The Pahrump Valley High School track and field team returned to their home track on Tuesday, March 30, for their second home meet of the season, welcoming Beatty and Amplus Academy for a smaller, mid-week competition that highlighted the program’s depth and development.
With cooler temperatures than the team has seen all season and steady winds of 15+ miles per hour—along with stronger gusts throughout the evening—the conditions added an extra challenge. Still, the Trojans embraced the opportunity, turning in strong performances across the board.
Unlike larger invitationals, weekday meets serve a specific and valuable purpose for the team. With one of the largest rosters in the region, not every athlete competes in invitational meets, where entries are limited to top finishers. These mid-week competitions provide an important platform for the rest of the team to gain race experience, chase personal records and contribute to the program’s overall growth. The result is a supportive, competitive environment where every athlete plays a role.
That depth was immediately evident in the relay events. Both the boys and girls 4×800 teams took first place, with the boys squad of Josh Gent, Sam Grabbe, Manny Dupart and Akim Khan setting the tone early. The girls followed with a winning effort from Jules Ondrisko, Addi Nelsen, Sophie Romero and Alexis Clouser.
In the hurdle events, Aeden Redditt led the way in the boys 110m hurdles with a personal best time of 21.00, followed by Samuel Sylva in second. On the girls side of the 100m hurdles, Diona Nixon finished second with a time of 18.55, while Kyndra Cardwell followed with a time of 21.39.
The boys 100m dash featured a large group of Trojans gaining valuable race experience. Redditt finished first with a time of 12.54, followed by Evan Strain with a personal best of 12.91, Rene Gonzalez Valdez in 13.10, Cade Wulfenstein in 13.14, Joseph Scheer in 13.71, Kelan Sheppard in 13.92, Azael Machuca in 14.14, Orion Schmidt in 14.24, Armani Jenkins in 14.56, Tyler Weaver in 14.73, Trenton Linn in 14.77, Juan Carlos Rodriguez in 14.81, Everest Leavitt in 14.96, Cade Castaneda with a personal best of 14.97 and Alexander Martinez in 15.03.
For the girls 100m dash, Ma’liyah Collins took first with a time of 14.37, followed by Anjolina Mercado in 15.14, McKinsey Nottingham in 15.23, Christine Williams in 15.75, Charisma Woodard in 15.85, Melanie Carson in 16.52, Sophia Rojas in 16.58, Jayda Camden in 17.00, Juliana Turco in 17.09, Citlaly Ruvalcaba in 17.34, Patience Moore in 17.38, Tianna Beaver in 18.37 and Wendy Rodriguez-Ortiz in 19.10.
In relay action, the boys 4×200 team gained experience despite a disqualification on the exchange, while the girls team secured first with a time of 2:01.89. The boys 4×100 team finished second in 49.62, while the girls claimed first in 56.46.
Distance events continued to showcase the Trojans’ strength. In the boys 1600m, Joaquin Flores took first in 5:07.31, followed by Logan Tilley in 5:10.21, Timmy Stutzman in 5:44.56, Josh Flores in 5:50.00, Jacob Seeback in 6:06.08, Ethan Johnson with a season best of 6:44.83, Akim Khan in 6:50.10 and Isaiah Veloz with a personal best of 7:34.96.
On the girls side, Sophie Romero finished first in 6:33.74, followed by Alexis Clouser in 6:40.84 and Kaylan Robinson with a season best of 7:09.80.
In the boys 400m dash, Joseph Scheer led the way with a personal best of 59.09, followed closely by Josh Gent (59.30, personal best) and Rene Gonzalez Valdez (59.45, personal best). Additional performances came from Kelan Sheppard (1:00.91), Orion Schmidt (1:00.94), Azael Machuca (1:02.90), Manny Dupart with a personal best of 1:05.76, Trenton Linn with a personal best of 1:07.03, Cade Castaneda with a personal best of 1:07.16, Sam Grabbe with a personal best of 1:07.70, Tyler Weaver with a personal best of 1:08.27 and Everest Leavitt in 1:16.64.
For the girls 400m, McKinsey Nottingham finished first with a personal best of 1:09.25, followed by Arionna Carson in 1:14.00, Sarah Brown in 1:15.03, Charisma Woodard with a personal best of 1:15.31, Patience Moore with a personal best of 1:20.07, Sophia Rojas with a personal best of 1:22.54 and Bella Cinelli with a personal best of 1:34.14.
In the 300m hurdles, Jayden Crisler finished first for the boys with a time of 46.82. For the girls, Kyndra Cardwell ran 1:04.56 and Dyana Castro finished in 1:12.63.
The boys 800m run saw Joaquin Flores take first in 2:14.17, followed by Logan Tilley (2:15.23), Josh Gent (2:15.64), Josh Slusher (2:17.24), Nathan Miller (2:37.00), Josh Flores (2:41.11), Jacob Seeback (2:44.60), Ethan Johnson (3:02.12), Manny Dupart (3:03.71) and Isaiah Veloz with a personal best of 3:24.88.
