The UIL Texas high school track and field state championships start on Thursday, May 1, in Austin at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium.
Can Southlake Carroll’s Caden Leonard set UIL state records?
In 2023, Reese Vannerson of Houston Strake Jesuit set the UIL state track and field meet record, running 3,200 meters in 8:49.10.
Southlake Carroll junior Caden Leonard has the potential to become the record holder. In the 2024 state championship meet, Leonard ran 3,200 meters in 8:51.57, finishing just over two seconds behind Vannerson’s time and securing second place in Class 6A.
To punch a ticket to the state meet in 2025, Leonard ran an impressive 8:53.17, which he could improve upon…