Snowflake opened their track and field season at the Saunders Montague Desert Classic in Queen Creek on Friday. The Lobos traditionally have a powerful track team with many talented individuals on both the boys and girls teams and this year it appears as if they once again have a solid track roster. Thirty-one teams, primarily large schools competed in the meet.
Snowflake’s girls placing in the top ten in their individual events include; Evalyn Perez sixth in the 3200-meter run, with a time of 12:45.02.
Alesyia Barlow was seventh in that same event, with a time of 12:49.61.
Hailee Westover placed second in the high jump. clearing a height of 5 feet 2 inches.
Lily Lundberg was fifth, and Adelin Flake and Nicole Hipps tied for sixth in the event.
Lundberg also placed seventh in the long jump, with a distance of 16 feet 2 inches. In the triple jump, Lundberg finished fourth, covering a distance of 34 feet and 8.5 inches. Ryah Denhalter placed eighth in the event and Adelin Flake was 10th.
The girls placed eighth in the 4 x 400-meter relay, with a time of 4:24.92, and third in the 4 x 800-meter relay, with a finishing time of 10:32.95.
For the boys, Jordan Mowers placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles, with a time of 15.91.
Dallin Hatch was second in the high jump, clearing a height of 6 feet 0 inches. Hatch also placed fourth in the triple jump, with a distance of 41 feet 11.5 inches.
Mason Mortensen was fifth in the pole vault with a height of 13 feet 6 inches.
Gavin Hensley placed ninth in the javelin with a throw of 136 feet 2 inches.
The boys placed seventh in the 4 x 800-meter relay event, with a time of 8:57.86.
