Annie Stirling was unquestionably the top 1A pole vaulter of the decade.
You probably don't need a lot of help thinking of the powerhouse programs of New Mexico 1A Girls track and field over the last decade. And, in fact, the virtual meet that follows should confirm most or all of your suspicions.
But, there's still something to be gained by going through the data with a finer-tooth comb than the view from 30,000 feet allows. Hopefully, this virtual meet of the decade will do that for you--perhaps shedding some light on not only the questions of which were the best teams, but also which teams were best at each event. Perhaps even which years were pulled along by one or two exceptional athletes who drew out the best in their competition.
Probably a few more questions answer themselves as well as you pore over the data. One limitation to note here is that, being 1A, the mid season results are mostly (not entirely) missing from much of the decade. State meet results are complete, but there were undoubtedly some mid season results that would have made the cut here as well had those been accessible.
But they aren't, so we'll have to make do with what we have.
We should also note that I've designated as 1A schools those schools that are currently 1A. Those schools have not necessarily been 1A for all of the past decade, but this was--by far--the easiest way to split it out.
As an aside, I'll do as many of these articles for each of New Mexico's classifications and genders as I can glean photos for. Joe Giglia, former coach at Cimarron High School, was good enough to supply a photo for this article, enabling 1A Girls to happen. Please know you're welcome to send me images that cause other ones to be doable as well. I won't run one of these without a cover photo.
As before, I'm scoring eight deep (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1) and ignoring wind readings. Out-of-state marks, of which there are almost none in 1A, are included.
Without further ado, here is your New Mexico 1A Girls Meet of the Decade results (there are some slight errors in the team scoring on account of ties in jumping events that didn't fully resolve on the back side):
RaceTab by MileSplit/FloSports Alan Versaw, Colorado Track XC New Mexico 1A Decade Meet - 4/6/2020 6:42:07 PM Land of Enchantment, NM Varsity Girls 100 Meter Dash ======================================================================= Name Yr Team Time Wind Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 LANAY CRENSHAW Ft. Sumner 12.34 NWI 10 2 ORIANNA ORTIZ Ft. Sumner 12.68 NWI 8 3 KALEI TOWNER Quemado 12.74 NWI 5.5 3 MEGYN BALOK Gateway Christian 12.74 NWI 5.5 5 TAYLOR HUEY Corona 12.87 NWI 4 6 LACY HARRIS Cimarron 12.89 NWI 3 7 CARA BARNARD Melrose 12.93 NWI 2 8 MARISSA MILLER Logan 12.94 NWI 1 Varsity Girls 200 Meter Dash ======================================================================= Name Yr Team Time Wind Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 LANAY CRENSHAW Ft. Sumner 25.90 NWI 10 2 LACY HARRIS Cimarron 26.04 NWI 8 3 PARIS ALLRED Ft. Sumner 26.16 NWI 6 4 ORIANNA ORTIZ Ft. Sumner 26.34 NWI 5 5 CARA BARNARD Melrose 26.38 NWI 4 6 TAYLOR HUEY Corona 26.46 NWI 3 7 NATALEY MONDRAGON Melrose 26.82 NWI 2 8 FLAVIA WILGING Oak Grove Classical 26.96 NWI 1 Varsity Girls 400 Meter Dash ================================================================= Name Yr Team Time Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 PARIS ALLRED Ft. Sumner 59.32 10 2 TAYLOR HUEY Corona 59.82 8 3 JASMINE GOMEZ Floyd 1:00.40 6 4 MARIAH PERALTA Cliff 1:00.70 5 5 ADRAINA ALIRE Tatum 1:01.00 4 6 NATALEY MONDRAGON Melrose 1:01.10 3 7 JULIA ROBERTS Clovis Christian 1:01.50 2 8 CALEY BARNARD Melrose 1:01.60 1 Varsity Girls 800 Meter Run ================================================================= Name Yr Team Time Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 KALEI YEPA Jemez Valley 2:24.10 10 2 TERYN KAYSER Mountainair 2:25.90 8 3 ABBY KEPFER Cimarron 2:26.30 6 4 CHRISTA BOYLE Ft. Sumner 2:28.00 5 5 JUSTYNE MCMATH Ft. Sumner 2:28.60 4 6 