Girls Track and Field Top 10 Times and Distances: Week 9

The ninth week of the track and field season resulted in four city best times and marks set at districts.

Top performances include:

Chapin senior Morgan Little ran a season best 12.00 in the 100 meters to win the District 1-5A title.

Chapin senior Samahdi Foster ran a season best 15.20 in the 100-meter hurdles to win the District 1-5A championship.

Chapin’s 400-meter relay team of Maliyah Pride, Morgan Little, Caidence Johnson and Samahdi Foster set a city best 46.58 to win the District 1-5A title.

Burges sophomore Delanie Harrison tossed the discus a personal best 125-feet, 3-inches to win the 1-5A crown.

For complete results of the District 1-6A Championship, click here –  https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/491331/results

For complete results of the District 1-5A Championship, click here – https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/497012/results

For complete results of the District 2-5A Championship, click here- https://www.runnercard.com/runner/data/261794/1004634/result/corrected%20complete%20results.htm

For complete results of the District 1-4A Championship, click here – https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/497014/results

For complete results of the District 2-4A Championship, click here – https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/505774/results

This week’s schedule is as follows:

Area Track and Field Championship (District 1-5A/2-5A and District 1-4A/2-4A: Friday April 14 at Riverside High School. Field events begin at 9:30 a.m.; track events at 3:30 p.m.

Here the top 10 track and field female athletes in each track and field event after week 9:

A pair of Burges sophomores finished 1-2 in the district 1-5A discus competition. Delanie Harrison won the event with a throw of 34-feet, 11 inches and Sarahi Leyva was second with a personal best 31-feet toss.

Field Events

Shot put: 1, La O Samoa Talolo, Coronado, 38-feet, 5 inches; 2, Iyanna Jackson, Franklin, 36-5; 3, Delanie Harrison, Burges, 35-11; 4, Nahtasha Poplar, Eastlake, 35-3; 5, Kiana Woodson, Eastlake, 35-2; 6, Nevaeh Moore, Hanks, 35-1; 7, Brianna Villalobos, El Dorado, 34-1; 8, Vianae Gonzalez, Socorro, 33-8.5; 9, Akeelia Nelson, El Dorado, 32-11; 10, Allegra Solis, Clint, 32-10.

Discus: 1, Delanie Harrison, Burges, 125-feet, 3 inches; 2, Kiana Woodson, Eastlake, 117-7; 3, Samantha Medina, Mt. View, 116-3; 4, La O Samoa Talolo, Coronado, 114-8; 5, Genesis Rubio, San Elizario, 106-9; 6, Teresa Carreon, Chapin, 106-1; 7, Vanneaya Nieves, Eastlake, 103-4; 8, Sarahi Leyva, Burges, 101-9; 9, Zoey Fernandez, Eastwood, 99-9; 10, Brianna Villalobos, El Dorado, 99-6.

High jump: 1, Kayla Phillip, Andress, 5-feet, 4 inches; 2, Alyssa McBain, Eastwood, 5-2; 2, Kaira Jospeh, Eastwood, 5-2; 4, Marissa Sanchez, Irvin, 5-1; 5, Angela Chavez, Eastwood, 5-0; 5, Madison McGuire, El Paso, 5-0; 5, Michaelah Hemingway, Chapin, 5-0; 5, Erika Salinas, Franklin, 5-0; 5, Anaiz Ferris, Hanks, 5-0; 5, Jasmine Martinez, Clint, 5-0.

Pole vault: 1, Amelia Stuart, Franklin, 12-feet; 2, Sarah Dovenbarger, Eastlake, 11-0; 3, Minerva Cerda, Mt. View, 10-7; 4, Charlotte Benavides, Coronado, 10-6; 4, Aritzel Garcia, Burges, 10-6; 6, Alexa Lawrence, Coronado, 9-9; 7, Erika Salinas, Franklin, 9-0; 7, Ava Gonzalez, Riverside, 9-0; 9, Brianna Mendoza, Del Valle, 8-6; 9, Bianka Ortega, Eastwood, 8-6; 9, Marina Arias, Eastwood, 8-6; 9, Daphne Reyna, Mt. View, 8-6; 9, Jezlynn Aguilar, Bel Air, 8-6.

Long jump: 1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 19-feet, 0.5 inches; 2, Juliana Patton, Burges, 18-0; 3, Caidence Johnson, Chapin, 17-8; 4, Kayla Phillip, Andress, 17-4; 5, Julissa Daniels, Pebble Hills, 16-9.25; 6, Sherlyn Carrasco, Tornillo, 16-8; 7, Gianna Gulley, Andress, 16-6; 8, Cydney Davis, Bel Air, 16-4.75; 9, Amelia Stuart, Franklin, 16-3.5; 9, Rosalyn Burke, Austin, 16-3.5; 9, Ibukun Adeniran, Americas, 16-3.5.

