Girl’s Track and Field Top 10 Times and Distances: Week 3

The third week of the track and field season resulted in nine city best times and marks at the Jim Omohundro Invitational at Eastwood, the Irvin Invitational and the SISD Invitational.

Top performances include:

Chapin senior Morgan Little ran a personal best 24.78 in the 200 and set a personal best long jump mark of 18-feet, 10 inches at the Irvin Invitational.

Eastwood sophomore Adelynn Rodriguez ran a personal best 2:18.80 in the 800 at the Jim Omohundro Invitational at Eastwood.

Franklin freshman Emily Orr ran a personal best 11:20.73 in the 3,200 at the Jim Omohundro Invitational at Eastwood.

Chapin senior Samahdi Foster set a personal best in the 100 and 300 hurdles, racing to a 15.37 and 44.50 at the Irvin Invitational.

For the second straight week, the Franklin 1,600-meter relay team of Samaya Scranton, Sofia Camacho, Thiaxi Melendez Cepeda and Amanda Sotelo improved on its city best time, finishing in 4:02.80 at the Jim Omohundro Invitational at Eastwood.

Eastlake senior Kiana Woodson improved her dicuss mark throwing it 117 feet, 7 inches to set another personal best at the SISD Invitiational.

Eastlake junior Sarah Dovenbarger set a personal best 11-0 in the pole vault. She is now tied with Franklin’s Amelia Stuart for city best.

For complete results of the Jim Omohundro Invitational at Eastwood, click here –  https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/491320/results.

For complete results of the SISD Invitational, click here –  https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/494467/results.

For complete results of the Irvin Invitational, click here – https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/488054/results.

This week’s schedule is as follows:

SISD Invitational: March 3-4 at the SAC. Hanks, Parkland, Riverside, Ysleta, Americas, Anthony, Chapin, Coronado, Eastlake, El Dorado, Harmony, Horizon, Montwood, Mountain View, Pebble Hills, Socorro.

Cathedral/Loretto Invitational: March 3-4. Del Valle, Andress, Austin, Bowie, Cathedral, Canutillo, Clint, El Paso, Franklin, Irvin, Jefferson, Loretto.

Here the top 10 track and field female athletes in each track and field event after week 3:

Chapin senior Morgan Little set a personal best long jump mark of 18-feet, 10 inches at the Irvin Invitational. She also leads the city in the triple jump.

Field Events

Shot put: 1, Iyanna Jackson, Franklin, 36-feet, 5 inches; 2, Kiana Woodson, Eastlake, 35-2; 3, La O Samoa Talolo, Coronado, 34-9; 4, Delanie Harrison, Burges, 34-2; 5, Nahtasha Poplar, Eastlake, 33-9; 6, Vianae Gonzalez, Socorro, 33-8.5; 7, Brianna Villalobos, El Dorado, 33-4; 8, Akeelia Nelson, El Dorado, 32-8; 9, Samantha Medina, Mt. View, 32-6; 10, Megan Becker, Pebble Hills, 31-10.

Discus: 1, Kiana Woodson, Eastlake, 117-feet, 7 inches; 2, Samantha Medina, Mt. View, 109-11; 3, Teresa Carreon, Chapin, 103-3; 4, Delanie Harrison, Burges, 101-01; 5, Zoey Fernandez, Eastwood, 99-9; 6, Brianna Villalobos, El Dorado, 99-6; 7, Breckyn Wiebe, Franklin, 96-3; 8, Vanneaya Nieves, Eastlake, 95-0; 9, La O Samoa Talolo, Coronado, 94-7; 10, Destiny Gonzalez, Socorro, 92-1.

