Bonnie Richardson was the only athlete from her small high school in central Texas to qualify for the state track meet. It turns out that Richardson didn't need any teammates, since she won the state title by herself.
Richardson's title march began with field events on Friday when she won the high jump (5 feet, 5 inches), placed second in the long jump (18-7) and was third in the discus (121-0).On Saturday, she won the 200 meters in 25.03 seconds and nearly pulled off a huge upset in the 100 before finishing second (12.19) to defending champion Kendra Coleman of Santa Anna. Richardson, a junior, earned a total of 42 team points to edge team runner-up Chilton (36).
According to Sports Illustrated, Richardson was valedictorian of her tiny class of 14 and will attend Texas A&M next year.
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