BOYS TRACK AND FIELD ALL-STARS
RUNNERS OF THE YEAR
Ethan Seppala, Canyon Del Oro
Tristan Spalding, Palo Verde
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Sam Halaufia, Mountain View
COACH OF THE YEAR
Michael Smith, Ironwood Ridge
ARIZONA STATE CHAMPIONS
Sam Halaufia, Mountain View: Discus
Sam Halaufia, Mountain View: Shot Put
Ethan Seppala, Canyon Del Oro: 300 Hurdles
Abraham Valenzuela, Palo Verde: 3200
LINK: STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
ALL-SOUTHERN ARIZONA
100 METERS
1: Tristan Spalding, Sr. Palo Verde (10.70)
2: Moses Nelson, Sr. Cholla (10.84)
3: Diego Marquez, Sr. Salpointe (10.94)
200 METERS
1: Tristan Spalding, Sr. Palo Verde (21.54)
2: Diego Marquez, Sr. Salpointe (22.13)
3: Orion Barger, Sr. Canyon del Oro (22.24)
400 METERS
1: Orion Barger, Sr. Canyon del Oro (49.12)
2: Matt Pueschner, Jr. Ironwood Ridge (49.31)
3: Gerado Aguilar, Sr. Nogales (49.88)
800 METERS
1: Ayden Schilb, Sr. Cienega (1:55.01)
2: Logan Marek, Jr. Ironwood Ridge (1:56.82)
3: Brandon Martz, So. Catalina Foothills (1:58.69)
1600 METERS
1: Logan Marek, Jr. Ironwood Ridge (4:12.39)
2: Ayden Schilb, Sr. Cienega (4:18.09)
3: Abraham Valenzuela, Sr. Palo Verde (4:21.90)
3200 METERS
1: Abraham Valenzuela, Sr. Palo Verde (9:15.09)
2: Logan Marek, Jr. Ironwood Ridge (9:20.85)
3: Joel Gardner, Sr. Ironwood Ridge (9:21.30)
110 HURDLES
1: Ethan Seppala, Sr. Canyon del Oro (15.48)
2: Caleb Kidney, Jr. Cienega (15.50)
3: Rowan Barney, Fr. Canyon del Oro (16.26)
300 HURDLES
1: Ethan Seppala, Sr. Canyon del Oro (38.32)
2: Raymond Jimenez, Sr. Rincon/UHS (41.28)
3: Amerigo Pierotti, Sr. Empire (42.28)
DISCUS
1: Sam Halaufia, Jr. Mountain View (160-7)
2: Richard Legarra, So. Flowing Wells (153-6)
3: Dominic Avant, Sr. Buena (143-11)
JAVELIN
1: William Stemler, Jr. Buena (160-9)
2: Kendric Astacio, So. Canyon del Oro (147-6)
3: Justin Ripperdan, Sr. Pusch Ridge (146-7)
SHOT PUT
1: Sam Halaufia, Jr. Mountain View (54-1.25)
2: William Stemler, Jr. Buena (50-1)
3: Edward Holly, Jr. Bisbee (49-6.5)
HIGH JUMP
1: Jayden Rittenbach, Jr. Pusch Ridge (6-2)
1: Isaiah Miles, Sr. Canyon del Oro (6-2)
3: Aidan Bronstein, Sr. Salpointe (6-1)
LONG JUMP
1: Jacob Broome, Jr. Cienega (22-4.5)
2: Charles Ebunoha, Jr. Marana (22-2.5)
3: Gage Hull, So. Sabino (22-0)
TRIPLE JUMP
1: Maxwell Brent, Sr. Marana (43-3)
2: Charles Ebunoha, Jr. Marana (43-1.5)
3: Luis Felix, Sr. Douglas (43-0)
POLE VAULT
1: Michael Montgomery, Sr. Salpointe (15-6)
2: Rodrigo de Leon Bran, So. Salpointe (12-6)
3: Gregory Ward, Sr. Marana (12-3)
400 RELAY
1: Canyon del Oro: Ethan Seppala, Orion Barger, Chance Cassel, Jack Greenfield (42.67)
