Edinburg North’s Leal nabs double-gold to end state meet

Edinburg North’s San Juanita Leal completed the sweep of the 6A girls distance events to close out the state meet, winning the 1,600-meter run during the final day of the 2023 UIL state track and field championships.

The junior distance runner edged out Lewisville Flower Mound’s Samantha Humphries for the gold with a time of 4 minutes, 47.36 seconds. Humphries finished in 4:48.40.

Leal ends the meet with a pair of gold medals, also winning the 6A girls 3,200-meter run earlier today.

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