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Estacado state track medalists Iakah Burgess and Peytan Moyers proudly represented Eastside of Lubbock at the UIL state track and field meet in Austin on May 14, 2026.
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Talkington's Iakah Burgess competes in the Class 3A girls triple jump at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
Idalou's Peytan Moyers competes in the Class 3A boys discus at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty's Aeson Huffman competes in the Class 4A boys triple jump at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty competes in the Class 4A 400-meter relay at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty competes in the Class 4A boys 400-meter relay at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
The Estacado state track medalists are Iakah Burgess and Peytan Moyers.
Iakah Burgess competed in the Class 3A girls triple jump, while Peytan Moyers participated in the Class 3A boys discus.
The UIL state track and field meet took place on May 14, 2026.
The UIL state track and field meet was held at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.

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Idalou's Jackie Alvidrez competes in the Class 3A girls 100-meter hurdles at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
Seminole's Austyn Flowers competes in the Class 4A girls 100-meter hurdles at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty's Kaiden Joseph competes in the Class 4A boys 100 meters at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
Estacado's Adalia McNeal competes in the Class 4A girls 100 meters at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
Idalou High School’s Kinley Bozeman competes in the 400-meter dash during the Class 4A UIL State track and field meet on May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Idalou High School’s Adrian Salas competes in the 200-meter dash during the Class 3A UIL State track and field meet on May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Shallowater’s Brock Lamberson competes in the shot put during the Class 3A UIL State track and field meet on May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School’s Gavin McPherson competes in the 800-meter relay during the Class 4A UIL State track and field meet on May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School’s Kaiden Joseph competes in the 800-meter relay during the Class 4A UIL State track and field meet on May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
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Talkington's Iakah Burgess competes in the Class 3A girls triple jump at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Talkington's Iakah Burgess competes in the Class 3A girls triple jump at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Idalou's Peytan Moyers competes in the Class 3A boys discus at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Lubbock-Cooper Liberty's Aeson Huffman competes in the Class 4A boys triple jump at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Lubbock-Cooper Liberty competes in the Class 4A 400-meter relay at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Lubbock-Cooper Liberty competes in the Class 4A boys 400-meter relay at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Idalou's Jackie Alvidrez competes in the Class 3A girls 100-meter hurdles at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Seminole's Austyn Flowers competes in the Class 4A girls 100-meter hurdles at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Lubbock-Cooper Liberty's Kaiden Joseph competes in the Class 4A boys 100 meters at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Estacado's Adalia McNeal competes in the Class 4A girls 100 meters at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Idalou High School’s Kinley Bozeman competes in the 400-meter dash during the Class 4A UIL State track and field meet on May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
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Idalou High School’s Adrian Salas competes in the 200-meter dash during the Class 3A UIL State track and field meet on May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
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Shallowater’s Brock Lamberson competes in the shot put during the Class 3A UIL State track and field meet on May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas
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Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School’s Gavin McPherson competes in the 800-meter relay during the Class 4A UIL State track and field meet on May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
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Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School’s Kaiden Joseph competes in the 800-meter relay during the Class 4A UIL State track and field meet on May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.
AUSTIN — Lubbock had to wait a long time for its first medalists of the UIL state track and field meet.
Estacado delivered.
The Matadors boasted two sprinters who left Mike A. Myers Stadium with shiny tokens Thursday. They were the only competitors from the South Plains to finish in the top three.
Ivyrson McGuire ran the 200 meters in 21.29 seconds to earn silver in the Class 4A boys event. He entered the meet as the fifth seed.
"I worked all day, every day," McGuire said, "staying after practice, putting in extra work. Asking coach what I need to work on, listening, paying attention. All that's paying off right now."
Estacado's Ivyrson McGuire competes in the Class 4A boys 200 meters at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
Adalia McNeal started off the festivities with a bronze in the 100. The Estacado senior edged Manor New Tech's Maliya Curry by .007 seconds to run an 11.69. That led to an anxious time as McNeal waited for the results to come across the videoboard.
"I really got kind of emotional because it's my last year," McNeal said. "I really wanted to see my name on the big screen, and once it popped up, I broke down a little bit, I can't lie."
It was especially satisfying after a nagging injury flared up at last year's regional meet, hindering her performance. McNeal made state for the first time and made the most of it.
"I've just really been taking this season one race at a time," McNeal said. "I'm just really grateful to be here right now."
Both McNeal and McGuire shared the sentiment they were proud to do it all for the Eastside of Lubbock.
"It's an honor," McGuire said. "Everybody's gonna talk bad about the 'E.' They can, but at the end of the day, we're gonna represent."
Estacado's Adalia McNeal competes in the Class 4A girls 100 meters at the UIL state track and field meet Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Lubbock Estacado sprinters medal at UIL state track meet