2: Walden Grove: Paul Guy, Jacob Rosales, Duncan Hoover, Elvis Dominic (44.09)
3: Salpointe: Gabriel Gastellum, Marcos Gonzalez, Parker Pelletier, Diego Marquez (44.10)
1600 RELAY
1: Canyon del Oro: Chance Cassel, Mavrick Neustadter, Ethan Seppala, Orion Barger (3:19.60)
2: Cienega: James Slade, William Starnes, Alex Garcia, Ayden Schilb (3:23.02)
3: Pusch Ridge: Bryce Jewell, Elijah McKenna, Ryan Grizzle, Connor Cann (3:29.14)
3200 RELAY
1: Ironwood Ridge: Matt Pueschner, Nathan Richardson, Joel Gardner, Logan Marek (8:08.34)
2: Salpointe: Daniel Eisele, Wyatt Preble, Diego Logan-Behshad, John Harris (8:10.11)
3: Marana: Russell Bauer-Woodman, Jayden Nelson, Caleb Salcido, Collins Maiyo (8:20.96)
BOYS DIVISION I
RUNNER OF THE YEAR
Vansh Salaria, Sr. Tucson
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Alexander Barrow, So. Rincon/UHS
COACH OF THE YEAR
Janet Harvey, Tucson
100: Vansh Salaria, Sr. Tucson (11.05)
200: Vansh Salaria, Sr. Tucson (22.56)
400: Vansh Salaria, Sr. Tucson (50.50)
800: Jonah Barber, Sr. Rincon/UHS (2:03.84)
1600: Jonah Barber, Sr. Rincon/UHS (4:33.42)
3200: Joseph Moreno, Jr. Tucson (10:32.05)
110H: Brenden Dawson, Jr. Tucson (17.01)
300H: Raymond Jimenez, Sr. Rincon/UHS (41.28)
DISCUS: Alexander Barrow, So. Rincon/UHS (133-8)
JAVELIN: Alexander Barrow, So. Rincon/UHS (107-5)
SHOT: Alexander Barrow, So. Rincon/UHS (40-5.5)
HIGH: Charles Becker, So. Tucson (5-8)
LONG: Amier Austin¸ So. Tucson (21-11)
TRIPLE: Phoenix Blackman, Fr. Tucson (36-11)
POLE: Matthew Spurlock, Sr. Rincon/UHS (12-0)
400 R: (Amier Austin, Vansh Salaria, Preston Campbell-Cueva, Daniel Becerra) Tucson (45.71)
1600 R: (Anthony Renguul, Kai Pfister, Kevin Seckinger, Vansh Salaria) Tucson (3:35.35)
3200 R: (Taylor Bedford, Dorian Riveria-Gonzalez, Michael Faulk, Jonah Barber) Rincon (8:21)
BOYS DIVISION II
RUNNER OF THE YEAR
Logan Marek, Jr. Ironwood Ridge
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
William Stemler, Jr. Buena
COACH OF THE YEAR
Michelle Gerard, Canyon del Oro
100: Moses Nelson, Sr. Cholla (10.84)
200: Orion Barger, Sr. Canyon del Oro (22.24)
400: Orion Barger, Sr. Canyon del Oro (49.12)
800: Ayden Schilb, Sr. Cienega (1:55.01)
1600: Logan Marek, Jr. Ironwood Ridge (4:12.39)
3200: Logan Marek, Jr. Ironwood Ridge (9:20.85)
110H: Ethan Seppala, Sr. Canyon del Oro (15.48)
300H: Ethan Seppala, Sr. Canyon del Oro (38.32)
DISCUS: Sam Halaufia, Jr. Mountain View (160-7)
JAVELIN: William Stemler, Jr. Buena (160-9)
SHOT: Sam Halaufia, Jr. Mountain View (54-1.25)
HIGH: Isaiah Miles, Sr. Canyon del Oro (6-2)
LONG: Jacob Broome, Jr. Cienega (22-4.5)
TRIPLE: Maxwell Brent, Sr. Marana (43-3)
POLE: Gregory Ward, Sr. Marana (12-3)
