McKibben, Bielstein Hit State Qualifying Marks

By Don Eskins

Carlsbad’s Colton McKibben and Cassie Bielstein turned in exceptional performances at the Rolla Buck White Sands Track and Field Invitational held in Alamogordo on Friday, March 20.

On the day, McKibben, with a toss of 51’5,” qualified for state in the shot put, and Bielstein, with a time of 16.64, qualified in the 100 hurdles. Both of their efforts were good enough to earn gold medals for first-place finishes. Bielstein, with a leap of 33’6,” also placed first in the triple jump.

“Colton was incredible! He’s been improving in the shot put all year, and he finally figured it out,” said CHS head track coach Charles Millar. “He qualified on five of his six throws and almost had a 6’ PR. He has been our do-it-all athlete this year!

“Cassie, a little tweaked up last year, has also been looking great. This year, she’s been running healthy, and she’s dominating,” said Millar. “She’s finished among the top two in every single event she’s competed in this year, the 100 meter hurdles, long jump, and triple jump.”

The qualifying mark for this year’s state tournament is 47’6” in the boys’ shot put and 16.75 in the girls’ 100 meter hurdles.

But McKibben and Bielstein’s efforts weren’t the only noteworthy CHS performances in Alamogordo. Overall, three other Cavemen and four Cavegirls medaled as both Carlsbad teams, boys and girls, finished third in what turned out to be a very competitive meet.

“I’m really impressed with the kids’ effort. Alamogordo had some very good teams there, and we were able to hold our own,” said the CHS coach. “We’re a young squad, too, so I am excited that we’re building some confidence in both the boys’ and girls’ programs. I’m very excited to see what we’ll be able to accomplish at our district tournament.”

Cavemen Medalists: gold medals: high jump: 1 Jonah Moyers, 6-2.00; shot put: 1 Colton McKibben, 51-5.00; silver medals: triple jump: 2 Marley Munoz, 40-11.00; javelin: 2 Lennon Ananins, 142-11.00; bronze medals: 300 meter hurdles: 3 Bryan King, 43.01.

Cavegirl Medalists: gold medals: 100 meter hurdles: 1 Cassie Bielstein, 16.64; triple jump: 1 Cassie Bielstein, 33-6.50; discus: 1 Atria Wells, 115-1.00; shot put: 1 Atria Wells, 36-10.00; silver medals: long jump: 2 Cassie Bielstein, 16-5.25; shot put: 2 Sophia Trujillo, 33-10.00

On Saturday, March 28, the Cavemen and Cavegirls will compete at the Artesia Track and Field Invitational. Action is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m.

Cavemen Results:

Top 15 Places

100 Meter Dash: 8 Colton McKibben, 11.42; 9 Lennon Ananins, 11.58

200 Meter Dash: 9 Bryan King, 23.55; 15 Damian Valencia, 24.13

400 Meter Dash: 14 Bailey King, 56.35

800 Meter Run: 6 Rex Reynolds, 2:09.04; 9 Judah Wittmayer, 2:11.14; 12 Josiah Waddle, 2:11.98; 13 Javion Scott, 2:12.18

1600 Meter Run: 13 Kaleb Vasquez, 5:09.74

3200 Meter Run: 6 Kaleb Vasquez, 11:20.38; 8 Caisen Smith, 11:59.98; 9 Kleyvin Hernandez Moaldonado, 12:04.95

110 Meter Hurdles: 5 Bryan King, 16.61

300 Meter Hurdles: 3 Bryan King, 43.01; 13 Jonah Moyers, 47.09

4x100 Meter Relay: 4 Carlsbad High School, 44.49

High Jump: 1 Jonah Moyers, 6-2.00; 4 Marley Munoz, 5-10.00

Long Jump: 5 Sam Onsurez, 18-6.00; 6 Josiah Workman, 18-5.50

Triple Jump: 2 Marley Munoz, 40-11.00; 5 Bennett Adsero, 39-4.00; 8 Josiah Workman, 37-8.50

Pole Vault: 7 Mathyis Meier, 9-6.00

Discus: 10 Ethan Rocha, 101-2.50

Javelin: 2 Lennon Ananins, 142-11.00; 9 Braden Florez, 112-7.00

Shot Put: 1 Colton McKibben, 51-5.00; 6 Ethan Rocha, 38-3.00

Boys’ Team Rankings, 17 Events Scored

1) Alamogordo High School, 134.50; 2) Organ Mountain High School, 97; 3) Carlsbad High School, 45; 4) Centennial High School, 33; 5) Mayfield High School, 19.50; 6) Ruidoso High School, 18; 7) Las Cruces High School, 17; 8) Santa Teresa High School, 11; 9) Goddard High School, 8; 10) Dexter High School, 7; 11) Capitan High School, 2.

Cavegirl Results:

Top 15 Places

100 Meter Dash: 8 Campbell Foster, 13.59; 13 Chaselynn Casey, 13.87; 14 Nicki Abeyta, 13.96

200 Meter Dash: 13 Shaelyn Dominguez, 28.6

400 Meter Dash: 13 Jocelyn Baca, 1:09.27

1600 Meter Run: 5 Rainelle Ruiz, 6:04.63

3200 Meter Run: 2 Rainelle Ruiz, 13:45.49

100 Meter Hurdles: 1 Cassie Bielstein, 16.64; 6 Estrella Herrera, 18.48; 7 Kylee Kunkel, 19.14; 10 Libby Tyndorf, 19.59

300 Meter Hurdles: 10 Kylee Kunkel, 56.26

4x100 Meter Relay: 4 Carlsbad High School, 52.57

4x400 Meter Relay: 5 Carlsbad High School, 4:40.39

High Jump: 8 Patience Renfro, 4-4.00; 8 Rylan Blair, 4-4.00

Long Jump: 2 Cassie Bielstein, 16-5.25; 5 Andrea Cortez, 14-7.00; 9 Rowyn Navarrette, 13-11.00

Triple Jump: 1 Cassie Bielstein, 33-6.50; 5 Patience Renfro, 30-6.75; 8 Meagan McKibben, 29-7.50

Pole Vault: 6 Nicki Abeyta, 7-0.00; 6 Aubrey Baeza, 7-0.00

Discus: 1 Atria Wells, 115-1.00; 5 Sophia Trujillo, 85-9.00; 6 Chloe Noel, 85-4.00

Javelin: 6 Atria Wells, 79-9.00; 8 Faith Rivera, 74-0.00; 9 Taygen Dowdy, 71-4.00

Shot Put: 1 Atria Wells, 36-10.00; 2 Sophia Trujillo, 33-10.00; 9 Lexus Munoz, 26-11.00

Girls’ Team Rankings, 17 Events Scored

1) Organ Mountain High School, 97.75; 2) Alamogordo High School, 84; 3) Carlsbad High School, 60.50; 4) Las Cruces High School, 47.25; 5) Centennial High School, 43; 6) Mayfield High School, 18.50; 7) Tularosa High School, 15; 8) Ruidoso High School, 14; 9) Goddard High School, 12.