Mountain Home thinclads set record during JV meet

Mountain Home won both the girls and boys competition in a home track meet made up partially of junior varsity participants at Tiger Field last Wednesday.

Taking on thinclads from Columbia and Nampa, Mountain Home won the girls competition with 84.5 points. Nampa was a distant second with 31.5 points while Columbia trailed with 31.

Yuridia Ayala won the 100 meters, was second in the 200 meters while joining the winning medley relay team that included Jacci Cristobal, Kacee Cameron and Hannah Modde. Ayala was also part of the 4 X 100 meter relay with Cristobal, Michelle Stafford and Samantha Rogers, which finished second.

Cameron won the long jump, the triple jump and the 800-meter run. Hailey Belt won the shot put and finished third in the discus while Emilee Schetzle won the discus and was second in the shot put.

Meanwhile, Myra Vasquez won the 3,200 meter run and was a member of the winning 4 X 400 meter relay team that included Kristan Jackson, Ali Sarrett and C.J. Bish.

Jackson was second in the 400 meters, fourth in the 200 and a member of the winning 4 X 200 meter relay with Michelle Stafford, Samantha Rogers and Bish.

Other second-place efforts went to Bish in the discus, Natasha Feekes in the high jump and Rogers in the pole vault.

Third-place efforts went to Ali Sarrett in the 800 meters, Stafford in the pole vault, Hannah Modde in the triple jump and Aerial Groene in the shot put while Nicole Mehlhaff tied for third in the 400 meters. In addition, Patricia Rogers finished fourth in the shot put.

The Mountain Home boys edged Columbia, 76-75, for first place at the meet. Nampa was third with 28.

Ricky Castillo was a big winner for Mountain Home, winning the 200 meter and 400 meter dashes and the triple jump. He was also a member of the 4 X 200 meter relay team with Luke Filipovich, Malik Whitfield and Jorge Salinas that finished second.

Filipovich won the high jump and was second in the triple jump. Justin Johnson won the pole vault and was third in the high jump while Tyler Oyler won the discus.

Malik Whitfield was second in the 100 meters and a member of the 4 X 100 meter relay with DeAngelo Hale, Tomas Garcia and Juan Silva. Steven Kreyche was second in the 800 meters and a member of the 4 X 400 meter relay team with Andrew Hoskins, Taylor Croft and Nick Degand, which finished second.

In other results, Andy Croft was second in the 1,600- and third in the 3,200-meter run. Cody Boguslawski was second in the discus and third in the shot put.

Other second place efforts went to Alex Dominguez in the 3,200 meter run and Eric Reetz in the 300 meter hurdles.

Third-place efforts went to Patrick Ostrand in the long jump and triple jump and Nolan Pasqualetti in the 800 meters.

Fourth-place efforts went to David Catts in the 400, Taylor Croft in the 1,600, Tanner Sessions in the pole vault and Juan Silva in the long jump.

In other track and field news, the Tiger varsity squad competed at Timberline High School in Boise on Friday against the Wolves and Mountain View. The girls tied for second while the boys finished third.

Mountain View won the girls competition with 85 points. Mountain Home and Timberline tied for second with both scoring 45 points.

Keesha Janis-Gibson was a double winner for Mountain Home, taking the shot put and discus throws. She also finished second in the 3,200-meter run. Selena Foster won the high jump, finished second in the pole vault and was fourth in the triple jump. Arisha Karren won the 3,200 meter run.

Meanwhile, Kristen Kreutzer finished second in the discus and third in the shot put while Tracey Gordon was third in the 200 and fourth in the long jump. Leann James was third in the discus and fourth in the shot put.

Other third-place efforts went to Jhorie Kelly in the high jump and 300 meter hurdles, Whitney Sandberg in the 100 meters and Shelby Henrick in the 400 meters.

Mountain View won the Timberline boys meet with 93 points. Timberline was second with 48, and Mountain Home came in third with 29 points.

J.T. Cristobal had Mountain Home's only first-place finish, winning the 100-meter dash. His time of 10.86 seconds set a new school record. He also placed second in the 200 meters and long jump.

Raymond Aflague finished second in the discus throw and third in the shot put. Michael Daniels finished second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump.

Michael Price came in third in the 3,200 meter run and fourth in the 1,600-meters. Other third-place efforts went to Chaise Hopkins in the long jump and Tyler Knauth in the 800 meter run.

Jon Ryan had fourth-place efforts in both the shot put and discus throw.

"Wednesday's meet started out a little wet, but turned into a pretty good day," said Tigers head track coach Rich Urquidi. "Both the boys and girls won the meet, and there were a few district qualifying marks."

The Tigers went up against 5A schools last Friday and had a great day, he added.

"The girls tied with Timberline, while the boys did not field a full squad because of some college visitations by some athletes but did have quite a few season bests," the coach said as he also congratulated Cristobal for breaking the school's 100-meter record.

This Friday, the Tigers travel to Mountain View High School in Meridian for the Bandana Invitational.