Elijah Velasquez, shown here in the 110 m hurdles, made the final of the 300 m hurdles, finishing in a time of 42.86 seconds. Photo by Blake Wood
Eighth grader Jazmine Tuning qualified for State in the high jump with a leap of 5′ 0″. Photo by Blake Wood
James Beauparlant completes the handoff to anchor Kevin Maresca in the 4×100 m relay. Photo by Blake WoodSPORTS News:
The LAHS Boys and Girls Track & Field teams posted a number of new state qualifying marks at the Harper Invitational, held Friday and Saturday at Albuquerque Academy.
For the Boys, Hayden Walker qualified for State in the 1600 m, with a time of 4:29.5, and Macklin Cunico improved his State qualifying javelin mark with a throw of 160′ 6″.
For the Girls, Zoe Hemez qualified for State in the 3200 m with a time of 12:15.0. Emily Mercer qualified in the 300 m hurdles with a time of 48.73 seconds.
Eighth grader Jazmine Tuning qualified in the high jump by clearing 5′ 0″. The 4×400 relay of Emily Mercer, Talia Dreicer, Sienna Ahlers, and Elena Abeyta qualified with a time of 4:11.9. Talia Dreicer improved her qualifying time in the 1600 with a time of 4:19.8.
Liz Lockhart improved her qualifying mark in the triple jump with a leap of 35′ 8 1/4″. Sydney Schoonover improved her qualifying mark in the high jump by clearing 5′ 2″. The 4×100 m relay of Elena Abeyta, Emily Mercer, Claire Ticknor, and Celeste Levy improved their qualifying mark with a time of 50.06 seconds.
Full results can be found here.
Zoe Hemez and Morgan Apperson in the 3200 m. Hemez qualified for State with a time of 12:15.0. Photo by Blake Wood
Liz Lockhart improved her State qualifying mark in the triple jump with a mark of 35′ 8 1/4″. Photo by Blake Wood
Chris Buntain ran away from the pack in his heat of the 1600 m to post a big PR time of 4:40.25. Photo by Blake Wood
Sophia Galvez placed second overall in the 3200 m, running another qualifying mark with a time of 11:52.3. Photo by Blake Wood
Talia Dreicer improved her State qualifying mark in the 1600 m with a time of 5:19.8, which is one of the top-10 all-time LAHS girls 1600 marks. Photo by Blake Wood