Nevada
Meet the Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Year
Centennial track and field sprinter Iyonna Codd is still relatively new to the sport after only starting to run two years ago as a sophomore.
Codd has proven to be a fast learner.
She finished off her senior year by defending her titles in the 100, 200 and 400 meters at the Class 5A state meet in Carson City in May. She also helped Centennial win the 4×400-meter relay and the team title.
Codd’s dominance on the track this season, which included becoming the state record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 meters, earned her Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada Girls Athlete of the Year honors.
“I feel like I set the standard a little higher,” Codd said. “I set the tone a little higher. I feel like everybody’s mindset changed a little because we all want to do better. Iron sharpens iron.”
Codd, a University of Miami (Florida) commit, broke a 50-year-old record in the 400 meters at this year’s 5A Southern Region meet. She finished in 53.02, besting the previous record of 53.13 set in 1974.
“She has this desire to be the best at what she does. That pushes her,” Centennial coach Roy Session said. “She never settles. Her goal is that she wants to do better. Not all kids have that drive to put in the extra work.”
At the 5A state meet, Codd broke her old record in the 100 meters by three-hundredths of a second by posting a time of 11.61. She also set the new record in the 200 meters at the 5A Southern Region meet with a time of 23.43.
“I felt confident and strong mentally and spiritually because I had a rocky season this year,” Codd said. “I came back and everybody was doubting, but I still walked with confidence.”
“Give it my all”
Codd’s season didn’t get off to the best start. She spent several days in the hospital with an illness at the end of February. She said at times she would struggle to finish a workout when she returned to the track.
It didn’t take her long to return to form. Codd said her remaining two goals — setting the record in the 400 and helping Centennial win the team title — helped her stay motivated to return.
She said setting the record in the 400 was “the only way I was going to leave a mark” this season since owned the 100 and 200 records going into the year.
“(The 400) opened my eyes a lot. It’s where I’ve seen my potential a lot more,” Codd said. “I feel like a lot of people can do the (100) and (200), but for me to do the (100), (200) and (400), (it) opens my eyes a little bit and gives me a different type of feeling and understanding of track.”
She capped her final year with another title. Centennial ran away with the team title after having its run of 10 straight state championships snapped in 2023.
“It was that little fire that we needed,” Codd said. “We took everything and used it as motivation. It felt good knowing they gave it their all and I got to give it my all.”
‘See everything expand’
Codd said she’s looking forward to growing, as a track athlete and person, in college.
“I felt very comfortable. I felt welcomed (at Miami),” Codd said. “I felt like this feeling of being OK with being uncomfortable because I can grow. I can see growth in my experience there and I can see everything expand.”
Codd, who started out playing basketball in high school, first met Session her freshman year. She went to a practice for his club track team because her younger sister was interested in joining.
Codd left basketball after some convincing and ran track her sophomore year, though she dealt with a foot injury. Session said he saw Codd “had something special” before long.
“She’s one of the most fierce competitors that I’ve ever had,” Session said. “Just her talent and her ambition to be good, it’s just amazing. She’s a really good kid.”
Contact Alex Wright at awright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AlexWright1028 on X.
The Las Vegas Raiders have orchestrated many groundbreaking moves this offseason, but none as important as the impact they made at a fundraising event.
Over the weekend, the Raiders hosted the Silver & Black Gala, raising $2.5 million for mental health in Nevada. Sunday marked the third time the organization had hosted the event, which has produced a tremendous turnout.
Several individuals spoke during the event, including Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis and president Sandra Douglass Morgan, who each highlighted the importance of acknowledging mental health.
Davis’ Thoughts
- “We’re here to raise money for mental health, which is one of the most important things we can all deal with,” Davis said. “Every one of us is impacted by mental health and our families, friends, or anywhere else, we are all directly affected. That’s why it’s so critical to raise money for our community. We’re grateful for you all, and appreciate you being here.”
Morgan’s Thoughts
“Mental health remains one of the most urgent issues across Nevada,” Morgan said. “Through the Silver & Black Gala, the Raiders Foundation is helping expand access to trusted, community-based resources that meet people where they are. This year’s recipients reflect the depth and complexity of that work, supporting our community in schools, clubhouses, homes, shelters, and family systems statewide.”
The Raiders also honored former player Carl Nassib and NFL broadcaster Jay Glazer on Sunday night as the winners of the Commitment to Excellence award. Here is what each of them had to say.
