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New Home girls take title in area track meet

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The New Home girls continued their winning ways by taking the team title at the Districts 5/6-2A area track and field meet Thursday in Wink.

After earning the district championship a week ago, the Lady Leopards surged to the top spot with 156 points. Runner-up Wink totaled 95 points and Tahoka followed with 84.

The top four finishers in each event advance to the Region I-2A meet, which will be held April 28-29 at West Texas A&M.

Payton Conner secured a pair of titles, winning the discus and the shot put. New Home won the 400- and 800-meter relays, coming in second in the 1,600 relay. Sydney Snell added a victory in the 100 hurdles, Chloe Clay the pole vault and Kyler Noble the triple jump.

Wink won the boys team title with 126 points. Plains came in second at 100 and Post third at 90.

Jhoan Menjivar was part of three victories for Plains, winning the 800, 400 and anchoring the winning 1,600 relay team. Mason Wright of Post won the shot put and discus.

New Home's Sydney Snell competes in the girls 100-meter hurdles at the District 5-2A track meet Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Slaughter Field in Sundown.
New Home's Sydney Snell competes in the girls 100-meter hurdles at the District 5-2A track meet Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Slaughter Field in Sundown.

Districts 5/6-2A area track meet

Top four finishers advance to region track meet

BOYS

➤ Team Scores — Wink 126, Plains 100, Post 90, New Home 79, Sundown 64, McCamey 51, Ropes 42, Tahoka 28, Seagraves 24, Fort Hancock 16.

➤ 3,200 Run — 1. Sawyer Hamilton, Plains, 10:28.16; 2. Koy Torres, Sundown, 10;31.10; 3. Juan Montoya, Fort Hancock, 10:37.51; 4. Christian Sanchez, Plains, 10:38.76; 5. Jackson Martinez, New Home, 10:48.57; 6. Armando Munoz, Fort Hancock, 11:27.96.

➤ 400 Relay — 1. Wink (Bryan Wilcox, Ethan Cahill, Kanon Gibson, Kalonji Martin), 44.01; 2. Post, 44.12; 3. New Home, 44.79; 4. McCamey, 44.97; 5. Ropes, 45.12; 6. Sundown, 45.88.

➤ 800 Run — 1. Jhoan Menjivar, Plains, 2:00.17; 2. Jeremiah Gonzales, Plains, 2:03.09; 3. Roque Garcia, Plains, 2:03.25; 4. Samuel Walls, Post, 2:07.98; 5. Armando Munoz, Fort Hancock, 2:24.80; 6. Dylan Soltero, Wink, 2:25.76.

➤ 110 Hurdles — 1. Jordan Tally, Wink, 15.54; 2. Josh Sexton, Ropes,17.58; 3. Dalek Wyatt, Ropes, 17.61; 4. Nathan McAdams, Sundown, 17.66; 5. James Cypert, Tahoka, 18.49; 6. Jayden Tally, Wink, 20.13.

➤ 100 Dash — 1. Zane Garvin, Tahoka, 11.48; 2. Matthew Rosas, McCamey, 11.64; 3. Dacian Wilborn, Seagraves, 11.70; 4. Jackson Raines, New Home, 11.72; 5. Julia Munoz, Seagraves, 11.93; 6. Izaiah Ramirez, Fort Hancock, 11.99.

➤ 800 Relay — 1. Wink (Ethan Cahill, Kalonji Martin, Kanon Gibson, Bryan Wilcox), 1:34.16; 2. Post, 1:34.16; 3. Sundown, 1:35.74; 4. Seagraves, 1:36.44; 5. Plains, 1:38.16; 6. McCamey, 1:43.85.

➤ 400 Dash — 1. Jhoan Menjivar, Plains, 49.55; 2. Jeremiah Salazar, Wink, 51.25; 3. Blake Johnson, Wink, 52.60; 4. Hayden Thomas, Wink, 53.44; 5. Jair Johnston, New Home, 53.47; 6. Izaiah Ramirez, Fort Hancock, 53.90.

➤ 300 Hurdles — 1. Jordan Tally, Wink, 42.68; 2. Jace Humphries, Seagraves, 44.05; 3. James Cypert, Tahoka, 45.61; 4. Nathan McAdams, Sundown, 45.70; 5. Colby Cook, New Home, 45.99; 6. Austin Brooks, McCamey, 49.34.

