Competing at the first large invitational of the season, Snowflake’s track teams both fared well at the Desert Classic Invitational held at Queen Creek High School last Friday. The boys’ team placed fourth and the girls’ team was ninth in the 19-team field.

Individually, the Lobos had several top level performances.

In the boys’ 100 meter dash, Drew Schneider placed second with a time of 11.54, Tanner Willis was fifth and Brenton Ballard, 11th.

In the 200 meter dash, Dallin Chapman placed 19th in 24.90 and Gerson Diaz was 40th.

In the 400 meter dash, Jordan Gardner finished fifth with a time of 52.75, Luke Craun was 19th, David Krouse, 20th, and Zach Solomon, 36th.

In the 800 meter run, John Lunt placed 10th with a time of 2:15.97 and Kaydn Davis was 14th.

In the 1600 meter run, Kaydn Davis finished 14th with a time of 5:14, Daylon Flake was 36th and Tanner Austin, 40th.

In the 3200 meter run, John Lunt placed fifth with a time of 10:56 and Tanner Austin was 35th.

In the 110 meter hurdles, Dylan Richards placed 17th with a time of 18.40.

In the 300 meter hurdles, Brenton Ballard placed third with a time of 42.31 and Dylan Richards was 15th.

The quartet of Brenton Ballard, Tanner Willis, Kendal Kay and Drew Schneider placed sixth in the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 45.06.

Jordan Gardner, Zach Solomon, David Krouse and Teagan Peterson finished 11th in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 3:47.

In the 4×800 meter relay, Kaydn Davis, Daylon Flake, Jordan Gardner and John Lunt placed fourth with a time of 9:13.

In field events, Eldon McCray placed fifth in the shot put with a toss of 45-03, Justin Webber was 29th, Brady Petersen, 33rd, and Tristan Richards, 48th.

In the discus, Alec Solomon was second with a throw of 133-06, Tristan Richards was 28th, Justin Webber, 30th, and Brady Petersen, 36th.

In the high jump, Dillan Kay placed second, clearing 6-02, Keagan Bjorn was third and Jake Hall tied for 10th place.

In the pole vault, Luke Craun was 14th, clearing 8-06, and Gerson Diaz was 16th.

In the long jump, Brenton Ballard was third with a distance of 20-02, Tanner Willis was 10th and Kendal Kay, 15th.

In the triple jump, Eldon McCray placed 18th, covering a distance of 33-03.

In the girls’ 100 meter dash, Sydney Olsen placed seventh with a time of 13.51 and Macie Rawlins was 21st.

In the 200 meter dash, Kadi Johnson placed 16th in 29.03 and Katilyn Papa was 34th.

In the 400 meter dash, Lilly Perkins finished 20th with a time of 1:10, Megan Webster was 22nd and Madison Chapman, 29th.

In the 800 meter run, Brynn Nichols placed 20th with a time of 2:52.

In the 1600 meter run, Britney Brubaker was 21st with a time of 6:47 and Kristine Kjaer was 28th.

In the 3200 meter run, Kambry Craner finished 31st with a time of 15:06.

In the 100 meter hurdles, Alexis Shumway placed 12th with a time of 19.09.

In the 300 meter hurdles, Alexis Shumway finished seventh with a time of 53.51 and Rachel Turley was 20th.

The foursome of Sydney Olson, Kadi Johnson, Skylee Scott and Macie Rawlins placed fifth in the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 53.44.

Skylee Scott, Lilly Perkins, Megan Webster and Alexis Shumway placed 12th in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 4:43.

In the 4×800 meter relay, Britney Brubaker, Kristine Kjaer, Kambry Craner and Brynn Nichols placed 15th with a time of 12:47.

In the shot put, Shelby Reidhead was 18th with a toss of 25-10, Erin Willis was 19th and Kendri Nicholus, 36th.

In the discus, Shelby Reidhead placed 13th with a throw of 79-01, Kendri Nicholus was 35th and Erin Willis, 37th.

In the high jump, Shelby Reidhead placed 13th, clearing a height of 4-06, and Madison Chapman and Macie Rawlins tied for 16th.

In the pole vault, Skylee Scott took second, getting over 8-00, and Lilly Perkins tied for fourth.

In the long jump, Kadi Johnson placed sixth with a distance of 14-03.5, Skylee Scott was seventh just half-inch behind her and Katilyn Papa was 10th.

In the triple jump, Sydney Olson took the top spot with a distance of 35-08.