By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com

Montague County’s four best track and field athletes are set for the grand stage at the University Interscholastic League state meet.
Bowie’s Zeke Vaughan will compete in three events, including the high jump on Thursday evening and the 110-meter high and 300-meter intermediate hurdles on Friday night under the bright lights at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
Forestburg has sent the most athletes to state with two, thrower Cheyenne Banks and first-time qualifier Skyler Sandusky in the 400-meter dash.
Saint Jo’s Sarah Patrick will be in the mix for a medal in Conference 1A girls’ pole vault.
Banks is a three-time state qualifier while this marks the second trip for both Patrick and Vaughan – so there’s hoping the experience will pay off.
The top-3 in every event will receive a medal, and the top-6 earns points for his or her school. Everyone receives a ribbon and certificates, said Bowie head coach Daylon West.
“Zeke has worked really hard and he has an opportunity to get medals in all of his events,” West said.
So, what sets Myers Stadium apart? What makes it a special venue for the state meet?
“It’s a track-only stadium,” West said. Read more in the May 11 Bowie News.

Bowie’s Zeke Vaughan leaps over a hurdle while Brent Chaney from Whitesboro runs (at right) during the Area 21-22 meet in Pottsboro on April 21. Chaney and Vaughan are expected to be among the medalists in the boys’ 300-meter intermediate hurdles at state this coming week. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)