Serving the High Plains
Haden Judd won five individual events, powering the Logan boys team to a team title at the 17-team Logan Varsity Meet on Saturday.
Judd won the 200-meter dash (23.36 seconds), 400-meter dash (51.62 seconds), 110-meter hurdles race (16.42 seconds), pole vault (14 feet, 6 inches) and long jump (20-4).
That enabled the Longhorns to edge Farwell, Texas, by 86-84 in the race for total team points.
Fernando Ureste of Tucumcari won two individual events for the Rattlers — the 1,600-meter run (4:57.76) and 3,200-meter run (10:31.05).
Tucumcari finished fifth at the meet with 30 team points.
Kaeden Stoner of Logan placed in three events — second in the javelin (149-11.7), third in the 300-meter hurdles (0:45.55) and fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (0:18.07). In the javelin, he trailed winner Ayden Clavel of Roy by less than three inches.
Other Longhorns who logged team points were:
— Aydin Kotara, second, 200-meter dash (0:24.09), and second, 400-meter dash (0:52.56);
— Hayden Bruhn, sixth, 400-meter dash (0:55.75);
— Bill DeLuca, fourth, 800-meter run (2:16.37);
— Mason Barnhart, sixth, 3,200-meter run (12:29.33);
— Izaiah Kneitz, sixth, triple jump (35-5 1/2);
— Jace Jackson, sixth, javelin (125-2);
— 400-meter relay team, third (0:46.94);
— 800-meter relay team, second (1:37.38);
— 1,600-meter relay team, third (3:55.67);
— 3,200-meter relay team, fifth (9:42.26).
Scoring team points for Tucumcari were:
— Alex Bueno De La O, second, 1,600-meter run (5:27.72), and second, 3,200-meter run (11:18.84);
— 400-meter relay team, fifth (0:47.41);
— 800-meter relay team, fourth (1:39.32);
For San Jon, Isidro Martinez finished sixth in the 100-meter dash (0:12.16) and the pole vault (9-0).
The Logan girls finished a distant second to Farwell in team points, 139-61.
Logan’s Kaylee Williams finished runner-up in the 100-meter dash (0:13.36) and third in the 200-meter dash (0:27.92) and triple jump (33-3).
Makinlee Judd also placed in three events for the Lady Longhorns — third in the long jump (14-10) and 100-meter hurdles (0:18.0) and sixth in the 100-meter dash (0:13.88).
Other Lady Longhorns who scored team points:
— Abby Paris, second, discus (91-7);
— Kyle Terry, fourth, 800-meter run (2:58.07), and fourth in 1,600-meter run (7:17.40);
— Sarah Williams, sixth, triple jump (28-6);
— 400-meter relay team, second (0:52.89);
— 1,600-meter relay team, third (4:48.38);
— 3,200-meter relay team, second (12:00.61);
— 1,600-meter sprint relay team, fourth (5:18.03).
Tucumcari, with several athletes playing at a softball tournament in West Las Vegas, finished 11th with nine team points.
July Lafferty finished second in the javelin with a throw of 104-3, trailing only Fort Sumner’s Emmarie Casaus’ effort of 106-6 1/4.
Kyla Lopez finished fourth in the 300-meter hurdles in 0:55.95 and sixth in the high jump at 4-8.
For San Jon, Rayna Sena finished fourth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 16:09.61.