Pershing County's Hayley Montes takes off from the starting line in the 100-meter dash at the Northern 2A Regional Championships in Sparks.
Photo by Peggy Jones.
#Eight Pershing County High School track and field athletes competed in the Northern 2A Regional Championships at Reed High School in Sparks this past weekend.
#Compared to most of their meets, the weather cooperated with springlike temperatures.
#Pershing County confronted top athletes from Battle Mountain, Coral Academy, Incline, North Tahoe and Yerington.
#"It was a fun, warm two days," said coach Matt Fuller. "They were quite successful in the running events, setting many personal records."
#Hayley Montes ran the 100 meters, 200 meters, the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles.
#She placed fourth in the 200 meters and 300-meter hurdles, which qualified her for the state meet.
#On the boy's side, the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams included Josiah Hunt, Luis Sanchez, Izayuh McGlothin and Denzel Zaldivar.
#Both relay teams made the cut for state. The boys finished second in the 4x200 and third in the 4x100.
#The 4x400 relay team (Luis Sanchez, Ramon Sanchez, Angelo Gibson and Ashton Jimenez) took fifth in a stacked field of competitors.
#Luis Sanchez ran on all three relay teams.
#In addition to the relay, Gibson ran the 100 meters and set a personal record in the 400 meters at 58.37 seconds).
#Jimenez ran the 400 meters in 62.50 seconds, also a PR. Ramon Sanchez set a PR in the 800 meters and competed in the long jump.
#McGlothin ran the 200 meters. Hunt qualified to compete at the state level in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays, 100 meters and 200 meters.
#He placed fourth in the 100 meters and third in the 200 meters.
#Based on their results, five athletes will travel to Liberty High School in Henderson for the State competition this weekend — Hayley Montes, Josiah Hunt, Luis Sanchez, Izayuh McGlothin and Denzel Zaldivar.