BY JUSTIN THOMAS, JThomas@acnpapers.com
Published: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 8:30 PM CDT
When competitors from throughout Texas began heading to Austin late last week for the UIL Track and Field State Championships, it appeared potential bad weather could be a “black cloud” over the event.
But when the squads arrived for the Class 5A Championships on Saturday, they were greeted with sunshine and great running weather.
And while the event was peppered with competitors from District 6-5A, only one runner was able to distinguish himself as a state champion.
Flower Mound’s Connor Adams grabbed gold in the 1,600-meter run, finishing in 4:12.12 to outpace Humble Kingwood’s Justin Brinkley (4:13.08) and fellow 6-5A competitor Craig Lutz of Marcus (4:15.08).
Adams had previously finished as runner-up to Lutz in the 1,600 at both the district and regional championships, but rebounded to take gold at state.
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