The Pahrump Valley High School Trojans track and field team celebrated their second home meet of the season on Tuesday, April 1, with a powerful and heartfelt showing in front of a packed crowd of family, friends, and fans. The meet, which featured athletes from Mojave, Beatty, and Bonanza High Schools, also marked Senior Night for the Trojans. In a touching ceremony before the competition began, senior athletes and student managers were honored for their dedication, hard work, and contributions to the program. The seniors recognized included Antonio Veloz, Eric Figueroa Renteria, Hunter Mellinger, James Dela Rosa, Legend Reigns, Randy Murray, Tramaine Burras, Anthony Hunt, Aiya Woods, Alex Abarca-Franco, Ali Zuniga, Amelia Graziano, Analise Veloz, Carlyn Williams, Jemi Chavez, Jordan Onigkeit, Payton Weaver, Sasha Strain, Tiler Ledford, and Valery Romero.
The PVHS girls dominated the sprints, starting with Rosie Miller’s first-place finish in the 100m dash at 13.53. Cindal Monahan earned a personal record (PR) of 14.87 for fifth place, followed by a long list of determined teammates including K’Lynn Butler (15.77), Nathalia Arambula (15.99), Melanie Carson (16.03), Arionna Carson (16.05), Aliana Zuniga (16.06), Kayla Simpson (16.29), and Kyndra Cardwell (16.37). Aubrey Williams, Serenity Crisler, Amelia Graziano, Miah Rueda, Justess Maxwell, Eva Cowles, Julie Briggs, Carlyn Williams, and Kaylie Abrego rounded out the deep field of Trojan sprinters, all finishing strong.
On the boys’ side, Keegan Freeman clocked a season-best 12.10 in the 100m dash to take seventh, followed by Ulisses Alvarez (12.33), Aydon Veloz (12.51), James Dela Rosa (12.62), Justin Byers (12.79), Tristan Schumacher (12.82), and Jack Toth (13.14).
In the 200m dash, Payton Weaver led the Trojan girls with a third-place finish in 28.29, followed by Valery Romero (30.39), Cindal Monahan (30.82), and Staisha Perry (31.18). Many other Trojans earned PRs in this race, including Aliana Zuniga, Arionna Carson, Jordan Onigkeit, Melanie Carson, Sydney Crotty, Aubrey Williams, Teagan Lemens, Kayla Simpson, Miah Rueda, K’Lynn Butler, Serenity Crisler, and Julie Briggs.
For the boys, Ben De Santiago raced to first with a PR of 23.31, followed by strong finishes from Freeman (24.05), Dela Rosa (25.13), Byers (26.18), and Toth (27.00), with several others running personal bests.
Jules Ondrisko was stellar in the girls’ 400m, finishing first in 1:04.96. Monahan (1:10.51), Onigkeit (1:12.67), and Perry (1:12.68) followed closely. On the boys’ side, De Santiago earned another first with a season-best 50.53. Eric Figueroa Renteria (56.60), Byers (59.22), and a slew of other Trojans contributed solid performances, including Mariano Ayala, Azel Machuca, Jacob Stepp, Gideon Wydick, Alexander Martinez, Kaiden Dalton, Ethan Johnson, and Samuel Grabbe.
Ondrisko continued her winning streak in the girls’ 800m with a season-best 2:39.55. Kaylan Robinson, Addi Nelsen, Sarah Brown, and Justess Maxwell also completed the race with determination. The boys’ 800m saw a one-two finish for Antonio Veloz (2:05.81) and Aydon Veloz (2:07.62), with strong runs from Renteria, Josh Slusher, Timothy Stutzman, Johnson, Akim Khan, and Grabbe.
In the girls’ 1600m, Robinson (6:26.82), Alexis Clouser (6:28.05), Alejandra Abarca-Franco (6:42.85), Sophie Romero, Nelsen, and Keelee Gieni each clocked solid times, with the top three setting personal records. In the boys’ 1600m, Josh Gent (5:25.56) placed second, followed by Logan Tilley (PR 5:32.09), Stutzman, Noah Flores (PR), Grabbe, Johnson, and Khan.
The girls dominated the 3200m with Clouser (14:21.09) and Romero (14:24.80) taking the top two spots, both setting PRs. Abarca-Franco and Gieni also turned in commendable times. The boys’ 3200m was led by Joaquin Flores (11:19.64) and Gent (PR 11:41.08), followed by Tilley, Josh Flores, Stutzman, and Noah Flores.
In the hurdles, Sasha Strain (18.72) and Diona Nixon (18.92) took second and third in the girls’ 100m, with Miah Rueda and Kyndra Cardwell close behind. Randy Murray (PR 18.68) and Ayala (PR 21.51) represented the boys in the 110m hurdles. In the 300m hurdles, Strain (53.78) and Sydney Crotty competed for the girls, while Jayden Crisler (46.40) and Alvarez (48.85) raced for the boys.
The girls’ 4x400m relay team of Strain, Weaver, Romero, and Ondrisko took first with an impressive 4:33.82. The boys’ team of Slusher, Joaquin Flores, Aydon Veloz, and De Santiago pulled off a thrilling come-from-behind win in 3:43.98, to cap off the night.
In field events, Julie Briggs (23′ 2.5”) took second in shot put with a PR. Tiler Ledford, Cailyn Marsh, Jemima Chavez, Nyomi Skinner, Teagan Lemens, Kaylie Abrego, and Kylie Horn also competed. In the boys’ shot put, Hunter Mellinger won with 41’ 5”, followed by Sonny Skinner (PR 34’ 8.5”), Anthony Hunt, Rodriguez, Hamann, Ayala, Wulfenstein, and Josh Flores.
In girls’ discus, Ledford won with a PR of 76’ 8”, followed by Marsh (PR), Chavez, Briggs (PR), Skinner, Lemens (PR), Abrego, and Horn. The boys’ discus was led by Skinner (PR 121’ 9”) and Brenden Thorn (PR 120’ 4”), with throws by Mellinger, Hunt, Hamann, Rodriguez, Wulfenstein (PR), and Josh Flores.
In the girls’ high jump, Miller (4’ 8”) and Savannah Thompson (4’ 6”) took top spots, with Nala Dalton also clearing 4’. The boys’ high jump featured Aydon Veloz (5’ 4”) and Joseph Scheer (5’). Cardwell and Graziano both vaulted 5’ in the girls’ pole vault, while Crisler cleared 8’ 6” for the boys.
In the long jump, Thompson won the girls’ event (14’ 2”), followed by Melanie Carson, Brown, and Butler. Crisler placed second in the boys’ long jump (PR 18’ 9.5”), with jumps from Thorn, Eichner, Scheer, Samuel Sylva (PR), and Johnson.
Thompson also won the girls’ triple jump (29’ 6”) and Brown added a solid 20’ 4” mark. In the boys’ triple jump, Crisler again took second (39’), with jumps by Scheer and Eichner.
It was an all-around incredible night for the Trojans—filled with personal records, first-place finishes, team spirit, and heartfelt goodbyes to the senior class. Pahrump Valley continues to show growth, grit, and pride with every stride.
