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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Mountainair Athletes Compete While Fire Burns Near Homes
By By Harold Smith /
Mountain View Telegraph
Once again, Mountainair High continues to compete as a rampaging fire threatens the homes of some of its student-athletes.
This time it’s the Trigo Fire that has lurked ominously as the Mustangs’ track and field team worked for state qualifying times. Back in November, Mountainair’s eight-man football team practiced for the state title game while the Ojo Peak Fire blazed.
“You can get on the roof (of his home in Mountainair) and watch it burn,” ’Stangs boys track coach Kevin Reese said. “Estevan Nuñez didn’t come to school (Monday) because his family (from the Manzano area) is moving furniture, moving it out, just in case. Victor Romero, some of his father’s property burned, but not their home. ... And Gabe Ramirez, it already got his grandpa’s house, about 400 yards from his.”
Mountainair persevered the last time. A similar resolve seems to have set in during this latest challenge.
“They’re not so worried this time,” Reese said. “Now, they know what to do.”
The Mustang boys took second place in the small-school (Class 1A-2A division) at the Fox and Vixen Relays in Fort Sumner on Saturday. Mountainair scored 50 points and the host Foxes won with 110½ in a field of 13 scoring teams.
“We’re competitive; there’s no doubt about it,” Reese said. “But I just don’t know if we can score enough points to be in the top three at state. It’ll take some great performances on our part, and some mistakes, especially on Fort Sumner’s part. They’re tough.” Mustang Mathew Chavez won the shot put (44 feet, 10½ inches) and discus (119-7½) on Saturday. Vincent Zamora was first in the 300 hurdles (41.41 seconds).
Mountainair’s track and field team also made its way to the Buffalo Relays in Melrose on April 17.
“I know we ended up third, but I don’t know the score,” Reese said. “There weren’t many teams, maybe eight, nine. About six of them didn’t show up. The weather was too bad. We left (that morning) for Rio Rancho to pick up our band kids, and then we couldn’t get through to Santa Rosa (due to the inclement weather) so we had to head back and come through Willard (to get to Melrose).”
In Melrose, Zamora won the 300 hurdles (42.5) and the 100 dash (11.7). Chavez took the javelin (144 feet).
Mountainair girls coach Tammy Zamora, Vincent’s mother, said she’s not aware of the fire directly threatening any of her athletes’ homes. But she said the smoke has affected some of the girls.
The Lady Mustangs took 16th at Fort Sumner with 1 point. The Vixens won with 111.
The Mountainair girls placed ninth with 22 points in Melrose. Santa Rosa won the 15-team meet with 67 points.
“We didn’t do too bad (at the Buffalo Relays),” the coach said.
The Mustangs girls were second in the 800 relay (2 minutes, 4.47 seconds). Shanlyn Hazen was the silver medalist in the 300 hurdles (53.77).
Moriarty
The Lady Pintos took second place — breaking their string of nine straight victories, according to De Baca County News editor Scot Stinnett — at the 73rd Fox and Vixen Relays in Fort Sumner on Saturday. The meet is the oldest continuously run track and field meet in the state.
The Moriarty girls scored 113 points in the large-school (Class 3A-5A division). Hope Christian won by a nose with 114.
“Our relays got better, and the girls qualified (for state) in their first relay of the season in the 1,600 relay,” Bailey said. “Jayci (Manning) qualified in the open 400. Madeline McKenzie is on the verge of qualifying in the discus, and Jason Tidwell is on the verge in the 300 hurdles.”
Manning was the meet high-point athlete. She got the gold medal in the 400 dash (1:01.59) and long jump (16-½).
McKenzie was first in the shot put (32-8) and discus (102-9).
The Moriarty boys were second at Fort Sumner with 99½ points. Hope was the team victor with 115 points at the meet in which seven squads scored.
Tidwell’s winning 300 hurdles time was 42.03.
East Mountain
The Lady Timberwolves placed seventh with 24 points at the Santa Rosa Invitational on Saturday. Upstart Roy was the team victor with 71 points in a field of 14 scoring teams.
EMHS earned two gold medals — Georgia Kaufman (1,600 run, 6:26.12) and Sarah Wright (300 hurdles, 53.89).
The T’Wolves boys placed ninth at Santa Rosa with 10 points. The host Lions won their own meet, in which 12 teams scored, with 109 points.
East Mountain’s Colton Sniegowski earned the bronze medal in the 400 dash with a time of 55.21.
The Timberwolves boys and girls also competed in the Sundevil Invitational at Sandia Prep on April 16. The boys placed eighth with 15 points, and the girls were ninth with 4.
Las Vegas Robertson was the team titlist in both the boys and girls meets. The Cardinals boys and girls respectively scored 120 and 138½ points.
East Mountain’s Matt Broomfield garnered a silver medal in both the open 800 (2:19.91) and the 1,600 run (5:07.85).
Estancia
The Bears boys and girls both took second place at Santa Rosa on Saturday. The EHS males scored 84½ points, and the Lady Bears accumulated 70½.
Bear Derek Georgia was first in the 100 and 300 hurdles with respective times of 17.26 and 44.98. Estancia’s Russell Stockton was the pole-vault winner with a clearance of 10 feet.
The Lady Bears’ gold medalists included Sabrina Lee (3,200 run, 12:49.12), Erin Thomas (open 400, 1:03.17), Brittany Falconer (pole vault, 9 feet), and their 1,600 relay squad (4:25.57).
Estancia also competed at Sandia Prep on April 16. The Bears boys and girls both finished in third place with 67 points apiece.
Estancia’s Robert Chavez was first in the boys javelin with a chuck of 137-7. For the EHS girls, Kaiya Coburn won the 100 hurdles in 17.95, and Thomas took the long jump with a leap of 16-3¼.
Manzano
The Monarchs boys took second place with 108 points at the Ruidoso Invitational on Saturday. Belen was first, out of five scoring teams, with 111 points.
Manzano’s Nick Linden led the Monarchs with gold-medal performances in the 100 and 200 dashes. His times were 11.70 and 23.42.
The Lady Monarchs placed 11th with 5½ points at the Wildcat Relays in Clovis on Friday. Cibola won the 15-team competition with 83 points.
Telegraph correspondent Eric Butler contributed to this report.
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