Faith Lutheran standout Mark Rubalcaba was named the Gatorade Nevada Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year on Friday. He won the long jump and triple jump in leading the Crusaders to the Division I-A state team title.
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Bishop Gorman junior Vashti Cunningham was named the Gatorade Nevada Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year on Wednesday.
What happened to Bishop Gorman junior Vashti Cunningham on Saturday is the equivalent of Gordon Ramsay overcooking a steak.
Faith Lutheran’s Cayla Nikodemus came off the curve in the girls 200-meter dash Saturday and was exactly where she wanted to be.
First, Kenric Davis pulled the upset. Then, the Western senior took a few minutes to wax poetic.
The field for the boys 400-meter dash at the Division I state track and field meet was billed as the fastest in state history. The lineup for the 200 was pretty stacked, too.
Silverado senior Monet Salazar is the top seed in the discus for the Division I girls state track and field meet. She won the Sunrise Region meet with a throw of 131-0. She also won the shot put at the region meet with a mark of 35-9¼ and is the No. 5 qualifier for state.
Canyon Springs senior Bradley Alexander made a name for himself on the football field this past fall by earning first-team all-Northeast League honors.
Coronado’s Charleen Jordan knew she was in for a long day Saturday in the Division I Sunrise Region track meet, so she decided to take a nap under her team’s canopy on the bleachers just before her final event.
Faith Lutheran’s Mark Rubalcaba won three individual events, setting region records in all three to lead the Crusaders to the boys team title at the Division I-A Southern Region meet at Boulder City.
Bishop Gorman’s Vashti Cunningham concedes she used to get nervous when people cheered for her at big events.
Trevor McDonough got involved with pole vaulting before he even stepped foot on the Centennial campus four years ago.
Brady Williams” hard work has helped achieve the best shot put and discus tosses of the season. Now he has his sights set on double state titles.
Frank Harris had a perfect day Saturday, winning four individual events at the Sunrise Region Freshmen-Sophomore boys meet at Green Valley.
Savon Scarver won one individual event and finished second in two others Friday to help host Centennial’s boys track team to victory in the Division I Sunset Region freshmen-sophomore track and field meet.