by Rustin Klafka
The Slaton Tigers and Tigerettes traveled to Odessa for the 71st West Texas Relays.Due to the unpredictable weather of the South Plains this was our first meet of the year. Both the girls and guys did very well this first meet.
Our next meet will be in Post on Friday. Come down the road Friday to watch them compete.
Tigerettes
Shot Put – 4th Kimberly Hernandez 28’9″
3200m – 3rd Micaela Flores 14:12.21
4×100 Relay – 1st Taliea Maxwell, Quanasia McDaniel, Desiree Lacy, Ro Sangster 52.67 800m – 1st Savannah Ortiz 2:40.67 – 3rd Avery Bentancourt 2:48.07 100m Hurdles – 2nd Kim Hernandez 19:30 – 4th Brooke Richardson 20.90 – 6th Oralia Cardenas 23.40 100m – 2nd Erin Olmos 14.00 – 3rd Taliea Maxwell 14.27 – 6th Paula Ballejo 15.09
4×200 Relay – 2nd Taliea Maxwell, Quanasia McDaniel, Desiree Lacy, Erin Olmos 1:54.24 400m – 1st Ro Sangster 1:05.91 – 2nd Hannah Rodriguez 1:07.33
300 Hurdles -3rd Brooke Richardson 56.65 – 6th Kim Hernandez 58.05 1600m – 3rd Savannah Ortiz 6:23.83 – 5th Micaela Flores 6:41.25
4×400 Relay – 2nd Erin Olmos, Hannah Rodriguez, Quanasia McDaniel, Ro Sangster 4:24.44 Team came in 2nd in Point Total with 143.
Tigers
Discus- Jameson Jackson 1st with a throw of 122’6 Shot Put- Christian Carmona 6th with a throw of 36’4 High Jump- Desreal Williams 4th with a jump of 5’6 Triple Jump- George Wright 2nd with a jump of 39’1 1/2
3200– Anthony Torres 2nd with a time of 11:51.24, Joel Cueto 3rd with a time of 11:56.33
1600– Anthony Torres 2nd with a time of 5:21, Joel Cueto 3rd with a time of 5:27, Gavin Snears 6th with a time of 5:42
4×100 relay (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Escobar, Domingo Bernal, Desreal Williams) 4th with a time of 46.47
4×400 relay (Carlos Garcia, George Wright, Jordan Garcia, Ricky Medrano) 3rd with a time of 3:43
800– Ricky Medrano 2nd with a time of 2:11.40, Carlos Garcia 6th with a time of 2:17.51
400– Ricky Medrano 1st with a time of 53.77, Carlos Garcia 3rd with a time of 54.28, George Wright 5th with a time of 55.85
300h– Nate Vasquez 5th with a time of 51.23
