Girl’s Track and Field Top 10 Distances and Times: Final

The final week of the track and field season resulted in 1 city best time set at the UIL State Track and Field Championship.

State performances include:

Chapin senior Morgan Little earned a bronze medal in 100-meter dash at the Class 5A state championship, racing to 11.77. She also finished sixth in the state in the long jump with a leap of 18-feet, 7-inches.

The Chapin 400-meter relay team of Samahdi Foster, Caidence Johnson, Maliyah Pride and Morgan Little ran a school and city record 46.47 and placed fourth at the Class 5A state championship.

Chapin’s800-meter relay team of Foster, Johnson, Pride and Little finished eighth in 1:40.93.

For complete results of the UIL State Championship click here – uil.tfresult.com

Here the top 10 track and field female athletes in each track and field event after the state championship:

Chapin senior Morgan Little, left, earned a state bronze medal in 100-meter dash. She also placed sixth in the long jump with a leap of 18-feet, 7-inches.

Field Events

Shot put: 1, La O Samoa Talolo, Coronado, 38-feet, 5 inches; 2, Iyanna Jackson, Franklin, 38-2.25; 3, Delanie Harrison, Burges, 37-0; 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, Samantha Medina, Mt. View, 33-10; 9, Vianae Gonzalez, Socorro, 33-8.5; 10, Akeelia Nelson, El Dorado, 32-11; 10, Sheyna Arrieta, Del Valle, 32-11

Discus: 1, Delanie Harrison, Burges, 125-feet, 3 inches; 2, Samantha Medina, Mt. View, 124-2; 3, Kiana Woodson, Eastlake, 117-7; 4, La O Samoa Talolo, Coronado, 114-8; 5, Vanneaya Nieves, Eastlake, 113-11; 6, Genesis Rubio, San Elizario, 110-10; 7, Teresa Carreon, Chapin, 108-9; 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; 4, Anaiz Ferris, Hanks, 5-1; 6, Angela Chavez, Eastwood, 5-0; 6, Madison McGuire, El Paso, 5-0; 6, Michaelah Hemingway, Chapin, 5-0; 6, Erika Salinas, Franklin, 5-0; 6, 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, 10-0; 7, Brianna Mendoza, Del Valle, 9-6; 8, Erika Salinas, Franklin, 9-0; 8, Ava Gonzalez, Riverside, 9-0; 10, Bianka Ortega, Eastwood, 8-6; 10, Marina Arias, Eastwood, 8-6; 10, Daphne Reyna, Mt. View, 8-6; 10, Jezlynn Aguilar, Bel Air, 8-6; 10, Evelyn Folkedahl, Hanks, 8-6.

Long jump: 1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 19-feet, 8 inches; 2, Juliana Patton, Burges, 18-0; 3, Caidence Johnson, Chapin, 17-8; 4, Kayla Phillip, Andress, 17-4; 5, Sherlyn Carrasco, Tornillo, 17-2.5; 5, Cydney Davis, Bel Air, 17-2.5; 7, Julissa Daniels, Pebble Hills, 16-9.25; 8, Gianna Gulley, Andress, 16-6.5; 8, Ibukun Adeniran, Americas, 16-6.5; 10, Anaiz Ferris, Hanks, 16-4.50.

Triple jump:  1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 36-feet,  4 inches; 2, Nevaeh Buntyn, Pebble Hills, 34-11; 3, Yakira DeRouen, Chapin, 33-8.25; 4, Cydney Davis, Bel Air, 34-11; 5, Amaya Williams, Eastwood, 34-8.25; 6, Samirah Avila, Socorro, 33-11.25; 7, Ajah Walker, San Elizairo, 33-9; 8, Yocelyn Salcido, Montwood, 33-6; 9, Elle Rios, Coronado, 33-5; 10, Sarah Montejano, Chapin, 33-4; 10, Kayley Crain, Irvin, 33-4.

Burges thrower Delanie Harrison was first in the city in the discus and third in the shot put.

Running Events

100 meters: 1, Morgan Little, Chapin, 11.59; 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, Rosalyn Burke, Austin, 12.75; 9, Amarie Brown, Bel Air, 12.77; 10, Julissa Daniels, Pebble Hills, 12.82.

200 meters: 1, Maliyah Pride, Chapin, 24.30; 2, Morgan Little, Chapin, 24.78; 3, Samaya Scranton, Franklin, 25.46; 4, Trinity Avrilien, Chapin, 25.78; 5, Juliana Patton, Burges, 26.06; 6, Julissa Daniels, Pebble Hills, 26.11; 7, Biviana Garcia, Chapin, 26.40; 8, Diana Zapata, Bel Air, 26.60; 9, Vianey Gomez, Bel Air, 26.64; 10, Ambrosia Francis, El Dorado, 26.65.

400 meters: 1, Trinity Avrilien, Chapin, 57.98; 2, Samaya Scranton, Franklin, 58.76; 3, Giovanna Zubia, Eastwood, 59.84; 4, Juliana Patton, Burges, 1:00.27; 5, Biviana Garcia, Chapin, 1:00.28; 6, Minerva Cerda, Mt. View, 1:00.33; 7, Amanda Sotelo, Franklin, 1:00.69;  8, Thiaxi Melendez Cepeda, Franklin, 1:01.23; 9, Marcela Lozano, Radford, 1:01.50; 10, Veronica Berrios, Chapin, 1:01.67.

