By Greg Perkins Competing in the first large invitational meet of the young track season Snowflake finished fifth in the boys’ division and 12th in the girls’ at the Desert Classic meet last Friday in Queen Creek. Queen Creek took top honors for the boys, with Desert Ridge in second place; Basha, third; Gilbert, fourth; and the Lobos, fifth. Skyline won the girls’ team title followed by Queen Creek, Desert Ridge, Show Low and Gilbert. The Lady Lobos scored 15.5 points to finish 12th. In the boys’ 100 meter dash, Tanner Willis placed seventh overall for Snowflake with a time of 11.45, followed by Mason Willis in 20th place; and Login Whitlock, 27th. In the 200 meter dash, Dallin Chapman was 17th in 24.06, followed by Trenton Hatch in 29th place; and Trevor Willis, 49th. In the 400 meter dash, Jordan Gardner was eighth with a time of 54.68; followed by Luke Craun in 12th place; and Ryan Peterson, 50th. In the 800 meter run, Ryan Nichols was 37th with a time of 2:23, followed by Tanner Austin in 38th place; and Bryce Palmer, 47th. In the 1600 meter run, Tanner Austin placed 43rd with a time of 5:30, followed by Ryan Nichols in 44th place. In the 3200 meter run, John Lunt was 21st with a time of 11:17, followed by Austin Rogers in 38th place. Dylan Richards earned team points by placing fourth in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 16.75. In the 300 meter hurdles, Teagan Peterson was 10th in 45.53, followed by Bradley Smith in 23rd place; and Steven Brimhall, 31st. The quartet of Mason Willis, Dallin Chapman, Kurt Wood and Tanner Willis placed seventh in the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 45.03. In the 4×400 meter relay, Luke Craun, Kendal Kay, Jerret Gardner, and Jordan Gardner finished seventh with a time of 3:39. Ben Taylor, Jerret Gardner, John Lunt and Kadyn Davis placed 14th in the 4×800 meter relay with a time of 9:39. In the shot put, Arturo Munoz placed 21st with a toss of 40-03, followed by Zach Solomon in 42nd place; Jacob Patton, 43rd; and Tanner Beatty, 64th. In the discus, Arturo Munoz placed 10th with a throw of 123-00, followed by Hunter Hargrave in 21st place; Justin Webber, 22nd; and Brady Petersen, 30th. Snowflake dominated the high jump event, taking three of the top five places. Dylan Kay was first, clearing 6-08, Jake Hall was second at 6-05 and Kurt Wood finished fifth with a jump of 6-00. Cody Fox tied for 18th. In the pole vault, Calvin Step was seventh at 10-00, followed by Cody Fox in 20th place. In the long jump, Dylan Kay placed fifth with a distance of 20-07, followed by Tanner Willis in sixth place; Kendal Kay, 18th; and Trever Willis, 32nd. In the triple jump, Kendal Kay placed third with a distance of 42-11, followed by Zach Solomon in sixth place; and Tanner Willis, eighth. In the 100 meter dash, Alyssa Uchytil was 36th with a time of 14.91, followed by Megan Webster in 37th place. In the 200 meter dash, Faith Rogers placed 16th with a time of 29.43, followed by Natalya Lyman in 40th place. In the 400 meter run, Elle Flake placed 17th with a time of 1:08, followed by Jaylee Powers in 26th place; and Alyssa Evans, 34th. In the 800 meter run, Alyssa Evans placed 33rd with a time of 3:01, followed by Karlie Ramage in 43rd place. In the 1600 meter run, Brynn Nichols finished 42nd with a time of 7:20. In the 3200 meter run, Halli Wood finished 29th with a time of 15:37. In the 100 meter hurdles, Janessa Elkins placed 25th with a time of 21.00, followed by Marie Kroening in 27th place. In the 300 meter hurdles, Elle Flake placed 23rd with a time of 58.16, followed by Rachel Turley in 24th place. In the 4×100 meter relay, Katilyn Papa, Jaylee Powers, Janessa Elkins, and Bailee Flake placed 10th with a time of 55.66. In the 4×400 meter relay, Faith Rogers, Chloe Lyman, Bailee Flake and Brynn Nichols finished ninth with a time of 4:32. Halli Wood, Brynn Nichols, Alyssa Evans and Britney Brubaker placed 12th in the 4×800 meter relay. In the shot put, Erin Willis placed 19th with a toss of 27-06, followed by Katilyn Papa in 20th place; and Dedra Chapo, 66th. In the discus, Erin Willis placed 29th with a throw of 67-05, followed by Dedra Chapo in 59th place. In the pole vault, Skylee Scott placed third with a height of 8-00, followed by Rachel Turley, who tied for seventh place; and Jaylee Powers, 10th. In the long jump, Emily Ballard placed sixth with a distance of 14-11, followed by Bailee Flake in seventh place; Janessa Elkins, ninth; and Chloe Lyman, 12th. In the triple jump, Chloe Lyman placed eighth with a jump of 31-01, followed by Megan Webster in ninth place; Bailee Flake, 13th; and Erin Willis, 15th.