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DyeStat Nevada
2000 Outdoor State Meet
Calvin Redden and Nicole Ireland led the Mojave North Las Vegas team to a sweep of the team titles in the Nevada 4A state meet.
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Redden swept the short sprints in 10.84 and 21.50 and anchored the 4x100 in 42.21.
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Ireland had a four-gold meet with 12.06, 24.28, 54.67 MR, and 14.48.
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Three boys beat the old triple jump record with James Sims 50-2 edging Aarik Wilson by a quarter inch. However, Wilson's 50-1.75 will go into the record book because it had a legal wind. Anthony Park was third at 49-2.
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Lara Saye had a fine throws double with 43-2 and 150-6.
- Class 4A
- Class 3A
- Class 2A
- Class 1A
Best Marks - 32 DyeStat Elite Performances Ranked
Highlights by John Dixon
Great 4A boys triple jump competition hampered by windy conditions. Valley HS junior James Sims won the competition with a 50'02.00 jump aided by a +3.0mps wind. Fallon Churchill County senior Aarick Wilson now holds the new state record as his 50'01.50 second place effort was with a legal wind. Both eclipsed the old meet record of 49'00 set in 1989 by Earl Montgomery. In fact, third place winner Anthony Park from Las Vegas HS also broke the old record with a legal 49'02.00.
The meet was dominated by the strong sprint squad of Sam Germany's North Las Vegas Mojave Rattlers. Mojave captured the boys and girls team title, easily defeating Sparks Reed HS. Senior Calvin Redden was the workhorse for the boys as he placed 1st in the 100 (10.84), 200 (21.50), anchored the winning 4x100 (42.21) and placing 4th in the 400 (51.09). Mojave also had gold medal performances from senior Jarquan George in the 800 (1:56.43) and senior Elijah Smith in the HJ (6'09"). Mojave also won the 4x200 (1:28.53) and the 4x400 (3:21.50)
Senior Nicole Ireland capped off her high school career with a 4 gold medal performance for Mojave. The University of Alabama bound talent, won the 100 (12.06), 200 (24.28), set a new Nevada State Meet Record in the 400 (54.67) and the 100HH (14.48). Her closest race was the 400 as she edged out Las Vegas Centennial's junior Shameka Davis (54.78).
Henderson Silverado's Lara Saye won the shot (43'02) and the discus (150'06) becoming the meets only other multiple winner.
State Meet Records were set by: Reno HS - girls 4A 4x800 (9:37.11) Spring Creek - girls 3A 4x400 (4:06.77) Spring Creek - girls 3A 4x800 (10:00.03) Tracy Argo, Battle Mountain - girls 3A TJ (38'02.50) Jack Morgan, The Meadows - boys 2A 800 (1:59.83) and 1600 (4:29.95) Wells HS - boys 2A 4x100 (44.20) Faith Lutheran - boys 2A 4x800 (8:43.21) John Talifaro, Laughlin - boys 2A LJ (21'08.25) and TJ (44'06") Kenneth Goodwin, Independence - boys 2A HJ (6'04) Adam Gregory, The Meadows - 2a boys shot put (48'05.75) Chaz LaHodney, Faith Lutheran - girls 2A 400 (59.78) and 800 (2:22.85) Note- Lahodney (10) also won the 1600 and 3200 Dominique Bosa-Edwards, The Meadows - girls 2A 100HH (15.53) Note - daughter of boxer Cornelius Bosa-Edwards Melissa Morgan, Laughlin - girls 2A HJ (5'00) Lisa Brooke, The Meadows - girls 2A PV (8'09)
John Dixon - Track/XC Coach Foothill High School 800 College Drive Henderson, NV 89015 [email protected]
