{"id":28669,"date":"2024-03-11T22:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T22:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/piedra-vista-durango-top-team-competition-at-early-bird-meet\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:36:52","slug":"piedra-vista-durango-top-team-competition-at-early-bird-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/piedra-vista-durango-top-team-competition-at-early-bird-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"Piedra Vista, Durango top team competition at Early Bird Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Bloomfield's Evani Velasquez sprints to the finish line in Heat 8 of the girls 100-meter dash at the Farmington Scorpion Early Bird Track & Field Invitational Saturday at Hutchison Stadium. Velasquez qualified for state with her finish. (Curtis Ray Benally\/Turkeyboy Photography)<\/span>Curtis Ray Benally<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

FARMINGTON \u2013 The high school track and field season got started in a big way last weekend at Farmington High School\u2019s Hutchison Stadium, where more than 20 teams participated in the Farmington Early Bird Meet on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

Bloomfield\u2019s Evani Velasquez had a big day, winning the finals in both the 100- and 200-meter dash races, propelling the Bobcats to second place team in the girls competition.<\/p>\n

Velasquez beat teammate Alivia Waite with the fastest time of the day, racing 100 meters in 12.7 seconds, more than a half-second faster than her nearest rival. Brooke Jabour from Mancos High finished third, and Piedra Vista\u2019s Riley Wilson and Durango\u2019s Juliana McKown rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n

Velasquez was equally dominant in the 200-meter dash, stopping the watch with a time of 25.67 seconds, well ahead of Wilson, who placed ahead of Marlee Mack from Montezuma-Cortez. Jabour finished in fourth place with Vivien Chance from Bayfield completing the top five sprinters.<\/p>\n

Piedra Vista\u2019s girls team won the overall team competition, outscoring Durango by a score of 110.5 to 83. Farmington High finished third overall, with Bloomfield\u2019s girls team taking fourth place.<\/p>\n

The Panthers girls team picked up victories in a pair of relay races at the Early Bird Meet. The grouping of Rachel Rodriguez, Devyn Ericksen, Jordis Fage and Wilson ran past their competition from Durango in the 4-by-100 meter relay event, crossing the finish line in a time of 51.29 seconds.<\/p>\n

The Panthers were equally dominant in the 4-by-200 meter relay event, with Ashlynn Mitchell, Aalysa Estrada, Karissa Loudermilk and Hailee Atchley beating Aztec to the finish line in a time of 1 minute, 58.47 seconds.<\/p>\n

Piedra Vista\u2019s Aurora Gamboa took home individual titles at the Early Bird Meet in both the discus throw and javelin throwing events. Gamboa had a winning discus throw of 107 feet, 11 inches to beat Violet Mazenko and Megan Hutchins from Durango.<\/p>\n

\"Piedra
Piedra Vista's Christopher Rempe clears the bar in the boys pole event during the Farmington Scorpion Early Bird Track & Field Invitational on Saturday at Hutchison Stadium. (Curtis Ray Benally\/Turkeyboy Photography)<\/span>Curtis Ray Benally<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

In the javelin event, Gamboa topped Navajo Prep\u2019s Makayla Yazzie and Farmington\u2019s Amileigh Longhorn with a winning throw of 91 feet, 11 inches.<\/p>\n

In the boys team standings from the Early Bird meet, Durango won the event, topping Bloomfield High School, Piedra Vista High School and Kirtland Central.<\/p>\n

Durango\u2019s William Zahradnik just outran Sincere Tso from Chinle in the 200-meter dash, stopping the time in 24.35 seconds, just one-hundredth of a second ahead of Tso, while Jonah Ritter from Mancos High and George Rascon from Bloomfield mere fractions of a second behind to finish third and fourth, respectively.<\/p>\n

Durango also scored a big win when Charlie Dillman won the 1,600-meter event with a time of 4 minutes, 46.03 seconds, topping Gallup\u2019s Theodore Roundface by more than two seconds. Dathan Esson of Kirtland Central and Durango\u2019s Miles Snow rounded out the top four finishers.<\/p>\n

Piedra Vista\u2019s Spencer Womack took home the individual win in the high jump competition at 6-feet, 2-inches, ahead of Durango\u2019s Mason Miller and Bayfield\u2019s Tanner Neeley.<\/p>\n

Rascon earned a big win in the 100-meter dash for Bloomfield, checking in at 11.5 seconds, just a fifth of a second in front of Durango\u2019s Seb Tripp. Finishing third in the event was Montezuma-Cortez\u2019s Colby McMillian with Miller finishing fourth for the Demons.<\/p>\n

For more information about results from the Early Bird meet, check out the official page<\/a> at nmmilesplit.com.<\/p>\n

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Farmington Early Bird Track Meet Team Results<\/h4>\n

Top 10 girls teams<\/strong>1. Piedra Vista High School 110.50.2. Durango High School 83.3. Farmington High School 64.50.4. Bloomfield High School 44.5. Aztec High School 29.6. Chinle High School 23.7. Montezuma-Cortez High School 22.7. Navajo Prep High School 22.9. Kirtland Central High School 18.10. Dolores High School 9.<\/p>\n

Top 10 boys teams<\/strong>1. Durango High School 103.2. Bloomfield High School 87.3. Piedra Vista High School 69.4. Kirtland Central High School 34.5. Chinle High School 26.6. Laguna-Acoma High School 23.6. Dulce High School 23.8. Bayfield High School 21.9. Montezuma-Cortez High School 19.10. Farmington High School 16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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