The Winslow High School track teams finished near the middle of the 21-team field of the Blue Ridge Invitational meet held April 10 at Lakeside. The Winslow girls were 10th and the boys were 13th.
The Snowflake boys won their meet by a huge margin 150 points to just 72 for second place Payson. Show Low was third with 62 points. Winslow was 13th with 16 points, just one behind Ganado’s 17 points.
The Show Low girls won their meet with 129 points to 100 for second place Blue Ridge. Winslow finished 10th with 29 points just one ahead of Holbrook and seven behind ninth place Joseph City.
The best individual finish for a Winslow athlete was Austyn Mattox’s second place effort in the 400 meters. He was easily the most productive Winslow boy, adding a fourth place finish in the 200 meters.
Shandiin Armao finished third in the girls’ shot put.
Alicia Chen was fourth in both the 100 and 200 meter races, and was seventh in the 400 meter dash.
The girls’ 4×400 meter relay team was fourth.
The Winslow teams were scheduled to compete in the Cougar Invitational at Show Low last Friday, and will host the Winslow Invitational on Friday, April 24.