400 R: (Ethan Seppala, Orion Barger, Chance Cassel, Jack Greenfield) Canyon del Oro (42.67)
1600 R: (Chance Cassel, Mavrick Neustadter, Ethan Seppala, Orion Barger) Canyon del Oro (3:19.60)
3200 R: (Matt Pueschner, Nathan Richardson, Joel Gardner, Logan Marek) Ironwood Ridge (8:08.34)
BOYS DIVISION III
RUNNER OF THE YEAR
Abraham Valenzuela, Sr. Palo Verde
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Michael Montgomery, Sr. Salpointe
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike Urbanski, Salpointe
100: Tristan Spalding, Sr. Palo Verde (10.70)
200: Tristan Spalding, Sr. Palo Verde (21.54)
400: Nicholas Coonan-Bailey, So. Salpointe (50.75)
800: John Harris, Jr. Salpointe (2:01.19)
1600: Abraham Valenzuela, Sr. Palo Verde (4:21.90)
3200: Abraham Valenzuela, Sr. Palo Verde (9:15.09)
110H: Michael Montgomery, Sr. Salpointe (17.12)
330H: Amerigo Pierotti, Sr. Empire (42.28)
DISCUS: Justin Shehow, So. Walden Grove (120-7)
JAVELIN: Michael Montgomery, Sr. Salpointe (138.20)
SHOT: Gabe Watkins, Jr. Walden Grove (43-1.25)
HIGH: Aidan Bronstein, Sr. Salpointe (6-1)
LONG: Gage Hull, So. Sabino (22-0)
TRIPLE: Luis Felix, Sr. Douglas (43-0)
POLE: Michael Montgomery, Sr. Salpointe (15-6)
400 R: (Paul Guy, Jacob Rosales, Duncan Hoover, Elvis Dominic) Walden Grove (44.09)
1600 R: (Dailan Goodman, Wyatt Preble, Nicholas Coonan-Bailey, Diego Marquez) Salpointe (3:30.68)
3200 R: (Daniel Eisele, Wyatt Preble, Diego Logan-Behshad, John Harris) Salpointe (8:10.11)
BOYS DIVISION IV
RUNNER OF THE YEAR
Geoffrey Gribble, Jr. Bisbee
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jayden Rittenbach, Jr. Pusch Ridge
COACH OF THE YEAR
Calvin Knox, Pusch Ridge
100: Geoffrey Gribble, Jr. Bisbee (11.05)
200: Geoffrey Gribble, Jr. Bisbee (22.28)
400: Geoffrey Gribble, Jr. Bisbee (52.09)
800: Carlos Burton, Sr. St. Augustine (2:04.73)
1600: Myles Floyd, Fr. Pusch Ridge (4:44.44)
3200: Myles Floyd, Fr. Pusch Ridge (10:05.81)
110H: Ryan Francione, Jr. Benson (16.87)
300H: Zachary Russo, Jr. Pusch Ridge (14.90)
DISCUS: David Teso, Jr. Benson (129-10)
JAVELIN: Justin Ripperdan, Sr. Pusch Ridge (146-7)
SHOT: Edward Holly, Jr. Bisbee (49-6.5)
HIGH: Jayden Rittenbach, Jr. Pusch Ridge (6-2)
LONG: Jayden Rittenbach, Jr. Pusch Ridge (21-11)
TRIPLE: Alexis Torres, Jr. Benson (42-1.25)
POLE: David Teso, Jr. Benson (10-6)
400 R: (Evan Lovett, Cody Rafacz, Elijah McKenna, Bryce Jewell) Pusch Ridge (44.55)
1600 R: (Bryce Jewell, Elijah McKenna, Ryan Grizzle, Connor Cann) Pusch Ridge (3:29.14)
3200 R: (Connor Cann, Myles Floyd, Tyler Wieland, Keegan Dorschner) Pusch Ridge (8:59.84)
LINK: DIVISION 3 GOLF ALL-STARS
LINK: TENNIS ALL-STARS
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