Beaumont freshman starts state career with gold!!!

Beaumont Ozen's A'Lexus Brannon has had her share of big time track meets. Brannon is a regular during the summer at the Jr. Olympics so she knows a little something about performing big in big meets. She also know a little about how to handle pressure in big meet situations. That was the case for her during the 4A long jump competition. She started the competition with a jump of 18-11 on her first attempt. She admits that she was little nervous before the competition began. "When I first came, I was a little nervous, but on my first jump I jump 18-11. It felt pretty good" stated Brannon. After that opening jump, Brannon was able to relax and focus on her speed and technique. Tai'Shea Reese of Kilgore made things interesting for the young freshman when she took the lead with a jump of 19-3. So how would Brannon respond to the pressure? She came back and jumped a personal best of 19-5 1/2. Brannon is no stranger to pressure. "Well I've been doing it so long the pressure didn't bother me. It actually helped me because I said to myself that I got to bring it now" said Brannon. She was able to do just that in capturing her first U.I.L State Title.