FAIRFIELD SENIOR ATHLETE Eli Pratt shows his form in the shot put at the district track meet. Pratt won the shot put and discus to advance to the region meet. Nine members of the Fairfield high school Eagles varsity track team qualify in six events to advance to Region III competition next month in Humble.

The thinclads qualified last week when FHS hosted the District 20-AAA meet.

As a team, the Eagles scored 130 points to finish second in district, behind Crockett which tallied 183 points.

Other team totals were: Palestine, 105; Brownsboro, 74; Palestine Westwood, 65; and Athens, 56.

The top three athletes, or relay teams, in each event advance to the region meet slated for May 3-4.

In the meantime, the Eagles will run a regional qualifiers meet this week at Eustace.

Senior Eli Pratt picked up a pair of individual gold medals by winning the discus with a throw of 145 feet, nine inches, and the shot put with a toss of 50- 5.5.

The pole vaulting duo of Jay Roberson and John Horton claimed the top two spots at district. Roberson cleared the bar at 13-6 to win and Horton cleared 13-0 for second place.

Distance runner Lando Duarte won the 1,600- meter race with a time of 4:43.67 minutes and the 3,200-meter race with a time of 10:36. Second place in the 1,600 meters was claimed by Eagles runner Javier Duarte, posting a 5:04.89.

The FHS 1,600 meter relay team ran a time of 3:30.26 to win. Members of the team are Rudy Costillo, Willie Tatum, Caleb Grant and Fernando Bonilla.

Although they do not get to continue to the region meet, several Fairfield junior varsity thinclads turned in top performances.

The jv 1,600-meter relay team was clocked at 3:51.33 for first place. Team members are Will Akers, Derek Coleman, Darius Roberts and Colten Henson.

In discus, Eden Richardson won with a throw of 116-0 and Zach Pratt threw 108-5 for second place.

Pole vaulter Hayden Hill cleared the bar at 5-6 to place second in the jv event.

Complete Eagles varsity results at district are:

Discus—1, Eli Pratt, 145-9.

Triple jump—4, Tevin Green, 41-4.25.

High jump—5, Willie Tatum, 5-8.

Pole vault—1, Jay Roberson, 13-6; and 2, John Horton, 13-0.

Long jump—6, Willie Tatum, 19-10.

Shot put—1, Eli Pratt, 50- 5.5.

400 relay—5, Rudy Costillo, Caleb Shannon, Caleb Gunnels and Brett Wilson, 47.98.

800 relay—4, Rudy Costillo, Caleb Shannon, Willie Tatum and Caleb Gunnels, 1:32.

1,600 relay—1, Rudy Costillo, Willie Tatum, Caleb Grant and Fernando Bonilla, 3:30.26.

1,600 run—1, Lando Duarte, 4:43.67; 2, Javier Duarte, 5:04.89; and 4, Justin Campbell, 5:10.34.

200 dash—6, Willie Tatum, 23.4.

3,200 run—1, Lando Duarte, 10:36; 3, Javier Duarte, 11:21; and 6, Justin Campbell, 11:54.

400 dash—6, Caleb Grant, 54.31.

110 hurdles—5, Jay Roberson, 16.61.

800 run—4, Fernando Bonilla, 2:10.84.

300 hurdles—4, Jay Roberson, 43.15; and 5, Jacob Cain, 43.35.

Complete Eagles jv results at district are:

Shot put—6, Eden Richardson, 34-11.

Discus—1, Eden Richardson, 116-0; and 2, Zach Pratt, 108-5.

Triple jump—4, Darius Roberts, 37-7.

High jump—2, Hayden Hill, 5-6.

Pole vault—3, Aaron Heers, 8-6.

400 relay—4, Colten Henson, Will Akers, Terrance Hunter and Ben Barlow, 46.17.

1,600 relay—1, Will Akers, Derek Coleman, Darius Roberts and Colten Henson, 3:51.33.

800 relay—4, Colten Henson, Will Akers, Terrance Hunter and Ben Barlow, 1:38.95.

100 dash—3, Terrance Hunter, 11.75.

1,600 run—2, Aaron Heers, 5:26.51.

400 dash—4, Josh Munoz, 57.92.

110 hurdles—2, Darius Roberts, 19.76.

800 run—6, Alexis Garcia, 2:26.83.

300 hurdles—4, Darius Roberts, 48.16.