800 meters: 1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 2:17.50; 2, Sofia Camacho, Franklin, 2:19.36; 3, Abigail Barraza, Franklin, 2:20.3; 4, Natalie Rivera, Canutillo, 2:20.74; 5, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 2:20.89;; 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, Destinee Loeza, Hanks, 2:26.21.

1,600 meters: 1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 4:59.42; 2, Emily Orr, Franklin, 5:14.09; 3, Abigail Barraza, Franklin, 5:18.25; 4, Natalie Rivera, Canutillo, 5:20.75; 5, Alyssa Laspada, Franklin, 5:20.96; 6, Carolina Zarrabal, Pebble Hills, 5:22.92; 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, 11:24.04; 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, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 12:31.54; 10, Natalie Franco, Pebble Hills, 12:36.31.

100-meter hurdles: 1, Samahdi Foster, Chapin, 15.08; 2, Juliana Patton, Burges, 15.19; 3, Erika Salinas, Franklin, 15.57; 4, Michaela Hemingway, Chapin, 15.85; 5, Cydney Davis, Bel Air, 16.23; 6, Salma Licon, Eastwood, 16.32; 7, Cailee Phillips, Franklin, 16.45; 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, Michaelah Hemingway, Chapin, 46.70; 5, Cailee Phillips, Franklin, 46.80; 6, Salma Licon, Eastwood, 47.21; 7, Laila Bohlmann, Franklin, 47.75; 8, Kaira Joseph, Eastwood, 48.15; 9, Analysa Madrid, Del Valle, 48.19; 10, Thiaxi Melendez Cepeda, Franklin, 49.06.

400-meter relay: 1, Chapin (Maliyah Pride, Morgan Little, Caidence Johnson, Samahdi Foster), 46.47; 2, Franklin (Amelia Stuart, Nancy Camargo, Leah Medina, Joneeah Hudson), 49.33; 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, Parkland (Daija Moore, C’Cret Anderson, Erin Lawson, Jada Mason), 50.27; 6, El Dorado (Gisela Mendez, Sydney Brown, Audrina Gonzalez, Ambrosia Francis), 50.28; 7, Andress (Kayla Phillip, Gianna Gulley, Giselle Diaz de leon, Angela Manzanera), 50.52; 8, Hanks (Nevaeh Carrillo, Natalie Aguirre, Traceana McMiller, Desiree Spearman), 50.70; 9, Ysleta (Hannah Aguirre, Viviana Jimenez, Brianna LeRiche, Brittney De Santos), 50.81; 10, Bel Air, 50.95.

800-meter relay: 1, Chapin (Maliyah Pride, Morgan Little, Caidence Johnson, Trinity Avrilien), 1:40.72; 2, Pebble Hills (Lyric Ponce, Marina Sierra, Megan Mukiibi, Julissa Daniels), 1:45.18; 3, Franklin (Amelia Stuart, Nancy Camargo, Reese Menchaca, Joneeah Hudson), 1:45.85; 4, Bel Air (Marysol Vidal, Vianey Gomez, Diana Zapata, Amarie Brown), 1:46.66; 5, El Dorado (Kimberly Pena, Audrina Gonzalez, Sydney Brown, Ambrosia Francis), 1:47.37; 6, Americas (Aubree Martinez, Ibukun Adeniran, Cleo Naranjo, Timar Alexander), 1:47.58; 7, Parkland (Jada Mason, C’Cret Anderson, Alessa Haidegger, Daija Moore), 1:47.96; 8, Chapin B (Veronica Berrios, Trinity Avrillien, Biviana Garcia, Rebecca Duran), 1:48.03; 9, Del Valle (Mia Chavez-Ayaber, Brianna Mendoza, Vianey Contreras, Alondra Escobedo), 1:48.39; 10, Hanks (Traceana McMiller, Anaiz Ferris, Evelyn Folkedahl, Natalie Aguirre), 1:49.14;

1,600-meter relay: 1, Franklin (Thiaxi Melendez Cepeda, Amanda Sotelo, Sofia Camacho, Abigail Pinon), 4:00.84; 2, Eastwood (Giovanna Zubia, Sophia Watts, Kaira Joseph, Adelynn Rodriguez), 4:01.00; 3, Chapin (Veronica Berrios, Maliyah Pride, Biviana Garcia, Samahdi Foster), 4:05.17; 4, Americas (Samantha Lucey, Emberlynn Sarmiento, Angelina Villalva, Cleo Naranjo), 4:13.51; 5, Canutillo (Destiny Carbajal, Arianna Castaneda, Nevaeh Escobedo, Natalie Rivera), 4:15.46; 6, Pebble Hills (Carolina Zarrabal, Marina Sierra, Andrea Teruel, Megan Mukiibi), 4:16.06; 7, Eastlake (Melissa Avila, Sarah Dovenbarger, Nasla Reyes, Kennedy Kirtley), 4:16.29; 8, El Paso (Marisol Banuelos, Andrea Castillo, Clarissa Castillo, Jezarae Valenzuela), 4:16.43; 9, Hanks (Destinee Loeza, Ashley White, Lily Arias, Elizabeth Aguirre), 4:20.55; 10, Burges (Juliana Patton, Maya Herrera, Alyssa Rosales, Eliz Miranda), 4:20.64.

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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