Vixens grab early lead in 2A state track

ALBUQUERQUE — Fort Sumner got its bid for an 11th consecutive small-school girls state track title off to a solid start on Friday, grabbing a four-point lead over Logan after three events in Class 2A state competition at the University of New Mexico.

The Vixens have 13 points to nine for the Lady Longhorns. Meantime, Elida’s squads are both second after the first day.

Fort Sumner posted a pair of second-place finishes, with senior Kylie Joiner throwing 97 feet, 11 inches in discus and freshman Teghan Copeland posting a time of 5 minutes, 40.42 seconds in the 1,600. Dora’s Nanie Fait was (94-1) and the Vixens’ Rae-anne Williamson (91-5) were 3-4 behind Joiner.

In Class 1A, Elida had 13 points to 18 for Springer, with Melrose tied for for third with seven points and Floyd fifth with 6. Melrose freshman Nataley Mondragon won long jump at 15-10 with Floyd senior Ch’ree Essary (15-0 3/4) second, while Elida 8th-grader Alyssa Bargas took first in the 1,600 at 5:54.35.

Senior Andrea Loera gave Texico five points, placing second in discus at 104-8.

For the boys, Elida has 17 points to 22 for Reserve, with Melrose tied for fifth with 9. Junior Kaull Burton accounted for more than half of the Tigers’ tallies, placing second in pole vault (11-6) and fourth in long ump (19-11), while freshman Wesley Poling was fourth (11-0) in pole vault.

Melrose junior Jared Lee won the 1A boys 3,200 in 10:36.76, with Elida freshman Emmit Falcon second (11:23.60).

Fort Sumner sophomore earned a third in 2A discus (121-0), while Texico’s Mason Golden was second in the event in Class 3A, throwing 121-10.

FRIDAY'S STATE RESULTS

At Albuquerque

Boys

Class 3A

Team standings: 1. Laguna Acoma 16; 2. Dexter 12; 3. Santa Fe Prep 11 1/2; 4. Santa Rosa 10; 5. Cottonwood and Loving 7; 7. (tie) Texico and Tucumcari 5; 9. Pecos 4 1/2; 10. (tie) Estancia and Eunice 3; 12. Academy Tech 2; 13. (tie) Capitan and Clayton 1.

Field events

Long jump: 1. Keiran Freeman, Cottonwood 21-4 3/4; 2. Sam Sparks, Santa Fe Prep 20-7 1/4; 3. Gustavo Macias, Dexter 20-5 1/2; 4. Stephen Sanchez, Santa Rosa 20-3 3/4; 5. Gabe Lopez, Academy Tech 19-10; 6. David Morales, Dexter 19-4.

Discus: 1. Sam Cooksey, Loving 135-10; 2. Mason Golden, Texico 121-10; 3. Cameron Sanchez, Laguna Acoma 121-1; 4. Isaiah Valverde, Tucumcari 120-4; 5. Antonio Norton, Tucumcari 116-9; 6. Jaime Munoz, Dexter 111-8.

High jump: 1. Andrew Corley, Laguna Acoma 6-0; 2. (tie) Patrick Boyd, Santa Fe Prep and Carlos Cordova, Pecos 6-0; 4. Brandyn Miller, Eunice 5-10; 5. Sam Sparks, Santa Fe Prep 5-10; 6. Price Bowen, Capitan 5-10.

Pole vault: 1. Stephen Sanchez, Santa Rosa 13-0; 2. Cesar Montano, Laguna Acoma 12-6; 3. Gustavo Macias, Dexter 11-6; 4. Brian Walker, Estancia 11-0; 5. Ray Downs, Dexter 10-6; 6. Dustin Poling, Clayton 9-6.

Class 2A

Team standings: 1. Hagerman 22; 2. Lordsburg 14; 3. Cloudcroft 12; 4. (tie) Jal and Logan 10; 6. (four-way tie) Cliff, Fort Sumner, Mesa Vista and Tatum 4; 10. Mountainair 3; 11. Magdalena 1.

