STATE TRACK 2018
AUSTIN—Performing for the final time in Rock-dale blue and gold, Tyler Lehmkuhl just missed out on bringing home a medal and placed fourth in the discus at the Class 3A UIL state track meet Friday afternoon in front of 27,249 fans.
It’s the highest finish by a Tiger athlete in the event since Michael Menley captured a silver in the event in 2004.
In the first round of the finals, the Tiger senior uncorked a throw of 160-feet, 9 inches—11 feet under his career-best of 171-8 set at the regional meet—which was the second-best qualifying throw coming into the state meet.
The 6-foot-3 Lehmkuhl scratched on three of his six throws and had a 146-11 on his first toss and 137-2 marking on his second.
Cason Brown of Schulenburg maintained his status as the top competitor and hurled a 183-5 measurement to easily take the gold medal by 10-feet over Mark Ramon of Poth. Brown had the top throw coming in at 178-11.
Silas Robinson of Yoakum—who will play football at Arkansas in the fall—was third with a throw of 162-8, just two feet ahead of Lehmkuhl.
Lehmkuhl was the only athlete representing Rock-dale at the state track meet.
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