Triple jump: 1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 36-feet, 4 inches; 2, Nevaeh Buntyn, Pebble Hills, 34-11; 3, Cydney Davis, Bel Air, 34-7; 4, Amaya Williams, Eastwood, 34-1.5; 5, Samirah Avila, Socorro, 33-11.25; 6, Ajah Walker, San Elizairo, 33-9; 7, Yocelyn Salcido, Montwood, 33-6; 8, Elle Rios, Coronado, 33-5; 8, Yakira DeRouen, Chapin, 33-5; 10, Sarah Montejano, Chapin, 33-4; 10, Kayley Crain, Irvin, 33-4.

Eastwood swept the District 1-6A high jump competition with Kaira Joseph takingn first (5-2), Alyssa McBain second (5-2) and Angela Chavez third (5-0).

Running Events

100 meters: 1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 12.00; 2, Maliyah Pride, Chapin, 12.24; 3, Caidence Johnson, Chapin, 12.46; 4, Ambrosia Francis, El Dorado, 12.52; 5, Samaya Scranton, Franklin, 12.68; 6, Leah Medina, Franklin, 12.71; 7, Trinity Avrilien, Chapin, 12.72; 8, Julissa Daniels, Pebble Hills, 12.82; 9, NaSya Atkins, Americas, 12.88; 9, Desiree Spearman, Hanks, 12.88.

200 meters: 1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 24.78; 2, Maliyah Pride, Chapin, 25.24; 3, Samaya Scranton, Franklin, 25.46; 4, Trinity Avrilien, Chapin, 25.78; 5, Juliana Patton, Burges, 26.06; 6, Julissa Daniels, Pebble Hills, 26.25; 7, Ambrosia Francis, El Dorado, 26.65; 8, Marcela Lozano, Radford, 26.72; 9, Amelia Stuart, Franklin, 26.79; 10, Nancy Camargo, Franklin, 26.87.

400 meters: 1, Samaya Scranton, Franklin, 58.76; 2, Giovanna Zubia, Eastwood, 59.84; 3, Trinity Avrilien, Chapin, 1:00.12; 3, Juliana Patton, Burges, 1:00.27; 4, Biviana Garcia, Chapin, 1:00.28; 5, Amanda Sotelo, Franklin, 1:00.69; 7, Thiaxi Melendez Cepeda, Franklin, 1:01.23; 8, Marcela Lozano, Radford, 1:01.50; 9, Veronica Berrios, Chapin, 1:01.67; 10, Alyssa Rosales, Burges, 1:01.68.

800 meters: 1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 2:18.80; 2, Abigail Barraza, Franklin, 2:20.3; 3, Natalie Rivera, Canutillo, 2:20.74; 4, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 2:20.89; 5, Sofia Camacho, Franklin, 2:20.98; 6, Sophia Watts, Eastwood, 2:22.23; 7, Gianny Correa, Chapin, 2:22.89; 8, Andrea Castillo, El Paso, 2:24.39; 9, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 2:24.88; 10, Cleo Naranjo, Americas, 2:26.25.

1,600 meters: 1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 5:04.11; 2, Emily Orr, Franklin, 5:14.93; 3, Abigail Barraza, Franklin, 5:18.25; 4, Natalie Rivera, Canutillo, 5:20.75; 5, Carolina Zarrabal, Pebble Hills, 5:22.92; 6, Alyssa Laspada, Franklin, 5:24.77; 7, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 5:27.36; 8, Kassandra Jimenez, Montwood, 5:29.64; 9, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 5:31.12; 10, Gianny Correa, Chapin, 5:34.59.

3,200 meters: 1, Emily Orr, Franklin, 10:59.85; 2, Alyssa Laspada, Franklin, 11:16.01; 3, Kassandra Jimenez, Montwood, 11:50.36; 4, Brooke McCune, Franklin, 11:53.65; 5, Natalie Rivera, Canutillo, 12:11.38; 6, Gianny Correa, Chapin, 12:18.16; 7, Sienna Zarate, Franklin, 12:25.43; 8, Annika Cuellar, Eastwood, 12:29.32; 9, Natalie Franco, Pebble Hills, 12:36.31; 10, Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 12:38.60.