ANGELA LACKEY Quemado 2:29.40 3 7 AMY GONZALES Cimarron 2:30.80 2 8 JODI VANCE Logan 2:31.10 1 Varsity Girls 1600 Meter Run ================================================================= Name Yr Team Time Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ABBY KEPFER Cimarron 5:31.30 10 2 CHRISTA BOYLE Ft. Sumner 5:31.80 8 3 MIKAYLA FULLER Gateway Christian 5:39.60 6 4 VALENE MADALENA Jemez Valley 5:43.20 5 5 AMY GONZALES Cimarron 5:46.56 4 6 SARA FREESE Gateway Christian 5:46.66 3 6 ISABELLA REED Cliff 5:46.74 2 8 TESSA NALL Floyd 5:46.78 1 Varsity Girls 3200 Meter Run ================================================================= Name Yr Team Time Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 CHRISTA BOYLE Ft. Sumner 12:19.60 10 2 VALENE MADALENA Jemez Valley 12:21.20 8 3 ABBY KEPFER Cimarron 12:38.00 6 4 TEGHAN COPELAND Ft. Sumner 12:42.90 5 5 TESSA NALL Floyd 12:44.10 4 6 AMY GONZALES Cimarron 12:54.40 3 7 MIKAYLA FULLER Gateway Christian 12:55.30 2 8 AUTUMN MCMATH Ft. Sumner 12:59.60 1 Varsity Girls 100 Meter Hurdles ======================================================================= Name Yr Team Time Wind Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 TERYN KAYSER Mountainair 15.75 NWI 10 2 ASHLEY LANDRETH Ft. Sumner 16.04 NWI 8 3 BAILEY O'CONNOR Tatum 16.39 NWI 6 4 JASMIN BELSOM Tatum 16.46 NWI 5 5 MADISON RICE Tatum 16.84 NWI 4 6 SAVANNA FOX Gateway Christian 16.88 NWI 3 7 BROOK VALENTINE Logan 16.94 NWI 2 8 LANDRY WIDNER Melrose 17.13 NWI 1 Varsity Girls 300 Meter Hurdles ================================================================= Name Yr Team Time Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ASHLEY LANDRETH Ft. Sumner 46.15 10 2 ANNIE STIRLING Cimarron 47.18 8 3 TERYN KAYSER Mountainair 48.09 6 4 WHITNEY CORDOVA Logan 48.18 5 5 MCKAYLA LANDRETH Ft. Sumner 48.54 4 6 BRANDI BURTON Springer 48.58 3 7 HUNTER HALEY Elida 48.71 2 8 BAILEY O'CONNOR Tatum 49.75 1 Varsity Girls 4x100 Meter Relay ============================================================ Team Time Pts ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Cimarron A 50.59 10 2 Ft. Sumner A 50.70 8 3 Clovis Christian A 51.35 6 4 Tatum A 51.72 5 5 Animas A 51.80 4 6 Logan A 52.09 3 7 Quemado A 52.30 2 8 Floyd A 52.69 1 Varsity Girls 4x200 Meter Relay ============================================================ Team Time Pts ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Cimarron A 1:48.80 10 2 Ft. Sumner A 1:48.90 8 3 Tatum A 1:50.50 6 4 Logan A 1:50.90 5 5 Floyd A 1:51.70 3.5 5 Melrose A 1:51.70 3.5 7 Clovis Christian A 1:51.80 2 8 Mountainair A 1:52.80 1 Varsity Girls 4x400 Meter Relay ============================================================ Team Time Pts ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Ft. Sumner A 4:13.00 10 2 Clovis Christian A 4:18.40 8 3 Mountainair A 4:22.60 6 4 Gateway Christian A 4:23.70 5 5 Cimarron A 4:24.90 4 6 Cliff A 4:25.30 3 7 Jemez Valley A 4:25.40 1.5 7 Logan A 4:25.40 1.5 Varsity Girls Sprint Medley Relay ============================================================ Team Time Pts ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Ft. Sumner A 4:31.90 10 2 Melrose A 4:33.20 8 3 Logan A 4:33.40 6 4 Clovis Christian A 4:34.10 5 5 Gateway Christian A 4:34.70 4 6 Tatum A 4:36.80 3 7 Quemado A 4:37.90 2 8 Jemez Valley A 4:40.30 1 Varsity Girls High Jump ================================================================= Name Yr Team Mark Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 KAITLYN PIERSON Carrizozo 5-04.00 8 1 NATALEY MONDRAGON Melrose 5-04.00 8 1 JORDAN HINES Logan 5-04.00 8 4 LOLA DEGROOT Clovis Christian 5-03.00 5 5 TAYLOR HUEY Corona 5-02.00 1.3 5 HANNAH BURTON Springer 5-02.00 1.3 5 ANGELA LACKEY Quemado 5-02.00 1.3 5 CALEY BARNARD Melrose 5-02.00 1.3 5 MADISON RICE Tatum 5-02.00 1.3 5 CARA BARNARD Melrose 5-02.00 1.3 5 KAMBRY BURNS Logan 5-02.00 1.3 5 JADE ALTHEIDE Jemez Valley 5-02.00 1.3 Varsity Girls Pole Vault ================================================================= Name Yr Team Mark Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ANNIE