5A girls track and field is shaping up to be fairly competitive this spring. That's good news if you happen the live in the greater Albuquerque area, because that's where the top contending teams seem to be coming from.
The big three need no introduction. If any of Cleveland, La Cueva, and Eldorado require any introduction, you haven't been following girls track and field in New Mexico too long.
Although the just-completed cross country season suggests some shuffling of the distance events ordering of individuals from last spring, that's not a big issue for any of the big three. Cleveland, La Cueva, and Eldorado all figure to be better in track than what they were last year based on this fall's cross country results. Remember, though, it's not nearly as much about depth in track distance--it's about top-end talent. In New Mexico, if you don't place in the top six, you don't help your team score. That makes having high-end distance talent pretty critical to putting up distance points at state.
Malia Gonzales probably figures for more points than the analysis below shows. Mason Swanson should come in and contribute right away, as should Meghan Aguilera.
There would, however, be a disclaimer to that. Eldorado's track and field fortunes this spring just might have something to do who steps into the shoes of departing coach Teo Cutter. At the very least, there are a few people in Eldorado-land holding their breath over that one.
Hobbs, Clovis, and Alamogordo look to be the best of the southern tier schools and each are well enough positioned to make some kind of run with a little influx of talent.
2012 NM HS F Outdoor Track Team Scores (Returners Only)
Calculated as of January 25, 2013
These rankings were calculated by scoring the rankings as a meet. We took the individual rankings only 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. | La Cueva High School | 107 |
| Akuadasua Ezenyilimba (D 10 + S 4 = 14) | ||
| Alexa Romano (200m 6 + 400m 10 + HJ 2 + TJ 6 = 24) | ||
| Allision Mady (S 1 = 1) | ||
| Anna Fox (300H 3 + HJ 2 = 5) | ||
| Carly Browning (400m 4 = 4) | ||
| Hattie Schunk (1600m 8 + 800m 5 = 13) | ||
| Maggie Sabick (400m 3 + 800m 6 = 9) | ||
| Sara Russo (1600m 3 + 3200m 1 = 4) | ||
| Stephanie Brener (100H 10 + 300H 8 = 18) | ||
| Venitra Fields (100m 5 + 200m 10 = 15) | ||
| 2. | Sue Cleveland High School | 80.7 |
| Alex Williams (J 6 + TJ 1 = 7) | ||
| Alex Winebark (D 8 + S 8 = 16) | ||
| Audrey Martinez (400m 1 = 1) | ||
| Cassie House (HJ 9 = 9) | ||
| Elicia Gallegos (200m 2.5 + 400m 6 + LJ 4 = 12.5) | ||
| Malia Gonzales (1600m 10 + 3200m 8 = 18) | ||
| Nicolette Pacheco (1600m 4 + 3200m 6 = 10) | ||
| Pearl Isaia (D 5 + J 1 = 6) | ||
| Trystin Otero (PV 1.2 = 1.2) | ||
| 3. | Eldorado High School | 53 |
| Crissey Amberg (400m 2 + 800m 10 = 12) | ||