Glazer’s Thoughts
- “First, this is incredible what the Raiders are doing,” Glazer said. “God blessed me with the ability to communicate, so I’m going to use that to try and help other people. When we’re willing to share our scars, we turn them into strength—into something that connects us as teammates with nothing to hide. That’s what builds a true team, a championship team. I’m proud to stand with you and be part of this team tonight.”
Nassib’s Thoughts
- “It is truly a privilege to be up here,” Nassib said. “We’re creating space for people to be vulnerable—and that work is truly lifesaving. It’s not about being perfect, it’s about showing up and reminding people they’re not alone.”
Overall Thoughts
This has been a tremendous event over the last few years, and the Raiders’ organization has done a great job of raising awareness for mental health. This will be an event that the team will continue to host in the future.
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RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo (R) is in a strong position heading into the thick of his 2026 reelection bid — a huge war chest, almost universal name recognition and strong favorability numbers among the electorate.
Though Lombardo is likely focusing on the general election already, he faces 6 longshot candidates in the GOP primary seeking to upset him in June.
Nevada Governor GOP primary: 6 longshot candidates taking on incumbent Joe Lombardo
The challengers face a ‘Herculean’ task, said Mike Noble, CEO and founder of Noble Predictive Insights, an Arizona-based nonpartisan pollster focusing on the Southwest region.
“I see it as a Herculean task for anyone. If someone was coming in with like, I don’t know $10 million or something to spend, sure I can see that might be competitive, but I don’t see any of them coming anywhere near close to that. And so again, I just think I think it’s a non-factor at this point,” Noble said.
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Despite the long odds, News 4-Fox 11 reached out to all candidates requesting an interview as part of our commitment to 2026 election coverage and our Know Your Candidates series. Three of the 7 running interviewed with us — Irina Hansen, Kameron Hawkins, Lombardo and Jose Zelaya did not respond to multiple emails requesting an interview.
We asked them similar questions about Gov. Lombardo’s leadership as governor, how they would pass a balanced budget and whether they support taxpayer subsidies for sports teams or major projects.
Click the candidate’s name to watch their full interview. Quotes below have been edited for space and clarity.
Donald J. Beaudry Jr. is an entrepreneur who founded BlkEdgeAi, a financial technology firm specializing in AI-driven trading systems and market strategy, according to his campaign website.
He told News 4-Fox 11 that Nevada has been drifting the last four years with ‘no captain, no vision.’ He believes his Wall Street-like trading market called NGEX (Nevada Global Exchange) would generate enough revenue to eliminate sales taxes, property taxes, business taxes and vehicle registration fees.
“I completely blueprinted it out and calculated that this model could generate enough revenue in this state that we could eliminate all the state taxes and fees that are currently in place and use that as the revenue source for the state and make everybody, every man, woman and child throughout Nevada, a shareholder in the dividends of that exchange … it would be a kind of Wall Street type of stock market, but far broader, more advanced, and exponentially more profitable.”
Matthew Rian Winterhawk is the founder of SmartSlaps foundation, a nonprofit that works to help schools and students with civic engagement and community responsibility.
If elected, he described going through a DOGE-like review of the state budget to determine which areas can be cut or kept depending on their ‘dollar to impact’ ratio.
“What I would like to do is go through every department, I’m talking top to bottom, from here from the primary to the beginning. We will cut every piece of administrative bloat across the system … I need more money for my teachers. Teachers never see it, students never see it, the impact never reaches the classroom. It’s 100% administrative bloat.”
The son of immigrants, Barak Zilberberg is now an entrepreneur and real estate investor based in Las Vegas. He ran for governor in 2022, earning 0.2% of the vote in the GOP primary. He told News 4-Fox 11 he’s also running for President in 2028.
He said he’s running for governor to improve the educational system, bring jobs to Nevada and open up federal land to build more affordable housing.
“We’ve got get high-speed railing systems in here where we can transit very easily, efficiently, and basically moving around between economies of both cities. Not only that, I’d like to bring Disneyland here and the Olympics, sponsor the Olympics here. I just want to make this a well-known place of entertainment, a hub.”
To help voters make informed decisions this election year, News 4-Fox 11 is publishing and broadcasting dozens of interviews with candidates who will appear on the June primary ballot.
In fairness to all candidates, they were asked a series of similar questions. We are posting the full interviews online so voters can watch their responses in their entirety.
Visit our Know Your Candidates 2026 page to view other race previews and meet other candidates.
Email reporter Ben Margiott at bjmargiott@sbgtv.com. Follow @BenMargiott on X and Ben Margiott KRNV on Facebook.
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