Snowflake had several track and field athletes qualify for the state championship meet which was held at Mesa Community College over the weekend.

The boys team placed a very respectable fifth overall considering they were going against all the teams in the state. They were the highest finished Division IV school by a wide margin. Red Mountain won the state team title with 58 points. Basha was second, Hamilton, third, Campo Verde, fourth and the Lobos finished fifth with 33 team points.

In order to qualify for this season ending meet athletes had to qualify in the top 18 in their respective events regardless of division.

For the Lobos, senior Ryder Hall won the high jump, clearing the bar at a personal best 6-10 to claim the state championship. He was also a state champion in the triple jump event, covering a distance of 48-07.75. Ryder Hall placed sixth in the 110-meter hurdles prelims with a time of 14.38 but did not run in the finals of the event. Hall finished fourth overall in the long jump with a distance of 23-01.25.

Jacob LaDuke placed second in the 100-meter prelims with a time of 10.26. He did not run in the finals of that event. He also placed 16th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.39.

Conover Pitts placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdle finals with a time of 38.87.

Cody Potter placed 11th in the javelin with a throw of 162-04.

Snowflake finished 13th in the 4×100 meter relay prelims with a time of 41.31. Otto Mills, Conover Pitts, Jacob LaDuke and Gionn Jones ran in the event.

In the 4×400 meter relay, Hayydn Nichols, Seth Lancaster, Conover Pitts and Gionn Jones placed ninth with a time of 3:19.06.

The Lady Lobos placed well down the state championship list in 30th position with 7 team points. North Canyon won the team crown with 56, Canyon View was runner up with 52, Queen Creek had 46, Hamilton had 45 and Chandler was fifth with 44.

Individually, Jayci Ballard placed eighth in the 100-meter hurdle finals with a time of 16.00. She ran a personal best time of 15.10 in the prelims of the event earlier in the day. Ballard finished eighth in the 300-meter hurdle finals with a time of 44.44. She ran another personal best in the prelims with a time of 43.66. The Lobo senior also placed seventh in the long jump with a distance of 17-08.75.

Hailey Jones placed seventh in the 300-meter hurdle finals with a time of 44.24. Her prelim time was a personal best of 43.46.

The 4×100 meter relay team of Emma Brimhall, Rebecca Ballard, Mariah Tingey and Hailey Jones placed seventh with a time of 48.24.

In the 4×400 meter relay, Jayci Ballard, Mariah Tingey, Bryn Kupfer and Hailey Jones combined to place seventh with a time of 3:55.03.

Ranell West placed 15th in the shot put with a toss of 34-07. She finished 10th in the discus with a throw of 117-04.

Mairead Stradling placed 18th in the shot put with a toss of 31-02.

Bryn Kupfer finished 15th in the Javelin with a throw of 103-08. In the high jump she placed 12th clearing a height of 5-03.