➤ 200 Dash — 1. Zane Garvin, Tahoka, 23.08; 2. Nevin Mojica, New Home, 23.15; 3. Ian Vergara, Post, 23.39; 4. Matthew Rosas, McCamey, 23.69; 5. Edgar Quinonez, McCamey, 23.82; 6. Ethan Cahill, Wink, 23.96.

➤ 1,600 Run — 1. Koy Torres, Sundown, 4:48.31; 2. Sawyer Hamilton, Plains, 4:56.73; 3. Christian Sanchez, Plains, 5:00.07; 4. Juan Montoya, Fort Hancock, 5:05.82; 5. Jackson Martinez, New Home, 5:11.77; 6. Armando Munoz, Fort Hancock, 5:16.51.

➤ 1,600 Relay — 1. Plains (Roque Garcia, Jeremiah Gonzales, Sawyer Hamilton, Jhoan Menjivar), 3:28.17; 2. Wink, 3:29.37; 3. Sundown, 3:43.05; 4. Post, 3:43.05; 5. Ropes, 3:44.78; 6. McCamey, 3:54.61.

➤ High Jump — 1. Jake Fogerson, New Home, 6-0; 2. Kaden Gray, New Home, 6-0; 3. Landon Nale, Ropes, 5-10; 5. (tie) Briar Miller, Sundown, and Blake Johnson, Wink, 5-6.

➤ Pole Vault — 1. Josh Sexton, Ropes, 14-3; 2. Jonathon Adams, Post, 11-0; 3. Maxx Cole, Post and Bridger Brown, New Home, 10-6; 5. Dylan Soltero, Wink, 10-0; 6. Hayden Thomas, Wink, 7-6.

➤ Long Jump — 1. Matthew Rosas, McCamey, 20-10.5; 2. Edgar Quinonez, McCamey, 20-8.75; 3. Bryan Wilcox, Wink, 20-0.25; 4. Jeremiah Gonzales, Plains, 19-01.75; 5. Jhoan Menjivar, Plains, 19-1.5; 6. Jackson Raines, 19-0.25.

➤ Triple Jump — 1. Kaden Gray, New Home, 42-3; 2. Ian Vergara, Post, 39-9; 3. Jeremiah Salazar, Wink, 39-7.75; 4. Jair Johnston, New Home, 39-4.5; 5. Josh Sexton, Ropes, 38-11.5; 6. Timothy Montoya, Wink, 37-1.75.

➤ Discus — 1. Mason Wright, Post, 149-8; 2. Brody Emert, New Home, 134-2; 3. Hunter Tindol, Sundown, 120-3; 4. Jaxon Rodriguez, Sundown, 119-11; 5. Kanon Gibson, Wink, 114-6; 6. Braden Denton, Wink, 101-9.

➤ Shot Put — 1. Mason Wright, Post, 46-7.75; 2. Allan Gallegos, Plains, 43-10.5; 3. Ethan Turegano, Wink, 40-2; 4. Logan Delgado, Ropes, 39-8; 5. Jesse Putnam, Wink, 38-5.25; 6. Jalen Ramirez, Wink 37-2.

GIRLS

➤ Team Scores — New Home 156, Wink 95, Rahoka 84, Ropes 69, Plains 48, Sundown 43, McCamey 34, Fort Hancock 34, Seagraves 33, Post 16.

➤ 3,200 Run — 1. Lillian Morrissey, Tahoka, 12:50.60; 2. Autumn Smith, Wink, 12:56.66; 3. Michelle Macias, Fort Hancock, 13:35.42; 4. Keely Franco, New Home, 13:47.58; 5. Brisa Hinojos, Fort Hancock, 14:07.69; 6. Mari Barerra, Seagraves, 14:14.47.

➤ 400 Relay — 1. New Home (Kristen McWhirter, Brkley Bass, Morgan Addison, MaKenna Johnson), 50.45; 2. Sundown, 50.63; 3. Ropes, 51.93; 4. Seagraves, 52.25; 5. Wink, 52.63.

➤ 800 Run — 1. Kiley Barrera, Plains, 2:29.42; 2. Marlene Chavarria, Wink, 2:33.58; 3. Autumn Smith, Wink, 2:34.56; 4. Olivia Mosley, McCamey, 2:38.11; 5. Anaya De la Cruz, Tahoka, 2:48.64; 6. Julia Posadas, Sundown, 2:51.01.

➤ 100 Hurdles — 1. Sydney Snell, New Home, 16.95; 2. Carolyn Lane, New Home, 17.76; 3. Bianca Negrete, Seagraves, 17.81; 4. Adriana Garcia, Seagraves, 17.92; 5. Mia Montoya, Wink, 19.13; 6. Audrey Butler, McCamey, 19.64.

