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Competing against several of Southwest Colorado\u2019s finest teams at the Pine River Invitational in Bayfield on April 14, the Montezuma-Cortez High School boys and girls track teams performed as well as they have all season.<\/p>\n
Leading the way for the girls was junior Aryelle Wright, who showcased unrivaled speed during first-place finishes in the 100-meter dash (13.14), 200-meter dash (26.52), and 400-meter dash (1:00.05).<\/p>\n
Also scoring a top-overall finish for the Lady Panthers was junior Morgan Short, who placed first in the long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 9 inches). Short also finished fifth in the 200-meter dash (27.85) and eighth in the 400-meter dash (1:05.61).<\/p>\n
Among the top distance runners for M-CHS were freshman Ridley Dennison, who crossed the line third in the 3200-meter run (14:20.97), and juniors Carmen Navarro and Mandy McAfee, who placed seventh (7:01.80) and eighth (7:10.04) in the 1600-meter run, respectively.<\/p>\n
Freshmen hurdlers Devon McHenry and Cassandra McCully turned in solid performances as McHenry placed eighth in the 100-meter hurdles (18.67) and 10th in the high jump (4 feet, 2 inches), and McCully finished ninth in the 300-meter hurdles (56.30).<\/p>\n
The M-CHS girls team finished fifth overall in the meet\u2019s 12-team field with 76 points. Alamosa High School finished first with 196 points.<\/p>\n
The boys were led by senior Jasen Engel, who looked fresh after playing two baseball games the day before. He finished second in the 100-meter dash (11.54) and third in the 200-meter dash (23.75).<\/p>\n
Also scoring two Top 5 finishes in individual events was sophomore Titus Jackson, who came in second in the 300-meter hurdles (44.96) and fourth in the 110-meter hurdles (17.73) while racing against tough competition.<\/p>\n
Junior Cordell Baer placed fourth in the triple jump (39 feet, 1\u00bd inches), and senior Sonny Boren finished fifth in the 200-meter dash (23.91). Senior Austin Foxworth crossed the line seventh in the 110-meter hurdles (19.37) and the 300-meter hurdles (48.26).<\/p>\n
Freshman John Whyte led M-CHS in the distance event with an eighth-place finish in the 3200-meter run (12:03.85) and a ninth-place finish in the 1600-meter run (5:24.11). Sophomore Tyler Cutrone also enjoyed a solid day with a ninth-place finish in the 400-meter dash (54.88).<\/p>\n
Senior Trey Yarbrough and freshman Trenton Bagge rounded out the Panthers\u2019 Top 10 finishers with 10th-place finishes in the 200-meter dash (24.45) and the 300-meter hurdles (48.89).<\/p>\n
M-CHS finished fourth in the 12-team meet, which was won by Bayfield High School with 159 points.<\/p>\n
Next up for both M-CHS track teams will be the Ron Keller Invitational in Durango on April 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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