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Here are 2016’s All-State Girls Track teams
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First Team
Madison Aldred, Arbor View
The senior posted the state’s top time in the 400-meter dash this season with a mark of 55.08 seconds. She won the 200 and 400 at the Sunset Region meet and ran on the winning 800 relay team at state.
Maya Brosch, South Tahoe
The junior won the Division I-A state meet record in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 43.99 seconds. She also won the 400 in 57.47, and was second in the 110 hurdles and the 200.
Cydnee Bush, Palo Verde
The senior won the Division state long jump by more than a foot with a leap of 19 feet, 2¼ inches, the best mark in the state this season. She also ran on 400 relay team that finished third.
Karina Haymore, Centennial
The junior won the Division I state title in the 800 in dominating fashion, setting a meet record of 2 minutes, 9.8 seconds and beating the nearest opponent by better than six seconds. She also won the 1,600 in 5:08.7 and was third in the 400.
Charleen Jordan, Green Valley
The junior swept the Division I state titles in the hurdle races, claiming the 100-meter high hurdles in 14.28 seconds, and the 300 lows in 43.2. Both times were the best in the state this season.
Samantha King-Shaw, Reed
The junior won the Division I state title in the 3,200 meter run, posting a time of 11 minutes, 31.64 seconds.
Morgan Meidell, Damonte Ranch
The senior had a mark of 143 feet, 6 inches to win the Division I state title in the discus. It was the best throw in the state this season.
Cassidy Osborne-Butler, Damonte Ranch
The junior won the Division I state shot put title by more than six feet, posting a mark of 46 feet, 10¼ inches. That was the best throw in Nevada this season.
Jessica Ozoude, Spanish Springs
The junior dominated the sprints, winning the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes at the Division I state meet. Ozoude posted a time of 12.29 seconds in the 100, won the 200 in 24.29 and took the 400 in 55.35.
Gaby Palmer, Galena
The senior won the Division I state pole vault title, clearing 12 feet. She cleared 12-2 earlier in the season, the best mark in the state in 2016.
Abigail Pradere, Carson
The freshman was among the state’s top distance runners, winning the Northern Region title in the 800- and 1,600 meter runs. She was second in the 800 at the Division I state meet.
Eimanei Thomas-Palmer, Valley
The senior won the Division I state triple jump title with a mark of 37 feet, 9¼ inches. She also placed second in the long jump.
Second Team
Jacqueline Fields, Palo Verde
The sophomore was one of four athletes to clear 5 feet, 4 inches in the high jump this season. She finished second at the Division I state meet with a mark of 5-2.
Taylor Forte, McQueen
The senior won the Northern Region discus title with a throw of 141 feet, 6 inches. She was third in the discus at the Division I state meet and fourth in the shot put.
Alexis Gourrier, Centennial
The sophomore had the state’s best time in the 3,200-meter run this season, posting a mark of 11 minutes, 0.81 seconds. She finished third in the 1,600 and 3,200 at the Division I state meet, and also placed fourth in the 800.
Angela Hammond, Cheyenne
The junior won the 200-meter dash in 25.84 seconds and ran on a pair of winning relay teams at the Division I-A state meet. She was part of the winning 400 and 800 relays, and also ran on the 1,600 relay team that finished second.
Kenadee Jeppsen, Lowry
The junior cleared 5 feet, 4 inches to win the Division I-A state high jump title. She also ran on the third-place 1,600 relay team.
Micayla Kelley, Silverado
The junior was second in the triple jump and third in the long jump at the Division I state meet. She had the state’s top mark in the triple jump this season with a leap of 38-3½.
Lauren Lim, Reno
The junior cleared 5 feet, 3 inches to win the Division I state high jump title.
Kassidy Lommori, Yerington
The senior swept the throws at the Division III state meet. She had a mark of 37 feet, 8 ½ inches to take the shot put, and won the discus with a mark of 133-2.
Julia Mahlke, Spring Creek
The senior won the 3,200-meter run at the Division I-A state meet with a time of 11 minutes, 47.65 seconds. She also placed second in the 1,600 and third in the 800 and ran on the second-place 3,200 relay team.
Linnea Saltz, Coronado
The senior was second in the Division I state meet in the 400-meter run and ran on the second-place 1,600 and 3,200 relay teams. Saltz was the Sunrise Region champ in the 400.
Whitney Skabelund, Churchill County
The junior won the long jump and triple jump at the Division I-A state meet. She had a mark of 16 feet, 11¾ inches in the long jump, and posted a jump of 37-6¼ in the triple jump.
Brenna Wapstra Scott, Truckee
The junior won the 800- and 1,600-meter runs in the Division I-A state meet and placed third in the 400. She had a time of 2:18.64 in the 800, and won the 1,600 with a mark of 5:26.99. She also ran on the winning 1,600 relay team.
Coach of the Year
Roy Session, Centennial
Session’s Bulldogs captured the Division I state title, topping second-place Palo Verde by 45 points. It was the sixth consecutive state title for Centennial, and Session was named Division I Southern Nevada Girls Coach of the Year.
Honorable Mention
Talie Bonds, Centennial
Shelbi Byrnes, Calvary Chapel
Kaitlin Gibb, Arbor View
Peyton Green, Centennial
Ellen Hirsberg, The Meadows
Kyra Hunsberger, Reno
Mattie Johns, Smith Valley
Makayla Linebarger, Reed
Elaina Marchegger, Sierra Lutheran
Bryanna Neagle, Faith Lutheran
Ogochukwu Immanuela Nwachukwu, Basic
Madison Rick, White Pine
Sofia Sanchez, North Tahoe
C’Aree Stevenson, Legacy