Frisco Heritage boys win UIL 5A Region II track title in Arlington

Frisco Heritage’s boys turned a one-point margin into a regional championship Saturday at UT Arlington’s Maverick Stadium in Arlington, outlasting Red Oak, 65-64, for the UIL Class 5A Region II title. The Coyotes had five first-place finishes to separate themselves in a meet where every point mattered and where Heritage’s depth in the sprints and throws carried the school into the state meet with momentum.

Senior CJ Williams anchored that push by sweeping the throws. The reigning 5A state champion in both events won the shot put with a throw of 63-10.25 and added the discus title at 186-3, giving Heritage maximum points in two of the meet’s most valuable events. Ke’onte Ross supplied another centerpiece performance, winning the boys 100-meter dash in 10.48 before coming back to anchor the winning 4x200 relay. Heritage’s relay group of Ross, Jon Nielsen, Ruben Egharevba and Peyton Holland finished in 1:25.33.

That combination reflected how the program built its regional title. Heritage had already won district and area team championships, and the Region II result extended a postseason run rooted in speed and power rather than a single breakout performance. The girls helped reinforce that depth. Amelia Fair won the 300 hurdles in 42.66 and placed second in the 100 hurdles in 13.83, while Sunmi Akinyeye finished second in both the 100, in 11.56, and the 200, in 23.68.

The regional meet also underscored how much of Collin County is represented at the top of Class 5A. Frisco ISD athletes from six high schools earned automatic bids to the state meet, and Heritage was projected to send athletes into at least nine events across its boys and girls teams. That kind of spread matters for a program trying to contend in Austin because it shows the title was built across multiple groups, not around one star or one relay.

Red Oak still left its mark on the meet through Zahria Bernard, who won the girls 100 meters after arriving with one of the region’s best marks this spring and a 2025 state title already on her résumé. Frisco’s Lowery Asel won the long jump at 23-0.25, and Wakeland’s Dylan Grzywinski took the 800 in 1:52.62, adding to a regional meet that showed how much North Texas speed and field-event strength will be on display at state.