By Greg Perkins Holbrook’s track season officially kicked off last Friday at the Desert Classic in Queen Creek. The teams had somewhat of a practice meet in Winslow on Wednesday, but the Desert Classic was their first large meet. The Lady Roadrunners finished 16th in the 22-team field with six team points, but the Roadrunners did not score. Queen Creek took first in the boys’ division with 87.5 points, edging out Desert Ridge by half a point. Basha was third with 71, Gilbert was fourth with 53 and Snowflake finished fifth with 52. Skyline took the girls’ team title with 128 points. Queen Creek was second with 109, Desert Ridge placed third with 80 and Snowflake finished 12th with 15.5 team points. In the boys’ 100 meter dash, Holbrook’s Wazuri Waits placed 39th with a time of 12.37, followed by Johnathan Dawson in 43rd; and Julian Garcia, 52nd. In the 200 meter dash, Johnathan Dawson was 25th with a time of 24.40, followed by Emmanual Yellowhair in 62nd place. In the 400 meter dash, Johnathan Dawson placed 28th with a time of 57.13. In the 800 meter run, Ariyan Guy was 33rd with a time of 2:20, followed by Diyanni Yazzie in 49th place; and Weston Williams, 53rd. In the 1600 meter run, Ariyan Guy was 36th with a time of 5:19, followed by Weston Williams in 42nd place. In the 3200 meter run, Diyanni Yazzie was 14th with a time of 11:04, followed by Weston Williams in 28th place; and Jaron Woody, 42nd. In the 110 meter hurdles, Kyle Baldwin placed 24th with a time of 21.00. In the 300 meter hurdles, Kyle Baldwin placed 32nd in 52.92. Johnathan Dawson, Jeffery Jones, Julian Garcia, and Wazuri Waits tied for 17th in the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 47.73. In the 4×800 meter relay, Ariyan Guy, Weston Williams, Diyanni Yazzie, and Thurman Yazzie finished 15th with a time of 9:41.36. In the shot put, Carmichael Byjoe was 66th with a throw of 30-08, followed by Nolan Joe in 67th place; Trevor Yazzie, 70th; and Joshua Meeks, 72nd. In the discus, Joshua Meeks placed 47th with a distance of 88-00, followed by Carmichael Byjoe in 51st place; Colton Christensen, 67th; and Joseph Ambrose, 70th. In the long jump, Wazuri Waits placed 12th with a jump of 19-09, followed by Jeffery Jones in 42nd place; and Julian Garcia, 54th. In girls’ events, Darian Hollins placed 15th in the 100 meter dash with a time of 13.82. Dakota Dick finished 12th in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:47, followed by Kiah Demuth in 26th place; and Deedra Morris, 32nd. In the 1600 meter run, Kiah Demuth placed 33rd with a time of 6:38. In the 3200 meter run, Deedra Morris finished 26th with a time of 15:16. In the shot put, Mallory Nelson finished 42nd with a toss of 22-07; followed by Shayna Carlson in 57th place; and Brooke Sagnitso, 63rd. In the discus, Shayna Carlson was 45th with a distance of 55-00; followed by Mallory Nelson in 60th place; and Brooke Sagnitso, 63rd. Darian Hollins earned the team’s only points by placing third in the long jump with a distance of 15-05.5.