Here are five takeaways from the Nevada spring high school sports season, including an impressive stretch of dominance by Southern schools.
Palo Verde senior track athlete Ben Slighting is the winner of the Nevada Preps No Limits Award.
Sparked by individual wins from Rome Odunze and Kyu Kelly, the Gaels wrapped up their second consecutive Class 4A title by scoring 99 points.
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.
Brandon Martin won two individual events and ran on the winning 400-meter relay team Tuesday to help host Legacy win a four-team boys track meet.
Kizemon Cooper had three first-place finishes on Thursday to lead the Shadow Ridge boys track team to victory in a three-team home meet.
A pair of short-distance relay teams helped Coronado’s boys track team capture the O’Dea Relays at Palo Verde on Friday.
Jorge Castro and Isaiah Bigby each won two events to lead Clark’s boys team to victory in a three-team meet at Sierra Vista.
Justin Watterson won two individual events and ran on a winning relay team to lead Coronado’s boys track team to victory at the Bishop Gorman Invitational.
Team previews (as submitted by coaches) for the 2019 prep boys track season.
State championships: None
State runner-up finishes: None
Individual state champions: Chad Vanyo (2006, triple jump)
Relay state champions: None
Region championships: 2009
Region runner-up finishes: 2015, 2012, 2010, 2002
2018 postseason: Finished seventh (35 points) at the Class 4A state meet.
Tied for fourth (64 points) at the Class 4A Sunset Region meet.
Last 10 seasons
2018: Seventh in 4A state meet, tied fourth in 4A Sunset Region meet
2017: Ninth in 4A state meet, sixth in Sunset Region meet
2016: Tied 14th in Division I state meet, fifth in Sunset Region meet
2015: Tied seventh in Division I state meet, second in Sunset Region meet
2014: Eighth in Sunset Region meet
2013: 24th in Division I state meet, ninth in Sunset Region meet
2012: Fifth in 4A state meet, second in Sunset Region meet
2011: Tied 22nd in 4A state meet, third in Sunset Region meet
2010: Eighth in 4A state meet, second in Sunset Region meet
2009: Tied 16th in 4A state meet, Sunset Region champion