Harper’s Corbin Palmer takes off out of the blocks in the 300-meter hurdles. The Hornet freshman finished second in the race, posting a personal best time of 44.52 seconds and placing him fourth in the state standings among 1A competitors. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese)
VALE – Amassing 130 points, the Nyssa boys track and field team won the trophy at the Oregon Trail Invitational last Friday in Vale.
The Harper Hornets were the top 1A team in the rankings, taking fourth overall with 63 points. Ontario was fifth, and Adrian was seventh. The host Vikings ended in 10th.
With the rain holding off and the wind relatively calm, local teams had better times and throwing distances, enough for many to rise in the state rankings.
In the 4A state standings, Ontario’s Alex Espinoza ran a 23.34-second 200 meters, a first-place finish that pushed him to the third best time in the state. His winning time in the 400 meters of 52.70 seconds is the fourth best time in the state.
In state 3A standings, the Nyssa 4-by-100 relay team of Tye Anderson, Mario Gramajo, Raul Ruiz and Roberto Amezquita have the fifth best time in the state after Friday’s meet. The Bulldogs ran the track in 45.95 seconds.
Nyssa senior Jonathan Iniguez cleared 13 feet in the pole vault Friday. That left him tied with Pleasant Hill’s Dylan Hopper atop the state standings in 3A.
Bulldog senior Tye Anderson broke into the top 5 in rankings in two events at the Invite. He is now fourth in the state in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump.
The meet also helped out some 1A athletes.
Adrian sophomore Michael Babcock now has the fastest 1A state times in both the 100-meter and 200-meter races.
Harper freshman Corbin Palmer ran a personal-best time of 44.52 seconds in the 300-meter hurdles, for the fourth fastest time in the state.
Harper senior Garrett Fischer’s throw of 40 feet, 7.5 inches placed him fifth in the state standings in the shot put. The meet also pushed Harper junior Morgan Butler to second in state in both long jump and triple jump.
For the girls, Ontario senior Abbey Wood has the fourth fastest time in the 100 meters after posting a time of 13.27 seconds. Tiger junior Jazmine Ware jumped to the third-best 4A time in the state by running a 16.69-second 100-meter hurdle race.
The Tiger team of Wood, Ware, Lexy Jordan and Meagan Houston crossed the line in 51.03 seconds in the 4-by-100 relay, fastest in the state 4A ranks.
Back from a basketball injury, Nyssa senior Sailor Hartley jumped to the second best height in the state 3A rankings with a pole vault of 9 feet on Friday.
In the 1A ranking, Adrian’s Morgan Bayes used the day to climb to the top of the state in the 100-meter hurdles. Bayes also sits atop the standings in the 300-meter hurdles, a full second ahead of the rest of the state.
Bayes joined Sadey Speelmon, Roby Young and Kenzie Sorrell to clock the third fastest time in the 4-by-100 relay to date, crossing the line in 54.47 seconds.
Bayes, Speelmon and Young joined with Shayla Griffin to push to the second fastest time in the 1A ranks in the 4-by-400 relay. Young also jumped to the second in the state after the triple jump competition.
After Friday’s field events, Adrian’s Shyanne Allaire has the third best javelin throw in the state.
Vale was scheduled to attend the Grant Union Small Schools Meet on Tuesday, with results unavailable due to press time. The Vikings will join Adrian and Jordan Valley at the Burns Lions Invitational this Saturday.
Jordan Valley and Harper will be in Crane Friday at the Ranchers Invitational.
The Nyssa squad goes to Middleton on Thursday for the Middleton Invite before joining Ontario on Friday at the Patriot Invitational at Centennial High School. The Patriot meet will feature a number of large Idaho schools in attendance.
Boys team scores: Nyssa, 130. Idaho City, 83. Burns, 67. Harper, 63. Ontario, 60. Grant Union, 58. Adrian, 51. Cove, 41. Greenleaf Friends, 41. Vale, 31. Monument/Dayville, 13. Huntington, 11.
