NMMI Sports Press
ALBUQUERQUE—The Colts & Lady Colts wrapped up the 2023 track & field season Saturday at the NMAA Class A-3A State Championships in Albuquerque with a few podium finishes – two for senior Ethan Roland and one for freshman Miguel Garcia.
Roland qualified for the boys 110 meter hurdles final with a seventh place finish on Friday and then improved by one spot to capture sixth place and make the podium with a time of 18.55 seconds. The winner from St. Mike’s finished in 15.41 seconds.
Roland was all smiles after his race, congratulating his competitors and letting out a celebratory yell as he realized he had made the podium.
Roland capped off his high school track & field career with a fourth-place tie in the boys pole vault, clearing nine feet with relative ease before missing three attempts at 9.5. The winner from Socorro cleared 12 feet.
Garcia made the boys 300 meter hurdles final with a time of 46.97 seconds, a full 1.5 seconds behind seventh place, but the freshman stepped up for Saturday’s final, improving by two spots for a sixth-place podium finish with a time of 46.24 seconds.
Garcia also participated in the boys triple jump, but missed out on the finals.
The Colts finished the meet in 16th place out of 21 teams with 6.5 points.
On the Lady Colts side, junior Isabella Moya finished 14th in the girls 3200 meter run (14:54.77) and junior Mary Kathryn Olvera finished 11th in the girls 800 meter run (2:50.95).
Senior Emily spaniel finished eighth in the girls shot put, starting the preliminary round with a foul before tossing the shot 27 feet, 6 inches to grab the final spot in the eight-competitor final.
The Lady Colts scored 5 points and finished in 19th place out of 23 teams.