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District 5-2A track: Distance runs continue to power Plains boys

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SUNDOWN — Long-distance races have been good to Plains this school year.

The Cowboys, who won the boys cross country Class 2A state championship in the fall, rode their distance prowess to a team title at the District 5-2A meet, which concluded Thursday at Slaughter Field.

Jhoan Menjivar led the charge with four gold medals, which included a win as he anchored the 1,600-meter relay to cap Plains' championship. The Cowboys finished with 148 points, besting runner-up New Home (120) and Post (111).

Plains' Jhoan Menjivar finishes the boys 1,600-meter relay at the District 5-2A track meet Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Slaughter Field in Sundown.
Plains' Jhoan Menjivar finishes the boys 1,600-meter relay at the District 5-2A track meet Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Slaughter Field in Sundown.

Menjivar won the long jump Wednesday and returned to win the 400 and 800 events. Plains, which reached state in the 1,600 relay last season, clocked in at three minutes, 27.19 seconds, to earn gold.

The Cowboys ran a 3:30.13 to place eighth at state.

Menjivar led a Plains 1-2-3 finish in the 800, with Rocky Garcia and Jeremiah Gonzales joining him on the podium. They teamed with Adrian Contreras in the 1,600 relay, and Garcia also placed second in the 400. Menjivar and Garcia each competed in the 800 at state last season.

Sawyer Hamilton won the 3,200 on Wednesday and placed second in the 1,600 the following day. Cowboys teammate Christian Sanchez followed in third in the 1,600.

New Home girls earn team title

Led by a pair of relay wins, the New Home girls took the team title Thursday.

MaKenna Johnson anchored all three relays, including the gold-medal 400- and 1,600-meter events. A day earlier, Johnson placed second in the triple jump. Kristen McWhirter placed second in the long jump, third in the 100 and ran on the 400- and 800 relays. The 800 team nabbed bronze.

New Home's MaKenna Johnson competes in the girls 400-meter relay at the District 5-2A track meet Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Slaughter Field in Sundown.
New Home's MaKenna Johnson competes in the girls 400-meter relay at the District 5-2A track meet Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Slaughter Field in Sundown.

Berkley Bass ran on all three relays as well, which accounted for 52 of the Lady Leopards’ 182 points. Tahoka, which won the 800 relay, placed second with 148, and Sundown (82) took third.

Tahoka sophomore Grace Reglin earned three individual golds over the two-day meet, including in the 100 and 200. She won the long jump on the opening day.

Payton Connor added to New Home’s total with gold in the shot put and silver in the discus. Sydney Snell won the 100 hurdles and got second in the 300 hurdles. Kyler Noble was the Lady Leopards’ other event winner, reaching 34-11 in the triple jump.

District 5-2A track and field meet

at Slaughter Field, Sundown

Thursday's events and team totals

Note: Top four in each event advance to the Districts 5/6-2A area meet Thursday at Wink.

BOYS

Team standings: 1. Plains 148; 2. New Home 120; 3. Post 111; 4. Sundown 109; 5. Ropes 67; 6. Seagraves 38; 7. Tahoka 25.

400-meter relay: 1. Sundown 44.75 seconds; 2. Post 44.98; 3. New Home 45.13; 4. Ropes 45.64; 5. Seagraves 46.26; 6. Plains 48.02.

800: 1. Jhoan Menjivar, Plains, 1:56.67; 2. Rocky Garcia, Plains, 2:06.92; 3. Jeremiah Gonzales, Plains, 2:07.31; 4. Samuel Walls, Post, 2:08.01; 5. Jorge Beltran, Seagraves, 2:12.97; 6. Caleb Cook, New Home, 2:17.60.

110 hurdles: 1. Dalek Wyatt, Ropes, 17.33; 2. Nathan McAdams, Sundown, 17.60; 3. Josh Sexton, Ropes, 17.77; 4. James Cypert, Tahoka, 19.48; 5. Marcus Gonzales, Plains, 20.96; 6. Riley Guetersloh, Plains, 20.99.

100: 1. Jayson Martinez, Sundown, 11.37; 2. Julian Munoz, Seagraves, 11.55; 3. Zane Garvin, Tahoka, 11.58; 4. Jackson Raines, New Home, 11.71; 5. Dacian Wilborn, Seagraves, 11.91; 6. Ben Saldivar, Ropes, 11.96.

800 relay: 1. Post 1:33.97; 2. Sundown 1:34.81; 3. Plains 1:35.70; 4. Seagraves 1:36.37; 5. Ropes 1:36.43; 6. New Home 1:38.60.

