Braylon Thompson Blazes Path To Redhawks’ First Boys Track Team Title Since 2017

Posted Date: 05/15/2023

Union's Braylon Thompson blazes path to Redhawks’ first boys track team title since 2017; Union girls came in fourth

The Class 6A boys 200-meter dash state championship Union senior Braylon Thompson claimed Saturday afternoon? It was a year in the making.

As a junior last spring, Thompson turned in a time of 22.16 seconds, good for a fifth-place finish in the event. From his place in the middle of the pack, Thompson watched Union teammate and future Oklahoma defensive back Jayden Rowe cross the finish line with a title-winning mark of 21.09.

Thompson’s showing in the 200-meter event followed wins in the 100-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay Saturday and served as the basis for the Redhawks, who claimed the school’s first Class 6A boys track and field championship since 2017 on the track at Yukon High School.

Boosted by Thompson’s pair of individual titles and the relay title he shared with teammates Ashton Cunningham, Thomas Gothard and Devon Jordan, Union finished with a team score of 108.5, 34.5 points ahead of second-place Jenks. Stillwater closed the event in third with 69 points followed by Westmoore (56), Broken Arrow (55), Moore (54,) Edmond Memorial (43) and Owasso (42.5).

6A girls

Teams: 1. Edmond Memorial: 113; 2. Jenks: 105; 3. Edmond Santa Fe: 91 ; 4. Union: 86; 5. Edmond North: 42; 6. Booker T. Washington: 39; 7. Deer Creek: 37; 8. Owasso: 36; 9. Southmoore: 34; 10. Bartlesville: 31; 11. Putnam City West: 30 12. Choctaw: 29; 13. Mustang 25; 14. Muskogee 23; 15. Broken Arrow: 22. See Tulsa World story.

Final team scores for state track

Boys- 1st place
Girls- 4th place pic.twitter.com/2ZbRdESvpQ

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And here is a look at your 2023 State Championship Boys Track team and coaches! pic.twitter.com/PousPMkGEV

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🚨OSSAA STATE TRACK MEET🚨

Girls 4x400 relay state runner-ups!

Gaines, Smith, Harrison, Blacet pic.twitter.com/gbeEZIXAeL

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Congrats to @unionxctrack Sidney Smith for her state runner-up finish at the state track meet! 🥈 pic.twitter.com/kM56mEPAlw

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Congrats to freshman Amiya Harrison on her state runner-up finish at the state track meet! 🥈 pic.twitter.com/9qklQtK48M

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🚨OSSAA STATE TRACK MEET 🚨

Congrats to @unionxctrack Braylon Thompson on his state championship in the 100m dash with a time of 10.61! Devon Jordan placed 5th with a time of 10.91! Congrats to Braylon and Devon! pic.twitter.com/nbAPn1Vqsv

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🚨OSSAA STATE TRACK MEET🚨

Your 4x100 boys team are state champions with a time of 41.10!

Cunningham, Gothard, Jordan, Thompson

The girls 4x100 relay team of Blacet, Jackson, Woodard, Smith are your state runner-ups!

📸: the wonderful Dean Atchison pic.twitter.com/EaPijJos6P

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Congrats to @unionxctrack Zurich Chicoine on his 4th place finish at the state meet! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/tiG4KDwj9N

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Congrats to @unionxctrack freshman Ava Cornelius for her state runner-up finish in the 3200 meter run!🥈 pic.twitter.com/ffCcqyXXb3

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