Martin ran the 100-meter dash in a personal-record time of 10.71 seconds on Saturday morning at Desert Oasis to claim the Mountain Region championship and an automatic bid in the state meet next week. The sturdy senior doubled as a running back for Legacy’s football team and said he started preparing for track season after football concluded.
A pair of short-distance relay teams helped Coronado’s boys track team capture the O’Dea Relays at Palo Verde on Friday.
Bishop Gorman’s Samantha Nieves and Jill McPherson each won an individual event and placed second in another Tuesday to lead the Gaels to victory in a three-team home meet.
Team previews (as submitted by coaches) for the 2019 prep boys track season.
Dillon Stewart, Andrew Burdalski and Tom Dougherty each won one individual event and ran on a winning relay team Tuesday to help Coronado’s boys track team pull out a 71-70 win at Silverado.
Noah Ayala, Ian Jackson and Keith Williams ran on three winning distance relay teams Friday to help Arbor View’s boys track team finish first in the O’Dea Relays at Palo Verde.
Savon Scarver won two individual events Friday, and the Centennial boys track team took control after the first day of the Skyhawk Invitational at Silverado.
Aaron Johnson and Marlon Harrison each won an individual event and finished second in another to lead Las Vegas’ boys track and field team to the title at the Valley Relays on Saturday at Valley High.
Liberty won the boys and girls team titles at the Liberty Invitational on Saturday, beating out Coronado for both victories.
The Skyhawks seemingly contend for a state team title every five years, and Saturday was no different as they overcame injuries and wintry conditions to claim the championship at the Division I state track and field meet at Carson High.
