UIL Individual State Champions

Boys’ Track and Field

1919 Class A Discus, Carl Weller, Brownsville High, 115’ 3”
1919 Class A Carl Weller Long Jump, Brownsville High, 21’ 5 1/2”

1922 Class A Discus, Robert Celaya, Brownsville High, 112’ 10”
1925 Unclassified Discus, Robert Celaya, Brownsville High, 122’ 9 3/4”

1934 Unclassified 100-meter dash, Jack Ellington, Brownsville High,, 10.85

1935 Unclassified 440-yard dash, Martin Stuart, Donna High, 52.44
1936 Unclassified 440-yard dash, Martin Stuart, Donna High, 50.64

1943 Unclassified 200-yard low hurdles, Lloyd Parker, Raymondville, 22.2

1953 Class 2A 100-yard dash, Bobby Morrow, San Benito, 9.8
1954 Class 2A 220-yard dash, Bobby Morrow, San Benito, 21.24
1955 Class 2A 100-yard dash, Bobby Morrow, San Benito, 9.7

1954 Class 2A One-mile run, Leonard Penny, Harlingen, 4:28.8

1954 Class 1A 880-yard run, Milton Soward, Raymondville, 1:59.3

1958 Class 1A Shot Put, Jim Norris, Mercedes, 51’ 9 3/4”

1959 Class 2A Discus, Terry Robinson, La Feria, 154’ 6 1/2”

1960 Class 2A Pole Vault, Billy Jean Pemelton, Mercedes, 12’ 8 3/4”

1960 Class B 180-yard low hurdles, Arturo Garcia, Sharyland, 20.5

1961 Class 2A Discus Throw, Jim Hudson, La Feria, 169’ 9”

1964 Class 3A Discus Throw, Bill Liebe, Mission, 163’ 3”

1966 Class 1A Pole Vault, Tracy Devine, Sharyland. 13’ 0”

1976 Class 2A 880-yard dash, Todd Harbour, Port Isabel, 1:53.80

1979 Class 3A 800-meter run, Sammy Montalvo, Brownsville Pace, 1:53.10
1980 Class 3A 800-meter run, Sammy Montalvo, Brownsville Pace, 1:52.50

1982 Class 5A 1600-meter run, Richard Yracheta, Edinburg High, 4:12.70

1984 Class 4A 3200-meter run, Edward de la O, Brownsville Pace, 9:24.40

1986 Class 4A 200-meter dash, Rey Ramirez, Rio Grande City, 21.54

1992 Class 5A Discus, David Galvan, Mission, 186’ 6”

1993 Class 5A Shot Put, Luis Navarro, Mission, 62’ 8 3/4”

1995 Class 5A 1600-meter run, Joe Medina, Edinburg North, 4:15.08

1996 Class 3A 3200-meter run, Miguel Zamorana, 9:49.07

1997 Class 5A 800-meter run, Danny de la Rosa, 1:52.66

1998 Class 3A 800-meter run, Mark Prado, Santa Rosa, 4:20.15
1998 Class 3A 1600-meter run, Mark Prado, Santa Rosa, 9:35.01

1998 Class 4A Shot Put, Derek Solis, Raymondville, 60’ 2 1/2”

2002 Class 3A 400-meter dash, Misael Iracheta, Port Isabel, 48.70

2005 Class 3A 800-meter run, Adam Hernandez, Raymondville, 1:57.41

2007 Class 3A 800-meter run, Andrew Hernandez, Raymondville, 1:55.94

2008 Class 5A Shot Put, Stephen Saenz, Rio Grande City, 64’ 9 3/4”
2009 Class 5A Shot Put, Stephen Saenz, Rio Grande City, 69’ 1 3/4”

2012 Class 3A 110-meter hurdles, Shawn O’Brien, Rio Hondo, 14.51

2012 Class 3A 1600-meter run, Armando Fierro, Port Isabel, 4:17.95

2012 Class 5A 300-meter hurdles, Randy Bermea, Harlingen, 36.87

2013 Class 5A Shot Put, Felipe Valencia, La Joya Palmview, 60’ 5 1/4”

2017 Class 4A Discus, Sidney Mock, Port Isabel, 175’ 4”

2018 Class 4A 800-meter run, Reyes Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:54.81

2019 Class 5A 3200-meter run, Cruz Gomez, PSJA Memorial, 9:02.17

2019 Class 5A Shot Put, Diego Treviño, PSJA Southwest, 63’ 9 3/4”

Girls’ Track and Field

Unofficial Records before UIL added girls’ track as sanctioned sport
1970 (est.) Class 4A 60-meter dash, Rochelle Barker
1970 (est) Class 4A 100-meter dash, Rochelle Barker
1971 (est) Class 4A 100-meter dash, Rochelle Barker

1971 Class 4A Triple Jump, Jo Jo Rodgers, Brownsville High, 34’ 7 1/2”

1971 Class 2A Shot Put, Olga Aranda, La Feria, set a national Junior Olympics record in the shot put as a sophomore. Her throw of 47-5.5 is the best toss in area history, and her 140-4 discus effort was seventh all-time.

