The Pershing County High School track and field team delivered strong performances at Saturday’s Yerington meet, highlighted by relay victories, personal records and movement on the school record list as the Mustangs prepare for regionals less than a month away.
Head coach Ben Halverson said the meet came at an important point in the season, as athletes continue to refine their performances.
“We’re at a point where the focus is on looking for ways to improve so we can peak at the right time,” Halverson said. “Saturday’s meet was filled with that.”
The Pershing County girls sprint relays led the way, capturing first-place finishes in both the 4x100 and 4x200 relays. The team of Ali Montes, Khloe Montes, Bella Zelaya and Chealse Woodard won the 4x100 in 53.60 seconds and followed with another victory in the 4x200 relay in 1:54.50.
The Mustang boys also found success in the sprint relays, winning the 4x200 relay with a personal-best time of 1:35.20. The relay team included Ashton Jimenez, Quinton McKinney, Aaron Zelaya and Anthony Gibson.
The boys 4x100 relay team of Ashton Jimenez, Jaxson Happy, Johnathan Baker and Josiah Hunt placed second with a time of 45.10 seconds. The performance moved the team into first place on Pershing County’s all-time school record list, while the girls 4x100 relay performance moved that team into second place on the school’s all-time list.
Individually, Josiah Hunt placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.30 seconds.
In the hurdles events, sophomore Anthony Gibson posted a personal-best time of 17.40 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles. Gibson also recorded a personal record of 44.60 seconds in the 300 hurdles, while teammate Jaxson Happy finished with a personal-best time of 45.10.
Senior Laura Gomez also turned in strong performances, placing second in the 300 hurdles with a personal-best time of 53.00 seconds and third in the pole vault at 7 feet.
“Same is true for our hurdlers,” Halverson said, noting several athletes improved their season-best times.
In the field events, Happy placed third in the long jump with a personal-best mark of 18 feet, 7 inches.
Halverson noted the event's competitiveness this season.
“Boys long jump is as competitive as it’s been in years,” he said. “Qualifying for state will be a true accomplishment, but this jump places him right in that mix.”
On the girls side, Woodard continued her strong run of performances, placing first in the long jump with a mark of 15 feet, 4 inches and third in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:07.00.
“While she didn’t have the best day by her standards, it was still good enough for first place, highlighting how strong she’s been in that event this season,” Halverson said.
As a team, the Pershing County boys finished second overall with 76.17 points, behind Battle Mountain with 155 points. The Mustang girls placed fourth with 65 points. Battle Mountain led the girls standings with 120 points, followed by Sierra Lutheran with 84 points and Dayton with 65.5 points.
With regionals scheduled for May 8-9 at Reno High School and the state meet set for May 15-16 at Hug High School in Reno, the Mustangs will compete at Lowry High School on April 25 as they continue preparing for postseason competition.
Ashton Jimenez clears 9 feet, 6 inches to place fourth in the pole vault at the Yerington track
meet. Photo by Chelsea Montes.
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