St. Mikes, Santa Fe Indian School and Santa Fe High fair well at Moriarty Pinto Invite

St. Michael’s splits squads Monday, winning boys team score at Moriarty Pinto Invite, while at  Santa Fe Indian School, the Santa Fe High girls win team honors ahead of weekend districts

Lady Horsemen junior Lauren Chafins wins 200 and 400 at Moriarty, Braves’ senior Marc Riley takes first in the 110 and 300 intermediate hurdles at Indian School

By Arnie Leshin | May 2, 2017

The St. Michael’s track and field team gained a split Monday, splitting up the squad and taking boy’s team honors at the Moriarty Pinto Invite, and sending the rest of the team to the Santa Fe Indian School Invite.

The school had the Moriarty meet scheduled for this past Friday, but the inclement weather postponed it. But head coach Joey Fernandez didn’t forget the Indian School meet that he also entered. His girls settled for second at the Pinto behind host Moriarty with 112.5, and the boys won with 126.

At Indian School, the Santa Fe High girls finished on top with 142 points, way ahead of the 58 scored by the host Braves. The boy’s title went to Espanola Valley with 118 points, and again SFIS placed second with 88.

But at least the weather was good as Indian School, St. Michael’s, Santa Fe High, Las Vegas Robertson, Espanola Valley, Albuquerque Bosque School, Los Lunas and Valencia prepared for their weekend 4A-6A districts, with the state championships the following weekend at UNM.

. . . At Moriarty, St. Michael’s Alcaraz brothers, senior Esteban and sophomore Sebastian, each won an event, Esteban the 300 intermediate hurdles in 41:76, and Sebastian the 400 meters in 54:89.

Sophomore Lee Hayden took the 200 in 24:33, sophomore Adrian Verduele the 1,600 in 5:02.92, junior Lincoln Barker the high jump at 5-10, sophomore Justice Johnson the 800 in 2:02.88, and the 1,600 sprint medley relay in 3:58.72.

Junior Joey Fernandez placed second in the triple jump (41-9.25) and the javelin (151-8). Junior Shaun Roybal was runner-up in the 200 (24:33) and

Sophomore Eli Seward the same in the 1,600 in 5:06.3.

The Lady Horsemen were led by junior Lauren Chafins dashing first in the 200 (26:44) and the 400 (59.76). Sophomore Janai Clayton won the 800 in 2:29.18.

Freshman Violet Eklund took the 1,600 in 6:10.61, senior Amanda Marborough the discus at 98-10, and also won the 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 relays in 1:48,24 and 4:13.24, respectively. Senior Danielle Trujillo placed second in the high jump, with the first four going over at 4-8.

Marborough also finished second in the shot put (32-11.5). The 4 x 200 quartet was senior Jocelyn Fernandez, Chafins, Clayton and senior Ellie Breeden. The 4 x 400 ran with Breeden, senior Amaia Bracamontes, senior Holly Kastendieck, and Chafins.

. . . At Indian School, Braves’ senior Michael Tenorio ran in competition for the first time in about a month and turned in a 4:54.60 to win the 1,600, with his final 200 meters kick leaving second place Espanola junior Daylon Garcia behind in 4:58.17.

Senior Marc Riley won both the 110 (17:66) and 300 hurdles (45:17), and the SFIS winning the 1,600 sprint medley in 3:56.76 with senior Alec Lee, junior Matt Morgan, sophomore Tarrell Toledo and Tenorio on the anchor 800 leg. Robertson won the other three relays.

The Demons entered junior sprinter Theodore Goujon in the 400 and he lost in a photo-finish with Robertson senior Tonali Aparico-Blythe, who clocked 52:98, with Goujon, who has qualified for state in the 100 and 200, running 52:99.

But Santa Fe High took the pole vault behind junior Ethan Sena going over at 10-feet, with the next four places also going to the Demons. In the shot put, Santa Fe High junior Zack Russell was first at 37.6.5 and second in the javelin at 133-1.

The discus went to St. Michael’s freshman Jaden Mifsud with a throw of 104-0, and Robertson senior Arjay Ortiz edged Russell in the javelin at 133-3.

The girls at SFIS found the Allison sisters, sophomore Judith and junior Rue, showing the way. Judith was first in the 100 hurdles in 18:41, the 300 in 50:74, and Rue took the 800 in 2:41.21, ahead of Demonettes’ sophomore Faith Pennell-Sutton’s second-place 2:43.31.

SF High won the 4 x 100, 4 x 400 and sprint medley relays. On the 4 x 100 were freshman Megan Tanuz, Rue Allison, Baca and freshman Shadae Herrerra-Robinson timed in 53:49.

The Allison sisters ran the first two legs of the 4 x 400 that clocked 4:40.11, with freshman Maya Holder and 8^th grader Amber Lujan the other legs. In the sprint medley, it was the Tanuz sisters, Megan and senior Ryann, doing the first two legs and Lujan and senior Sierra Sweeney the rest as the foursome ran 4:42.73.

Ryann Tanuz also finished first in the javelin by winning handily with a best of 95-5, about 30 feet better than the rest of the field. In the 1,600, Indian School freshman Iris Emery took the lead over Demonettes’ junior Daisy Gephart in the final lap and won in 5:57.29. Gepart ran 1:04.94.

Emery also took first in the long jump by soaring 14-5. Freshman teammate Ivryanne Wright was best in the triple jump at 28-3.5. In the pole vault, it was Santa Fe High junior Katherine Sanchez topping the field at 6-6.

The 200 went to Demonettes’ freshman Shadae Herrera-Robinson in 28:70. And in the 3,200, first place went to Lady Horsemen freshman London Luttrell in 13:56.14.

As for the upcoming districts, Indian School heads for Bernalillo in 5-4A, St. Michael’s to Taos in 2-4A, Santa Fe High to Albuquerque in 2-6A, and Capital High hosts 2-5A.