A limited number of Pagosa Springs High School Pirate track and field team competed at the Bayfield Invite 2 on March 29.
Coach Connie O’Donnell indicates in an email to The SUN not many competed due to the meet being over spring break.
But, regardless of the numbers, O’Donnell indicates Sienna Rose, Abi Nehring and Colton Lucero stood out, with all three taking first in multiple events.
Rose won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dash events. She ran a time of 13.36 seconds in the 100, 27.57 seconds in the 200 and one minute, 3.8 seconds in the 400.
O’Donnell notes Rose “significantly bettered her time in the 400 meter. She is currently ranked 9th in the event in the state in 3A.”
Nehring took first in both the discus and shot put.
In the discus, Nehring threw a distance of 126 feet, 10 inches. She led in the shot put with a distance of 33-7.50.
“Abi was able to win both throwing events. She is still ranked 1st in the state in 3A for discus. She improved her shot and is now ranked 7th in the state,” O’Donnell wrote. “Abi’s leadership with the rest of the throwers is making a difference too. All of our throwers seem to be improving daily.”
In the discus, Malorie Morton finished second with a throw of 101-6, with Liana Vega taking fifth with a distance of 79-9.
In the shot put, Morton finished third with a distance of 28-2.25 and Vega took eighth with a throw of 25-2.50.
Madisen Stretton competed in the triple jump at the invite, taking eighth with a jump of 24-6.50.
On the boys’ side, Lucero took first in both the 100 and 200, with O’Donnell noting he improved his times in both races.
Lucero ran the 100 in 11.14 seconds and the 200 in 22.93 seconds.
“He improved both his 100 and 200 meter times,” O’Donnell highlights. “He is ranked 5th in the state in the 100 and 11th in the 200.”
Three other Pirates also competed in the 100, with Gavin Carter running a time of 12.12 seconds to finish eighth, Jonathan Rodriguez taking 35th with a time of 13.32 seconds and Connor Kirkham taking 55th with a time of 14.51 seconds.
Four other Pirates competed in the 200. Carter ran a time of 24.78 to finish fourth, Jonathan Baker finished 15th in 25.89 seconds, Rodriguez finished 32nd in 27.89 seconds and Jerry Su finished 3th in 28.49 seconds.
Trevor Faber took 12th in the 400, running a time of 59.19 seconds.
Weston Sweet garnered 10th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:35.71.
Sweet took 14th in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 6:08.74, with Eli Nehring following in 15th in 6:10.80.
Eli Nehring garnered fourth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 13:09.25.
Jeremiah Jones was the sole Pirate to take part in several events.
In the 110-meter hurdles, Jones took second with a time of 17.74 seconds.
“Jeremiah Jones keeps improving his hurdle times,” the coach highlights. “If he can get down into the 16s in the 110 hurdles, there is a good chance that he could make it to state in the event.”
Jones took fourth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.59 seconds.
He also took fourth in the high jump with a height of 6 feet.
With a distance of 37-3.50, Jones took third in the triple jump.
Four Pirates took part in the long jump, with Lucero taking second with a jump of 19-2. Baker took sixth with a distance of 17-2. Vincent Fish followed in ninth with a jump of 16-10.5. Kirkham notched 25th with a jump of 13-10.5.
In discus, Emile Schneider led the Pirates with a throw of 116-0 to take second. Aidan Vega finished fourth with a throw of 106-0. Davian Coss finished 15th with a throw of 67-5.
Schneider took sixth in shot put with a throw of 33-7.00. Vega followed in 10th with a distance of 29-7.75. Lincoln Butler finished 13th with a throw of 28-10.00. Coss notched 20th with a throw of 25-4.00.
This week, the Pirate varsity squad will head to Pueblo for the John Tate Invitational, which is slated to kick off at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 4, weather permitting.
“We are excited to see some different competition on Friday in Pueblo,” O’Donnell wrote. “The meet is at Dutch Clark Stadium which hosted the 3A state track meet for years before the event included all classifications together in Denver. There will still be 2 schools from our conference, Alamosa and Centauri. As excited as we are about the competition, we are a bit worried about the weather.”
According to the National Weather Service, Pueblo is likely to see rain and snow Friday.
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