STIRLING Cimarron 12-01.00 10 2 CALEY BARNARD Melrose 11-04.00 8 3 LACY HARRIS Cimarron 10-00.00 5.5 3 BROOK VALENTINE Logan 10-00.00 5.5 5 LAKASEY MONDRAGON Melrose 9-00.00 4 6 ANGEL GONZALES Cimarron 8-06.00 2.5 6 KARINA CARDENAS Tatum 8-06.00 2.5 8 BAYLEE HINES Logan 8-00.00 .2 8 SHAYNA GALLACHER Carrizozo 8-00.00 .2 8 KYLIE DAUGHERTY Springer 8-00.00 .2 8 KELSEY DRAPER Melrose 8-00.00 .2 8 KYLIE DAUGHERTY Ft. Sumner 8-00.00 .2 8 MCKAYLA LANDRETH Ft. Sumner 8-00.00 .2 Varsity Girls Long Jump ======================================================================= Name Yr Team Mark Wind Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 MARIAH PERALTA Cliff 17-10.00 NWI 10 2 CARA BARNARD Melrose 17-07.00 NWI 8 3 JALYN MCDONALD Animas 17-00.00 NWI 6 4 MEGYN BALOK Gateway Christian 16-11.00 NWI 5 5 CALEY BARNARD Melrose 16-10.50 NWI 4 6 JASMINE GOMEZ Floyd 16-06.25 NWI 3 7 BEATRICE LOWE Santa Fe Waldorf 16-02.50 NWI 2 8 MCKENNA STONE Logan 16-00.25 NWI 1 Varsity Girls Triple Jump ======================================================================= Name Yr Team Mark Wind Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 SOFIA DEGROOT Clovis Christian 37-03.00 NWI 10 2 CALEY BARNARD Melrose 35-06.50 NWI 8 3 CARA BARNARD Melrose 34-09.75 NWI 6 4 TERYN KAYSER Mountainair 34-06.25 NWI 5 5 MEGYN BALOK Gateway Christian 33-08.75 NWI 4 6 PARIS ALLRED Ft. Sumner 33-07.25 NWI 3 7 LOLA DEGROOT Clovis Christian 33-04.50 NWI 2 8 ANGELA LACKEY Quemado 33-01.75 NWI 1 Varsity Girls Shot Put ================================================================= Name Yr Team Mark Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 JAZMINE CHOSA Jemez Valley 43-05.00 10 2 DELILA NELSON Mountainair 38-02.00 8 3 RAE-ANNE WILLIAMSON Ft. Sumner 36-02.50 6 4 ALLISON WILTON Ft. Sumner 36-00.25 5 5 ALEX WINEBARK Cimarron 35-03.25 4 6 MADISON COSS Cimarron 35-02.50 3 7 KAYLEN JASSO Elida 34-03.75 2 8 TORI TUCKER Floyd 34-03.50 1 Varsity Girls Discus Throw ================================================================= Name Yr Team Mark Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 MADISON COSS Cimarron 124-04 10 2 ALEX WINEBARK Cimarron 118-03 8 3 ALICIA ARIAS Springer 108-07 6 4 JAZMINE CHOSA Jemez Valley 107-09 5 5 HARLIE ROACH Logan 107-04 4 6 CODI ANN SCOVEL-WOOD Ft. Sumner 104-11 3 7 KELSEY GARNER Cliff 103-11 2 8 KYLIE JOINER Ft. Sumner 103-04 1 Varsity Girls Javelin Throw ================================================================= Name Yr Team Mark Pts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 TORI TUCKER Floyd 143-03 10 2 TAYLOR BOSTWICK Melrose 123-00 8 3 TRACY FOOTE San Jon 121-00 6 4 MADISON RICE Tatum 120-09 5 5 SHELBY WALKER Des Moines 117-01 4 6 VALERIE OVERSTREET Cliff 116-08 3 7 SARAH STINNETT Ft. Sumner 115-11 2 8 TAYLOR EPPS Elida 113-04 1 Varsity Girls Team Scores (19 Events Scored) ========================================================================== Team Pts Spr Dst Hrd Rel Thr Jmp Oth -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ft. Sumner 160 49 33 22 36 17 3 0 2 Cimarron 117 11 31 8 24 25 18 0 3 Melrose 81 12 0 1 11.5 8 48.5 0 4 Logan 44 1 1 7 15.5 4 15.5 0 4 Mountainair 44 0 8 16 7 8 5 0 6 Tatum 41.5 4 0 16 14 5 2.5 0 7 Jemez Valley 41 0 23 0 3 15 0 0 8 Clovis Christian 40 2 0 0 21 0 17 0 9 Gateway Christian 37 5.5 10.5 3 9 0 9 0 10 Floyd 30 6 5 0 5 11 3 0 11 Cliff 25.5 5 2.5 0 3 5 10 0 12 Corona 17.5 15 0 0 0 0 2.5 0 13 Quemado 16 5.5 3 0 4 0 3.5 0 14 Springer 11.5 0 0 3 0 6 2.5 0 15 Animas 10 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 16 Carrizozo 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 17 San Jon 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 18 Elida 5 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 19 Des Moines 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 20 Santa Fe Waldorf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 Oak Grove Classical 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congratulations to Fort Sumner on the win, but nobody was really surprised by that, were they?