WHS’ CURRY JUST MISSES MEDAL

Vandy-bound senior finishes fourth in 1,600 at UIL state meet

AUSTIN — Waxahachie High School senior Emma Curry wrapped up a very successful high school athletic career on Saturday with a fourth-place finish in the Class 6A girls’ 1,600-meter run at the University Interscholastic League state track and field championships.

Curry finished the 1,600 at the University of Texas’ Mike A. Myers Stadium in a time of 4 minutes, 53,32 seconds, just two seconds out of third place. As expected, Denton Guyer senior Brynn Brown won the gold medal in 4:41,29, followed by the Katy Cinco Ranch duo of Sophie Atkinson and Heidi Nielson in second and third respectively.

In the 3,200-meter run later on Saturday, Curry slipped to eighth place, finishing the race in 10:53.49. The same trio who medaled in the 1,600 repeated their results, with Brown first, Atkinson second and Nielson third.

Qualifying for state track was the crowning achievement for Curry’s high school career. Curry is a four-time district champion and a three-time state qualifier in cross country, and in November signed a letter of intent to run track and cross country at Vanderbilt University.