Boys individual results: 100 meters: 1. Michael Babcock (Adrian), 11.38. 2. Alex Espinoza (Ontario), 11.53. 3. Roberto Amezquitta (Nyssa), 11.65. 4. Gonzala Espinoza (Ontario), 11.73. 5. Morgan Butler (Harper), 11.75. 8. Jonathan Iniguez (Nyssa), 12.11. 10. Tye Anderson (Nyssa), 12.34. 200 meters: 1. Alex Espinoza (Ontario), 23.34. 2. Michael Babcock (Adrian), 23.36. 3. Gonzalo Espinoza (Ontario), 23.82. 5. Eduardo Munoz (Adrian), 24.57. 7. Ismael Valentin (Nyssa), 24.72. 10. Mario Gramajo (Nyssa), 25.66. 400 meters: 1. Alex Espinoza (Ontario), 52.70. 3. Gonzalo Esponoza (Ontario), 24.47. 7. Clay Ready (Adrian), 56.42. 8. Connor Hyde (Vale), 57.14. 800 meters: 5. Pedro Chavez (Nyssa), 2:16.11 7. Diego Arizmendi (Nyssa), 2:23.65. 8. Kelvin Pascacio (Nyssa), 2:27.93. 9. Justin Dutcher (Vale), 2:28.64. 1500 meters: 3. Pedro Chavez (Nyssa), 4:40.82. 5. Dalton Bixby (Harper), 4:43.39. 6. Armando Veloz (Ontario), 4:43.88. 9. James Ellsworth (Adrian), 4:45.93. 10. Armando Pedraza (Ontario), 4:51.22. 3000 meters: 2.Dalton Bixby (Harper), 10:29.76. 3. Armando Pedraza (Nyssa), 10:36.07. 5. Lenny Barton (Vale), 10:45.90. 6. James Ellsworth (Adrian), 11:05.87. 8. Froylan Santiago (Ontario), 11:33.43. 10. Isiah Claudio (Ontario), 12:13.75. 110-meter hurdles: 3. Aidan Moyes (Nyssa), 19.08. 6. Clayton Smith (Vale), 21.42. 300-meter hurdles: 2. Corbin Palmer (Harper), 44.52. 3. Raul Ruiz (Nyssa), 47.42. 4. Aidan Moyes (Nyssa), 50.14. 9. Sully Ward (Adrian), 56.02. 4X100 relay: 1. Nyssa (Tye Anderson, Mario Gramajo, Raul Ruiz, Roberto Amezquita), 45.95. 2. Adrian (Eduardo Munoz, Ethan Sheets, Wade Bond, Michael Babcock), 46.32. 4X400 relay: 2. Nyssa (Pedro Chavez, Mario Gramajo, Ismael Valentin, Roberto Amezquita), 3:49.03. 3. Adrian (Manuel Aguirre, Eduardo Munoz, Caysen Young, Clay Ready), 3:53.17. Shot put: 2. Jose Sanchez (Nyssa), 42-03.50. 3. Garrett fisher (Harper), 40-07.50. 4. Brock Payne (Nyssa), 40-03.50. 5. Jeremiah Daugherty (Vale), 39-11.50. Discus: 1. Morgan Butler (Harper), 133-07. 5. Edgar Rivera (Nyssa), 109-03. 8. Ismael Valentin (Nyssa), 97-04. 10. Jose Sanchez (Nyssa), 94-08. Javelin: 3. Jose Sanchez (Nyssa), 132-09. 5. Ethan Draper (Nyssa), 127-05. 6. Edgar Rivera (Nyssa), 132-06. High jump: 1. Wade Bond (Adrian), 5-06.00. 2. Connor Hyde (Vale), 5-06.00. 4. Ryder Atagi (Ontario), 5-02.00. 5. Garrett Fisher (Harper), 5-00.00. Pole vault: 1. Jonathan Iniguez (Nyssa), 13-00.00. 2. Beau Belnap (Vale), 11-00.00. 3. Kaleb Draper (Nyssa), 10-00.00. 6. Colton Anderson (Vale), 8-00.00. Long jump: 1. Morgan Butler (Harper), 21-08.00. 2. Tye Anderson (Nyssa), 20-02.00. 6. Raul Ruiz (Nyssa), 18-06.75. 9. Abraham Ulloa (Ontario), 16-08.25. Triple jump: 1. Morgan Butler (Harper), 41-09.00. 3. Tye Anderson (Nyssa), 39-09.00. 5. Ryder Atagi (Ontario), 37-02.50. 6. Raul Ruiz (Nyssa), 36-11.50. 7. Abraham Ulloa (Ontario), 36-08.50. 9. Caysen Young (Adrian), 34-11.25.
