It’s been a whirlwind two weeks for the Yorktown Kitty Kat and Wildcat Track teams, and they’re showing no signs of slowing down. Competing at the District 31-2A Track Meet in Three Rivers on April 3 and the District 31/32-2A Area Meet in Kingsville on April 10, these athletes came ready to run, jump, and throw their way into the record books—and that’s exactly what they did.
The District Meet was packed with standout performances as eight Kitty Kats and six Wildcats punched their tickets to Area by finishing in the top four of their events. Freshman Trinity Flores turned heads by rewriting the school’s Triple Jump record with a leap of 34’10.5”, toppling the mark set just last season by her teammate, sophomore Claire Person.
One week later in Kingsville, the Wildcats and Kitty Kats brought the heat again. Junior Ryan Knostman made history of his own in the discus ring, shattering the school record with a massive throw of 153’8”, surpassing the previous mark held by Corey Pargmann since 2020.
Meanwhile, freshman Palyn Koopmann showed nerves of steel in the 300m Hurdles, building on her 2ndplace finish at District to dominate the event at Area and claim gold.
Senior Sam Forbes delivered a gutsy comeback story. Battling a hamstring injury that nearly sidelined him, Forbes fought through the pain at District to finish 2nd, then soared to a personal best of 6’2” at Area—good enough for 1st place and a ticket to Regionals.
By the end of the Area Meet, seven Kitty Kats and five Wildcats had earned their spots at the Class 2A Region IV Meet, set for April 18-19 in Kingsville. With school records falling and momentum building, Yorktown’s track stars are primed to make their mark on the next stage.
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Here are the District 31-2A High School Track Results: JV Girls: Katie Bolting - 100m Dash (4th); Paige Deleon - 4x200m Relay (1st), Triple Jump (1st), 4x100m Relay (2nd), 4x400m Relay (2nd), Long Jump (2nd); Hope Everitt - Discus (2nd); Taylor Gips - 4x200m Relay (1st), High Jump (2nd), 4x100m Relay (2nd); Parker Gohmert - 4x200m Relay (1st), 4x100m Relay (2nd); Lorelai Gowens - 4x200m Relay (1st), 4x100m Relay (2nd), 4x400m Relay (2nd); Gracie Stehling - 4x400m Relay (2nd), 400m Dash (3rd); Lyla Tovar - 4x400m Relay (2nd), Long Jump (5th).
JV Boys: Julio Davila - 4x400m Relay (6th); Christian Gips - Discus (4th), 4x400m Relay (6th); ; Gunner Hughes - Shot Put (6th); Manuel Macias - Discus (3rd); Marquis Marin - High Jump (3rd); Caden Mika - Shot Put (2nd); Darrell Spell - 4x400m Relay (6th); Rashawn Steward - Triple Jump (2nd), 4x400m Relay (6th).
Varsity Girls: Laynie Boyd - 4x100m Relay (2nd); Trinity Flores - 4x400m Relay (1st), 400m Dash (2nd), Triple Jump (2nd); Palyn Koopmann - 4x400m Relay (1st), 300m Hurdles (2nd); Rylie Krueger 1600 Run (3rd), 3200m Run (4th); Avery Martin - 100m Hurdles (1st), 4x100m Relay (2nd), 4x200m Relay (2nd); Claire Person - 4x400m Relay (1st), 4x100m Relay (2nd), 4x200m Relay (2nd), Triple Jump (3rd); Hayle Russell 4x400m Relay (1st), Pole Vault (1st), 4x200m Relay (2nd); Kendall Sievers - Discus (6th); Nina Villarreal - 4x100m Relay (2nd), 4x200m Relay (2nd).
Varsity Boys: Travis Buesing - 4x400m Relay (5th); Calvin Duprie - 4x200m Relay (5th), 4x100m Relay (6th); Trent Foerster - Discus (4th); Sam Forbes High Jump (2nd); Johnathan Guerrero - 4x400m Relay (5th); Brayden Knostman - 4x200m Relay (5th), 4x100m Relay (6th); Ryan Knostman - Shot Put (1st), Discus (2nd); Aaron Luke - Pole Vault (2nd); Brody Metting - 300m Hurdles (2nd), 110m Hurdles (3rd), 4x400m Relay (5th); Matthew Olguin - 4x200m Relay (5th), 4x100m Relay (6th); Mckenzie Yanta - 4x100m Relay (6th); Randen Zuniga - High Jump (4th), 4x400m Relay (5th). Girls Area Qualifiers: Laynie Boyd, Trinity Flores, Palyn Koopmann, Rylie Krueger, Avery Martin, Claire Person, Hayle Russell, Nina Villarreal.
Boys Area Qualifiers: Trent Foerster, Sam Forbes, Ryan Knostman, Aaron Luke, Brody Metting, Randen Zuniga Here are the District 31/32-2A Area Track Meet results:: Varsity Girls: Laynie Boyd - 4x100m Dash (2nd); Trinity Flores 400m Dash (2nd), Triple Jump (2nd), 4x400m Relay (2nd); Palyn Koopmann - 300m Hurdles (1st), 4x400m Relay (2nd); Avery Martin - 100m Hurdles (2nd), 4x100m Relay (2nd), 4x200m Relay (2nd); Claire Person - 4x100m Relay (2nd), 4x200m Relay (2nd), 4x400m Relay (2nd), Triple Jump (3rd); Hayle Russell Pole Vault (1st), 4x200m Relay (2nd), 4x400m Relay (2nd): Nina Villarreal - 4x100m Relay (2nd), 4x200m Relay (2nd).
Varsity Boys: Sam Forbes - High Jump (1st); Ryan Knostman Discus (2nd and broke school record), Shot Put - (2nd); Aaron Luke Pole Vault (2nd); Brody Metting - 110m Hurdles (4th), 300m Hurdles (3rd); Randen Zuniga High Jump (3rd).
Girls Region Qualifiers: Laynie Boyd, Trinity Flores, Palyn Koopmann, Avery Martin, Claire Person, Hayle Russell, Nina Villarreal.
Boys Region Qualifiers: Sam Forbes, Ryan Knostman, Aaron Luke, Brody Metting, Randen Zuniga.
