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Colton Stratton running with James Duarte leading. Rebekah Ouellette | SMHS
San Manuel Miner
San Manuel High School hosted nine teams in their first track meet of the season. The Miners girls’ team finished first, topping second-place Sabino and third-place Thatcher. The boys’ team took home second, a half-point behind first-place Thatcher. Sabino finished in third place on the boys’ side.
Individual girls’ results: 100m hurdles: 4th Sarah Silva 19.96, 5th Leticia Vargas 20.80. 100m: 5th Hannah Reidhead 14.14. 1600m: 3rd Eneida Quintero 6:43, 4th Diana Medina 7:38, and 5th Raya Woods 7:48. 400m: 3rd Hannah Reidhead 1:22 and 4th Karen Young 1:28. 300m Hurdles: 3rd Andrea Castaneda 59.20. 800m: 4th place Diana Medina 3:25.07 and 6th Yesenia Arcienega 3:34.25. 3200m: 1st Andrea Castaneda 15:04.70 and 4th place Jessica Lopez 15:49.37. 4 x 800m relay: 2nd place 12:15.53 (Eneida Quintero,Sabrina Duarte,Diana Medina,Andrea Castaneda). 4 x 100m relay: 1st place 1:01.36(Jade Willard,Leticia Velasquez,Ronzi Carbajal,Angelica Garcia). Shot Put: 2nd Cita Sweeney 26’8” and 5th Stephanie Morris 24’10”. Discus: 1st Cita Sweeney 74’4”, 2nd Stephanie Morris 72’8”, 4th Mariela Canisales 67’9”, and 5th Elizabeth Gonzlaez 63’9”. Triple Jump: 2nd Jade Willard 26’2” and 3rd Angelica Garcia 25’3”.
Individual boys’ results: 110m Hurdles: 3rd Andres Rodriguez 17.88, 4th Jared Gonzales 18.54, and 5th Carlos Salas 18.81. 100m: 5th Jose Damian 12.07. 1600m: 3rd James Duarte 5:27. 400m: 4th Andrew Gomez 58.02. 300m hurdles: 4th Jared Gonzales 45.70 and 6th Carlos Salas 51.56. 800m: 1st James Duarte 2:21.34 and 3rd Colton Stratton 2:25.87. 200m: 4th Jose Damian 25.04. 3200m: 3rd Patrick Lopez 12:11.67 and 6th Carlos Salas 13:01.54. 4 x 800m Relay: 1st 9:21.20 (Patrick Lopez,Juan Ortega,Colton Stratton,James Duarte). 4 x 100m Relay: 4th place 49.57(Jose Damian,Andrew Gomez,Randy Verdugo,Antonio Montes). 4 x 400m Relay: 2nd 3:55.21(Juan Ortega,Andres Rodriguez,Jared Gonzales,Andrew Gomez). Pole Vault: 1st Carlos Salas 10’0”, 3rd Patrick Lopez 8’6, 4th Javier Campos 8’6”, and 5th Marco Salas 7’6”. Shot Put: 3rd Michael Sanchez 34’10.5”. Discus: 2nd Isaac Gonzalez 92’5”. Long Jump: 3rd Javier Campos 17’0”, 4th Jose Damian 16’11.5”. Triple Jump: 4th Javier Campos 33’6.5”.
The Miners will travel to University of Arizona in Tucson to compete in the Willie Williams Classic March 19-20.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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