Two Pagosa Springs High School track and field records were broken at the 30-team John Tate Steel City Fast Track Invitational on April 4 in Pueblo.
Abi Nehring, coach Connie O’Donnell highlights in an email to The SUN, set a new record in discus with a throw of 138 feet, 6 inches.
“The old record belonged to Keena Murphy set in 2017” O’Donnell notes, adding Nehring “is still ranked first in the state right now. The second ranked throw in the state is 12 feet shorter.”
Colton Lucero broke the school record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.96 seconds.
“The old record belonged to Jason Schutz in 2002,” the coach wrote. “I feel like it’s a pretty big deal when you break a 23 year old record. Colton is ranked 2nd in the state. Colton ran a great 200 also, but the wind by that time was pretty significant and so his time will not count for qualifying.”
In addition to setting records, the Pirate track and field team also notched 17 top-five finishes at the meet.
Nehring finished first in the discus with her throw, with Malorie Morton following in second with a throw of 107-1.
Nehring also took first in the discus with a distance of 33-6, with Morton taking 11th with a throw of 27-2.
Lucero’s record-setting time earned him second in the 100 on the day. Tommy Nigro finished 22nd with a time of 11.93 seconds. Gavin Carter took 26th with a time of 12.07 seconds.
Lucero finished first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.72 seconds. Nigro took 12th in 24.89 seconds, followed by Carter in 13th with a time of 25.03 seconds.
In the girls’ 100, Sienna Rose took second in 13.22 seconds. Lexi Campbell finished in seventh with a time of 13.52 seconds, and Rylie Carr finished ninth in 13.59 seconds.
Carr took third in the girls’ 200 with a time of 28.07. Campbell finished sixth in 28.68 seconds, and Molly Washburn finished 10th in 29.56 seconds.
Rose claimed the top spot in the girls’ 400-meter dash with a time of one minute, 3.48 seconds.
Jeremiah Dean took 19th in the boys’ 400 with a time of 57.34 seconds.
Honestye Sweet finished 18th in the girls’ 800-meter run with a time of 3:06.84, and took 12th in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 6:49.05.
Connor Thomas took 10th in the boys’ 800 with a time of 2:19.71. He also took ninth in the 1,600, running a time of 5:14.43, and Eli Nehring finished 29th with a time of 5:59.99.
Eli Nehring finished 10th in the boys’ 3,200-meter run with a time of 12:49.98.
Eden Connor finished 15th in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles in 20.56 seconds, and 19th in the 300-meter hurdles in 1:01.30.
Jeremiah Jones was the top Pirate in the boys’ 110-meter hurdles, finishing 10th overall with a time of 18.12 seconds. Tristan Frame took 19th in 48.46 seconds. Jaxten Schiel finished 20th in 21.99 seconds.
Jones took fourth in the boys’ 300 hurdles with a time of 45.56 seconds. Schiel followed in 13th with a time of 48.46 seconds. Frame ran a time of 52.29 seconds to take 20th.
The Lady Pirate relay team of Rose, Washburn, Campbell and Carr finished sixth in the girls’ 4x100-meter relay with a time of 52.93 seconds.
The Pirate relay team of Lucero, Carter, Creede Dozier and Nigro finished third in the boys’ 4x100, running a time of 44.08 seconds.
Both relay teams improved their time, O’Donnell highlights, with the girls ranked 15th in the state and the boys ranked fourth.
Carr took fourth in the girls’ high jump with a height of 4-8.
Dozier took third in the boys’ high jump with a height of 6-2, and Jones followed in fourth at 6-0.
Dozier won the boys’ long jump with a distance of 21-0.25. Dean finished 15th with a distance of 18-5.
Dozier took second in the boys’ triple jump with a distance of 40-9. Jones took eighth with a distance of 37-4.
“Creede Dozier had a decent day in the jumps,” O’Donnell wrote, highlighting, “His best event of the day was the long jump. He jumped into the wind to get a 21’0.25” mark. He is currently ranked 2nd in the event.”
Campbell finished third in the girls’ triple jump with a distance of 32-2.
Emile Schneider threw a personal best in the boys’ discus, according to the coach, and is now ranked 12th in the state.
Schneider earned that ranking with a throw of 128-3, which landed him in second.
Aidan Vega finished 17th with a throw of 97-4.
This week, the Pirates will be back in action in Pueblo, this time for a meet at Colorado State University Pueblo.
Action is set to begin at 9 a.m.
“We have another trip to Pueblo on Saturday. With an early morning departure and late return, it sure does make for a long day,” O’Donnell notes. “It will be really fun to compete at the Thunderbowl, CSU Pueblo’s facility. It’s a really nice facility and has hosted NCAA division 2 track championships in the past. There are 32 teams scheduled to compete. We hope to continue improving our times and marks.”
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