Texas State 3200m Leaders in 2025
Despite the fact that their PRs were elsewhere, the Class 6A 3200 at the 2025 UIL State Track and Field Championships was the race of the year in that event. Six runners were within half a second of each other at the bell between 8:01.66 and 8:02.047 and if you wanted to make the podium you had to drop a sub-57 last lap. Caden Leonard held on for the win over Danny Torres and Benjamin Montgomery. Gavin Chapa’s 58.67 final lap was only good enough for fourth. Freshman Ruel Newberry’s 1:06 final lap left him in sixth.
It will be interesting to see who challenges Leonard in 2026. Right now the top contenders are Griffen Saacke and Newberry.
TEXAS 2025 OUTDOOR BOYS TOP 25
| 1 | Caden Leonard | Carroll High School | Brooks PR Invitational | 8:47.32 |
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| 2 | Benjamin Montgomery | Unattached - TX | RunningLane Track Championships | 8:49.99 |
| 3 | Aidan Danny Torres | El Paso Eastwood | UIL 5A - Region 2 & UIL 6A - Region 1 | 8:51.40 |
| 4 | Ethan Locke | Valor Prep Academy High School | TAPPS State Championships | 8:55.99 |
| 5 | Miles Westbrook | Unattached - TX | RunningLane Track Championships | 8:56.95 |
| 6 | Ruel Newberry | Denton Guyer | UIL 5A - Region 2 & UIL 6A - Region 1 | 8:57.06 |
| 7 | Griffen Saacke | Unattached - TX | RunningLane Track Championships | 8:58.26 |
| 8 | Gavin Chapa | San Antonio Reagan | UIL State Track and Field State Championships | 9:00.57 |
| 9 | Joaquin De La Cruz | McKinney Boyd | UIL 6A - Area 05 & 06 | 9:01.05 |
| 10 | Wells Peterson | Unattached - TX | RunningLane Track Championships | 9:01.70 |
| 11 | Zachary Miller | Northside Brennan | UIL 6A - Area 27 & 28 | 9:01.95 |
| 12 | Kai McCullough | Unattached - TX | RunningLane Track Championships | 9:03.55 |
| 13 | Griffin Cords | Carroll High School | UIL 6A - District 04 | 9:04.50 |
| 14 | Lathan Lewter | Canyon | Texas Relays | 9:04.69 |
| 15 | Matthias Peterson | Northwest Nelson | UIL 6A - District 04 | 9:06.68 |
| 16 | Parker Noffz | Lewisville Marcus | UIL 6A - Area 05 & 06 | 9:07.31 |
| 17 | Kai Gutierrez | Unattached - TX | Lonestar Elite Invite | 9:07.33 |
| 18 | Aleksandr Acuna | Denton Braswell | UIL 6A - District 05 | 9:08.55 |
| 19 | Christian Castro-Cruz | Unattached - TX | North Texas Winter 3200m/800m | 9:09.62 |
| 20 | Charlie Houck | Boerne Champion | Texas Relays | 9:09.71 |
| 21 | Elijah Rivera | Unattached - TX | Lonestar Elite Invite | 9:10.24 |
| 22 | Elijiah Rivera - Campos | Lewisville Hebron | UIL 6A - District 05 | 9:10.42 |
| 23 | Griffin Hummel | Born To Run | Viper Distance Festival | 9:11.11 |
| 24 | Benjamin Pearce | Houston Stratford | UIL 6A - Region 3 | 9:11.81 |
| 25 | Ryder Darcey | Unattached - TX | RunningLane Track Championships | 9:11.86 |
It’s funny, I was at the Music City Track Carnival and watched the 3200m, but the only thing I remember was Latta putting the hammer down around the halfway mark and never looking during a windy evening in Cleveland, Tennessee.
At the state meet, it was Eva Cragnolino taking the 5A title for Austin LASA over Lilly Koenig of Smithson Valley. At the 6A level, Rowan Saacke of Bridgeland used a final lap 1:08.8 to pass and pull away from Macy Wingard of Denton Braswell, 10:05.90 to 1:08.04. What is exciting for track fans is these two have another year to keep this rivalry alive. Add in Maya Easterwood, who was only a sophomore from Coppell and this event will be one to watch some future May Friday morning in Austin.
TEXAS 2025 OUTDOOR GIRLS TOP 25
| 1 | Elin Latta | Unattached - TX | Music City Track Carnival | 9:56.33 |
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| 2 | Sophia Bendet | Unattached - TX | Music City Track Carnival | 10:03.44 |
| 3 | Rowan Saacke | Bridgeland | UIL State Track and Field State Championships | 10:05.90 |
| 4 | Macy Wingard | Denton Braswell | UIL State Track and Field State Championships | 10:08.04 |
| 5 | Addyson Bristow | Canyon | Texas Relays | 10:14.99 |
| 6 | Lily Fawcett | Bridgeland | UIL 6A - Area 15 & 16 | 10:18.76 |
| 7 | Maya Easterwood | Coppell | UIL 5A - Region 2 & UIL 6A - Region 1 | 10:23.96 |
| 8 | Eva Cragnolino | Austin LASA | UIL State Track and Field State Championships | 10:30.45 |
| 9 | Lilly Koenig | Smithson Valley | UIL State Track and Field State Championships | 10:31.62 |
| 10 | Adeline Bennett | Flower Mound | Texas Distance Festival Sponsored by Hoka | 10:34.77 |
| 11 | Reese Pena | Lubbock High | UIL State Track and Field State Championships | 10:35.37 |
| 12 | Emily Orr | Unattached - TX | RunningLane Track Championships | 10:37.90 |
| 13 | Dana Rojas Vazquez | McAllen | UIL 5A - Area 31 & 32 | 10:38.90 |
| 14 | Ava Cole | Flower Mound | UIL 5A - Region 2 & UIL 6A - Region 1 | 10:41.48 |
| 15 | Emma Wade | Cedar Park Vista Ridge | Texas Relays | 10:41.62 |
| 16 | Stoya Laydevant | The Woodlands | UIL 6A - District 13 | 10:41.71 |
| 17 | Remy Latta | South Texas Heat - Christian | Texas Distance Festival Sponsored by Hoka | 10:43.35 |
| 18 | Brady Solansky | Smithson Valley | Smithson Valley Ranger Relays | 10:45.56 |
| 19 | Clare Boneau | Keller | UIL 6A - District 04 | 10:46.25 |
| 20 | Aubrey Milam | Randolph | UIL State Track and Field State Championships | 10:46.70 |
| 21 | Cara Sims | Elysian Fields | UIL State Track and Field State Championships | 10:47.51 |
| 22 | Addison Scott | Houston Memorial | Montgomery Relays - MEET IS FULL | 10:48.77 |
| 23 | Meredith Wolfe | Round Rock | UIL 6A - District 25 | 10:48.86 |
| 24 | Huntley Buckingham | Houston Episcopal | TTFCA Meet of Champions - 9th Annual | 10:49.47 |
| 25 | Elizabeth Smits | Carroll High School | UIL 6A - District 04 | 10:49.79 |