Magdalena’s Kael Stephens and Socorro’s Braden Mounyo have been neck-and-neck in the 110-meter hurdles all season.
Russell Huffman | El Defensor Chieftain

Socorro freshman Jay Lee edged over 12 feet in the pole vault for a personal best that landed him in first place at the Dave Matthieu meet on April 20 as the Warriors and Lady Warriors came away with first-place team finishes.

The competition between Lee, fellow Warrior Braden Mounyo and Magdalena’s Krae Stephens was expected to be stiff. While everyone wanted first place, the trio also had tips and encouragement for each other.

Lee and Stephens joked back and forth about the steps each was taking as they approached before planting their pole and launching in the air, looking for the correct form to take them to their next height.

Lee was the last man standing as Mounyo and Stephens cleared 11-0 for second and third place. Lee then elected to skip 12-6 and go for 13-0 feet after photos and video showed he had cleared the bar by a good margin.

Results from the Dave Matthieu track meet are below.

Girls

100 meters—1. Tamra Fowler, 13.84; 2. Faith Lucero, 14.13; 3. Jaylin Gonzales, 14.14; 10. Sapphira Sandoval, 15.59; 12. Alexandria Jake, 16.54; 13. Hannah Guerro, 16.64; 15. Lalah Lee, 16.69.

200 meters—1. Jaylin Gonzales, 29.35; 4. Jaylin Olguin, 29.91; 9. Iliana Perez, 31.82; 11. Sienna Bunning, 33.12; 13. Oliviah Clark, 33.90; 15. Alexandria Jake, 34.89; 16. Madison Lopez, 35.23; 17. Katelyn Stockham, 36.00; 18. Claire Apachito, 36.58.

400 meters—5. Breanna Lucero, 1:12.18; 6. Iliana Perez, 1:12.88; 7. Sky Sessions, 1:13.03; 8. Sapphira Sandoval, 1:14.15; 11. Brooke Pettis, 1:18.12; 13. Katelyn Stockham, 1:23.54.

800 meters—5. Sky Sessions, 2:54.51; 6. Karol Escalono, 3:03.76; 7. Claire Apachito, 3:10.26; 8. Anastasia Zagrai, 3:32.94; 9. Lanisha Vicinte, 3:24.80; 10. Elia Cleveland, 3:30.01.

1600 meters—2. Jema Ganadonegro, 7:13.60; 3. Claire Apachito, 7:31.98; 4. Aliza Apache, 7:33.80; Vera Apachito, 8:17.13; 6. Katelyn Stockham, 9:07.86.

3200 meters—3. Karol Escalono, 15:06.25; 4. Anastasia Zagrai, 17:36.43.

100-meter hurdles—5. Adrianna Guiterrez, 23.74; 6. Anna Zagrai, 24.33.

300-meter hurdles—3. Jorianne Mirabal, 58.89; 4. Jada Castillo, 59.84; 6. Anna Zagrai 1:14.38.

4X100-meter relay—1. Socorro, Jaylin Gonzales, Faith Lucero, Jaylin Olguin, Tamra Fowler, 53.10.

4X200-meter relay—1. Jaylin Gonzales, Faith Lucero, Jaylin Olguin, Tamra Fowler, 1:56.63.

4X400-meter relay—1. Jada Castillo, Breanna Lucero, Jaylin Olguin, Faith Lucero, 4:44.14.

4X800-meter relay—1. Magdalena, 12:41.92.

Sprint medley relay—2. Socorro, Breanna Lucero, Sienna Bunning, Jada Castillo, Sky Sessions, 5:25.71.

High jump—1. Jaylin Olguin, 4-4; 3. Anastasia Zagrai, 4-1; 6. Jema Ganadonegro 3-6.

Pole vault—1. Sienna Bunning, 6-6; Jada Castillo, 6-0; 3. Madison Lopez, 5-6; 4. Brooke Pettis, 5-6; 4. Breanna Lucero, 5-6.

Long jump—1. Jaylin Gonzales, 14-1; 3. Breanna Lucero, 11-11; 4. Camren Paz, 11-10; 5. Alana Romero, 11-4; 6. Oliviah Clark, 10-0; 7. Lanisha Vicinte 8-8.5; 8. Vera Apachito, 8-7.5.

Triple jump—1. Jorianne Mirabal, 28-4; 3. Ally Martinez, 27-10; 4. Sky Sessions 26-9.75.

Shot put—4. Alexandria Jake, 26-5.5; 5. Hanna Guerro, 25-4; 6. Lalah Lee, 24-2; 8. Gerleanzy Ganadonegro, 23-8.5; 10. Taryn Armijo, 20-11; 15. Valeria Acosta, 19-3.5; 16. Maria Ruiz, 19-1; 18. Kambree Montoya, 14-6.

Discus—4. Taryn Armijo, 75-4; 6. Ally Martinez, 70-9; 7. Diamond Padilla, 62-2; 10. Hannah Guerro, 61-8.25; 11. Maria Ruiz, 59-7.

