Hamilton leaps for 4th place in state high jump championship

Both Lady Yegua relays finish sixth, Caldwell relay eighth

SNOOK’S DESHUN HAMILTON jumps 6 feet 4 inches to finish in fourth place in the boys Class 2A high jump at the UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin last Friday. -- Tribune photo by Denise Squier
SNOOK’S DESHUN HAMILTON jumps 6 feet 4 inches to finish in fourth place in the boys Class 2A high jump at the UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin last Friday. -- Tribune photo by Denise Squier

Snook senior Deshum Hamilton finished his track and field career by placing fourth in the boys Class 2A high jump at the UIL State Track and Field Meet last Friday morning.

The East Texas Baptist University football signee cleared a height of 6 feet 4 inches to earn fourth.

The Lady Yeguas’ 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relay teams both finished sixth in Class 2A on Friday evening, and Caldwell was ei…