Field events

High jump: 1. Tyson Hughes, Cloudcroft 6-2; 2. Jonathan Hammons, Jal 5-10; 3. Julio Viscaino, Tatum 5-10; 4. Greg Cuevas, Lordsburg 5-8; 5. Xane Hill, Lordsburg 5-8; 6. Osbaldo Najera, Hagerman 5-8.

Discus: 1. Logan Franklin, Hagerman 128-0; 2. Fernando Saenz, Hagerman 126-5; 3. Cory Terrell, Fort Sumner 121-0; 4. Jerome Earle, Logan 120-7; 5. Cedric Havea, Cloudcroft 115-9; 6. Chris Herrera, Hagerman 113-0.

Long jump: 1. Joe Gonzales, Lordsburg 20-7 3/4; 2. Jonathan Hammons, Jal 20-2; 3. Frankie Ortiz, Mesa Vista 20-1; 4. Nathan Toddy, Cloudcroft 19-7; 5. Raymond Saucedo, Lordsburg 19-7; 6. Osbaldo Najera, Hagerman 18-7 1/2.

Pole vault: 1. Steven Coronado, Logan 13-0; 2. Logan Franklin, Hagerman 12-0; 3. Brett Perry, Cliff 11-6; 4. Jason Padilla, Mountainair 11-0; 5. Riley Hestand, Hagerman 10-6; 6. Dyson Stephens, Magdalena 10-6.

Class 1A

Team standings: 1. Reserve 22; 2. Elida 17; 3. Quemado 14; 4. Cimarron 11; 5. (tie) Carrizozo and Melrose 9; 7. Springer 8; 8. (tie) New Mexico School for the Deaf and San Jon 7; 10. (three-way tie) Corona, Hondo and Maxwell 1.

Field events

Discus: 1. Deven Thompson, New Mexico School for the Deaf 127-9; 2. Dominic Ickes, Cimarron 127-9; 3. Detrick Autrey, Carrizozo 123-0; 4. Wade Cauzza, Quemado 111-2; 5. Diego Maestas, Springer 96-1; 6. Connor Cox, Corona 85-9.

Long jump: 1. Joseph Benavidez, San Jon 20-7; 2. Garrison Ventura, Carrizozo 20-3 1/2; 3. IsiacJohnston, Reserve 19-11 1/2; 4. Kaul Burton, Elida 19-11; 5. Carson Fraze, Melrose 19-6 1/2; 6. B.J. Williams, Reserve 18-8.

Pole vault: 1. Oran Pierson, Quemado 13-0; 2. Kaull Burton, Elida 11-6; 3. Wesley Poling, Elida 10-6; 4. Owen Burton, Springer 9-6.

High jump: 1. Brenden Goetz, Reserve 6-2; 2. Ben Fletcher, Reserve, 6-2; 3. A.J. Lackey, Quemado 6-2; 4. Isaiah Garcia, Springer 6-0-; 5. B.J. Williams, Reserve 6-0; 6. Kotlen Riggs, Maxwell 5-8.

Track events

3,200: 1. Jared Lee, Melrose 10:36.76; 2. Emmit Falcon, Elida 11:23.60; 3. Shane Rinde, Cimarron 11:35.45; 4. Austin McCormick, Reserve 11:35.72; 5. Jonathon Gonzales, Cimarron 12:10.09; 6. Tommy Lucero, Hondo 12:37.11.

Girls

Class 3A

Team standings: 1. Estancia 12; 2. Santa Rosa 9; 3. (three-way tie) Cottonwood Classical, Eunice and Laguna Acoma 7; 6. (tie) Desert Academy and Texico 5; 8. Tularosa 4; 9. Crownpoint 3; 10. (tie) Academy Tech and Tularosa 4; 12. (three-way tie) Loving, Pecos and Santa Fe Prep 1.

