{"id":34198,"date":"2023-05-04T20:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T02:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ignacio-girls-boys-both-third-at-sjbl-track\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:16:36","slug":"ignacio-girls-boys-both-third-at-sjbl-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ignacio-girls-boys-both-third-at-sjbl-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignacio girls, boys both third at SJBL track"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Ignacio's
Ignacio's Maci Barnes blasts through the finish line in the 100-meter dash on Tuesday at the Mancos-hosted 2023 San Juan Basin League Track & Field Championships. Though she ultimately placed second in the race, Barnes won the 200 and 400 to help the Bobcats to a third-place team finish. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

MANCOS \u2013 Tightly paired while completing their first lap in the 1,600-meter run on Tuesday, Corey Gomez and James Martin finished their fourth \u2013 and last \u2013 around Mancos High School\u2019s track even tighter.<\/p>\n

To the Ignacio coaches\u2019 joy, they were still outpacing the pursuit.<\/p>\n

\"Ignacio's
Ignacio's Corey Gomez, left, and James Martin were seeded 1-2 in the 2023 San Juan Basin League Track & Field Championships' boys 1,600-meter run. They finished 1-2 with less than one-tenth of a second separating them at the meet on Tuesday, helping the IHS' boys place third. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Ultimately, the junior Gomez exercised a touch of seniority and beat his freshman teammate across the finish line by only seven-hundredths of a second. Gomez won in 5 minutes, 27.91 seconds, Martin crossed second in 5:27.98 while Dolores\u2019 Aaron Nielson clocked a third-place 5:29.74. The IHS duo earned 18 of the Bobcat boys\u2019 eventual 90 team points at the 2A\/1A San Juan Basin League Track & Field Championships.<\/p>\n

All told, that landed IHS in third place, only three points behind runner-up Mancos. Totaling 85 points, Ouray was a close fourth and Dolores (68) ably filled out the top five, but none came remotely close to Dove Creek\u2019s overwhelming score of 175.<\/p>\n

Also combining for an 18-point take-away, freshmen Lincoln deKay and Zane Pontine went 1-2 (clearing 8 feet, 6 inches and 8-0, respectively) as the only entered pole vaulters. Martin was also runner-up in the 3,200, his 12:31.23 trailing the 12:17.20 of Telluride\u2019s Sean McKillop, and deKay took second in the 110-meter hurdles in 18.17, finishing behind DCHS\u2019 Kade Hankins (16.67).<\/p>\n

\"Ignacio's
Ignacio's John Riepel prepares to release the heavy sphere during the boys' shot put feature on Tuesday at the Mancos-hosted 2023 San Juan Basin League Track & Field Championships. Riepel placed second in the event, helping IHS' boys place third overall. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Kyle Rima earned Ignacio another runner-up result with his 105-03 best discus throw, and the junior also finished fifth in the shot put (32-2.20) with senior John Riepel stepping up to second (36-3.00). Gomez \u2013 who did not join Martin in the 3,200 \u2013 placed fourth in the 800, clocking a 2:24.63. Sophomore Kendrick Nossaman finished fourth in the 400 (56.18).<\/p>\n

The Bobcats\u2019 4\u00d7100 relay (52.26) also scored fourth-place points, while the 4\u00d7200 (1:50.59) came in fifth.<\/p>\n

Freshman Evan Perkins booked IHS\u2019 only sixth-place result; he gutted out the 3,200 in 14:59.62.<\/p>\n

Fortunate to have five uniformed competitors, Ignacio still surged to third in the final girls\u2019 team standings. Led by junior Maci Barnes\u2019 victorious sprints in the 200 (29.08) and 400 (1:04.27), plus her second-place in the 100 (13.96), the IHS girls piled up 96 points and finished behind only Nucla (115) and the meet-hosting Jays (139). DCHS (86) and THS (43) rounded out the top five on a sunny day with an occasional breeze and a temperature in the low 70s.<\/p>\n

Clearing 4-10, freshman Juliann Avila won the high jump title. Junior Lauren deKay cleared 7-06 as an unopposed pole vaulter. Barnes also placed second in the long jump (15-10). Freshman Samantha Riddell did likewise in the 200 (30.92), while Avila took third in both the triple jump (27-07.70) and 300-meter hurdles (54.73), plus fourth in the 100 hurdles (19.11).<\/p>\n

Riddell earned fourth in the high jump (4-05). Junior Kacey Brown placed fifth in the 1,600 (6:36.77), and deKay was fifth at double the distance (16:12.57). Brown also placed fifth in the shot put (21-07) and Riddell ended up sixth in the 100 (15.03) at a meet where no \u2019Cat finished lower than 10th in any one event.<\/p>\n

2023 SJBL Track & Field championships Girls team scores: 1. Mancos 139, 2. Nucla 115, 3. IGNACIO 96, 4. Dove Creek 86, 5. Telluride 43, 6. Dolores 42, 7. Ouray 36.<\/p>\n

Boys team scores: 1. Dove Creek 175, 2. Mancos 93, 3. IGNACIO 90, 4. Ouray 85, 5. Dolores 68, 6. Telluride 40, 7. Nucla 8.<\/p>\n

\"Ignacio's
Ignacio's Kacey Brown throws the discus on Tuesday at the Mancos-hosted 2023 San Juan Basin League Track & Field Championships. With a best mark of 61 feet, 11 inches, Brown placed ninth \u2013 helping the Bobcats to a third-place team finish. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ignacio's
Ignacio's Lincoln deKay, left, clears a barrier during the boys' 110-meter hurdles on Tuesday at the Mancos-hosted 2023 San Juan Basin League Track & Field Championships. deKay placed second, helping the Bobcat boys to a third-place team finish. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ignacio's
Ignacio's Maci Barnes receives congratulations after a successful sprint Tuesday at the Mancos-hosted 2023 San Juan Basin League Track & Field Championships. Barnes won the 200 and 400-meter races and also placed second in the 100. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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