Crystal Ball Gazing: 4A Boys

<h3> Breaking down the prospects for New Mexico Track and Field 2012</h3>

There's good reason to be paying attention to what happens up in San Juan County this spring.

 

Based on rosters of returning athletes and their performances from last spring, neighboring rivals Bloomfield and Aztec look like two of the teams to beat in 4A boys this spring. But, there is a major cluster of schools hanging close with the potential to disrupt things.

Look for credible challenges from schools such as Valencia, Santa Teresa, Moriarty, Artesia, Kirtland Central (oops, that would be another San Juan County school), and Albuquerque Academy. With the preseason rankings this close, figure relays will be an even-bigger-than-usual part of the picture this spring.

The distance events look to be wide open this spring as graduation hit last year's ranks of 4A distance runners very hard. And, we've already seen some indications in 2012 that Los Alamos is positioning to take advantage of the opportunity.

 

2011 NM HS M Outdoor Track Team Scores (Returners Only)

Calculated as of February 18, 2012

These rankings were calculated by scoring the rankings as a meet. We took the individual rankings and scored them as a normal meet: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

Athletes whose graduation years are unknown were left out of the list.

1. Aztec High School 63.5
  Brett Moss (LJ 5 + TJ 6 = 11)
  James Ritter (PV 5 = 5)
  Jeremy Hathcock (D 3 + S 10 = 13)
  Josh Martinez (PV 3.5 = 3.5)
  Mark Ritter (PV 9 = 9)
  Michael Cowden (D 4 + S 6 = 10)
  Rivver Higgins (J 6 = 6)
  Ty Atencio (D 6 = 6)
2. Bloomfield High School 47
  Austin Johnson (110H 8 + 300H 10 + HJ 4 = 22)
  Erik Miller (300H 5 = 5)
  Mike Loy (100m 8 = 8)
  Seth Booker (110H 6 + 300H 6 = 12)
2. Valencia High School 47
  Allan Quezada (1600m 5 + 3200m 6 = 11)
  Issac Gonzales (J 8 + LJ 10 + TJ 5 = 23)
  Justin Driskell (400m 4 + 800m 3 = 7)
  Lucas Romero (PV 6 = 6)
4. Santa Teresa High School 41
  Alberto Alvarez (300H 3 = 3)
  Britt Briggs (HJ 2 + LJ 1 = 3)
  Daniel Hernandez (HJ 10 = 10)
  David Aldama (D 2 = 2)
  Jesus Martinez (800m 4 = 4)
  Joel Alvarado (S 2 = 2)
  Kristian Gonzales (1600m 2 + 3200m 5 = 7)
  Mariano Gamez (HJ 6 = 6)
  Ricardo Cordero (110H 1 = 1)
  Ruben Miranda (3200m 3 = 3)
5. Moriarty High School 39
  Austin Anaya (1600m 10 + 3200m 4 + 800m 10 = 24)
  Curtis Apodaca (D 5 + J 4 = 9)
  Ryan Herrera (200m 6 = 6)
5. Artesia High School 39
  Alex Donaghe (D 8 + S 5 = 13)
  Brandon Syferd (110H 2 = 2)
  Josh Gonzales (400m 10 = 10)
  Ryan Hagedorn (300H 4 = 4)
  Skylor Morton (J 10 = 10)
7. Kirtland Central High School 35
  Christian Mackey (S 8 = 8)
  Easton Sherwood (PV 9 + TJ 8 = 17)
  Joe Adair (HJ 1 = 1)
  Mikaele Mauga (200m 5 = 5)
  Tyler Flack (S 4 = 4)
8. Albuquerque Academy 33
  Jacob Newell (D 10 = 10)
  Jordan Farrell (1600m 4 = 4)
  Kale Brown (300H 1 + TJ 10 = 11)
  Kase Rattey (100m 5 + TJ 3 = 8)
9. Roswell High School 29
  Gustavo Sierra (1600m 1 + 800m 8 = 9)
  Richard Medrano (100m 10 + 200m 10 = 20)
10. Farmington High School 28
  Dallin Payne (300H 8 = 8)
  Daniel Lacey (110H 10 + HJ 4 = 14)
  Jeremy Klepac (LJ 6 = 6)
11. Piedra Vista High School 26
  Andrew Caldwell (400m 2 + HJ 4 = 6)
  Brandon Levi (3200m 2 = 2)
  Colby Gibson (800m 1 = 1)
  Craig Smith (LJ 8 = 8)
  Orion Kaminky (110H 5 = 5)
  Seth Castillo (400m 3 = 3)
  Talon Hamblin (TJ 1 = 1)
12. Goddard High School 22
  Chris Chavez (J 3 = 3)
  David Strickland (LJ 3 = 3)
  Genno Sanchez (400m 5 = 5)
  Jake Maxey (PV 1 = 1)
  Mason Thomas (800m 6 = 6)
  Michael Garcia (100m 4 = 4)
13. Del Norte High School 17
  Jackson Thomas (1600m 6 + 3200m 10 = 16)
  Kyle Berger (PV 1 = 1)
14. Atrisco Heritage Academy 16
  Jesus Estrada (1600m 8 + 3200m 8 = 16)
15. Chaparral High School 15
  Jay Garcia (800m 2 + J 1 = 3)
  Sergio Estrada (100m 3 + 200m 8 = 11)
  Steven Batista (S 1 = 1)
16. Deming High School 13
  Armando Montano (100m 6 + LJ 2 = 8)
  Carson Hilton (J 2 + S 3 = 5)
17. Los Alamos High School 11
  Brady Stokes (300H 2 = 2)
  Carson Wiens (PV 1 = 1)
  Isaac Jennings (110H 3 = 3)
  Jacob Brown (TJ 4 = 4)
  Zak Kennison (3200m 1 = 1)
18. Bernalillo High School 8
  Jacob Martin (HJ 8 = 8)
18. St. Pius X High School 8
  Charlie Berger (400m 8 = 8)
18. Grants High School 8
  Glen Hicks (1600m 3 + 800m 5 = 8)
21. Santa Fe High School 7.5
  Jeffery Sward (PV 3.5 = 3.5)
  Marcus Alarid (LJ 4 = 4)
22. Gallup High School 7
  Dion Vandevere (100m 2 = 2)
  Elijah Smith (400m 1 = 1)
  Tyler Stewart (200m 4 = 4)
23. Espanola Valley High School 6
  Dustin Casados (D 1 = 1)
  Michael Aragon (J 5 = 5)
23. Hershey Miyamura High School 6
  Kishoun Woods (400m 6 = 6)
25. Los Lunas High School 4
  Joseph Duran (110H 4 = 4)
26. Belen High School 2
  Carl Ntiforo (TJ 2 = 2)