{"id":28065,"date":"2024-04-21T22:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bluejays-panthers-poised-to-qualify-for-state-in-jump-and-relay-events\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:19:41","slug":"bluejays-panthers-poised-to-qualify-for-state-in-jump-and-relay-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bluejays-panthers-poised-to-qualify-for-state-in-jump-and-relay-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluejays, Panthers poised to qualify for state in jump and relay events"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Montezuma-Cortez freshman Peyton Perry clears the bar in the high jump at the Ron Keller Invitational in Durango. (Ben Bradley\/Special to the Journal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

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DURANGO \u2013 There are plenty of Montezuma County track and field athletes who are entering the state qualification picture.<\/p>\n

Notably, in the jumps and relays, Mancos and Montezuma-Cortez are poised to send a number of competitors after key performances at the Ron Keller Invitational Saturday in Durango.<\/p>\n

For the Bluejays, sophomore Aysia Mathews placed second overall in the girls triple jump (32 feet, 11\u00bd inches). Her best result in that event is 34-8\u00be, which occurred earlier this month. She is the second-best performer in Class 2A, according to MaxPreps.<\/p>\n

In the girls 400-meter relay, Mathews, Teya Yeomans, Adaline Kearns and Brooke Jabour posted a time of 54.27 seconds, their best time of the season.<\/p>\n

On the boys\u2019 side, Mancos junior Spencer Eschallier improved upon his best high jump and long jump results to inch closer to the top 18 in both events, clearing 5-7 and leaping 19-1\u00be, respectively.<\/p>\n

Montezuma-Cortez also had a strong showing in the girls 1,600-meter relay this past Saturday, posting a time of 4:22.02 \u2013 which was a 14-second improvement.<\/p>\n

As a result, the girls 1,600-meter relay team moved into the top 10 in Class 3A, according to MaxPreps.<\/p>\n

Freshman Tessa Jackson cleared 5 feet in the high jump, while classmate Tatum Endres improved her season-best in the pole vault (7-3) to inch closer to qualifying for state.<\/p>\n

As for the Panther boys, junior Tay Wheat is one of approximately 20 jumpers to have cleared the 20-foot threshold in the long jump, and classmate Houston Hurst (11-3) is right in the mix in the pole vault.<\/p>\n

The Panthers\u2019 boys 1,600-meter relay team clipped off another second from its season best, now down to 3:41, which has them in the hunt.<\/p>\n

Montezuma-Cortez also eyes a return to state in the other sprint relay events like the boys 400-meter relay. The Panthers\u2019 boys 400-meter relay team, which included Wheat and Raul Soto, qualified for state in 2023.<\/p>\n

Mancos will host the annual Bluejay Invitational this upcoming Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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