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Lady Warriors nab title

By ERIC LUCERO
Express sports
Led by Sofia Evanoff’s four gold medals the Winters High School varsity girls track team won the Butte View League Championship with a total team effort. Winters won eight golds, three silvers and five bronze to help capture the title in Wheatland on Friday, May 10.
Evanoff won the 100 in another school record time of 12.38, won the 200 in 25.25, the 400 in 56.44 and helped the 4X400 relay team win gold with a time of 4:18.49. Adriana Banuelos, Meghan Murphy and Isabel Angel all had great splits to help seal the victory on the relay team. Baneulos placed eighth in the 200 in 29.65 and was fourth in the 400 in 1:07.79 followed by a fifth place finish from Angel with a time of 1:10.48.
Angelica Arellano also had a big day winning gold in the 800 with a time of 2:33.96, was second in the 1600 in 5:40.56 and was third in the 3200 in 13:30.00. Murphy placed second in the 800 in 2:41.91. Ellie Kreun was fourth at 3:09.30 and Maria Gomez placed fifth at 3:09.72. Kreun placed fifth in the 1600 in 6:58.44 and Gomez followed in sixth place in 7:05.71.
Paige Wright placed third in the 100 hurdles in 18.34 and was third in the 300 hurdles in 58.00. Melissa Nitzkowski took fourth in the 300 hurdles in 1:00.40. The 4x100 relay team of Nitzkowski, Olivia Orosco, Marlaina Garcia and Banuelos took third with a time of 55.30. Alex Balsek took fifth in the shot put with a toss of 26’8.5” and Marie Scholl was ninth at 23’.
In the discus, Angel placed fifth with a throw of 79’8”, Scholl was eighth at 68’3” and Balasek was ninth 67’7”. Balasek won gold in the high jump at 4’.00”. Murphy won gold in the long jump at 14’10.5”, Orosco was second at 14’.25” and Angel was seventh at 12’10”. In the triple jump, Orosco won gold with a leap of 30’8” and Murphy placed third at 29’3”.
For the boys varsity, it was Justin Nitzkowski that led the team winning gold in both of his individual events. Nitzkowski recorded personal best times in both the 1600 and the 3200 with winning times of 4:35.75 and 10:13.23 respectively. Nick McKenna won gold in the 400 with a personal best time of 54.60 and Mathew Wallace placed fifth in 58.77. In the 200 McKenna was sixth in 25.24, Wallace was eighth at 25.52 and Eddie Huizar was ninth at 28.20. Nick Landis placed second in the shot put with a toss of 44’.5”. Ben Wurm also won silver in the triple jump at 39’9” and was third in the long jump at 18’6”. Wallace placed fifth in the long jump at 17’.5” and Huizar was seventh at 15’1”.
For the JV girls, Jennifer Johnson-Ries won gold in the 3200 with a time of 15:19.61 and was silver in the 1600 with a time of 6:57.91. Kara Solich was fourth in the 1600 in 8:12.06. In the 200 Logan Kreun was third with a time of 30.29, Selena Leon placed seventh in 31.51 and Hannah Kimes was ninth at 32.41. Kreun also placed second in the 400 in 1:09.31, Leon was fourth in 1:10.83 and Kimes placed ninth at 1:16.30. Rebecca Balasek placed fifth in the 800 with a time of 3:42.71 and Solich was seventh at 3:43.87. Balasek also placed fifth in the high jump at 3’8”.
For the JV boys Chris Kays won the only gold with a 5’2” jump in the high jump. Kays took fourth in the 200 with a time of 24.54. Kays also won silver in the long jump at 17’9”, Muhammad Fazel was third at 17’2” and Ka’eo Drumright was eighth at 14’11.5”. Fazel placed fourth in the 800 with a time of 2:21.31 and Drumright took sixth at 2:23.42. Kevin Rotenkolber was sixth in the 1600 in 5:55.64 and was third in the 3200 with a time of 13:59.68. The JV boys 4X400 relay team of Kays, Fazel, Ulises Hinojosa and Drumright placed fifth in 4:03.61.
“It was a great day for everyone,” said coach Riki Lucero. “Everyone did their part holding their own to win the league by 30 plus points. It was rewarding to see how all their hard work had paid off.
“Nick McKenna was a standout in the 400, Meghan Murphy had a great split in the 4x400 relay, Paige Wright and Melissa Nitzkowski had a big part in gaining points in the hurdles, Nick Landis had a big day the JV boys 4x400 relay team ran a great race and Justin Nitzkowski pulled out some great times in his races.”
Those who placed in the top three will advance on to the NSCIF Division II Finals back in Wheatland on Friday, May 17.