100-meter hurdles: 1, Samahdi Foster, Chapin, 15.20; 2, Juliana Patton, Burges, 15.56; 3, Erika Salinas, Franklin, 15.57; 4, Cydney Davis, Bel Air, 16.23; 5, Salma Licon, Eastwood, 16.32; 6, Cailee Phillips, Franklin, 16.45; 7, Michaela Hemingway, Chapin, 16.58; 8, Laila Bohlmann, Franklin, 16.82; 9, Nevaeh Buntyn, Pebble Hills, 16.90; 10, Lylah Bautista, Eastwood, 16.91.

300-meter hurdles: 1, Samahdi Foster, Chapin, 44.50; 2, Juliana Patton, Burges, 45.07; 3, Erika Salinas, Franklin, 46.58; 4, Cailee Phillips, Franklin, 46.80; 5, Michaelah Hemingway, Chapin, 47.05; 6, Salma Licon, Eastwood, 47.21; 7, Laila Bohlmann, Franklin, 47.75; 8, Kaira Joseph, Eastwood, 48.15; 9, Thiaxi Melendez Cepeda, Franklin, 49.06; 10, Cristina Herrera De Leon, Eastwood, 49.58.

400-meter relay: 1, Chapin (Maliyah Pride, Morgan Little, Caidence Johnson, Samahdi Foster), 46.58; 2, Franklin (Amelia Stuart, Nancy Camargo, Leah Medina, Joneeah Hudson), 49.71; 3, Pebble Hills (Lyric Ponce, Karen Balderama, Kennedi Bryan, Julissa Daniels), 49.77; 4, Americas (Aubree Martinez, Ibukun Adeniran, Alexia Garcia, NaSya Atkins), 49.84; 5, El Dorado (Gisela Mendez, Sydney Brown, Audrina Gonzalez, Ambrosia Francis), 50.28; 6, Hanks, 50.74; 7, Ysleta, 50.81; 8, Andress (Kayla Phillip, Gianna Gulley, Giselle Diaz de leon, Angela Manzanera), 50.93;  9, Bel Air, 50.95; 10, Parkland, 51.28.

800-meter relay: 1, Chapin (Maliyah Pride, Morgan Little, Caidence Johnson, Samahdi Foster), 1:40.72; 2, Franklin (Amelia Stuart, Nancy Camargo, Reese Menchaca, Joneeah Hudson), 1:46.14; 3, Bel Air (Marysol Vidal, Vianey Gomez, Diana Zapata, Amarie Brown), 1:46.66; 4, Americas (Aubree Martinez, Ibukun Adeniran, Cleo Naranjo, Timar Alexander), 1:47.58; 5, El Dorado (Kimberly Pena, Audrina Gonzalez, Sydney Brown, Ambrosia Francis), 1:47.60; 6, Chapin B (Veronica Berrios, Trinity Avrillien, Biviana Garcia, Rebecca Duran), 1:48.03; 7, Pebble Hills (Kennedi Bryant, Julissa Daniels, Lyric Ponce, Jaslyne Ramirez), 1:48.51; 8, Hanks (Traceana McMiller, Anaiz Ferris, Evelyn Folkedahl, Natalie Aguirre), 1:49.14; 9, Eastwood (Asha Lomeli, Sophia Watts, Salma Licon, Isabella Rivera), 1:49.21; 10, Eastlake (Melissa Avila, Aria Alvarez, Nasla Reyes, Marielle Rubio), 1:49.83.  

1,600-meter relay: 1, Franklin (Samaya Scranton, Sofia Camacho, Thiaxi Melendez Cepeda, Amanda Sotelo), 4:02.80; 2, Eastwood (Asha Lomeli, Sophia Watts, Kaira Joseph, Giovanna Zubia), 4:04.73; 3, Chapin (Veronica Berrios, Maliyah Pride, Biviana Garcia, Samahdi Foster), 4:05.17; 4, Canutillo (Natalie Rivera, Arianna Castaneda, Destiny Carbajal, Adrianna Boyd), 4:16.11; 5, Americas (Samantha Lucey, Angelina Villalva, Timar Alexander, Cleo Naranjo), 4:16.12; 6, Eastlake (Melissa Avila, Sarah Dovenbarger, Nasla Reyes, Kennedy Kirtley), 4:16.29; 7, El Paso (Marisol Banuelos, Andrea Castillo, Clarissa Castillo, Jezarae Valenzuela), 4:16.43; 8, Burges (Juliana Patton, Maya Herrera, Alyssa Rosales, Eliz Miranda), 4:20.64; 9, Pebble Hills (Carolina Zarrabal, Marina Sierra, Andrea Teruel, Megan Mukiibi), 4:22.18; 10, Hanks, 4:23.02.

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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