Holbrook’s track athletes competed in two last-chance track meets this past week hoping to achieve qualifying standards to be eligible for the Division 4 championships held this coming weekend at Red Mountain High School in Mesa.
The first of these two meets was at the Snowflake Last Chance Meet held on Wednesday.
In girls’ events:
In the 100-meter dash, Kaelina Shepard was 16th, with a time of 13.95. Maxi Bauriedl was 23rd; Nikol Gombos, 41st; and Felicity Pizell finished 60th.
In the 200-meter dash, Kaelina Shepard was 16th, with a time of 29.08. Felicity Pizell placed 35th; Alexis Gene was 52nd; and Keira Brown finished 53rd.
In the 400-meter dash, Kelly Hill placed second overall, with a time of 1:02.83. Felicity Pizell was 34th; Keira Brown, 35th; and Alexis Gene was 36th.
In the 800-meter run, Kelly Hill again placed second overall, with a time of 2:25.09. Raelle Yazzie was 14th; Sara Billy, 18th; and Grace Hardy placed 19th.
In the 300-meter hurdles, Maeevah Belin placed 23rd, with a time of 1:01.02.
Holbrook’s 4×800-meter relay team consisting of Kelly Hill, Raelle Yazzie, Sara Brown and Grace Hardy placed second, with a time of 10:43.69.
In the discus, Nikol Gombos placed 10th, with a throw of 81-04. Amber Masayesa was 25th; and Mackenzie Chee finished 34th.
In the shot put, Maxi Bauriedl was 13th, with a toss of 26-10.
In the boys’ events:
In the 100-meter dash, Darnell Nez placed 19th, with a time of 12.06. Jeshua Kal-el was 21st, and William Kinds finished 38th.
In the 200-meter dash, Jeshua Kal-el placed 23rd, with a time of 25.50. Maven Begay was 25th; Reid Nez, 34th; and William Kinds placed 46th.
In the 400-meter dash, Reid Nez placed 10th, with a time of 56.12. Trevor Taylor was 21st; Maven Begay, 39th; and Sam Francisco finished 47th.
In the 800-meter run, Leyton Tom placed eighth, with a time of 2:06.96. Kenneth Nez was 12th and Trevor Taylor finished 21st.
In the 1600-meter run, Ian Masayesva placed fourth, with a time of 4:48.45. Leyton Tom was fifth and Tristen Attakai finished 22nd.
In the 3200-meter run, Masayesva finished second, overall, with a time of 10:33.77. Kenneth Nez was third and Tristen Attakai finished 24th.
In the 300-meter hurdles, Tristan Cowboy placed fifth, with a time of 44.09. Loren David finished 13th.
Holbrook’s 4×100-meter relay team placed eighth, with a time of 47.28.
The 4×400-meter relay team finished fourth, with a time of 3:41.82.
The 4×800-meter relay team placed third, with a time of 8:46.56.
In the high jump, Tristan Cowboy placed fifth, clearing a height of 5-10. Dominick Gombos placed eighth.
In the long jump, Maven Begay placed 43rd, with a distance of 15-04. Darnell Nez finished 50th.
In the discus, Darius Wiles placed 14th, with a throw of 105-08. Gage Jones placed 45th.
In the shot put, Mauricio Baca placed ninth overall, with a toss of 40-01. Benji Ikelang placed 31st; Noland McCabe was 40th,; and Gage Jones finished 45th.
Holbrook took a smaller group of athletes to the Queen Creek East Valley Qualifier Meet on Friday for one final shot to qualify.
In girl’s events:
In the 100-meter dash, Kaelina Shepard was 21st, with a time of 14.28. Nikol Gombos placed 46th and Felicity Pizell was 52nd.
In the 200-meter dash, Shepard was 19th, with a time of 29.76 and Pizell finished 39th.
In the 400-meter dash, Kelly Hill placed sixth, with a time of 1:03.48. Grace Hardy was 17th.
In the 800-meter run, Kelly placed first overall, with a time of 2:29.93. Sara Billy was 11th and Raelle Yazzie finished 12th.
In the 300-meter hurdles, Mareevah Belin was 23rd, with a time of 1.04.39.
The 4×800-meter relay team of Hill, Billy, Yazzie, and Hardy placed second overall with a time of 10:39.80.
In the high jump, Maxi Bauriedl placed eighth, with a height of 4-02.
In the discus, Nikol Gombos finished 10th, with a throw of 85-09.
In the boy’s events:
In the 100-meter dash, Dominick Gombos placed 33rd, with a time of 12.33. Jeshua Kal-el was 34th and Darnell Nez finished 37th.
In the 200-meter dash, Jeshua Kal-el was 22nd, with a time of 25.06. Dominick Gombos placed 28th and Reid Nez was 29th.
In the 400-meter dash, Darius Wiles placed 26th, with a time of 55.52. Reid Nez was 33rd and Sam Francisco finished 34th.
In the 800-meter run, Leyton Tom placed 15th, with a time of 2:13.31. Trevor Taylor was 18th and Kenneth Nez finished 22nd.
In the 1600-meter run, Ian Masayesva placed eighth, with a time of 4:55.33. Leyton Tom was 15th and Kenneth Nez placed 22nd.
In the 3200-meter run, Ian Masayesva placed second overall, with a time of 10:50.25. Tristen Attakai was 15th.
In the 300-meter hurdles, Tristan Cowboy placed seventh, with a time of 44.23. Loren David finished 20th.
Holbrook’s 4×100-meter relay team placed 11th with a time of 46.88.
The 4×400-meter relay team was eight, with a time of 3:45.69.
The 4×800-meter relay team placed fifth, with a time of 8:45.37.
In the high jump, Tristan Cowboy placed eighth, clearing a height of 5-08. Dominick Gombos finished 10th.
In the long jump, Darnell Nez placed 19th, with a distance of 18-05.
In the shot put, Mauricio Baca placed 10th, with a toss of 40-05.
Kelly Hill has qualified for the divisional meet this weekend in the 400-meter run and the 800-meter run, and as part of the 4×800-meter relay team.
Raelley Yazzie, Sara Billy, and Grace Hardy have also qualified for that 4×800-meter relay team.
Kenneth Nez, Darius Wiles, Sam Francisco and Leyton Tom have qualified as the 4×800-meter relay team. Dominick Gombos has qualified in the high jump. Tristen Cowboy has qualified in both the high jump and the 300-meter hurdles. Mauricio Baca has qualified in the shot put.