400: 1. Jhoan Menjivar, Plains, 51.24; 2. Rocky Garcia, Plains, 53.62; 3. Jair Johnston, New Home, 54.26; 4. Hector Cardenas, Seagraves, 55.90; 5. Caden Hawkins, Post, 56.69; 6. Dylan Brown, New Home, 57.48.

300 hurdles: 1. Jace Humphries, Seagraves, 44.02; 2. James Cypert, Tahoka, 44.73; 3. Nathan McAdams, Sundown, 44.90; 4. Colby Cook, New Home, 45.18; 5. Jake Fogerson, New Home, 45.55; 6. Dalek Wyatt, Ropes, 45.62.

200: 1. Nevin Mojica, New Home, 22.96; 2. Ian Vergara, Post, 23.39; 3. Zane Garvin, Tahoka, 23.56; 4. Adrian Contreras, Plains, 23.64; 5. Tyler Vargas, Plains, 24.37; 6. Bridger Brown, New Home, 24.73.

1,600: 1. Koy Torres, Sundown, 4:44.82; 2. Sawyer Hamilton, Plains, 4:50.31; 3. Christian Sanchez, Plains, 4:51.74; 4. Jackson Martinez, New Home, 4:51.96; 5. Xavier Felan, Plains, 4:55.28; 6. Samuel Walls, Post, 5:16.70.

1,600 relay: 1. Plains 3:27.19; 2. Post 3:47.16; 3. Ropes 3:48.17; 4. Sundown 3:49.59; 5. New Home 3:57.57.

GIRLS

Team standings: 1. New Home 182; 2. Tahoka 148; 3. Sundown 82; 4. Ropes 66; 5. Plains 65; 6. Seagraves 49; 7. Post 28.

400 relay: 1. New Home 50.88; 2. Sundown 51.81; 3. Seagraves 52.01; 4. Ropes 52.37; 5. Tahoka 52.74; 6. Post 53.85.

800: 1. Kiley Barrera, Plains, 2:32.22; 2. Lillian Morrissey, Tahoka, 2:40.38; 3. Anaya De La Cruz, Tahoka, 2:48.16; 4. Julia Posadas, Sundown, 2:48.56; 5. Gabby Stice, Tahoka, 2:50.89; 6. Julie Garcia, New Home, 2:52.74.

100 hurdles: 1. Sydney Snell, New Home, 21.96; 2. Bianca Negrete, Seagraves, 22.86; 3. Adriana Garcia, Seagraves, 23.53; 4. C.J. Lane, New Home, 23.65; 5. Karina Lara, Sundown, 24.17; 6. Karlee Riley, Sundown, 24.83.

100: 1. Grace Reglin, Tahoka, 12.84; 2. Heather McNabb, Ropes, 13.07; 3. Kristen McWhirter, New Home, 13.29; 4. Camry Jourden, Sundown, 13.44; 5. Breanna Valles, Seagraves, 13.51; 6. Cambrey Bundy, New Home, 13.63.

800 relay: 1. Tahoka 1:50.39; 2. Sundown 1:50.41; 3. New Home 1:50.51; 4. Plains 1:55.02; 5. Seagraves 1:56.22; 6. Post 2:00.10.

400: 1. Ava Grace Falls, Ropes, 1:02.83; 2. Analley Moreno, Plains, 1:03.96; 3. Sarah Posadas, Sundown, 1:05.27; 4. Kyler Noble, New Home, 1:05.45; 5. Emily Rodgers, Sundown, 1:05.91; 6. Chloe Clay, New Home, 1:08.47.

300 hurdles: 1. Brooklyn Harris, Tahoka, 48.09; 2. Sydney Snell, New Home, 50.28; 3. Zaran Kirkpatrick, Post, 50.35; 4. Kiley Barrera, Plains, 50.76; 5. Mylee Baum, New Home, 50.83; 6. C.J. Lane, New Home, 52.53.

200: 1. Grace Reglin, Tahoka, 26.50; 2. Heather McNabb, Ropes, 26.94; 3. Natalie Urias, Sundown, 27.38; 4. Ariel Hernandez, 27.58; 5. Calgary Due, Tahoka, 28.47; 6. Cambrey Bundy, New Home, 28.82.

1,600: 1. Lillian Morrissey, Tahoka, 5:55.07; 2. Keely Franco, New Home, 6:06.44; 3. Kendal Franco, New Home, 6:28.59; 4. Esperanza Bustamante, Tahoka, 6:34.87; 5. Anaya De La Cruz, Tahoka, 6:38.33; 6. Mari Barrera, Seagraves, 6:42.91.

1,600 relay: 1. New Home 4:18.06; 2. Plains 4:22.57; 3. Sundown 4:23.99; 4. Tahoka 4:26.12; 5. Post 4:41.77; 6. Ropes 4:57.05.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: District 5-2A track: Distance runs continue to power Plains boys