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Boys Track & Field

Boys regions: Legacy’s Jerry Martin sees hard work pay off

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.

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2019 Boys Track Capsule Previews

Team previews (as submitted by coaches) for the 2019 prep boys track season.

Sunrise Track: Liberty boys relay team among winners as Coronado sweeps team titles

The Patriots foursome of David Leathers, Tyeese Blackman, Rudy Distrito and Cervantes White won the Sunrise Region championship in 42.84 seconds at Basic High School on Saturday afternoon to clinch aberth in Reno for the Class 4A state track meet this weekend. Coronado swept the boys and the girls titles.

Thomas Dougherty, Justin Watterson help Coronado boys to FAST title

Thomas Dougherty and Justin Watterson each won two individual events and ran on the winning 1,600-meter relay team Friday to help Coronado’s boys track team win the Sunrise FAST Classic freshman and sophomore meet at Green Valley.

BOYS TRACK: Las Vegas takes team title at Valley Relays

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.

TRACK: Centennial defends Heikotter Invitational titles

The Centennial girls track team won eight events at the Heikotter Invitational at Faith Lutheran on Saturday, running away with the team score and defending its title from the last season. Centennial’s boys team won five events to win the meet, also winning for the second year in a row.

DIVISION I TRACK: Silverado’s boys, Centennial girls soar

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.