JEREMY VELA WILL be representing the Yegua Nation this Friday at the UIL State Track & Field Meet in Austin. Tribune photo by Denise Squier
SOMERVILLE HIGH JUMPER Jeremy Vela will be competing this Friday, beginning at 11:30 a.m., at the UIL State Track & Field Meet in Austin. He is pictured with Somerville High School Principal Steven Toliver and Somerville Athletic Director Luke Klingler. Tribune photo by Denise Squier
Regional record holder sets his eyes on a state title
Somerville’s Jeremy Vela is only one of nine boys in Class 2A across the entire state to qualify to compete in the high jump at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Track & Field Meet this weekend.
And, Vela’s trek to the track and field championships was not easy for the senior, having sustained a major injury during footb…
