After the Redhawks track and field teams advanced to the Area meet on Monday, the athletes continuing proving their capabilities on Thursday in Carrollton with girls team winning the Area championship and both girls and boys athletes advancing to the 5A Regional II meet April 18-19 at UT-Arlington.

“Being Area champs is definitely a great achievement for the girls,” girls head coack Khera Vay said. “They are pushing themselves hard to make it to state and I hope we place high in regionals especially after how the area meet went.”

In addition to the team title, the girls won individual area championships in the long jump, 4×200, high jump, and triple jump with junior Jade Burrowes claiming both the triple jump championship and running on the 4×200 relay champions. 

“I’m excited to be able to run in regionals especially as the area champ,” Burrowes said. “I’m doing a few field events and two relays which I think I have a pretty good chance at advancing so i’m pretty excited to compete.”