Holbrook opened the 2017 track season at the Second Annual Small Schools Invitational held in Chandler on Saturday.
Empire took the boys team title with 65.5 team points followed closely by Snowflake with 63, and American Leadership with 62. Holbrook placed 25th with five team points. The girls team title was also won by Empire with 62 points. Fountain Hills placed second with 60, and Coconino was third with 53. Holbrook did not score a team point at the meet.
In the boys 100 meter dash, Jeff Jones placed 29th with a time of 12.41, Myron Begay was 87th and Deon Brown finished 102nd. In the 200 meter dash, Deon Brown finished 31st with a time of 25.32 and Myron Begay placed 71st. In the 800 meter run Weston Williams placed 68th with a time of 2:32.82. In the 1600 meter run Williams finished 76th with a time of 5:38.29. Hayden Mike placed 95th in the event, then finished 39th in the 3200 meter run with a time of 11:50.01.
In the shot put Zakhari Waits placed 4th overall with a toss of 41-08.75, James Spencer was 48th and Jordan Yellowhorse finished 61st. In the discus Wallace Joe placed 79th with a throw of 65-06.
In the long jump, Dell Parker placed 18th with a distance of 17-02.5 and Myron Begay was 48th with 15-08.75.
In the girls 200 meter run Alicia Tohannie placed 82nd with a time of 34.49 and then finished 73rd in the 400 meter run with a time of 1:23. In the 800 meter run Kiah Demuth placed 15th with a time of 2:47.02.
In the 4 x 800 meter relay the group of Katelyn Keyonnie, Deedra Morris, Patricia Bahe and Kiah Demuth placed 15th with a time of 12:19.15.
In the shot put, Mallory Nelson placed 15th with a toss of 26-01.5, Ariyana Pratt placed 20th with a toss of 25-03, and Crystal Plucker was 54th with 21-07.5. In the discus Mallory Nelson placed 24th with a throw of 56-09 and Brooke Sagnitso was 30th with a distance of 50-02.
