 5'2; third,
Marshall, 5'2"; fourth, Hallsville, 5'; fifth,

Pine Tree, 5'; (tie) sixth, Emily Miller,
4'10, Marshall, Hallsville.
3200 meter run: first, Brittany Wilkens,
12:32.02; second, Pine Tree,
12:33.35; third, Amy Long,
Nacogdoches, 12:36.03; fourth,
Hallsville, 12:48.27; fifth, Kami Cook,
13:19.43; sixth, Hallsville, 13:28.77.
400 meter relay: first, Kilgore, 49.81;
Marshall, second, 49.89; third,
Whitehouse, 50.11 (Jesse Allen,
Chasity Stewart, Shan Butler, Jenae
Lacey) fourth, Hallsville, 50.31; fifth,
Jacksonville, 51.18; sixth, Henderson,
51.22.
800 meter run: first, Wilkens, 2:25.01;
second, Hallsville, 2:27.55; third,
Marshall, 2:29.38; fourth, Kate Mohr,
2:30.02; fifth, Henderson, 2:30.75;
sixth, Pine Tree, 2:34.25.
100 meter hurdles: first, Stewart,
16.32; second, Jacksonville, 16.66;
third, Henderson, 17.19; fourth, Sarah
Stanley, 18.02; fifth, Crystal
McPherson, 18.12; sixth, Henderson,
18.15.
100 meter dash: first, Pine Tree,
12.34; second, Kilgore, 12.54; third,
Pine Tree, 12.77; fourth, Jacksonville,
13.17; fifth, Pine Tree, 13.51; sixth,
Jacksonville, 13.52.
800 meter relay: first, Kilgore,
1:44.91; second, Whitehouse, 1:47.01
(Allen, Mollie Jamison, Butler, Lacey);
third, Marshall, 1:47.02; fourth,
Hallsville, 1:47.64; fifth, Nacogdoches,
1:48.41; sixth, Jacksonville, 1:51.16.
400 meter dash: first, Hallsville, 59.25;

second, Marshall, 1:01.05; third,
Henderson, 1:01.62; fourth, Kilgore,
1:02.39; fifth, Jamison, 1:03.02; sixth,
Hallsville, 1:03.92.
300 meter hurdles: first, Jacksonville,
48.31; second, Kilgore, 49.02; third,
Stewart, 50.28; fourth, Pine Tree,
50.95; fifth, Alicia Cordova, 51.42;
sixth, Marshall, 51.52.
200 meter dash: Pine Tree, 25.68;
second, Nacogdoches, 25.72; third,
Pine Tree, 26.78; fourth, Marshall,
26.82; fifth, Kilgore, 27.33; sixth,
Hallsville, 27.95.
1600 meter run: first, Nacogdoches,
5:40.83; second, Mohr, 5:52.81; third,
Pine Tree, 5:53.15; fourth, Hallsville,
5:57.98; fifth, Pine Tree, 5:58.72; sixth,
Marshall, 6:03.36.
1600 meter relay: first, Hallsville, 4:05;
second, Jacksonville, 4:11.14; third,
Marshall, 4:12.54; fourth, Whitehouse,
4:15.04 (Allen, Jamison, Lacey,
Wilkens); fifth, Henderson, 4:21.31;
sixth, Pine Tree, 4:28.55.
The Whitehouse girls track team won its first-ever girls district title. The Ladycats will send several girls to the regional meet in Denton on April 25-26. Pictured at left are regional field event qualifiers Brittaney Tate, pole vault; Krystal Gordon, shot put; and Stephanie Alexander, discus. Above left are Kate Mohr, 1,600 meter run, and Brittany Wilkens, 800 and 3,200 meter runs. Above right are relay team members Jenae Lacey, Mollie Jamison and Chasity Stewart. Other relay qualifiers are Shan Butler and Jesse Allen. Stewart also advanced in the 100 and 300 meter hurdles.