KATY MAGAZINE NEWS
May 25, 2022
By Natalie Cook Clark
Four Katy ISD athletes claimed state championship titles. Numerous Katy ISD athletes competed and were awarded silver and bronze medals and placed in the Top 10.
Pictured left to right: Simone Ballard, Matthew Rueff, and Matthew Kumar. Photo credit: Katy ISD.
Katy ISD Track Athletes Win Big
Katy ISD athletes proved triumphant at the UIL 5A and 6A State Track and Field Meet earlier this month with four earning state championship titles. Numerous Katy ISD athletes were also awarded silver and bronze medals and placed in the Top 10.
Mayde Creek High School senior Simone Ballard earned two of those titles in the Girls 100M and 300M hurdles, along with Seven Lakes High School senior Matthew Rueff in the Boys Shot Put and Tompkins High School senior Matthew Kumar in the Boys Pole Vault event.
“These students represented their campuses and Katy ISD exceptionally well,” says Coach Pat Dowling, Assistant Athletic Director at Katy ISD. “Winning one state championship is an outstanding accomplishment, but to have earned four and placed so many others is a reflection of the job our track coaches and athletes do throughout the season.”
Katy ISD UIL 6A State Track and Field Meet State Championship Titles
Boys Shot Put Matthew Rueff – Seven Lakes High School
Boys Pole Vault Matthew Kumar – Tompkins High School
Girls 100M Hurdles Simone Ballard – Mayde Creek High School
Girls 300M Hurdles Simone Ballard – Mayde Creek High School
UIL 5A State Track and Field Meet Top 10
Boys Discus Charles Chukwu – Paetow High School 4th
Boys Shot Put Sheldon Peters – Jordan High School 6th
Girls 800M Tiyan Ogbeide – Jordan High School 3rd- Bronze
Boys 100M Toheeb Oladipupo – Paetow High School 6th
Girls 400M Tiyan Ogbeide – Jordan High School 4th
Girls 200M Aloni Ransom – Jordan High School 7th
UIL 6A State Track and Field Meet Top 10
Girls Discus Janey Campbell – Seven Lakes High School 8th
Boys Discus Ian Flynt – Taylor High School 6th
Girls Shot Put Janey Campbell – Seven Lakes High School 5th
Girls Pole Vault Lauren Schmitt – Seven Lakes High School 6th
Girls Pole Vault Aubrey Tupper – Seven Lakes High School 7th
Boys Long Jump Jayden Keys – Tompkins High School 3rd- Bronze
Girls 3200M Alison Mueller – Cinco Ranch High School 9th
Boys 3200M Ruben Rojas – Seven Lakes High School 9th
Boys 400M Relay 6th
Braden Turner, Eric Nelson, Jaylen Bateast and Tay’Shawn Wilson - Mayde Creek High School
Girls 800M Sarah Pantophlet – Katy High School 6th
Girls 100M Hurdles Kaycee McCoy – Katy High School 4th
Girls 100M Alyssa Tate – Seven Lakes High School 4th
Girls 400M Haley Tate – Seven Lakes High School 2nd- Silver
Boys 1600M Ruben Rojas – Seven Lakes High School 3rd- Bronze