High jump: 1, Kayla Phillip, Andress, 5-feet, 4 inches; 2, Alyssa McBain, Eastwood, 5-1; 2, Kaira Jospeh, Eastwood, 5-1; 4, Erika Salinas, Franklin, 5-0; 5, Anaiz Ferris, Hanks, 4-10; 5, Kylie Quinto, Andress, 4-10; 5, Angela Chavez, Eastwood, 4-10; 5, Cleo Naranjo, Americas, 4-10; 9, Ajah Walker, San Elizario, 4-8; 9, Audrina Gonzalez, El Dorado, 4-8; 9, Samahdi Foster, Chapin,4-8; 9, Jessica Gaucin, El Paso, 4-8; 9, Jocelyn Odiott, El Dorado, 4-8; 9, Marissa Sanchez, Irvin, 4-8; 9, Madison McGuire, El Paso, 4-8.

Pole vault: 1, Amelia Stuart, Franklin, 11-feet; 1, Sarah Dovenbarger, Eastlake, 11-0; 3, Aritzel Garcia, Burges, 10-0; 4, Alexa Lawrence, Coronado, 9-6; 4, Charlotte Benavides, Coronado, 9-6; 6, Bianka Ortega, Eastwood, 8-6; 7, Daphne Reyna, Mt. View, 8-0; 7, Marina Arias, Eastwood, 8-0; 9, Isabelle Lucero, Burges, 7-6; 9, Daphne Reyna, Mt. View, 7-6; 9, Brianna Mendoza, Del Valle, 7-6; 9, Minerva Cerda, Mt. View, 7-6; 9, Zoe Natera, Austin, 7-6; 9, Zoe Natera, Austin, 7-6; 9, Hana Mather, Parkland, 7-6.

Long jump: 1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 18-feet, 10 inches; 2, Caidence Johnson, Chapin, 17-8; 3, Julissa Daniels, Pebble Hills, 16-9.25; 4, Juliana Patton, Burges, 16-7.5; 5, Sherlyn Carrasco, Tornillo, 16-5; 6, Nevaeh Buntyn, Pebble Hills, 16-1.25; 7, Ambrosia Francis, El Dorado, 15-11; 8, Yakira DeRouen, Chapin, 15-10.5; 9, Ibukun Adeniran, Americas, 15-10; 9, Rosalyn Burke, Austin, 15-10.

Triple jump: 1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 36-feet, 4 inches; 2, Cydney Davis, Bel Air, 33-9.75; 3, Sherlyn Carrasco, Tornillo, 33-1.5; 4, Nevaeh Buntyn, Pebble Hills, 32-7.5; 5, Sarah Montejano, Chapin, 32-5.75; 6, Ajah Walker, San Elizario, 32-2; 7, Kayley Crain, Irvin, 32-2; 8, Samahdi Foster, Chapin, 32-1; 9, Yakira DeRouen, Chapin, 31-11.5; 10, Yocelyn Salcido, Montwood, 31-8.

Franklin junior Laila Bohlmann recorded a personal best 49.93 in the 300 hurdles at the Jim Omohundro Invitational at Eastwood.

Running Events

100 meters: 1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 12.28; 2, Maliyah Pride, Chapin, 12.35; 3, Caidence Johnson, Chapin, 12.46; 4, Julissa Daniels, Pebble Hills, 12.83; 4, Ambrosia Francis, El Dorado, 12.83; 6, Samaya Scranton, Franklin, 12.85; 7, Leah Medina, Franklin, 12.91; 8, Trinity Avrilien, Chapin, 12.93; 8, Rosalyn Burke, Austin, 12.93; 10, Joneeah Hudson, Franklin, 13.00.

200 meters: 1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 24.78; 2, Samaya Scranton, Franklin, 25.46; 3, Maliyah Pride, Chapin, 25.93; 4, Trinity Avrilien, Chapin, 26.06; 4, Juliana Patton, Burges, 26.06; 6, Lauren Hazboun, Coronado, 27.10; 7, Biviana Garcia, Chapin, 27.16; 8, Nancy Camargo, Franklin, 27.23; 9, Julissa Daniels, Pebble Hills, 27.24; 10, Alyssa Rosales, Burges, 27.27.

