Snowflake swept both the men’s and women’s divisions at the Blue Ridge Invitational meet held on Thursday. The Lady Lobos crushed the competition scoring 229.5 team points. Show Low was a distant second with 106 followed by Winslow with 43 and St. Johns with 41.5. Snowflake’s boys’ team also won convincingly with 157 team points. Show Low was second with 74.83, Round Valley was third with 67.33, Westwood was fourth with 67 and Payson rounded out the top five with 66.83.
Twenty-two teams competed in the meet.
Individually Snowflake had multiple event winners and high placers in respective events.
In the boys 100-meter, Jacob LaDuke was first with a time of 11.00. Otto Mills placed third, Mason Raban was14th and Jarrett Bjornn was 20th.
In the 200-meter, Snowflake claimed the top four spots. Jacob LaDuke won the event with a time of 22.01. Ryder Hall was second, Conover Pitts was third and Otto Mills finished fourth.
In the 400-meter, Gionn Jones placed first with a time of 48.78. Otto Mills was ninth, Carter Rogers was 11th and Kaige Webb finished 37th.
In the 800-meter, Scott Brinton placed 28th with a time of 2:27.79. Logan Jones was 36th.
In the 1600-meter, John Young finished 12th with a time of 5:13.02. Talmage Flake was 23rd, Logan Jones was 26th, and Eli Hargrave was 29th.
In the 3200-meter, John Young finished sixth with a time of 11:51.38, Dean Rhoton was 19th and Eli Hargrave placed 20th.
In the 110-meter hurdles, Seth Lancaster placed third with a time of 16.49, Colter Willis was eighth and Eli Willis placed 16th.
In the 300-meter hurdles, Conover Pitts took the top spot with a time of 39.41. Seth Lancaster was fourth and Colter Willis 10th.
Conover Pitts, Ryder Hall, Gionn Jones, and Jacob LaDuke combined to win the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 41.72.
In the 4×400 meter relay, Conover Pitts, Ryder Hall, Jacob LaDuke and Gionn Jones finished first with a time of 3:18.13.
In the 4×800 meter relay, Snowflake finished fifth. John Young, Brayden Bentley, Scott Brinton and Ricky Santos finished with a time of 9:22.97.
In the shot put, Ziggy Ulberg placed 20th with a toss of 35-08.5. Jaxon Reidhead was 21st, McCoy Norton was 24th and Omar Martin finished 36th.
In the discus, Jaxon Reidhead placed sixth with a distance of 113-09, Ziggy Ulberg was 12th, Jack Hatch 14th and Calvin Hansen finished 24th.
In the javelin, Colter Willis placed second with a throw of 130-09. Calvin Hansen was sixth, Dawson Neff was 19th and Kody Burk placed 25th.
In the high jump, Rhett Hipps placed sixth, clearing a height of 5-08. Calvin Hansen was seventh, Eli Willis was 11th and Graham Rogers finished 17th.
In the pole vault, Seth Lancaster placed third clearing the bar at 13-00. Hayydn Nichols was fifth, Greg Wegleitner was eighth, and Benjamin Davis placed 17th.
In the long jump, Eli Willis took first place with a jump of 19-11.75. Beck Johnson was fifth, Jacob VanVleet was 10th and Graham Rogers 35th.
In the triple jump, Rhett Hipps placed fourth, covering a distance of 39-05.25. Jacob VanVleet was fifth, Jhett Udall was 12th and Emmett Hancock was 14th.
The Lady Lobos controlled most of the events they were in.
In the 100-meter dash, Hailey Jones placed first with a time of 12.64. Emma Brimhall was third, Rebecca Ballard was fifth and Olivia Mowers 19th.
In the 200-meter, Rebecca Ballard was second in 27.34. Emma Brimhall was third, Oliva Mowers was seventh and Aubree Denhalter placed 15th.
In the 400-meter, Aubrey Denhalter placed second with a time of 1:03.97. Kimee Johnson was fifth, Kinzie Flake was sixth and Macy Hansen was ninth.
In the 800-meter, Avie Brimhall placed 14th with a time of 2:52.65. Hadley Flake finished 19th.
In the 1600-meter, Mallory Caldwell placed ninth with a time of 6:14.07, Grace Prestwich was 12th and Brielle Reidhead placed 30th.
In the 100-meter hurdles, Snowflake took the top three spots. Jayci Ballard was first with a time of 16.22, Bryn Kupfer was second and Mariah Tingey finished third. Brooklyn Davis placed 10th.
In the 300-meter hurdles, Jayci Ballard collected the double, placing first with a time of 44.25. Hailey Jones was second, and Mariah Tingley 6th.
In the 4×100 meter relay, Emma Brimhall, Rebecca Ballard, Mariah Tingey and Hailey Jones placed first with a time of 48.37.
In the 4×400 meter relay, Jayci Ballard, Aubree Denhalter, Byrn Kupfer and Hailey Jones placed first with a time of 4:04.05.
In the 4×800 meter relay, Kimee Johnson, Grace Prestwich, Mallory Caldwell and Hadley Flake placed second with a time of 11:18.63.
In the shot put, Ranell West placed third with a toss of 33-04, Mairead Stradling was fourth, Ryah Denhalter was fifth and Josie Clare placed seventh.
In the discus, Ranell West took first place with a distance of 128-05. Klaire Reidhead was fourth, Rebekah Frost was fifth and Moira Stradling was 11th.
In the javelin, Ranell West also placed first with a throw of 115-04, Ryah Denhalter was sixth, Ada Farnsworth was 10th, and Emree Powers was 25th.
In the high jump, Bryn Kupfer took first place with a height of 5-04. Aubree Denhalter was ninth and Macy Hansen finished 10th.
In the pole vault, Amry Cardon took first place clearing the bar at 9-00. Leisl Shumway was sixth, Josie Clare 10th and Brielle Reidhead both finished tied for 10th.
In the long jump, Jayci Ballard took first with a distance of 17-06.75. Ryah Denhalter was third, Addie Martin was fourth and Julia Greer placed 15th.
In the triple jump, Bryn Kupfer placed second, covering a distance of 33-03.5. Rebecca Ballard was fourth and Brooklyn Davis finished 11th.
Snowflake will next compete at the fifth annual Bubba Nielsen Meet hosted by Payson on Friday.
