Ruiz and Powell make a run at state track meet

  • Ruiz and Powell make a run at state track meet
    Ruiz and Powell make a run at state track meet
  • Sophomore Danni Ruiz, coach Clay Holland, and senior Colby Powell finally take a break upon completion of the 2025 UIL Texas State Track & Field Championships on the campus of University of Texas at Austin last Saturday. Ruiz won two gold medals; Powell placed 6th in the 200m. Courtesy photo.
    Sophomore Danni Ruiz, coach Clay Holland, and senior Colby Powell finally take a break upon completion of the 2025 UIL Texas State Track & Field Championships on the campus of University of Texas at Austin last Saturday. Ruiz won two gold medals; Powell placed 6th in the 200m. Courtesy photo.
  • BELOW- Menard’s Colby Powell, second from left, battles his way down the homestretch of the Class A boys 200m dash state finals. Powell finished 6th. Nora Davis, photo.
    BELOW- Menard’s Colby Powell, second from left, battles his way down the homestretch of the Class A boys 200m dash state finals. Powell finished 6th. Nora Davis, photo.
    By Paige Wright In what is often billed as the greatest sporting event in the state of Texas, two Menard students shined Saturday at the U.I.L. Track & Field State Championships in Austin. Throughout the three days of 1A-6A competition, individual athlete stories unfolded— dreams were realized, heartbreak was suffered, and thousands were witness to some national records broken. Right in t...

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