Mountain View junior distance thrower Sam Halaufia is the Jet Sports Training Male Athlete of the Month for May because of his impressive showing in the Division II state track and field meet that included him winning the discus and shot put titles.
Halaufia’s winning discus throw of 160-7 topped all Southern Arizona performers this season. Richard Legarra, a sophomore at Flowing Wells (153-6) and Dominic Avant, a senior at Buena (143-11) were among the top three locally.
His shot put throw of 54-1.25 topped other local standouts William Stemler (50-1) who is a junior at Buena and Edward Holly (49-6.5) who is a junior at Bisbee.
JET SPORTS TRAINING MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONORS
January 2021: CDO golfer Beckett Carlson
February 2021: St. Augustine basketball player Thomas Reyna
March 2021: Sunnyside grad, Penn State wrestler Roman Bravo-Young
April 2021: Tucson High grad, Arizona track athlete Johnnie Blockburger
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