PRIVATE SCHOOLS

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: BAYLEIGH MINOR, FRESHMAN, FORT BEND CHRISTIAN

Minor was named the TAPPS Class 5A athlete of the meet after winning five gold medals and leading the Eagles to the team title. The freshman won the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, long jump and triple jump and ran the anchor leg of the winning 4x400 relay team.

COACH OF THE YEAR: KRISTI ROBBINS, ST. AGNES

Robbins guided St. Agnes to the TAPPS Class 6A state championship. The Tigers scored the most points of any Houston-area team, collecting 145.5. They beat the field by 53.5 points.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: CHARLOTTE FREEMAN, FRESHMAN, LEGACY PREP

Freeman claimed two gold medals at the TAPPS Class 4A championships, winning the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. She also took silver in the 400-meter dash, helping the Lions finish as the runners-up in the team standings.

PRIVATE SCHOOL TEAM

100: Ayana Mallard Smith, senior, Lutheran South

200: Hannah Nicholas, senior, Houston Christian

400: Kat Kwiatkowski, senior, Episcopal

800: Kat Kwiatkowski, senior, Episcopal

1,600: Kat Kwiatkowski, senior, Episcopal

3,200: Lucy Holden, junior, Episcopal

100 hurdles: Allie Scott, senior, St. Agnes

300 hurdles: Kennedi Poullard, senior, Kinkaid

Long jump: Ayana Mallard Smith, senior, Lutheran South

Triple jump: Soraya Patterson, senior, Kinkaid

High jump: Abbie Hirth, senior, Cypress Christian

Pole vault: Grace Sanders, freshman, St. Agnes

Shot put: Faith Mitchell, senior, St. Agnes

Discus: Faith Mitchell, senior, St. Agnes

4x100 relay: Houston Christian (Madi Melton, Olivia Nicholas, Jaycee Ingram, Hannah Nicholas) 4x200 relay: Fort Bend Christian (Brooke Coleman, Lani Brown, Shea Bedminster, Kyra Whitman) 4x400 relay: Kinkaid (Macy McCallum, London Norris, Kennedi Poullard, Catherine Gordon) 4x800 relay: Episcopal (Asher Luengas, Julia Newman, Ella Newman, Kat Kwiatkowski)

Note: SPC does not run the 4x200 relay. TAPPS does not run the 4x800 relay.