NMMI Sports Press
ALBUQUERQUE—Senior pole vaulter Eva Gerou took the silver medal Friday at the NMAA Class A-3A State Track & Field Championships at the University of New Mexico Track and Soccer Complex in Albuquerque.
Gerou needed two tries to clear the starting height of 6-foot-6 before clearing the next three intervals on the first attempt. She cleared nine feet on the third go round, but St. Mike’s Jacque Gorman won the event with a best height of 10-foot-6.
Freshman Fidel Mukeh finished sixth in the boys long jump with a distance of 18 feet, 10.75 inches. The winning distance was 21 feet, 9.25 inches by St. Michael’s.
Sophomore Sawyer Hull finished sixth, clearing 5-foot-8 on his third and final attempt, but failing to make 5-foot-10, the winning height.
Senior Emily Spaniel finished eighth in the girls discus throw with a distance of 77 feet, 3 inches on her first toss. Junior Kassandra Carpignano finished 11th with 73 feet, 11 inches.
Senior Ethan Roland qualified for Saturday’s boys 110 meter hurdles final with a time of 19.31 seconds. The top time was 16 seconds. Sophomore Enzi Karuho finished 10th at 21.69 seconds.
In the boys 300 meter hurdles, freshman Miguel Garcia survived the finals cut, finishing eighth with a time of 46.97 seconds. Roland just missed out on Saturday’s finals, finishing ninth with a time of 48.15 seconds.
Garcia and Mukeh were unable to secure spots in the final for the boys 200 meter dash, finishing 12th (24.91 seconds) and 13th (25.14 seconds), respectively.
Junior Mary Kathryn Olvera ran the girls 1600 meter run in 6:57.78 to finish 13th.
The girls 4x800 meter relay team of Gerou, Olvera, junior Isabella Moya and freshman Siany McGhan finished ninth with a time of 11:36.41. The podium was dominated by northern schools and district rival Dexter finished seventh.
The boys 4x800 meter relay team finished eighth in 9:24.26. The team consisted of sophomre Jacob Hayes, sophomore Jonas Pope, junior Jonah Pinon and sophomore Cale Taylor. District rival Ruidoso finished sixth.
The boys 4x200 meter relay team of senior Enrique Almeida, senior Juan Badillo, Mukeh and Garcia finished 13th with a time of 1:43.81.