Snowflake traveled to Chandler on Saturday to compete in the Al Nelson Track Invitational, named in honor of the recently passed Coach Nelson. After pretty much dominating the local meet season, this gave Snowflake a chance to see how they stacked up against southern area teams. They did well in that account.
The boys’ team placed second with 125.5 points, behind first place Casteel with 144. Ironwood Ridge was third with 99, followed by Valley Christian with 89. The Lobos girls’ team wasn’t fazed by the change in teams as they easily won the team title scoring 179.5 points, well ahead of second place Casteel, which had 97. Valley Christian was third with 55.
In the boys 100 meter, Layton Hoopes was 11th; and Luke Patterson finished 35th.
In the 200 meter, Brigden Turley placed 31st; Terren Green, 40th; and Luke Patterson, 42nd.
In the 400 meter, Dallin Hipps was 13th; Ryan Kay, 14th; Tanner Austin, 23rd; and Scott Bloomfield, 41st.
In the 800 meter, Ryan Kay placed second; Kaden Clark, seventh; Tanner Austin, 10th; and Scott Bloomfield, 17th.
In the 1600 meter, Keaton Flake finished fourth; Hunter Hall, 44th; Joshua Solomon, 48th; and Manassah Flake, 56th.
In the 3200 meter, Heber Espinoza Gonnie was 15th; Daniel Peterson, 19th; and Kaden Clark, 23rd.
In the 110 meter hurdles finals, Braden Weech placed second; and Jake Hall was fourth; Zac Bloomfield finished 29th in the prelims of that event.
In the 300 meter hurdles, Braden Weech was second; Jake Hall, third; and Zac Bloomfield, 31st.
In the 4×100 meter relay, the foursome of Brigden Turley, Dylan Kay, Braden Weech and Layton Hoopes finished sixth.
In the 4×400 meter, Braden Weech, Dallin Hipps, Tanner Austin and Ryan Kay finished fourth.
In the 4×800 meter relay, Keaton Flake, Tanner Austin, Scott Bloomfield and Ryan Kay placed first with a time of 8:38.37.
In the shot put, Bradly Ruiz was eighth; Jordan Patton, 11th; Kevin Ruiz, 31st; and Anthony Gabaldon, 41st.
In the discus, Garret Wood placed fifth; Brennen Beatty, 19th; Kevin Ruiz, 21st; and Anthony Gabaldon, 38th.
In the high jump, the Lobos placed four athletes in the top five. Dylan Kay won the event clearing 6-08; Jake Hall was second with 6-06; Nathan Kay, third with 6-04; and Hallin Hipps finished fifth with 6-00.
In the pole vault, Benjamin Lara placed third; Payson Stepp, fourth; and Joshua Solomon and Hayden Flake tied for 13th.
In the long jump, Dylan Kay took first with a jump of 21-00.25; Nathan Kay was ninth; Layton Hoopes, 13th; and Jared Fusselman, 14th.
In the triple jump, Jake Hall placed second; Jaren Fusselman was seventh; and Dallin Hipps finished ninth.
In the girls 100 meter, Brettleigh Wilson was 17th; and Caitlyn King 21st.
In the 200 meter, Wilson finished 19th; Aubree Cardon, 20th; and King, 23rd.
In the 400 meter, Caitlyn King placed 10th.
In the 800 meter, Mignon Ritz was second; Hannah Nichols, 15th; and Maggie Shumway, 19th.
In the 1600 meter, Mignon Ritz placed first with a time of 5:36.80; Halli Wood was 16th; Hannah Whitman, 34th; and Ciara DeSpain, 36th.
In the 3200 meter, Sarah Birtcher was fifth; Hannah Nichols, eighth; and Maggie Shumway, 14th.
In the 100 meter hurdles, Elaine Zook was third; Chloe Lyman, 10th; and Aubree Cardon, 24th.
In the 300 meter hurdles, Faith Rogers was third; Elaine Zook, fourth; Chloe Lyman, sixth; and Aubree Cardon, 16th.
In the 4×100 meter relay, Faith Rogers, Elaine Zook, Brettleigh Wilson and Chloe Lyman placed fourth.
In the 4×400 meter relay, Rogers Lyman, Zook and Bailee Flake finished second.
In the 4×800 meter relay, Halli Wood, Bailee Flake, Hannah Nichols and Mignon Ritz finished first with a time of 10:33.57.
In the shot put, Alyssa Brinkerhoff placed first with a toss of 33-07l; Erin Willis was second; Marquisha Nez, sixth; and Camaria Reidhead, seventh.
In the discus, Erin Willis took first place with a throw of 104-00; Camaria Reidhead was 10th; and Marquisha Nez finished 15th.
In the javelin, Jessica Neff placed first with a distance of 120-00; Katlyn Papa was a close second place with 119-09; Camaria Reihead was 13th; and Marquisha Nez finished 14th.
In the high jump, Erin Willis placed first clearing a height of 5-00; Emily Ballard was second; Rebecca Gresko, fifth; and Emily Shumway, 11th.
In the pole vault, Jaylee Powers was sixth; Natalya Lyman, seventh, Janie Tenney, ninth; and Emily Shumway, 11th.
In the long jump, Reagan Olson placed second; Emily Ballard, fourth; and Trystan Hancock, 10th.
In the triple jump, Reagan Olson placed first with a distance of 35-06.5; Bailee Flake was second; and Trystan Hancock placed third.
