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One Girl wins Team Track Title

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Richardson wins state team title alone

May 12, 2008
Richardson wins state team title alone

Associated Press
Special to Rivals High
AUSTIN, Texas -- Bonnie Richardson ran. She threw. She jumped. And when it was time to hand out the team trophies, Richardson accepted the 1A team championship for Rochelle High School -- by herself.
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Richardson accepted the state team track title by herself Bonnie Richardson of Rochelle High School scored 42 team points to win the Texas 1A track title.
Richardson was the only Rochelle athlete to qualify for the state meet and stunningly won the team title. University Interscholastic League officials said it was the first time they can remember a single athlete winning a girls' team title.
It's happened before on the boys' side, but not since former Baylor Bear and Pittsburgh Steeler Frank Pollard did it for Meridian High School in the 1970s, said UIL Athletics Director Charles Breithaupt.
"This totally blows me away," the freckle-faced Richardson said while holding the trophy with a gold medal draped on her neck. "This is amazing. I had no idea it was even possible."
Richardson's title march began with field events on Friday when she won the high jump (5 feet, 5 inches), placed second in the long jump (18-7) and was third in the discus (121-0).
On Saturday, she won the 200 meters in 25.03 seconds and nearly pulled off a huge upset in the 100 before finishing second (12.19) to defending champion Kendra Coleman of Santa Anna. Richardson, a junior, earned a total of 42 team points to edge team runner-up Chilton (36).




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Pretty amazing accomplishment... she'll be a good heptathlete in college. I remember watching a girl from Defiance Ayersville win the Div III (smallest division) state title by herself in the 90's... won the 100, 200, 400, and was 2nd in the long jump for a total of 38 points.


Warning... the following information is for track junkies: :biggrin:

After reading the first sentence I was wondering how she could score 42 points (the article later mentions which events she scored points in)... NFHS rules state that athletes can participate in at most 4 events in a single meet (Ohio and most other states follow this rule to the letter). These events can either be all track, all field, or any combination of both. If an athlete wins all 4 events the maximum amount of points they can score is 40. After researching Texas's rules it appears they amended the participation rule for their post season tournaments:

Individual Event Limitations.
a. An individual may enter no more than three running events, including the relays, and not over five events total.

b. A contestant is permitted to enter up to five field events.

c. No contestant shall be allowed to enter more than two of the following individual events: 400-meter dash; 800-meter run; 1600-meter run; 3200-meter run. (This does not bar a 400, 800, 1600 or 3200-meter contestant from relays.)
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