Javelin—1. Ally Martinez, 81-2; 3. Kambree Montoya, 78-2; 6. Alexandria Jake, 69-8; 7. Gerleanzy Ganadonegro, 69-7; 8. Sapphira Sandoval, 64-1; 12. Claire Apachito, 52-7; 13. Valeria Acosta, 51-10; 14. Lalah Lee, 51-0; 15. Hannah Guerro, 50-4; 17. Maria Ruiz, 43-6; 18. Diamond Padilla, 39-10.

Team Scores—1. Socorro, 143.50; 3. Magdalena 47.50; 8. Magdalena, 10.

Boys

100 meters—2. Isaiah Ocampo, 12.32; 7. Kaden Dow, 13.09; 11. Scotty Guerro, 13.53; 12. Jurrale Tsosie 13.55; 16. Adriano Munguia, 14.13; 18. Fabian Marquez, 14.44.

200 meters—1. Marcus Armijo, 24.49; Isaiah Ocampo, 24.69; 6. Kaden Dow, 26.19; 8. Angel Jacob, 26.95; 11. Jurrale Tsosie, 27.71; 13. EJ Lucero, 28.06; 15. Scotty Guerro, 28.51; 17. Moraes Herrera, 31.63.

400 meters—2. Marcus Armijo, 56.04; 3. Braden Mounyo, 56.47; 4. Isaiah Ocampo, 57.05; 5.Jay Lee, 57.63; 10. Zeb Apachito, 1:07.66; 11. Moraes Herrera, 1:16.89; 13. Charles Abeyta, 1:26.87.

800 meters—6. Mike Monte, 2:41.10; 7. Moraes, Herrera, 3:00.34; 8. Daniel Bowles, 3:07.63; 9. David Gaytan, 3:08.31; 10. Timothy Gonzales, 3:08.75; 11. Charles Abeyta, 3:25.46; 12. Diego Chavez, 4:15.07.

1600 meters—5. Ben Watkins, 6:21.96; Drizzton Chavis, 7:01.84.

3200 meters—4. Daniel Bowles, 15:39.63.

110-meter hurdles—1. Kael Stephens, 16.80; 2. Braden Mounyo, 17.64; 4. Ruben Gonzales, 20.88; Jacob Angel, 21.75; 7. Ky Stephens, 22.78; 8. Kyle Burger, 24.31.

300 meter hurdles—2. Kael Stephens, 46.43; 3. Jeremiah Garza, 50.27; 4. Kyle Burger, 54.79; 5. Ky Stephens, 54.81.

4X100 meter relay—1. Socorro 1:36.92; 2. Magdalena, 1:38.16; 4. Alamo 1:48.79.

4X400 meter relay—1. wMagdalena, 3:51.30; 3. Socorro 4:16.03.

4×800 meter relay—2. Socorro, 10:20.11.

Sprint relay—2. Alamo, 4:26.41; Magdalena, 4:29.95; 5. Socorro, 5:30.36.

High jump—1. D’Shaun Vinyard, 6-0; 2. Isaiah Ocampo, 5-2; 3. Andrew Handrich, 5-0; 3. Jacob Angel, 5-0.

Pole vault—1. Jay Lee, 12-0; 2. Braden Mounyo, 11-0; Kael Stephens, 11-0; 4. Ben Watkins, 7-0; 5. Adriano Munguia, 7-0.

Long jump—1. D’Shaun Vinyard, 20-5; 2. Marcus Armijo, 20-2.5; 3. Jay Lee, 19-10.5; 5. Ruben Gonzales, 15-10.5; 13. Jurrale Tsosie, 13-8.5.

Triple jump—1. Kael Stephens, 40-5; 2. Braden Mounyo, 39-2.5; 4. Jacob Angel, 34-1; 5. Ky Stephens, 33-6.75.

Shot put—Caden Moreland, 38-11; 3. Xamian Agular, 37-1; 4. Garrick Gutierrez, 35-11; 6. Mathis Apachito, 35-1.5; 7. Krae Stephens, 32-1; 8. Chad Aldridge, 31-11; 9. Joseph Xamora, 31-10.5; 13. Daniel Apachito, 28-0; 14. Mclane Guerro, 27-7; 15. Andy Pino, 27-5.

Discus—1. Garrick Gutierrez, 113-8; Xamian Agular, 113-1; 3. Kaden Dow, 110-7; 4. Isaiah Ocampo, 109-0; 5. Krae Stephens, 105-6.5; 12. Andy Pino, 74-3.25; 15. Daniel Apachito, 68-1.5; 16. Mclane Guerro, 62-9.

Javelin—1. Krae Stephens, 128-8; 2. Joseph Zamora, 118-2; 5. Marcus Armijo, 102-3; 6. Garrick Gutierrez, 99-9; 8. Kaden Dow, 95-9; 11. Andy Pino, 86-5; 13. Mclane Guerro, 76-8; 44. William Rosas, 73-0; 15. Charles Abeyta, 72-0.