Field events

Long jump: 1. Priscilla Padilla, Estancia 16-11 1/4; 2. Mikayla Garnand, Santa Rosa 16-10 1/4; 3. Elyse Chavez, Santa Rosa 16-4; 4. Bea Lowe, Desert Academy 16-0; 5. Lilia Noger-Onstot, Academy Tech 15-10 1/2; 6. Erica Proudfoot, Loving 15-9 3/4.

Discus: 1. Kyla Colborn, Eunice 108-8; 2. Andrea Loera, Texico 104-8; 3. Sierra Montoya, Tularosa 96-10; 4. Mya Belen, Crownpoint 96-3; 5. Mariah Gia, Zuni 90-9; 6. Reyna Perez, Pecos 87-4.

Track events

1,600: 1. Terri Dailey, Laguna Acoma 5:38.20; 2. Jaimey Fastnacht, Estancia 5:38.48; 3. Rhylyn Jones, Cottonwood 5:38.49; 4. Ariel Pena, Cottonwood 5:46.83; 5. Lia Kane, Desert Academy 5:50.35; 6. Chelsea Griscom, Santa Fe Prep 5:52.94.

Class 2A

Team standings: 1. Fort Sumner 13; 2. Logan 9; 3. (tie) Mora and Questa 7; 5. Gateway Christian 6; 6. (three-way tie) Cloudcroft, Dora and Escalante 4; 9. (tie) Hagerman and Jal 3; 11. (tie) Mountainair and Tatum 2; 13. (tie) Magdalena and Penasco 1.

Field events

Long jump: 1. Helena Padilla, Questa 16-7 1/2; 2. Megyn Balok, Gateway Christian 16-4 3/4; 3. Hailey Whitaker, Escalante 16-4; 4. Danica Abeyta, Jal 16-1 1/4; 5. Cassidy Cordova, Logan 15-9 3/4; 6. Savanna Fox, Gateway Christian 15-4.

Discus: 1. Harlie Roach, Logan 113-3; 2. Kylie Joiner, Fort Sumner 97-11; 3. Nanie Fait, Dora 94-1; 4. Rae-Anne Williamson, Fort Sumner 91-5; 5. Celeste Jimenez, Tatum 91-3; 6. Desirae Zamora, Magdalena 90-1.

Track events

1,600: 1. Natalia Murrujo, Mora 5:37.81; 2. Teghan Copeland, Fort Sumner 5:40.42; 3. Makayla Moberly, Cloudcroft 5:40.45; 4. Cerria Lucero, Hagerman 5:51.48; 5. Aliyah Padilla, Mountainair 5:59.52; 6. Carly Gonzales, Penasco 6:01.78.

Class 1A

Team standings: 1. Springer 18; 2. Elida 13; 3. (tie) Carrizozo and Melrose 7; 5. Floyd 6; 6. New Mexico School for the Deaf 5; 7. Roy 4; 8. Hondo 3; 9. Coronado 2; 10. Quemado 1.

Field events

Long jump: 1. Nataley Mondragon, Melrose 15-10; 2. Ch’ree Essary, Floyd 15-0 3/4; 3. Suntana Zamora, Carrizozo 15-0 1/2; 4. Michelle Finkbone, Springber 14-6 1/4; 5. Madison Ferguson, Elida 14-1 1/2; 6. Danielle Blake, Springer 13-11 3/4.

Discus: 1. Alicia Arias, Springer 101-2; 2. Janell Miller, New Mexico School for the Deaf 92-6; 3.l Taylor Epps, Elida 89-9; 4. Hannah Venture, Carrizozo 86-1; 5. Katy Scott, Springer 83-5; 6. Samantha Bryant Quemado 79-11.

Track events

1,600: 1. Alyssa Bargas, Elida 5:54.35; 2. Hannah Burton, Springer 5:54.43; 3. Riley Clavel, Roy 6:05.64; 4. Joyce Cooper, Hondo 6:08.06; 5. Sol Vigil, Coronado 6:08.80; 6. Brycie Payne, Floyd 6:26.65.