Somerville’s Vela wins gold at UIL State Track & Field Meet
When Jeremy Vela was hurt during football season, no one, not even Jeremy himself, would have imagined that in May he would be standing on top of the winner’s podium at the UIL State Track & Field Meet last Friday -- as a state champion in the boys high jump.
The state meet was held at the Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas-Austin Vela jumped 6 fee…