Castaneda Grabs Gold at Gene Wells Relays

By Don Eskins

It wasn’t the greatest of days for the CHS track teams to be competing. But, on Friday, April 4, in Hobbs, the Cavemen and Cavegirls put up some impressive numbers despite the weather.

“The weather in Hobbs was awful. But, despite the conditions, our kids performed very well,” said CHS head track coach Charles Millar. “We were able to post some season best times in the relays.”

Caveman Bobby Castaneda placed first in the 200 dash. The CHS sprinter covered the distance in 23.87.

“We were really proud of the effort Bobby put out,” said Millar. “He continues his dominance in the 200 and looked stronger than he has all season.”

Bryan King also had a big day in Hobbs. King clocked an 18.04 in the 110 Hurdles to place second.

In the girls’ competition, the CHS 1600 Sprint Medley made a lot of noise. The team, comprised of 1) Nicki Abeyta, 2) Chloe Lopez, 3) Aubrey Veloz, and 4) Abbey Dugan, turned in 4:50.35 to place second.

“These girls looked really good,” said Millar. “They have the potential to be much better. We expect to see some big things from them as the season progresses.”

On Monday, April 7, CHS hosted the Eddy County Qualifier.

“We saw a lot of good things from all of our kids at the Qualifier. However, we were especially happy about Josh Moyers’ effort,” said the CHS coach. “He posted a 6’2” mark in the high jump and qualified for state.”

CHS Top Performers

Cavemen Medalists: Gold: 200 Meter Dash Bobby Castaneda, 23.87; Silver: 110 Meter Hurdles, Bryan King, 18.04; Bronze, 300 Hurdles, Isaac Williamson, 45.04; Triple Jump: third Marsh, Tayvin, 41-02.00.

Cavegirl Medalists: Silver, 1600 Sprint Medley 1) Nicki Abeyta, 2) Chloe Lopez, 3) Aubrey Veloz, and 4) Abbey Dugan 4:50.35; Bronze, 3200 Meter Run Alyssa Balencia, 13:26.19; Triple Jump, third, Meagan McKibben, 31-06.00; 4x200 Meter Relay, third, 1:55.23 1) Chloe Lopez, 2) Norah Gallagher 3) Kaylee Dowdy, and 4) Nicki Abeyta; 4x800 Meter Relay, 12:11.66 1) Alessandra Aguilar, 2) Jocelyn Baca, 3) Melissa Schulz, and 4) Shylee Eiffert.

On Friday, April 11, the CHS track teams will compete at the George Love Relays in Portales. The competition will get underway at 3 p.m.

Hobbs Invitational

Cavemen Results:

100 Meter Dash: 6 Castaneda, Bobby 12.04

200 Meter Dash; 1 Castaneda, Bobby 23.87

3200 Meter Run: 4 Wittmayer, Judah 11:30.46; 5 Vasquez, Kaleb 11:36.62

110 Meter Hurdles: 2 King, Bryan 18.04; 4 Williamson, Isaac 18.35

300 Meter Hurdles: 3 Williamson, Isaac 45.04

4x200 Meter Relay: 5 1:37.09 1) Rodriguez, Jeremiah 2) Norman, Jake

3) Escamilla, Drake 4) Valencia, Damian

1600 Sprint Medley: 6th 4:01.31 1) Marsh, Tayvin 2) Castaneda, Bobby 3) King, Bryan 4) Reynolds, Rex

High Jump: 5 Moyers, Jonah 5-08.00

Triple Jump: 3 Marsh, Tayvin 41-02.00 Results:

Cavegirl Results:

100 Meter Dash: 4 Gallagher, Norah 14.15; 6 Abeyta, Nicki 14.47

200 Meter Dash: 5 Gallagher, Norah 30.10

3200 Meter Run: 3 Balencia, Alyssa 13:26.19

4x200 Meter Relay: 3rd 1:55.23 1) Lopez, Chloe 2) Gallagher, Norah 3) Dowdy, Kaylee 4) Abeyta, Nicki

1600 Sprint Medley: 2nd 4:50.35 1) Abeyta, Nicki 2) Lopez, Chloe 3) Veloz, Aubrey 4) Dugan, Abbey

4x800 Meter Relay: 3rd 12:11.66 1) Aguilar, Alessandra 2) Baca, Jocelyn 3) Schulz, Melissa 4) Eiffert, Shylee

High Jump: 6 Balcazar, Deandra J4-04.00

Triple Jump: 3 McKibben, Meagan 31-06.00