WINNEMUCCA - Sophomore Rachel Sigurdson took home the top spot in the pole vault last weekend in Fallon, as the Lowry High School track and field team competed at the Northern 3A regional championships.
Sigurdson cleared 8 feet, 9 inches, to win the event. She was tied with Elko's Natalie Wright but was first on fewer misses. The sophomore also competed in the high jump and finished eighth at 4-06.
Raven Black earned a spot in the state championships, as she finished tied for third in the high jump at 4-08 with Churchill County's Abigail Belbin. In addition, the junior placed ninth in the pole vault, clearing 6-06.
Fellow junior Alex Schirrick placed fifth in the 100-meter dash in a time of 13.41 seconds to make her way to state. She also placed 10th in the 200 meters with a time of 28.63. Her freshman teammate, Auri Criddle, was seventh in the 200 meter preliminaries at 28.31 and improved to 28.09 in the finals to finish sixth. That time was good enough to put her in the state meet, as her time was better than the third-place time in the Southern 3A. Criddle also placed 15th in the 100-meter hurdles at 19.13, one spot behind teammate Monique Rodriguez, who timed in at 18.98.
The girls 4x200 relay of Schirrick, Criddle, Taylor LaTray and Meg Montero was sixth at the regional in a time of 54.55 but made their way to state with a quicker time than the third-place finisher in the south.
Jasmin Landa led the Lady Buckaroo throwers, finishing seventh in the shot put with a toss of 31-04. The sophomore went on to place 18th in the discus at 71-05. Kim Garcia was 10th in the shot put and 12th in the discus, with throws of 29-01.75 and 81-08, respectively, and Chandra Waner placed 11th in the discus with a throw of 81-10. Meg Montero was 10th in the 100-meter dash at 13.74, Marion House placed 10th in the 3,200 meters at 13:09.50 and Kelsey Killpack was 10th in the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 53.32. LaTray finished 11th in the 400 meters in a time of 65.27 and Rachel Jones placed 14th in the shot put at 26-05.
The Lady Bucks finished eighth as a team with 34 points. Elko and Churchill County placed first and second, respectively, with 184 and 117.50 points.
Taylor Martin led the Lowry boys and advanced to the state championships in the shot put and discus. The junior was third in the discus with a throw of 131-04 and fifth in the shot put at 42-05. Kevin Boyle was fourth in the pole vault, clearing 11-06 to advance to state, and he was one spot out of the transfer spot in the high jump at 5-08, placing sixth. Joining that duo at state is the 4x200 relay of Nic Velasquez, Elijah Frei, Bret Hammon and Robert Stepper, who were third in a time of 1:36.38.
Sergio Castaneda had a pair of top 10 finishes, as he placed sixth in the shot put at 42-02.50 and eighth in the discus at 116-07, while teammate Drake Kavanugh was 11th in the discus (106-04) and 13th in the shot put (36-04).
Matt Jones finished sixth in the long jump with a leap of 18-04.50 and was eighth in the pole vault at 10-06. Stepper turned in finishes of seventh in the high jump (5-06) and 11th in the long jump (17-00). Frei placed 10th in the long jump at 17-00.50 and 12th in the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.05, while Jeremiah Teichert finished 14th in the 110-meter hurdles (18.63) and 15th in the triple jump (32-05.00).
The Buckaroos were seventh as a team with 38, while the top two spots were reversed from the girls standings. Churchill County was out in front with 191 points and Elko was second at 179.
The NIAA 3A State Track and Field Championships presented by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Farmers Insurance begins today at Damonte Ranch High School in Reno. Saturday's action starts at 8 a.m.
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