Girls team scores: Burns, 127. Grant Union, 125. Nyssa, 98. Cove, 82. Adrian, 77. Ontario, 54. Vale, 32. Idaho City, 23. Monument/Dayville, 14. Huntington, 10.
Girls individual results: 100 meters: 3. Abbey Wood (Ontario), 13.27. 4. Meagan Houston (Ontario), 13.54. 5. Brooklyn Phillips (Vale), 14.11. 8. Taylor Talbot (Nyssa), 14.51. 9. Alexis Hernandez (Nyssa), 14.66. 10. Kenzie Sorrell (Adrian), 14.76. 200 meters: 1. Roby Young (Adrian), 27.89. 2. Brooklyn Phillips (Vale), 29.49. 3. Morgan Harrison (Vale), 29.98. 5. Taylor Talbot (Nyssa), 30.03. 6. Sophie Draper (Ontario), 30.19. 7. Lily Bybee (Nyssa), 30.21. 9. Zoe Salcido (Nyssa), 30.66. 400 meters: 3. Lily Bybee (Nyssa), 1:07.39. 9. Aubrey Kaaen (Vale), 1:09.54. 10. Vanessa Ruiz (Nyssa), 1:11.20. 800 meters: 2. Olivia Page (Nyssa), 2:23.15. 3. Tessa Jacobs (Vale), 2:44.93. 5. Sadey Speelmon (Adrian), 2:45.04. 6. Alayana Smith (Ontario), 2:55.45. 9. Aubrey Kaaen (Vale), 2:58.81. 1500 meters: 2. Olivia Page (Nyssa), 5:18.89. 6. Alayna Smith (Ontario), 5:57.14. 3000 meters: 6. Bailey Mooney (Ontario), 14:13.48. 7. Cythnia Bauer (Ontario), 16:18.79. 100-meter hurdles: 1. Morgan Bayes (Adrian), 16.54. 2. Jazmine Ware (Ontario), 16.69. 4. Madisyn Hartley (Nyssa), 17.39. 6. Lexy Jordan (Ontario), 18.02. 300-meter hurdles: 1. Morgan Bayes (Adrian), 47.96. 7. Jennifer Anguiano-Cisernos (Ontario), 1:07.78. 4X100 relay: 1. Ontario (Abbey Wood, Jazmine Ware, Lexy Jordan, Meagan Houston), 51.03. 4. Adrian (Sadey Speelmon, Roby Young, Kenzie Sorrell, Morgan Bayes), 54.47. 5. Nyssa (Taylor Talbot, Madisyn Hartley, Alexis Hernandez, Kelsee Tucker), 55.30. 4X400 relay: 2. Nyssa (Alexis Hernandez, Lily Bybee, Kelsee Tucker, Olivia Page), 4:33.35. Shot put: 4. Shyanne Allaire (Adrian), 32-09.50. 5. Kierra Hernandez (Nyssa), 32-02.00. 6. Samantha Moore (Nyssa), 29-11.00. Discus: 3. Kierra Hernandez (Nyssa), 101-04. 4. Shyanne Allaire (Adrian), 92-09. 8. Samantha Moore (Nyssa), 72-08. Javelin: 3. Shyanne Allaire (Adrian), 104-11. 5. Samantha Moore (nyssa), 94-01. 9. Maya Luna (Ontario), 63-10. 10. Easton Harley (Ontario), 60-01. High jump: 2. Morgan Harrison (Vale), 5-02.00. 3. Roby Young (Adrian), 5-00.00. 5. Britain Hartley (Nyssa), 4-08.00. 9. Danielle Hinkley (Ontario), 4-06.00. 10. Corrin Shuster (Nyssa), 4-04.00. Pole vault: 1. Sailor Hartley (Nyssa), 9-00.00. 3. Corrin Shuster (Nyssa), 7-06.00. 4. Kenzie Sorrell (Adrian), 7-00.00. 5. Easton Hartley (Ontario), 6-06.00. Long jump: 2. Madisyn Hartley (Nyssa), 15-11.00. 6. Cynthia Gonzalez (Nyssa), 14-06.75. 9. Brooklyn Phillips (Vale), 14-00.75. Triple jump: 1. Roby Young (Adrian), 33-05.00. 6. Cynthia Gonzalez (Nyssa), 28-10.50. 7. Easton Hartley (Ontario), 28-09.50. 9. Tiffany Nelson (Ontario), 27-01.50. 10. Ronni Bryant (Ontario), 25-04.00.