The Pagosa Springs High School (PSHS) Pirate track and field team competed at the Thunder-Storm Invitational in Pueblo on Saturday, April 11.
The meet was held at Colorado State University Pueblo, but was cut short due to severe weather after lightning caused the cancellation of some events.
“A number of athletes were unable to finish the 200m dash, girls’ long jump, and boys’ triple jump, bringing an abrupt end to an otherwise competitive day,” said assistant coach Nik Paniagua.
The Lady Pirates placed 19th out of the 27 schools that competed with 15 points, and the Pirate boys placed third out of the 24 schools that competed with 46 points.
On the girls’ side, Abigail Foss finished 22nd in the girls’ 100-meter dash with a time of 14.02 seconds. Molly Washburn placed 25th with a season-best time of 14.09 seconds, and Ahrianna Martinez placed 35th with a time of 14.36 seconds.
Nina Wood placed 10th in the girls’ 200-meter dash with a time of 28.63 seconds, Foss placed 13th with a personal-best time of 28.96 seconds, and Martinez placed 27th with a time of 30.94 seconds.
Lily DeClark placed 12th in the girls’ 800-meter run with a personal best time of two minutes, 43.07 seconds.
Madi Stretton placed 10th in the girls’ 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:54.86 and DeClark placed 15th with a personal best time of 6:01.55.
Stretton placed fourth in the girls’ 3,200-meter run with a time of 12:39.68 seconds.
According to distance coach Tim Taylor, Stretton moved into No. 4 all time at PSHS with her performance in the 3,200 and seventh all time at PSHS with her time in the 1,600.
Washburn, Wood, Martinez and Foss placed sixth in the girls’ 4x100-meter relay with a season-best time of 53.05 seconds.
Washburn, Wood, Martinez and Foss placed fifth in the girls’ 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1:53.51.
Stretton placed 20th in the girls’ triple jump with a total distance of 27 feet, 5 inches.
Liana Vega placed seventh in the girls’ shot put with a throw of 32-1. Malorie Morton placed eighth with a throw of 30-7, and Paisley Lister placed 26th with a throw of 25-4.
Lister placed 10th in the girls’ discus with a throw of 74-9.
On the boys’ side, Johnny Baker finished ninth in the boys’ 100 with a personal-best time of 11.82 seconds. Alex Pacheco placed 14th with a season-best time of 11.93 seconds.
Weston Sweet placed 16th in the boys’ 800 with a personal-best time of 2:15.15 and Eli Nehring placed 46th with a time of 2:39.54.
Rylan Ash placed fourth in the boys’ 1,600 with a personal-best time of 4:43.55. Sweet placed 19th with a personal-best time of 5:09.33. Nehring placed 45th with a season-best time of 5:49.60.
“This year Weston has a focus not seen previously, and his work ethic is clearly paying dividends in his races,” Taylor said. “He’s poised to run under 5 minutes in the 1,600.”
Ash won the boys’ 3,200 with a time of 9:58.45.
Ash outlasted two racers from Salida and became just the second boy in Pagosa Springs history to break 10 minutes in the boys’ 3,200, according to Taylor.
“Rylan has devoted himself to excelling in the team’s daily workouts, and this dedication has accentuated his performances in recent meets,” Taylor said. “On Saturday, he executed the race plan explicitly and thus was able to outrun some very talented and more experienced competitors in the 3,200 race.”
Jeremiah Jones placed fifth in the boys’ 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.41 seconds.
Jones also placed fourth in the boys’ 300-meter hurdles, logging a time of 43.37 seconds.
Creede Dozier, Hudson Mazur, Baker and Pacheco placed fifth in the boys’ 4x100 with a time of 45.12 seconds.
Baker, Pacheco, Mazur and Gage Sams placed sixth in the boys’ 4x200 with a time of 1:35.90.
Sams placed fifth in the boys’ high jump with a jump of 6 feet, and Jones placed sixth, also with a jump of 6 feet.
Mazur placed 12th in the boys’ long jump with a jump of 19-5.75. Baker placed 51st with a jump of 14-9.
Aidan Vega placed 22nd in the boys’ shot put with a throw of 36 feet. Emile Schneider placed 41st with a throw of 32-7.
Schneider placed second in the boys’ discus with a throw of 144-01, and Aidan Vega placed 12th with a throw of 115-3.
The athletes will head to Durango next, where they will compete at the Ron Keller Invitational on Saturday, April 18, beginning at 10 a.m.
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