400 meters: 1, Samaya Scranton, Franklin, 58.76; 2, Juliana Patton, Burges, 1:00.27; 3, Trinity Avrilien, Chapin, 1:00.34; 4, Giovanna Zubia, Eastwood, 1:00.94; 5, Amanda Sotelo, Franklin, 1:01.35; 6, Thiaxi Melendez Cepeda, Franklin, 1:01.41; 7, Biviana Garcia, Chapin, 1:02.04; 8, Veronica Berrios, Chapin, 1:02.83; 9, Natalie Rivera, Canutillo, 1:02.80; 10, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 1:03.44; 10, Sofia Camacho, Franklin, 1:03.44.

800 meters: 1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 2:18.80; 2, Abigail Barraza, Franklin, 2:20.3; 3, Gianny Correa, Chapin, 2:22.89; 4, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 2:24.76; 5, Natalie Rivera, Canutillo, 2:24.85; 6, Sofia Camacho, Franklin, 2:24.94; 7, Sophia Watts, Eastwood, 2:26.89; 8, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 2:27.48; 9, Mia Hairston. Montwood, 2:27.51; 10, Andrea Castillo, El Paso, 2:29.23.

1,600 meters: 1, Emily Orr, Franklin, 5:16.78; 2, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 5:22.44; 3, Abigail Barraza, Franklin, 5:23.81; 4, Alyssa Laspada, Franklin, 5:26.06; 5, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 5:27.36; 6, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 5:31.12; 7, Kassandra Jimenez, Montwood, 5:31.12; 8, Natalie Rivera, Canutillo, 5:34.08; 9, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 5:41.88; 10, Annika Cuellar, Eastwood, 5:42.09.

3,200 meters: 1, Emily Orr, Franklin, 11:20.73; 2, Alyssa Laspada, Franklin, 11:35.05; 3, Kassandra Jimenez, Montwood, 11:50.36; 4, Natalie Rivera, Canutillo, 12:11.38; 5, Gianny Correa, Chapin, 12:18.16; 6, Brooke McCune, Franklin, 12:22.21; 7, Annika Cuellar, Eastwood, 12:37.34; 8, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 12:39.26; 9, Jennifer Najar, Canutillo, 12:49.21; 10, Kylee Pardo, San Elizairo, 12:59.73.

100-meter hurdles: 1, Samahdi Foster, Chapin, 15.37; 2, Juliana Patton, Burges, 15.73; 3, Erika Salinas, Franklin, 15.81; 4, Cailee Phillips, Franklin, 16.69; 5, Salma Licon, Eastwood, 17.06; 6, Laila Bohlmann, Franklin, 17.11; 7, Cydney Davis, Bel Air, 17.42; 8, Destiny Manriquez, Andress, 17.50; 9, Michaela Hemingway, Chapin, 17.55; 10, Cristina Herrera De Leon, Eastwood, 17.57.

300-meter hurdles: 1, Samahdi Foster, Chapin, 44.50; 2, Juliana Patton, Burges, 46.25; 3, Cailee Phillips, Franklin, 47.26; 4, Salma Licon, Eastwood, 47.52; 5, Michaelah Hemingway, Chapin, 47.53; 6, Erika Salinas, Franklin, 47.57; 7, Kaira Joseph, Eastwood, 48.73; 8, Thiaxi Melendez Cepeda, Franklin, 49.14; 9, Analysa Madrid, Del Valle, 49.82; 10, Laila Bohlmann, Franklin, 49.93.

