Snowflake’s track teams were at Perry High School on Friday to compete in the Puma Rise and Shine Invitational meet. Forty-five teams, mostly larger schools, participated. Despite the higher level of competition, both Lobos teams performed well. The boys team finished fourth overall and the girls team placed third overall at the highly competitive meet.
In the boys 100-meter dash, Jacob LaDuke placed third with a time of 10.90. Christian Smith finished 12th with a time of 11.07. Otto Mills was 39th.
In the 200-meter, LaDuke finished second overall with a time of 21.96. Christian Smith was 16th and Otto Mills placed 35th.
In the 400-meter, Eli Willis placed 31st with a time of 53.98.
In the 1600-meter, John Young placed 42nd with a time of 4:57.74. Scott Brinton was 75th and Eli Hargrave finished 83rd.
In the 3200-meter, Talmage Flake finished 46th with a time of 11:47.57. Grayson Wells was 68th.
In the 110-meter hurdles, Conover Pitts placed sixth with a time of 15.70. Seth Lancaster was 10th.
In the 300-meter hurdles, Pitts placed second with a personal best time of 39.05. Seth Lancaster finished fourth.
In the shot put, Jaxon Reidhead placed 25th with a toss of 39-09.5. Ziggy Ulberg was 32nd and Kael Birdno placed 56th.
In the discus, Reidhead placed 34th with a throw of 110-00. Kael Birdno placed 47th.
In the javelin, Cody Potter finished third with a distance of 161-03. Colter Willis was 19th and Eli Willis placed 27th.
In the high jump, Hayydn Nichols and Rhett Hipps tied for 19th, clearing the bar at a height of 5-06.
In the pole vault, Seth Lancaster finished second, getting up and over 13-06 for a personal best. Hayydn Nichols finished sixth.
In the long jump, Eli Willis was 16th with a jump of 21-00.5. Colter Willis placed 23rd.
In the triple jump, Ryder Hall captured first place with a personal best distance of 48-11.5. Cody Potter was 16th and Rhett Hipps finished 20th.
In the girls 100-meter, Emma Brimhall placed 12th with a time of 12.76. Mariah Tingey was 28th.
In the 200-meter, Rebecca Ballard placed 18th with a time of 26.75. Emma Brimhall was 26th and Aubree Denhalter finished 50th.
In the 400-meter, Hailey Jones finished fourth with a time of 59.11. Kinzie Flake was 24th and Aubree Denhalter finished 52nd.
In the 800-meter, Grace Prestwich placed 30th with a time of 2:39.15. Alaina Johnson finished 77th.
In the 1600-meter, Grace Prestwich finished 22nd with a time of 5:58.57. Brielle Reidhead was 60th.
In the 100-meter hurdles, Jayci Ballard finished third with a time of 15.65. Bryn Kupfer was sixth and Mariah Tingey was close behind her in seventh.
In the 300-meter hurdles, Ballard placed third with a time of 44.48. Hailey Jones placed fourth and Brooklyn Davis finished eighth.
Snowflake placed fourth in the 4×100 meter relay team with a time of 48.78. They were second in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 4:00.52.
In the shot put, Mairead Stradling placed fourth with a toss of 35-06. Ranell West was fifth and Josie Clare placed 10th.
In the discus, Ranell West took first place with a throw of 128-04. Mairead Stradling was 22nd.
In the javelin, Bryn Kupfer placed third with a distance of 112-02. Ranell West finished fifth and Emree Mowers was 24th.
In the high jump, Bryn Kupfer placed third clearing the bar at a height of 5-02. Josie Clare and Aubree Denhalter tied for 10th.
In the pole vault, Amry Cardon placed 10th with a height of 9-06.
In the long jump, Jayci Ballard placed sixth with a jump of 17-04. Addie Martin was 22nd and Aubree Denhalter finished 37th.
In the triple jump, Rebecca Ballard placed 12th covering a distance of 32-07. Amry Cardon was 26th and Addie Martin placed 30th.
Snowflake will be back in the Valley on Friday to compete in the Shaun Hardt True Grit Invitational hosted by Queen Creek High School. They will host their Snowflake Last Chance Invitational meet the following Wednesday.