Running their best time of the year (VIDEO – Courtesy Flotrack.org) and setting a new school record, the boys 4x100m relay team competed in a strong field at the state meet.  Travis Cooke, Brandon Yates, Brian Socha and Ryan Jones ran a 41.74, setting another new record for Clark.  The Clark team avenged their regional performance beating regional winner Mission Sharyland.

Galena Park North Shore won the race with a 40.22, also setting a new record.

If you can’t make the trip to Austin, you can catch Cooke, Yates, Socha and Jones – Clark’s first state qualified relay team – live on line at flotrack.org.  The entire meet is on the website and will be archived for viewing later as well.

Good luck, Cougars!

Here is video from the first Clark Cougar track relay team to qualify for state.  Travis Cooke, Brandon Yates, Brian Socha and Ryan Jones take 2nd place at the Region 4 meet in San Antonio.  Turn up the volume to hear Head Coach Rodney Wilson cheer on his guys.  Thanks to Tammy Cooke.

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The Clark Cougars boys 4×100 relay team took 2nd place at the regional track meet at Alamo stadium.  Junior Brandon Yates, junior Brian Socha, junior Travis Cooke and senior Ryan Jones ran a time of 42.39, missing first place by just seven one-hundredths.  With the win, they advance to the state meet.  This is the first time a Clark relay team has qualified for the state meet in the history of the school.

Overall, Clark boys track tied for 7th place with Stevens.

Brandon Yates just missed a state appearance in the 200m by placing 3rd, fractions of a second behind the 2nd place runner.  Other Clark athletes who placed well included Shantel Swift and Austin Wells.

You can find more results here.

Clark’s district champion baseball team steps into the playoffs this week beginning on Thursday against Southwest. The play off schedule looks like this: Thursday, May 5, 7:30 at Northside #2; Friday, May 6, 7:30 at Southwest. If game 3 is  necessary, Saturday, May 7, time TBA at NS#2.

The playoffs ended too soon for Clark’s softball team. Following a close opening loss, 8-7, on Friday against East Central, the Cougars had a big win in the second game, 15-4, but lost another close one, 6-4, immediately after that. Congratulations, though, on what was a great season.

Clark is sending several athletes to the Regional Track and Field Meet at Alamo Stadium beginning today and concluding on Tuesday.

Good luck to all the Cougars!

The Clark boys track and field team placed 3rd at the District Meet this week and will send several athletes to the Regional Meet. Top results included: 2nd place for Brandon Yates in the 200 meter (22.08), 2nd place for Ben Deschner in the 400 meter (51.77), 3rd place for Austin Wells in the 1600 meter (4:28.27) and 2nd place for Wells in the 3200 meter (9:35.95), 1st place for Kyle Rutledge in the High Jump (6’2″), 2nd place for Jimmy Kueber in the Shot Put (48′ 9.5″), 2nd place for Kueber in the Discus (148′ 5″), 2nd place for the 4×100 Relay (42.38) and 2nd place for the 4×200 Relay (1:29.38) – Relay team is Brian Socha, Brandon Yates, Travis Cooke and Malcolm Eatman. (continue reading…)

For the second time in as many meets, the Clark Cougar boys 4x100m relay team (Travis Cooke, Brandon Yates, Malcolm Eatman, and Brian Socha) set a new Clark record at the NEISD Relays. Their time of 42.27 beat the previous record, which they set this weekend in the SAISD meet (42.37).  Prior to that, the record was 42.50 set in 2005 by Adam Sauer, Brandon Mills, Ross Vale and Jerrell Wilkerson.

Austin Wells also broke the 1600m record at the South San meet on March 4th.  He ran a 4:25.43 which broke the old record held by Jesse Mader set in 2000 with a time of 4:27.06.
Several other Cougars also did well at the NEISD Relays.  (continue reading…)

Swift running propels Coogs

The Clark Track team competed and showed well at the SAISD Invitational at Alamo Stadium. The boys team placed 3^rd overall with points earned by:  Brian Socha (100m), Travis Cooke (200m), Ryan Pavlich (800m), Austin Wells (3200m), Kyle Rutledge (High Jump), James Kueber (Shot Put and Discus), and the relay teams (4×100, 4×200, 4×400).

The girls team placed 8^th with Shantel Swift earning points in the Triple Jump and 200m, and Rebekah Washington in the High Jump, and the Girls 4×100 relay team.

Austin Wells (1600m) and Shantel Swift (triple jump) qualified for the Texas Relays.

Way to go Coogs!        Parent PHOTOS

The Clark boys track team took 1st place at the Edgewood Relays over the weekend. Results include: Kyle Rutledge placed 1st in the High Jump, Jimmy Kueber was 3rd in Discus and J. Aueber was 3rd in shot put. Austin Wells was 1st in the 3200 and 2nd in the 1600 while Aiden Pierce was 5th in the 1600. The Cougar Relay teams placed 3rd in the 4 x 100, the 4 x 200 and the 4 x 400. Malcolm Eatman was 4th in the 100 meter dash and Ben Deschner placed 5th in the Long Jump.

The girls team placed 6th overall.

In the Harlandale Invitational, Clark track athletes posted winning times to bring home medals and a team victory.

The boys team finished 2nd overall at the meet behind Steele but beating MacArthur, Churchill, and a host of others.  In the 200m, Brandon Yates placed 2nd with a time of 23.22.  Austin Wells won the 3200m with a time of 9:46.24 and came in 2nd in the 1600 with a time of 4:36.79.  Presley Miller turned it on in the 110m hurdles, placing 3rd at 15.96.  The relay teams then made their marks in the 400 (3rd place), the 800 (1st place) and the 1600 (2nd place).

On the girls side, Clark placed 11th  and was led by Shantel Swift, winning the triple jump (36-4) and winning the 400m (1:00.93).

GOOD JOB COOGS!

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