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nd field athletes put their best feet forward on a warm and windy Thursday afternoon, turning in top times and marks at the 2026 Killeen ISD Relays.
Hosting Temple, Austin LBJ and San Antonio Reagan in front of supportive fans, many of them camped underneath umbrellas for an extra bit of shade, Chaparral, Ellison, Harker Heights, Killeen and Shoemaker athletes shined in a multitude of ways at Leo Buckley Stadium, where hard-working coaches, staff members and volunteers helped run a smooth, successful and entertaining meet.
The Grey Wolves earned the team title, edging the Knights by six points in the final standings. Reagan took first on the girls side.
Full results: https://tinyurl.com/m2npwph4
In all, KISD athletes accumulated 19 gold medals in the varsity competition.
Boys
100-meter dash: Ja’Khari Simpson, Harker Heights
200: Brandon Brown Jr., Shoemaker
400: Jayden Ford, Shoemaker
800: Jayden Ford, Shoemaker
1,600: Emiliano Quintero, Killeen
3,200: Emiliano Quintero, Killeen
110 hurdles: Jihad McCoy, Shoemaker
300 hurdles: Faraji Leonard, Killeen
4x100 relay: Shoemaker
4x200 relay: Shoemaker
4x400 relay: Shoemaker
Long jump: Beniah Horn, Chaparral
Triple jump: Isaac Compoare, Harker Heights
Pole vault: Miguel Soto, Chaparral
Shot Put: Patrick Ramirez, Harker Heights
Girls
100: Kaylani Bostic, Chaparral
100 hurdles: Jada Hood, Harker Heights
4x100 relay: Chaparral
4x200 relay: Shoemaker
The Harker Heights girls and boys JV teams were first, as were the Shoemaker boys freshmen.
A large assortment of photos can be viewed on KISD’s Flickr page here.