| Kyra Mohns (400m 5 + LJ 5 = 10) | ||
| Lauren Martinez (LJ 1 + PV 10 = 11) | ||
| Lia Stefanovich (1600m 2 + 3200m 4 = 6) | ||
| Meaghan Martinez (PV 4 = 4) | ||
| Natalie Gorman (800m 4 = 4) | ||
| Tamara Begay (PV 6 = 6) | ||
| 4. | Hobbs High School | 51 |
| Alexis Wright (100m 3 + HJ 5 + LJ 8 + TJ 10 = 26) | ||
| Amanda Harmston (3200m 2 = 2) | ||
| Ariel Lopez (100H 1 + 300H 2 = 3) | ||
| Kelsi Lewis (400m 8 + 800m 8 = 16) | ||
| Marissa Triplett (S 2 = 2) | ||
| Tahleya Heckard (100m 2 = 2) | ||
| 5. | Clovis High School | 43.2 |
| Brandi Gomez (HJ 5 = 5) | ||
| Heather Pastirchak (PV 5 = 5) | ||
| Jenna Sievers (100H 8 + 300H 6 + HJ 9 = 23) | ||
| Samantha Cano-lucero (PV 1.2 = 1.2) | ||
| Sasha Smith (100m 6 = 6) | ||
| Shelby Jones (J 3 = 3) | ||
| 6. | Alamogordo High School | 42.6 |
| Brittany Jaszai (HJ 2 = 2) | ||
| Cayline Montoya (800m 1 = 1) | ||
| Chanel Jackson (D 3 = 3) | ||
| Heather Silva (PV 1.2 = 1.2) | ||
| Megan Jobin (PV 1.2 = 1.2) | ||
| Victoria Ramirez (PV 1.2 = 1.2) | ||
| Virginia Norwood (100m 10 + 200m 5 + LJ 10 + TJ 8 = 33) | ||
| 7. | Volcano Vista High School | 38 |
| Elisa Woody (1600m 6 + 3200m 10 = 16) | ||
| Lindsey Larsen (100H 4 + HJ 5 = 9) | ||
| Luci Reza (TJ 4 = 4) | ||
| Mackenzie Steckbeck (1600m 1 = 1) | ||
| Misha Martinez (800m 3 = 3) | ||
| Rebecca Castillo (3200m 5 = 5) | ||
| 8. | Onate High School | 29 |
| Leiyona Young (TJ 2 = 2) | ||
| Maisha Grant (TJ 3 = 3) | ||
| Nicole Tejeda (J 8 = 8) | ||
| Nikki Terera (100H 5 + 300H 1 + J 10 = 16) | ||
| 9. | Las Cruces High School | 28.5 |
| Audrey Velasquez (J 2 = 2) | ||
| Gabriella Puents (200m 1 = 1) | ||
| Hannah Shoemaker (D 1.5 + S 6 = 7.5) | ||
| Jordan Duffer (300H 4 + J 4 = 8) | ||
| Korina Jimenez (300H 5 = 5) | ||
| Melody Reeves (S 5 = 5) | ||
| 10. | Cibola High School | 22.5 |
| Dichelle Burrell (200m 2.5 + LJ 6 = 8.5) | ||
| Jordan Nez (LJ 2 = 2) | ||
| Kimberly Chapman (1600m 5 + 800m 2 = 7) | ||
| Renee Brinson (TJ 5 = 5) | ||
| 11. | Mayfield High School | 19 |
| Alicia Marcus (LJ 3 = 3) | ||
| Kaycee Ramos (100m 8 = 8) | ||
| Miranda Willis (100m 4 + 200m 4 = 8) | ||
| 12. | Rio Rancho High School | 17 |
| Aly Salata (J 5 = 5) | ||
| Merica Valdez (PV 8 = 8) | ||
| Rebecca Barnreiter (D 4 = 4) | ||
| 13. | Sandia High School | 12 |
| Jaden Ortiz (D 6 + S 3 = 9) | ||
| Kylie Disch (3200m 3 = 3) | ||
| 14. | West Mesa High School | 11 |
| Jalyn Espinoza (100m 1 = 1) | ||
| Justis Abeyta (300H 10 = 10) | ||
| 15. | Albuquerque High School | 10 |
| Natalia Rivera (S 10 = 10) | ||
| 16. | Manzano High School | 8 |
| Lindsey Gallinger (200m 8 = 8) | ||
| 17. | Carlsbad High School | 6 |
| Matney Huber (100H 6 = 6) | ||
| 18. | Gadsden High School | 3.5 |
| Belenice Torres (D 1.5 = 1.5) | ||
| Nicole Villegas (100H 2 = 2) | ||
| 19. | Highland High School | 3 |
| Tonyecia Snell (100H 3 = 3) |