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Los Alamos’ Rafael Sanchez signals as he crosses the finish line in first place in the boys’ Class 4A 3,200-meter run. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal)
Scoring 100 points at a state track and field meet is a monster showing for any school. The Los Alamos High School girls went full-blown Godzilla on the rest of Class 4A on Friday.
As part of a Hilltopper boys/girls team sweep, it was the girls who had the University of New Mexico track complex buzzing, as they piled up a staggering 183½ points. That was more than 100 points ahead of runner-up Artesia (76.2). Remarkably, Los Alamos’ total was higher than the second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-place teams combined.
Scenes From Topper Girls Home Track Meet Saturday - 7:34 pm
Bailey Yost won the high jump with a leap of 4′ 8″. She also won the 100 m hurdles in a time of 15.55 seconds and the 300m hurdles in a time of 46.45. Photo by Blake Wood
Emma Montoya is cheered on by her teammates in the final event of the evening, the 4x400m relay. The Toppers won this event with a time of 4:20.9. Photo by Blake Wood
SPORTS News:
The Los Alamos High School Topper Girls Track Team hosted a home meet Friday afternoon at Sullivan Field.
Teams from Santa Fe Prep, Española, Pojoaque, Bernalillo, ATC, Hope Christian, Santa Fe High School, Taos, Pecos and St. Mike’s ran in the meet.