Cavegirls 8th, Cavemen 10th at Clovis Relays

By Don Eskins

The Cavegirl track team placed eighth and the Cavemen tenth at the Clovis Wildcat Relays on Thursday, April 17. Thirteen girls’ teams and twelve boys’ teams competed at the event.

The top performers for the Cavegirls included Atria Wells, second in the shot and third in the discus. Also grabbing third-place finishes were Cassie Bielstein in the triple jump and Abbey Dugan in the 800 meter run.

The top performers for the Cavemen were Tayvin Marsh, second in the triple jump, and Isaac Williamson, third in the 300 meter hurdles.

“Overall, we had a good meet and ran some great times on the track. The girls 4x100 ran their season best by almost a second,” said CHS head coach Charles Millar. “Although Atria placed second at Clovis, I feel she should have won. There was an issue with the measurement.

“We moved some of our boys around for this one so we could run a few different relays,” he said. “Also, Colton McKibben was out of town, which left us with a few voids to fill. But, overall, I was very pleased with all of our kids’ efforts.”

The Cavemen and Cavegirls will compete in Alamogordo on Friday, April 25. The action gets underway at 3 p.m.

“I’ve got high hopes for Alamo. We are bringing everything we’ve got and stacking the relays as much as possible. I really think we should be able to qualify some people on the track,” said coach Millar. “The weather is supposed to be very good, and there will be a lot of great teams in the field. We’re most definitely looking forward to the competition.”

Clovis Wildcat Recaps

Cavemen Placers:

110 Meter Hurdles: 5 King, Bryan 17.19; 4x200 Meter Relay: 6- 1:33.61 1) King, Bryan 2) Leos, Eaven 3) Castaneda, Bobby 4) Marsh, Tayvin; 300 Meter Hurdles: 3 Williamson, Isaac 43.00; 6 King, Bryan 44.34; 200 Meter Dash: 5 Castaneda, Bobby 23.19; High Jump: 6 Moyers, Jonah 5-10.00; Triple Jump: 2 Marsh, Tayvin 43-05.00: Cavemen Finish: 10/12- 16 pts.

Cavegirls:

4x100 Meter Relay: 6- 51.78 1) Abeyta, Nicki 2) Gallagher, Norah 3) Dowdy, Kaylee 4) Foster, Campbell; 800 Meter Run: 3 Dugan, Abbey 2:34.80; Triple Jump: 3 Bielstein, Cassie 32-10.00; 4 Gallagher, Norah 32-07.00; 6 McKibben, Meagan 31-08.00; Discus Throw: 3 Wells, Atria 109-10.75; Shot Put: 2 Wells, Atria 35-04.00; 6 Trujillo, Sophia 29-11.50: Cavegirl Finish: 8/13- 23 pts.

From top left: Cavegirl Cassie Bielstein, Cavegirl Abbey Dugan, Caveman Isaac Williamson Caveman Tayvin Marsh