The 2021 DeSoto High School Girls Track Team is on the hunt for their ninth state championship title in 14 years under Head Coach June Villers at the May 8, 2021 UIL Track Meet. On May 7, the district will host a community-wide send-off from 9 to 10 a.m. in front of the fieldhouse at Eagle Stadium located at 700 Eagle Drive in DeSoto.
The send-off will encourage this trailblazing team of scholar-athletes, their coaches and support staff as they depart for the meet set to take place in Austin at the University of Texas at the Mike A. Myers Stadium.
On April 9, the Lady Eagles Track team won the District 11-6A team title with 162 points-earning 50 points more than their next highest-placing opponent! At the area meet on April 15, the Lady Eagles earned 170 points–91 points more than their next highest-finishing opponent.
During the April 23 regional meet, the Lady Eagles accumulated 114 points in a series of stellar performances yielding state meet berths in seven events.
A summary of the Lady Eagles’ regional performance is summarized below:
- 4x100m Relay: 1st Place
- Jalaysi’ya Smith, Ja’Era Griffin, Trinity Kirk, and Mia Abrahan–45.77 (Season best)
- 800m Run: 3rd Place
- Lacie Deboskie: 2:19.87 ( Season Best)
- 10th – Jordan Keys: 2:23
- 100m Hurdles: 1st Place
- Jalaysi’ya Smith: 13.39 (Personal Best)
- 100m Dash: 1st Place
- Ja’Era Griffin: 11.39 (Personal Best!)
- 4x200m Relay: 2nd Place
- Logan Neely, Mia Abraham, Trinity Kirk, and Chloe Shaw: 1:38.70
- 400m Dash: 7th Place
- Amelliah Birdow 58.87
- 300m Hurdles: 1st and 2nd Place
- 1st – Jalaysi’ya Smith 43.07
- 2nd – Logan Neely 43.16
- 200m Dash: 1st and 4th Place
- 1st – Ja’Era Griffin 23.89
- 4th – Trinity Kirk 24.02
- 4x400m Relay: 1st Place
- Amelliah Birdow, Lacie Deboskie, Caitlin Shaw, and Logan Neely (3:46.78)
- Long Jump: 7th Place– 18’1.5”
Join the send-off celebration for the track and field scholar-athletes to the state championship at 9am on Friday, May 7, 2021, at the DeSoto High School Fieldhouse and welcome them back after the state meet at 1 pm, Sunday, May 9, 2021, at the same location in front of the fieldhouse at Eagle Stadium located at 700 Eagle Drive in DeSoto.
