From left, Bridgeland High School runners Hope Smith, Rowan Saacke, and Susana Rawls will all compete in the Girls’ 1,600-meter run at the UIL 6A State Track Meet on May 16 at 9:30 a.m.

May 12, 2026—The UIL state track meet will have plenty of CFISD representation this Friday and Saturday. Seventeen individuals qualified as well as the 4x100 relay teams from both Cypress Springs and Cypress Falls high schools.

Langham Creek High School freshman Ruby Laurenzo will be the first CFISD athlete to compete during the weekend in the 100-meter wheelchair dash, which is scheduled for Friday at 6:25 p.m. The remaining athletes will compete throughout the day in the 6A competition on Saturday. All events will take place at the Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin.

All athletes qualified based on their performance at the Region II-6A meet at Waco Midway High School or the Region III-6A meet at Clear Creek ISD’s Challenger Stadium earlier this month.

On Saturday, the boys’ 4x100 meter relay race will take place at 5 p.m. The Cypress Springs team of Yogi Martin, Kam Roberson, Jaidyn Randle, Chinwoke Onwuchekwa, Connor Patrick and Coby Ellis is seeded first after finishing with a time of 39.97 seconds in regionals. The Cypress Falls team of Liam Madkins, Braylon Booker, James Henderson, Tristan Horn and Jakobe James is seeded fifth after running a time of 40.20 seconds at regionals.

Cypress Springs High School junior Jaidyn Randle, middle, will be a key part of the Cypress Springs boys’ 4X100 meter relay team that is seeking its second-straight state title at the UIL 6A Track Meet on May 16.

The Cypress Springs 4x100 team will be defending its title from a year ago as will Bridgeland High School senior Rowan Saacke in the girls’ 3,200-meter run.

The full list of individual qualifiers and their schedule for Saturday is below.                 

Bridgeland High School junior John Harden, second from right, will compete in both the boys’ 110-meter hurdles and the boys’ 300-meter hurdles at the UIL 6A State Track Meet on May 16.

Cypress Creek High School senior Marlon Cook qualified for state in the boys’ shot put for the second year in a row.