SMALL-SCHOOL TRACK: Rubalcaba wins three events to lead Crusaders to boys title

Faith Lutheran’s Mark Rubalcaba won three individual events, setting region records in all three to lead the Crusaders to the boys team title at the Division I-A Southern Region meet at Boulder City.

Rubalcaba set a region record of 21.76 seconds in the 200-meter dash. He also set meet marks in the long jump with a leap of 24 feet, and the triple jump where he posted a mark of 48-6.

Rubalcaba also finished second in the 100 for the Crusaders, who won the meet with 139 points.

Chase Wood also won two events for Faith Lutheran. He set a region record in the 1,600 with a time of 4:29.03. Wood also won the 3,200 (9:58.81) and ran on the winning 3,200 relay team, which posted a time of 8:09.58.

Boulder City was second with 80 points, and Desert Pines finished third with 70.

Moapa Valley’s R.J. Hubert nearly matched Rubalcaba, as he won three individual events. Hubert set a region record in the high jump with a mark of 6-7 and also swept the hurdles, winning the 110 high hurdles in 14.65 and the 300 low hurdles in 40.78. Hubert also finished third in the long jump.

Caleb Witsken also set a region record for the Pirates, clearing 15-1 in the pole vault.

In the Division I-A girls meet, Faith Lutheran’s Cayla Nikodemus won two individual events and ran on a winning relay team to lead the Crusaders to the Division I-A Southern Region title at Boulder City.

Nikodemus was first in the 200-meter dash in 24.41 seconds, and took the long jump with a mark of 17 feet, 5 inches.

She also finished second in the 100 and teamed with Clarissa Maxey, Brenna Rohnkohl and Haley Vinson to win the 1,600 relay in 3:59.6.

Kendall Larson won the 1,600 (5:39.01) and 3,200 (12:07.35) for Faith Lutheran, which had 196¾ points.

Maxey won the 400 (56.02) and was third in the 100 and 200. Rohnkohl took the 800 (2:27.79), and Vinson was first in the triple jump (34-10½).

Nina Carpenter won the high jump (5-1) and was second in the long jump and triple jump to lead second-place Sunrise Mountain, which had 80¾ points.

Ayla Diaz won the 300 hurdles (47.53) and was third in the 100 hurdles for the Miners.

Cheyenne was third in the team standings with 78.

Virgin Valley’s Taylor Bryant finished first in the 100 hurdles (16.41) and pole vault (9-6).

DIVISION III

Andrew McCall, Joe Maalouf and Shahraiz Akbar each won an event to lead The Meadows to the boys team title with 153 points.

McCall won the 300 hurdles (41.76), Maalouf took the pole vault (9-6) and Akbar won the shot put (42-7¼)

Calvary Chapel’s Noah Frizzel won the high jump (5-6) and long jump (18-11), and Agassi Prep’s Kobe Williams took the 100 (11.7) and 200 (23.11).

White Pine was second with 133½, and Agassi Prep was third at 117.

In the girls meet, Mikinley Prengel won the 100 (13.64), 200 (27.63) and triple jump (32-3¼) as White Pine finished with 223 points to top second-place The Meadows (186).

Shelbi Byrnes won the 400 (1:00.621) and 300 hurdles (49.53) for Calvary Chapel, which was third with 97.

DIVISION IV

Laron Smith won four events as Spring Mountain dominated the boys meet, finishing with 250 points.

Smith won the 400 (53.67), 110 hurdles (16.63), 300 hurdles (42.39) and shot put (37-7½)

Beatty was second at 137, and Tonopah third at 134.

Tonopah’s Scotty May won the 100 (11.88) and 200 (23.91).

Indian Springs’ Camden Pearson was first in the 1,600 (5:06.26) and 3,200 (11:05.92).

In the girls meet, Jasmin Pelayo won two event as Beatty finished first with 145 points, nine points ahead of second-place Tonopah.

Pelayo took the 1,600 in 6:04.34 and the 3,200 in 13:14.55 for the Hornets.

Indian Springs’ Loren McClary won the 100 hurdles (19.73) and high jump (4-0).

Lund’s Kelsea Reid was first in the 200 (28.99) and long jump (14-3½).