Vote now: Who was the best thrower in Texas high school girls track in 2023?

It's becoming hard to refute Texas' dominance in the national high school track landscape. The state holds three of the country's five best high school discus marks and three of the 10 best in the shot put.

The UIL state track meet took place May 8-11 at Mike A. Myers Stadium at University of Texas in Austin, culminating a season that set new national records and scores of dominant breakout performances.

With the UIL high school track and field season finished, SBLive is taking a look at the top athletes across the 2023 spring by event group.

UIL STATE TRACK:

• Every record broken during 2023 UIL State Track & Field Meet

• Every 3A, 4A state champion, medalist

• Every 2A, 5A state champion, medalist

• Every 1A, 6A state champion, medalist

We started by highlighting the top girls sprinters in Texas, and in the coming days, we're turning to the top hurdlers, distance runners, throwers and jumpers — then letting you decide which athlete rises above the rest in each event category.

Here are 11 throwers— including shot put, discus and pole vault — who stood above the rest this Texas high school girls track and field season. Cast your vote for the best thrower in the state. Voting is open until May 26 at 11:59 Central time:

 TOP 11 THROWERS IN TEXAS IN 2023

Leah Acosta, Midland Legacy (6A), Sr.

Best event: Discus, shot put

PR: 167-0 (UIL 6A District 2 meet)

The LSU signee's swan song to her accomplished high school career was a second place finish in the discus (159-7) and third in the shot put (43-8.75) at the UIL 6A State meet, adding to her silver medal in the shot put as a junior.

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Tori Adams, Boerne (4A), Sr.

Best event: Shot put, discus

PR: 141-2 (Boerne Greyhound Relays),

The Texas Tech commit set a personal best (45-6.5) in the shot put at the UIL 4A Region IV meet, launching a 45-6.5 — the tenth best mark in the state and finished second at the UIL 4A state meet with a 43-4.00. 

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Madeleine Fey, Midlothian (5A), Jr.

Best event: Discus

PR: 182-4 (2023 UIL 5A Region I meet)

Her 182-4 discus mark at the UIL 5A Region I meet was the second best high school mark in all of Texas this spring, and brought her the 5A state discus championship for the third straight year with a record throw and placed second in the state in the shot put. The junior threw a 47-10 personal best in the UIL 5A state shot put finals.

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Paris Kimble, Humble Atascocita (6A), Sr.

Best event: Shot put, javelin

PR: 45-6.75 (2023 UIL 6A State meet), 146-7 (2023 Texas Relays)

Kimble brought home 6A state gold in the shot put with a 45-6.75 after sweeping first at districts, the area meet and regionals. The University of Houston commit has the top javelin mark of the season in Texas — a 146-7 third place javelin finish at the Texas Relays — placed fifth in the UIL 6A Region 3 finals in discus.

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Keonna Otis, Killeen Harker Heights (6A), Sr.

Best event: Shot put, discus

PR: 153-6 (2023 ASU Spring Break Meet), 43-10.75 (2023 UIL 6A State meet)

Otis went out on a high note, withstanding hours of weather delays to finish her high school career at the state meet with a shot put personal best mark that cemented a second place state finish in Class 6A. She also won discus in six meets. After winning the UIL 6A District 12 meet, she placed eight at state.

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Serina Ramirez, Rio Grande City (5A), Sr.

Best event: Shot put, discus

PR: 155-4 (2022 UIL 5A Region 4 meet)

Ramirez placed first in the discus at five meets and won the shot put in eight meets — six consecutive — ending with her final statement on the high school stage: a 5A state shot put championship. The TCU signee and multi-year standout won with a 48-7.75 throw. As a junior, she took fourth in the shot and sixth in the discus and placed in both at state as a sophomore.

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Lauren St. Peters, Aledo (5A), Jr.

Best event: Shot put, discus

PR: 47-5.75 (2023 UIL 5A Region 1 meet), 144-0 (2023 UIL 5A State meet)

Placed fourth in both the 6A discus and shot put state championship. Her personal best in shot (47-5.75) was the fifth best mark in the state in the spring and discus (154-5) was No. 7. placing fourth as a sophomore after winning the UIL 5A Region 1 meet.

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Emma Sralla, Lewisville Marcus (6A), Sr.

Best event: Discus

PR: 193-8 (Jesuit-Shaener Relays)

Stanford signee recorded the best discus mark in Texas this spring by more than 11 feet — a 193-8 at the Jesuit-Shaener Relays in March — and capped her high school career with a 6A state title in the discus, winning at the 6A meet by more than 25 feet.

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Cornelia Watts, Klein Forest (6A), Sr.

Best event: Shot put

PR: 46-4 (2023 Generation Park Invitational)

Threw the sixth best shot put mark in Texas (46-4) across all classifications at the Generation Park Invitational and threw her way through the postseason to the Austin for the 6A state meet. Watts placed eighth in the 6A shot put in Austin with a 42-3.5 final throw.

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Carlie Weiser, Giddings (4A), Sr.

Best event: Shot put, discus

PR: 53-2.25 (2023 Buff Relays), 167-3 (2021 USATF Junior Olympic Championships)

Hands down best thrower in Class 4A, Weiser brought home her third consecutive state titles in discus and shot put. As of early May, the Texas A&M commit had the nation's top high school shot put throw for the season at the Buff Relays in March. The senior's best discus mark — 167-3 — came the summer after her sophomore season.

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Taylor Wiseman, Childress (3A), Soph.

Best event: Discus, shot put

PR: 150-5 (2023 3A UIL State meet), 42-10.5 (2023 UIL 3A State meet)

Brought home a 3A state discus title with a 150-5 personal best throw after strong postseason in which she swept first at the area, regional qualifier and regional finals meets. She placed second in the shot put at state after placing first in the shot in each of the seven meets she competed throughout the season.