The Pagosa Springs High School Pirate track and field team competed at the Intermountain League Conference meet in Alamosa on Friday, April 24.
Coach Connie O’Donnell emphasizes in an email to The SUN that the meet wasn’t too cold, but it was windy, as she predicted it would be.
The wind was so strong that it blew a folding chair onto the track, which hit Milo Deitemeyer during his run up on the triple jump, mentions O’Donnell. Deitemeyer wasn’t hurt and ended up having a personal best jump afterward.
The Pirate boys placed first in the meet and were crowned Intermountain League champions. Multiple boys finished first in their individual events and received all-conference honors.
“I’m not absolutely sure, but I think the last time that we won the league was in 2007,” wrote O’Donnell. “We were able to spread athletes out into different events to get points and they all performed very well.”
Colton Lucero placed third in the boys’ 100-meter dash with a time of 11.35 seconds. Creede Dozier placed seventh with a time of 11.74 seconds, and Truman Vasek placed 11th with a time of 12.02 seconds.
Lucero placed second in the boys’ 200-meter dash with a time of 23.20 seconds, Johnny Baker placed seventh with a time of 24.07 seconds, and Hudson Mazur placed eighth with a time of 24.13 seconds.
Mazur placed fourth in the boys’ 400-meter dash with a time of 54.61, and Jacob Castaneda placed sixth with a time of 55.25 seconds.
“Our sprinters had another headwind to deal with which really makes it a challenge to lower times,” wrote O’Donnell. “Senior Colton Lucero competed in his first races and performed very well. It is a bummer that he has been recovering from an injury for most of the season, but he is on track to be able to get to a state qualifying time in the two meets that we have left.”
Rylan Ash placed second in the boys’ 800-meter run with a time of two minutes and 8.90 seconds, and Elijah Julian placed eighth with a time of 2:24.71.
Ash placed third in the boys’ 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:45.17, Weston Sweet placed seventh with a time of 5:09.87, Kieran Kurz placed 12th with a time of 5:33.47, and Eli Nehring placed 25th with a time of 6:06.34.
Jeremiah Jones won the boys’ 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.36 seconds, Jaycub Carter got 15th with a time of 19.22 seconds, and Zyan Souza placed 18th with a time of 20.40 seconds.
Jones placed third in the boys’ 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.88 seconds, Carter placed 15th with a time of 48.28, and Souza placed 16th with a time of 49.53 seconds.
“Jeremiah Jones had an exceptional performance at the IML meet,” wrote assistant coach Nik Paniaqua. “He won the 110m Hurdles with a time of 16.35 seconds and secured a 3rd place finish in the 300m Hurdles, setting a personal best time of 42.88 seconds. Jeremiah is consistently lowering his times as the season concludes, and the team is optimistic about his chances of qualifying for the State Meet in both hurdle events.”
The Pirate boys’ 4x200-meter relay team placed fourth with a time of 1:36.09.
The team’s 4x400-meter relay team placed fifth with a time of 3:43.44.
The Pirate boys’ 4x800-meter relay team placed fourth with a time of 9:55.22.
Jones placed third in the boys’ high jump with a jump of 6 feet, 1 inch.
Dozier placed second in the boys’ long jump with a jump of 21-3.75, Jeremiah Dean placed fourth with a jump of 20-6, and Mazur placed sixth with a jump of 19-11.75.
“Creede Dozier and Jeremiah Dean were both able to get their best marks in long jump so far this year,” wrote O’Donnell. “Right now Creede is ranked 9th and Jeremiah is ranked 22nd in the state in 3A. Creede is also ranked 6th in triple jump and tied for 7th in high jump.”
Jones placed first in the boys’ triple jump with a jump of 42-2, Dozier placed second with a jump of 41-7 and Milo Deitemeyer placed fifth with a jump of 39-8.
“Jeremiah Jones was able to get his best jump of the year in triple jump and is ranked 9th in the state in 3A,” wrote O’Donnell. “He is also tied for 2nd in high jump.”
Emile Schneider placed second in the boys’ discus with a throw of 141-5, Aidan Vega placed seventh with a throw of 125-4, and Lincoln Butler placed 28th with a throw of 87-6.
Vega placed 13th in the boys’ shot put with a throw of 36-3.5 and Butler placed 24th with a throw of 33-6.
On the girls’ side, Lexi Campbell placed eighth in the girls’ 100 with a time of 13.61 seconds. Molly Washburn placed 14th with a time of 13.89 seconds. Abigail Foss placed 16th with a time of 13.93 seconds.
Nina Wood placed fifth in the girls’ 200 with a time of 27.75 seconds, Washburn placed 11th with a time of 29.15 seconds, and Ahrianna Martinez placed 15th with a time of 29.57 seconds.
“Molly Washburn is really coming on in the sprints,” wrote O’Donnell. “She was able to get a season best by quite a bit in the 100 and the 200. She was also a significant part of our sprint relays.”
Corinna Galabota placed 12th in the girls’ 400 with a time of 1:08.19. Avery Book placed 15th with a time of 1:10.90.
Lily DeClark placed fourth in the girls’ 800 with a time of 2:41.02.
DeClark placed third in the girls’ 1,600 with a time of 5:52.30, Madi Stretton placed 11th with a time of 6:26.22, and Clara Kurz placed 16th with a time of 6:39.23.
Stretton placed fourth in the girls’ 3,200-meter run with a time of 12:43.64.
Annaliese Hinger placed 16th in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles with a time of 21.41 seconds.
Hinger also placed 15th in the girls’ 300 hurdles with a time of 59.14 seconds.
The Lady Pirate 4x100 team placed third with a time of 52.54.
The Lady Pirate 4x200 team placed third with a time of 1:50.98.
The Lady Pirate 4x400 team placed fifth with a time of 4:47.03.
“Another important piece of our relays is Senior Lexi Campbell,” wrote O’Donnell. “She has been such a great team leader and has taken these younger girls under her wing. She is currently ranked 7th in the state in triple jump.”
Campbell placed second in the girls’ triple jump with a total distance of 33-2.
Veda Deitemeyer placed 10th in the girls’ high jump with a jump of 4-7.
Wood placed ninth in the girls’ long jump with a jump of 14-4.5, and Book placed 10th with a jump of 14-3.75.
Malorie Morton placed third in the girls’ discus with a throw of 102-10. Liana Vega placed seventh with a throw of 86-10.
Morton placed third in the girls’ shot put with a throw of 30-7, and Liana Vega placed sixth with a throw of 28-8.
“Our girls are doing well in the throwing events,” wrote O’Donnell. “Neither Malorie Morton or Liana Vega got personal bests this weekend, but they are both ranked in both events at the state level. Malorie is ranked 11th in discus and 24th in shot. Liana is ranked 16th in shot and 23rd in discus. We are really hoping for some big performances from them in these events over the next couple of weeks.”
The Pirate squads will be back in action on Saturday, May 2, when they host their home meet, the Terry Alley Invitational, beginning at 9 a.m.
“The Terry Alley Invitational is this Saturday,” wrote Paniaqua. “It’s a small meet, but our kids always seem to do well at our home meet with personal bests. We are hosting Dove Creek, Lake City Community School, Moffat, Norwood, Nucla and Sanford. Field events start at 9:00 and running at 11:00.”
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