➤ 100 Dash — 1. Heather McNabb, Ropes, 12.68; 2. Adriana Barrera, Fort Hancock, 13.09; 3. Kristen McWhirter, New Home, 13.28; 4. Camry Jourden, Sundown, 13.33; 5. Avery Adams, McCamey, 13.83; 6. Alyssa Smith, Wink, 14.60.

➤ 800 Relay — 1. New Home (Kristen McWhirter, Berkley Bass, Morgan Addison, MaKenna Johnson), 1:48.26; 2. Tahoka, 1:48.61; 3. Sundown, 1:49.62; 4. Plains, 1:51.44; 5. Wink, 1:55.04; 6. Fort Hancock, 1:59.87.

➤ 400 Dash — 1. Aizlyn Dewberry, Wink, 1:02.12; 2. Ava Grace Falls, Ropes, 1:04.48; 3. Olivia Mosley, McCamey, 1:05.58; 4. Anallely Moreno, Plains, 1:05.9;; 5. Anna Ross, Wink, 1:07.90; 6. Kyler Noble, New Home, 1:08.92.

➤ 300 Hurdles — 1. Brooklyn Harris, Tahoka, 49.86; 2. Kiley Barrera, Plains, 50.57; 3. Zaran Kirkpatrick, Post, 50.60; 4. Sydney Snell, New Home, 52.75; 5. Mia Montoya, Wink, 58.77; 6. Jayleigh Ditto, Wink, 59.91.

➤ 200 Dash — 1. Grace Reglin, Tahoka, 26.40; 2. Heather McNabb, Ropes, 26.66; 3. Adriana Barrerra, Fort Hancock, 27.03; 4. Ariel Hernandez, Sundown, 27.47; 5. Natalie Urias, Sundown, 27.87; 6. Avery Adams, McCamey, 29.11.

➤ 1,600 Run — 1. Lillian Morrissey, Tahoka, 5:54.67; 2. Marlene Chavarria, Wink, 5:59.52; 3. Keely Franco, New Home, 6:11.61; 4. Michelle Macias, Fort Hancock, 6:19.68.

➤ 1,600 Relay — 1. Wink (Delaney Dodd-Fernandes, Bryn Moya, Autumn Smith, Aizlyn Dewberry), 4:13.58; 2. New Home, 4:17.27; 3. Tahoka, 4:22.29; 4. Plains, 4:23.48; 5. Sundown, 4:26.91.

➤ High Jump — 1. Ava Grace Falls, Ropes, 5-0; 2. Aizlyn Dewberry, Wink, 5-0; 3. Brooklyn Harris, Tahoka, 4-10; 4. Mylee Baum, New Home, 4-6; 5. Ximena Padilla, Wink, 4-4.

➤ Pole Vault — 1. Chloe Clay, New Home, 10-0; 2. Mikah Woodley, Ropes, 7-6; 3. (tie) Calgary Due, Tahoka and Kylee Cook, Ropes, 6-6.

➤ Long Jump — 1. Heath McNabb, Ropes, 16-7.5; 2. Kristen McWhirter, New Home, 16-6.75; 3. Lexy Mijares, Seagraves, 16-3; 4. Avery Adams, McCamey, 15-9.75; 5. Delaney Dodd-Fernandes, Wink, 15-1.75; 6. Anna Ross, Wink, 14-3.

➤ Triple Jump — 1. Kyler Noble, New Home, 34-8.75; 2. Bianca Negrete, Seagraves, 34-4.25; 3. Avery Adams, McCamey, 34-3; 4. MaKenna Johnson, New Home, 34-1.75; 5. Delaney Dodd-Fernandes, Wink, 34-0; 6. Brooklyn Harris, Tahoka, 31-9.5.

➤ Discus — 1. Payton Conner, New Home, 117-1; 2. Nayeli Torres, McCamey, 105-11; 3. (tie) Alessandra Jimenez, Fort Hancock and Justyce Brown, Plains, 100-11; 5. Rylee McDaniel, Post, 91-0; 6. Kalyn Warren, Wink, 79-8.

➤ Shot Put — 1. Payton Conner, New Home, 35-7; 2. Tyara Guerrero, Post, 34-2; 3. Serenity Valdez, Plains, 32-9.75; 4. Sydney Snell, New Home, 31-5.75; 5. Ajah Moss, McCamey, 30-6.5; 6. Taylyn Garduno, Wink, 27-3.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: New Home girls take title in area track meet