The Lowry High School track and field team was in Spring Creek this past Saturday and turned in a number of strong performances.
Jovi Kuskie won pair of events in the 800 meters and 1,600 meters.
The senior set a personal best in the 800 meters at 2 minutes, 33 seconds. Kuskie stopped the watch at 5:45 in the 1,600 meters.
Junior Mia Hernandez won the pole vault, clearing the bar at 8 feet, 6 inches and was third in the 200 meters with a time of 29.92 seconds. Senior Hannah Whitted took home the top spot in the high jump at 5-4. Teammate McKenzi Petersen was third in the high jump at 4-10.
Sydnee Pettis placed fifth in the 100-meter dash in a time of 14.30 and sixth in the long jump at 13-6.5. Freshman Karyn Sanchez earned a runner-up finish in the discus with a toss of 86-0.75 to go with a throw of 22-7 in the shot put.
Saree Millikan was seventh in the discus with a throw of 72-10 and eighth in the shot put at 25.11.5. Ellanora Petersen placed seventh in the long jump with a leap of 12-0.5.
Spring Creek took home the team title with 223 points and Elko was second at 120. Eureka (85), Lowry (72) and Wells (45) rounded out the top five. McDermitt was eighth with 14 points.
On the boys side, Tyler Morrison won the 800 meters with a time of 2L12,06 for a personal best and the senior was third in the 3,2300 meters at 12.07.
Clayton Schode claimed the top spot in the long jump at 19-11, while Nomar Aguirre won the discus with a toss of 119.5-5 for a personal best.
The sophomore was third in the shot put with a personal best throw of 38-11.
Giovani Sapien earned two runner-up finishes, including a personal best in the 100 meters at 11.31. Sapien set another personal best in the high jump at 5-10 to place second.
Ivan Lara was second in the 3,200 meters at 12:06 and seventh in the 1,600 meters with a time of 5:25.6 and Jesse Jeronimo was second in the discus with a throw of 119-2.25 for a personal best and fifth in the shot put (38-3).
Kaid Sanchez was second in the pole vault at 10-0 and sixth in the long jump (16-8) and Iysis Arriola was the runner-up in the triple jump (37-1) and long jump (18-1).
Timothy Patchen placed third in the 110-meterr hurdles in a time of 21.00 and Shaun Gilliland and Tyler Carpenter tied for fourth in the pole vault at 9-6. Cody Long placed sixth in the shot put with a throw of 86-7 and Corbin Berzay was eighth in the 400 meters a 1:06.56 and eight in the triple jump with a leap of 30-0.
Spring Creek also won the team title on the boys side with 233.5 points. Elko (142), Lowry (132), Eureka (33) and Battle Mountain (21.5) completed the top five.
Lowry travels to Fallon this Saturday.
