CHS Harriers Compete at District Tourney

kmarksteiner0
May 7
4 min read

By Don Eskins

All the hard work put in by the Cavemen and Cavegirl track teams during 2025 will be put to the test at the District 4/5A Tournament on Friday, May 9, in Hobbs. The meet is scheduled to get underway at 3 p.m.

Up for grabs will be the District 4/5A championship and berths in the state tournament, set to get underway May 16-17 in Albuquerque.

“The top two finishers at the district meet, regardless of mark or time, will qualify for the state track meet. Trying to figure out where to put kids in order for them to have the best chance at success is always a puzzle,” said CHS head coach Charles Millar. “But, if the kids run like they’ve been seeded to run, we should be able to get a few relay teams, individual sprinters, and kids competing in the field events qualified for state on Friday.

“Our kids have had a great season, and I’m so proud of how they’ve competed this year. I am also excited and nervous about our District meet,” said Millar. “The kids have been working really hard, and they deserve to go to state. I just hope they run and compete well and that we can get a few more of them to Albuquerque!”

CHS Lovington Invite Tune-up

Carlsbad’s final tune-up of the season, prior to the District 4/5A meet, took place at the Lovington Invitational in Lovington on Friday, May 2.

At the meet, the Cavegirls placed in 16 events and earned 12 medals. The Cavemen placed in 12 events and picked up six medals. No team scores were listed by Milesplit.

“I was very pleased with our performance in Lovington. It was a great tune-up for the district meet this week. Abbey Dugan had a great day. She had two PRs again, one in the open 800 and the other in the Javelin,” said Millar. “She has been a very welcome addition to our team this year. It’s incredibly impressive what she is capable of accomplishing!”

But Dugan’s performance wasn’t the only one to turn the CHS coach’s head.

“Sophia Trujillo (ninth), in the shot put, qualified for state on her last throw of the regular season. She is going to BPA nationals in Orlando, FL, this week, so she will miss the district meet,” said the CHS coach. “On her sixth and final throw, she threw 35’6”. It was good enough to earn her second place at the meet (behind Atria). Currently, she has the sixth best throw in the state.

“Also, Norah Gallagher (11th) qualified for state in the triple jump by .5 inches. She jumped 34’2.5” and needed 34’2” to qualify,” said Millar. “She had a great day in Lovington. Along with her effort in the triple jump, she also posted her season’s best in the 4x100 relay and long jump.”

Cavegirl Medalists: 1st Place Gold- Abbey Dugan- 800 Meter Run; Norah Gallagher- Triple Jump; Atria Wells- Shot Put: 2nd Place Silver- Campbell Foster- 100 Meter Dash; Alyssa Balencia- 3200 Meter Run; Cassie Bielstein- 100 Meter Hurdles and Triple Jump; Sophia Trujillo- Shot Put: 3rd Place Bronze- Kaylee Dowdy 100 Meter Dash; Chloe Lopez 200 Meter Dash; Norah Gallagher- Long Jump; 4x100 Meter Relay- Nicki Abeyta (10), Norah Gallagher (11), Kaylee Dowdy (9), Campbell Foster (10).

Cavemen Medalists: 2nd Place Silver- Dany Hernandez- 3200 Meter Run; Isiaha Almodovar- Discus; 4x100 Meter Relay- Jaden Harper (10), Bobby Castaneda (11), Eaven Leos (11), Colton McKibben (10); 3rd Bronze- Bobby Castaneda- 100 Meter Dash; Rex Reynolds- 3200 Meter Run; 4x200 Meter Relay- Tayvin Marsh (12), Jaden Harper (10), Bryan King (11), Bobby Castaneda (11)

Lovington Relays:

Cavemen Placers-

100 Meter Dash: 3 Bobby Castaneda 11.15; 6 Jaden Harper 11.30

1600 Meter Run: 6 Dany Hernandez 5:01.32

3200 Meter Run: 2 Dany Hernandez; 10:44.01; 3 Rex Reynolds 10:50.27

110 Meter Hurdles: 4 Bryan King 16.12; 5 Isaac Williamson 16.25

300 Meter Hurdles: 6 Isaac Williamson 43.16

4x100 Meter Relay: 2- 43.35 Jaden Harper (10), Bobby Castaneda (11), Eaven Leos (11), Colton McKibben (10)

4x200 Meter Relay: 3- 1:32.48 Tayvin Marsh (12), Jaden Harper (10), Bryan King (11), Bobby Castaneda (11)

4x400 Meter Relay: 6- 3:43.12 Bryan King (11), Marley Munoz (10), Elijah Banks (9), Rio Sanchez (11)

High Jump: 4 Kyler Daughtry 5-10; 5 Branson Gardner 5-8; 6 Marley Munoz 5-6

Discus: 2 Isiaha Almodovar 130-10; 4 Ethan Rocha 109-7.5