
Kyla Peeples of Vandegrift High School finished second and earned a silver medal with in the Class 6A high jump event, with a leap 5 feet, 8 inches, at the UIL State Track and Field Meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Friday, May 12, 2017.

Kyla Peeples with her silver medal and high jump coach Brady Ruiz.
By ZACH SMITH
Four Points News
Vandegrift’s Kyla Peeples used her experience from competing in the UIL State Track & Field meet last year to leap onto the medal stand this season.
The sophomore finished with a silver medal in the girls’ Class 6A high jump Friday afternoon, clearing a height of 5 feet, 6 inches. Northwest Nelson’s Sanaa Barnes finished at the same height but won the gold based on fewer misses.
“I’m so excited, I have no words,” Peeples said. “I didn’t know what to expect coming out here. My goal was to jump 5 feet, 8 inches and anything more would be great.”
She matched her winning height from both the area and regional meets, which is also her personal record.
“Both her event coach, Brady Ruiz, and I are very happy with the result and her season as a whole,” Vandegrift head coach Colin Sully said. “After winning the area and region competitions, Kyla came into the state meet with confidence and jumped like a seasoned veteran.”
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