Veterans Memorial's Temoc Zamora builds off Texas Relay experience

Last week Temoc Zamora competed on the biggest stage he ever had in track & field.

The Veterans Memorial junior ran at the Texas Relays in Austin, breaking 15 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles. and taking a huge surge of momentum into the District 29-5A track meet at Cabaniss Multipurpose Stadium.

"That definitely helped me a lot," Zamora said after a standout performance Thursday at the district meet. "The Texas Relays was the biggest meet I had ever been to up to this point in my career. Being in that environment really showed me a lot.

"I know I can be just as fast as people in Dallas and the Houston area and I can compete."

He carried the momentum into Wednesday, where he doubled in the 110 and 300 hurdles, winning his first two individual district titles of his career.

Zamora clocked 14.58 in the 110s and 40.01 in the 300 hurdles, boosted by a tailwind on the home stretch. Last season Zamora finished fifth at the Region IV-5A meet and he is aiming higher.

"It feels special, especially because last year I didn't make it out in 300," Zamora said. "I'm truly pushing myself this year and getting the times I need to go far. The goal for the 110s is to aim for state, and the 300s I want to see how well I can do at regionals."

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Standing on top again

The Flour Bluff boys and Gregory-Portland girls maintained their grip on the District 29-5A team titles, as they both stood atop the podium after the end of competition Thursday.

Flour Bluff's Zach DeWalt and Maggie Croft earned high point honors for boys and girls.

Highlights

• Flour Bluff senior DeWalt burned up the track on Thursday with a 10.48 seconds in the 100 and a school and district record 20.87 in the 200, also anchoring the Hornets 1,600-meter relay to gold.

• Maggie Croft finished third or better in all five events, winning the long jump, finishing second in the shot put and 100 and third in the 400. She also finished second as part of the Hornets 1,600 relay.

• King senior Jackson Lovvorn doubled in the 1,600 and 3,200, while Carroll freshman Elaina Lucido took down the three longest races, claiming gold in 800, 1,600 and 3,200.

• Lucido wasn't the only standout Carroll freshman as Ta'Niya Davenport claimed the fastest race with a 12.32 in the girls 100-meter dash.

• Gregory-Portland throwers owned the meet as TJ Schmidt won boys discus and shot put and Kaitlyn Kilgore won both throwing events for the girls.

• G-P sophomore Tristen Grimes made the podium in four events — finishing second in girls pole vault, third in the 100 and 300 hurdles and helping the Wildcats win the 400 relay.

• Flour Bluff's Lennyn Tosto won the girls 300 hurdles and finished second in the 100s.