In the girls 800m, Addi Nelsen placed second in 2:59.21, followed by Alexis Clouser with a season best of 3:01.41, Avery Farruggia (3:01.50), Kaylan Robinson with a season best of 3:13.06, Christine Williams (3:14.16), Kaitlyn Brown with a personal best of 3:23.13, Sarah Brown (3:27.43), Bella Cinelli (4:03.14) and Anna Cinelli with a personal best of 4:30.07.
In the boys 200m dash, Ben De Santiago finished first with a time of 24.80, followed by Aeden Redditt (26.91), Cade Wulfenstein (27.32), Josh Gent with a personal best of 28.20, Orion Schmidt (28.27), Joseph Scheer (28.38), Alexander Martinez (29.44), Juan Carlos Rodriguez (29.51), Trenton Linn (29.86), Cade Castaneda with a personal best of 31.16, Armani Jenkins (31.29), Tyler Weaver (31.35), Samuel Sylva (31.43), Sam Grabbe (32.41) and Everest Leavitt with a personal best of 32.64.
For the girls 200m dash, Collins again led the way with a first-place finish in 29.92. She was followed by Anjolina Mercado (30.61), McKinsey Nottingham (31.15), Avery Farruggia (34.35), Melanie Carson (35.01), Sophia Rojas with a personal best of 35.09, Juliana Turco (35.38), Dyana Castro (35.47), Jayda Camden (35.66), Christine Williams (36.06), Patience Moore (36.35), Citlaly Ruvalcaba (36.84), Kaylie Abrego (39.78), Wendy Rodriguez-Ortiz with a personal best of 40.14 and Tianna Beaver (40.96).
In the boys 3200m, Joaquin Flores completed a dominant distance sweep with a first-place finish in 11:25.83. He was followed by Josh Flores (12:28.14), Timmy Stutzman with a season best of 12:39.61, Nathan Miller with a season best of 14:05.21, Ethan Johnson with a season best of 15:31.20 and Isaiah Veloz with a personal best of 17:15.17. Sophie Romero took first in the girls 3200m with a time of 14:15.20.
In the field events, Brenden Thorn led the boys discus with a winning throw of 117′ 10″, followed by Chasen Hamann (112′ 5″), Ace Blumer with a personal best of 67′ 9″, Taysom Christensen (67′ 0″), Julio Ackerman with a personal best of 59′ 11″, Joseph Kirkpatrick (54′ 5″), Lucas Silva (53′ 5″) and Ethan Marsh (51′).
For the girls, Julie Briggs placed second with a personal best throw of 74′ 4″, followed by Kaitlyn Brown (60′ 11″), Chanel Thorn (58′ 6″), Kaylie Abrego (56′ 8″), Cailyn Marsh (54′ 9″) and Nyomi Skinner (53′ 8″).
In the boys shot put, Sonny Skinner threw 41′ 5″, followed by Brenden Thorn (32′), Taysom Christensen (31′ 2″), Chasen Hamann (30′ 0.5″), Juan Carlos Rodriguez (26′ 9.5″), Ace Blumer with a personal best of 25′ 5″, Joseph Kirkpatrick with a personal best of 22′ 9.5″, Ethan Marsh with a personal best of 22′ and Lucas Silva (21′ 10″).
For the girls shot put, Julie Briggs placed second with a throw of 23′ 9″, followed by Chanel Thorn (23′ 7″), Kaitlyn Brown (23′ 3.5″), Nyomi Skinner (22′ 2.5″), Cailyn Marsh (21′ 5″) and Kaylie Abrego with a personal best of 17′ 7″.
In the jumps, Evan Strain cleared 5 feet in the boys high jump. In the boys long jump, Jayden Crisler finished first with a mark of 18′ 6.75″, followed by Kelan Sheppard with a personal best of 15′ 6″, Strain (14′ 10.5″), Ethan Johnson with a personal best of 14′ 2.5″, Everest Leavitt with a personal best of 12′ 9″ and Josh Flores (11′ 6″).
For the girls long jump, Savannah Thompson led with a jump of 14′ 5″, followed by Diona Nixon (14′ 1.5″), Juliana Turco with a personal best of 11′ 10″ and Anjolina Mercado with a personal best of 11′ 8″. Thompson also competed in the triple jump with a mark of 29′ 5″, while Sarah Brown jumped 26′ 1.25″. Crisler claimed first in the boys triple jump at 40′ 6″.
In the pole vault, Addi Nelsen cleared 6 feet to lead the girls, followed by Kyndra Cardwell (5′ 6″) and Citlaly Ruvalcaba (5′).
Throughout the meet, personal bests and season bests were a consistent theme, reinforcing the importance of these mid-week opportunities. With a large roster and a full season ahead, the Trojans continue to build not just top-level success, but a strong and competitive team from top to bottom.
