Royse City sophomore Adric Evans places 5th in 6A state 400m dash

Adric Evans finished fifth in the Class 6A 400-meter dash at the UIL State Track & Field Championships, giving Royse City High School a sophomore star who has already reset expectations for the program. Evans, a Royse City sophomore, closed his season on the biggest stage in Texas after winning the Region II title and carrying a school-record résumé into Austin.

Evans ran 46.74 seconds to win the UIL Class 6A Region II championship on May 2 in Waco, then advanced to the state meet at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium in Austin for the May 14-16 UIL championships. The 1A and 6A running finals were held Saturday, May 16, and Evans placed fifth in the state 400 in 48.07 seconds. Athletic.net lists his outdoor season best at 46.66, a mark that reflects just how much speed he built over the spring.

The regional title showed how far Evans had come by season’s end. Royse City’s boys results page shows he opened the 400 prelims in 48.61 before returning for a winning 46.74 in the final. Royse City ISD highlighted the regional victory on its athletics page as Evans moved on to state, and the district identified him as a sophomore in its postseason coverage.

His individual rise came alongside a program-wide breakthrough. Royse City ISD reported earlier in the year that Evans was part of the 4x400 relay team with Courtney Chancellor, Nash Jones and Elijah Vickers that broke a school record with a 3:20.07. That relay time surpassed a mark that had stood for six years, underscoring how the boys program has pushed into new territory during a record-breaking 2025 and 2026 stretch.

For Royse City, Evans’ fifth-place finish means more than one strong race in Austin. He entered state as a triple district, area and regional champion, then added a top-five state result before his sophomore season has even ended. With another year of eligibility ahead and a relay core already rewriting school history, Evans has become one of the clearest signs that Royse City track is building toward something bigger next spring.