Official UIL Records
1981 Class 5A 800-meter run, Margarita “Maggie” Salinas, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, 2:08.50

1983 Class 5A High Jump, Darbie Bruning, Brownsville Hanna, 5’ 9”

1987 Class 5A 800-meter run, Laura Vasquez, Edinburg High, 2:01.70
1987 Class 5A 1600-meter run, Laura Vasquez, Edinburg High, 5:01.80

1988 Class A 3200-meter run, Sonia Rodriguez, San Perlita, 11:50.20

1990 Class 5A 800-meter run, Sonia Sepulveda, Edinburg High, 2:12.70
1990 Class 5A 1600-meter run, Sonia Sepulveda, Edinburg High, 4:58.40

1992 Class 2A 1600-meter run, Elizabeth “Lisa” Silva, La Villa, 5:09.50
1993 Class 2A 1600-meter run, Elizabeth “Lisa” Silva, La Villa, 5:08.00
1993 Class 2A 3200-meter run, Elizabeth “Lisa” Silva, La Villa, 11:15.60

1994 Class 3A 1600-meter run, Sonia Garza, Port Isabel, 5:12.30

1994 Class 5A Discus, Anyssa Olvarez, Mission, 138’ 8”

1994 Class 5A 3200-meter run, Jamie Revuelta, Brownsville Rivera, 10:59.60

2001 Class 3A Shot Put, Johvanne Hernandez, Port Isabel, 44’ 6 1/2”

2010 Class 4A Pole Vault, April Benavides, Edcouch-Elsa, 12’ 0”

2013 Class 3A Shot Put, Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel, 41’ 5”
2015 Class 4A Shot Put, Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel, 44’ 1”

Boys’ Cross-Country (5K)

1986 Class 5A Rene Guillen, Brownsville Pace, 16:29

1989 Class 5A Jason Tamez, Harlingen, 16:03

1996 Class 3A Jason Zamorano, Santa Rosa, 16:40

1997 Class 3A Marc Prado, Santa Rosa, 16:34

2005 Class 3A Ernest Perales, Valley View, 15:39.50

Girls’ Cross-Country (3200M)

1990 Class 2A Elizabeth “Lisa” Silva, La Villa, 12:08
1991 Class 2A Elizabeth “Lisa” Silva, La Villa, 11:58
1992 Class 2A Elizabeth “Lisa” Silva, La Villa, 12:28

1993 Class 5A Jamie Revuelta, Brownsville Rivera, 11:29

1998 Class 3A Heidi Zimmerman, Port Isabel, 12:20

Boys’ and Girls’ Golf

None

Boys’ Swimming

1983 All Schools 500-yard freestyle, Danny Goodwin, McAllen High
1984 All Schools 500-yard freestyle, Danny Goodwin, McAllen High

Girls’ Swimming

None

Boys’ Tennis

1949 Class 1A Boys’ Doubles, Earl Caldwell/Melvin OMealey, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo

1950 Class 1A Boys’ Doubles, Charles Gordon/Melvin OMealey, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo

1963 Class 1A Boys’ Doubles, Margarito Lazo/Rodney Matthews, Santa Rosa
1964 Class 1A Boys’ Doubles, Margarito Lazo/Rodney Matthews, Santa Rosa

1965 Class 2A Boys’ Singles, Randy McDonald, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo

1965 Class 1A Boys’ Doubles, Rodney Matthews/Kenneth Milan, Santa Rosa

1966 Class 1A Boys’ Doubles, Ken Milam/Dean Shimek, Santa Rosa

1966 Class 1A Boys’ Singles, Eddie Matthews, Santa Rosa
1967 Class 1A Boys’ Singles, Eddie Matthews, Santa Rosa
1968 Class 1A Boys’ Singles, Eddie Matthews, Santa Rosa

1967 Class 1A Boys’ Doubles, Mike Friend/Dean Shimek, Santa Rosa

1968 Class 1A Boys’ Doubles, Mike Friend/Buddy Stevens, Santa Rosa

1981 Class 5A Boys’ Doubles, Henry Temkin/Kevin Kelley, McAllen High

1992 Class 3A Boys’ Doubles, Thieu Brown/Jack Parker, Port Isabel

2016 Class 5A Mixed Doubles, Victor Arizola/Emilia Ramos, Sharyland

Girls’ Tennis

None

Boys’ Wrestling

2010 Unclassified 189-pound class, Sam Mangum, McAllen High

2016 Class 5A 113-pound class, Victor Segura, Rio Grande City

Girls’ Wrestling

2020 Class 5A 215-pound class, Precious Hernandez, Donna