400-meter relay: 1, Chapin (Maliyah Pride, Morgan Little, Caidence Johnson, Samahdi Foster), 47.68; 2, Franklin (Amelia Stuart, Nancy Camargo, Leah Medina, Joneeah Hudson), 50.02; 3, Pebble Hills (Julissa Daniels, Lyric Ponce, Karen Balderama, Kennedi Bryant), 50.73; 4, Americas (Neveah Freddie, Ibukun Adeniran, Emberlynn Sarmiento, Timar Alexander), 51.64; 5, Eastwood (Asha Lomeli, Kaira Joseph, Isabella Rivera, Giovanna Zubia), 51.89; 6, Eastlake (Iliana Smith, Aria Alvarez, Nasla Reyes, Melissa Avila), 52.25; 7, Bel Air (Marysol Vidal, Vianey Gomez, Diana Zapata, Angelica Dominguez), 52.30; 8, El Dorado, 52.48; 9, Coronado (Gabriella Escobedo, Charlotte Benavides, Angelica Serna, Lauren Hazboun), 52.52; 10, Hanks (Nevaeh Carrillo, Natalie Aguilar, Evelyn Folkedahl, Traceana McMiller), 52.76.

 800-meter relay: 1, Chapin (Maliyah Pride to Morgan Little to Caidence Johnson to Samahdi Foster), 1:43.60; 2, Chapin (B), 1:48.03; 3, Franklin (Breckyn Wiebe, Reese Menchaca, Amelia Stuart, Joneeah Hudson), 1:48.59; 4, Bel Air (Marysol Vidal, Vianey Gomez, Diana Zapata, Angelica Dominguez), 1:50.38; 5, Americas (Cleo Naranjo, Ibukun Adeniran, Aubree Martinez, Timar Alexander), 1:50.51; 6, Eastlake (Melissa Avila, Aria Alvarez, Fernanda Reyes, Jasmine Castillo), 1:50.83; 7, Del Valle (Mia Chavez-Ayabar, Brianna Mendoza, Stephanie Hernandez, Vianey Contreras), 1:51.81; 8, Parkland (Daija Moore, C’Cret Anderson, Alessa Haidegger, Jada Mason), 1:52.15; 9, Eastwood (Asha Lomeli, Sophia Watts, Isabella Rivera, Mayli Castrellon), 1:52.38; 10, Pebble Hills (Kennedi Bryant, Nevaeh Buntyn, Viktoria Campos, Julissa Daniels), 1:52.41.

1,600-meter relay: 1, Franklin (Samaya Scranton, Sofia Camacho, Thiaxi Melendez Cepeda, Amanda Sotelo), 4:02.80; 2, Chapin (Veronica Berrios, Trinity Avrilien, Rebecca Duran, Biviana Garcia), 4:06.36; 3, Eastwood (Asha Lomeli, Sophia Watts, Kaira Joseph, Giovanna Zubia), 4:07.93; 4, Americas (Samantha Lucey, Angelina Villalva, Timar Alexander, Cleo Naranjo), 4:16.12; 5, Burges (Juliana Patton, Maya Herrera, Alyssa Rosales, Eliz Miranda), 4:20.64; 6, Eastlake (Melissa Avila, Sarah Dovenbarger, Nasla Reyes, Kennedy Kirtley), 4:21.35; 7, Canutillo (Natalie Rivera, Arianna Castaneda, Nevaeh Escobedo, Destiny Carbajal), 4:21.88; 8, El Paso (Marisol Banuelos, Andrea Castillo, Clarissa Castillo, Jezarae Valenzuela), 4:25.95; 9, Coronado (Gabriella Escobedo, Valentina Hernandez, Amavely Carrasco, Caroline Pitchkolan), 4:27.19; 10, Pebble Hills (Andrea Teruel, Jaslyne Ramirez, Lyric Ponce, Carolina Zarrabal), 4:27.91.

Author: Victor R. Martinez

My love of running began with my son Deric. His passion and talent for distance running opened my eyes to a sport I never imaged I would embrace with such enthusiasm. As a journalist at the El Paso Times, I was the lead writer for cross country and track for several years and I was able to tell the stories of these amazing unsung athletes. Never a runner myself, I decided to change that when I turned 50 in 2016 when I trained for my first 5K. I've been running ever since and I love every minute of it - well - sort of.

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