McQueen boys win track & field Nevada state 5A championship

Kyle Ortega Gammill is already one of many high distance runners within the state, and on Friday he added to his legacy by setting the stadium file within the 1600-meter race.

But it surely was a short-lived file.

The time of of 4 minutes, 16.36 seconds posted by the Reno Excessive senior, set within the boys 5A race on the NIAA state monitor & subject championships at Reed, stood for about 20 minutes.

Shortly after Ortega Gammill’s race; Yerington senior Ku Stevens ran a 4:15.77 within the boys Class 2A 1600 race to decrease the stadium file even additional.

Ortega Gammill will be consoled by the very fact he has the state file of 4:08.67 n the gap, set earlier this spring.

He stated he was just a little overwhelmed by the environment, as a consequence of it being his first state meet. The 2020 season was reduce brief as a result of pandemic and there was no state meet in 2021.

McQueen reestablished its dominance in monitor & subject by profitable the boys group title with 101 factors.

The Lancers are the final Northern college to win state, taking the title in 2014. McQueen additionally gained state in 2010, when present coach Paul Deleon was competing on the Lancers group.

“Monitor and subject is a group sport, a variety of instances folks do not understand it is a group sport,” DeLeon stated. “They’re simply all actually shut.”

Extra highlights from McQueen embody junior Jayden LaGrone profitable the boys 300 hurdle race (38.39) and second within the 110 hurdles (14.67); the Lancers profitable the 4×200 meter relay in 1:27.89. Senior Ashton Hayes completed third within the 100-meter sprint.

Stevens, who will run for Oregon within the fall, gained 4 gold medals within the state meet, taking the 800 (1:59.60), 1600, 3200 (9:17.49) and anchoring the Lions first-place  4×800 relay group. His 3200 time can be a reed stadium file. He posted an 8:54 within the 3200 on the Arcadia Invitational earlier this spring.

Stevens by no means misplaced a race within the 800, 1700 and 3200 in all his Nevada highschool meets.

He’ll compete within the Nationwide Excessive College championships later this summer time in Eugene, Oregon, then report back to Oregon for college in late August.

“I am nowhere close to a peak. That is one of many issues I attempt to capitalize on, not peaking or leveling off, simply persistently getting higher and trusting the method of exercises and doing the mileage,” Stevens stated. “I am so blissful proper now.”

He went and ran six miles after the meet concluded Saturday afternoon.

Extra highlights from the boys 5A competitors embody: Damonte Ranch sophomore Jackson Elliott profitable the 3200 (9:41.13); Galena senior Ryker Dixon profitable the lengthy leap (22 toes, 9 inches); Carson senior Kai Miller profitable the pole vault (15-0); Bishop Manogue senior Siope Vatikani profitable the shot put (52-8.25); 

• Within the Class 3A, North Valleys senior Zack Prepare dinner gained the 100 (11.04) and 200 (22.16) races. Sparks sophomore Chris Cormier gained the 400 (49.74); Truckee freshman Joseph Birnbaum  gained the 110 hurdles (15.67); Lowry junior Shaun Gilliland gained the pole vault (12-0); Fernley senior Cameron Radli gained the shot put (52-10.5) and discus (163-7); 
• Within the Class 2A, Incline junior Marcos Resendiz gained the shot out (47-5); Battle mountain senior Nolan Chopp gained the discus (137-11); 
• Within the Class 1A, Eureka senior Clayton Shoda gained the 100 (11.09) and 200 (22.26) and lengthy leap (20-8.5); Sierra Lutheran junior Flynn Scheibe gained the 400 (52.43); Eureka sophomore Anthony Minoletti gained the 1600 (5:02.55);  Mineral County senior Isaac Torres gained the 300 hurdles (43.71); Mineral County junior Andrew White gained the triple leap (39-4.5).

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Jim Krajewski covers highschool and youth sports activities for the Reno Gazette Journal. Observe him on Twitter @RGJPreps. Assist his work by subscribing to RGJ.com.