DV Track & Field

Northwest Region Boys Athlete & Coach of the Year

2010-05-08T01:21:00.002-06:00

Northwest Region Boys Athlete & Coach of the Year
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

Deer Valley Coach Eric Bolus was named Boys Coach of the Year for the Northwest Region, and sophomore Trae Armstrong was named Boys Athlete of the Year. These two awesome awards were just the icing on the cake for the Skyhawks who took home both the boys and girls team championship plaques. The boys were led by Armstrong, senior Hayden McClellan and sophomore Josh Espinoza. The girls were led by sophomore Tessa Kelley, freshman Kayleigh Zobel, and senior Marissa Gibson. Complete results, photos and videos coming soon.

Skyhawks Filling Up Spots for the Big Dance

2010-04-15T20:59:00.001-06:00

DV Track 10: Meet 8
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

The road to State is getting short, but the Skyhawks continue to add athletes to the list of those qualified to compete May 12 and 15th at Mesa Community College. In the past two weeks 8 girls have either qualified or better their current qualifying standard. On the boys side, 3 more qualified and one better his qualifying time.

At the Kellis Invite on April 3, 2010, Senior Elizabeth Wells improved her high jump season best to 5'0". Senior Marissa Gibson, competing in her first meet of the season qualified in both the 200m and the long jump with a time and jump of 26.63 and 16'3". And Sophomore Mackenzie Giglio joined the State caravan with her qualifying time of 26.99 in the 200m. The following week at the Greenway Invite, Sophomore Tessa Kelley ran a smoking 46.61 in the 300m low hurdles. In the same race, teammate Kayleigh Zobel ran a qualifying 48.85 to join the State competition. Senior
Chelsea Gobster vaulted 9'6" in the Pole Vault and Giglio added another event to her agenda for state, running 61.15 in the 400m. Sophomore Courtney Brown completed the jumps trio by qualifying in the long jump with a leap of 15'2.5". She's already qualified in the high jump and triple jump for state. Rounding off an outstanding meet for the girls was a 51.26 time in the 4x100m relay team consisting of Zobel, Brown, Kelley, and Gibson.

On the boys side at Kellis, Senior Hayden McClellan won the 300m hurdles with a 5A Division II leading time of 39.97, and Junior Josh Espinoza qualified for the 1600m with a winning time of 4:29.20. At Greenway, Junior Darius Watkins joined Trae Armstrong in the 200m running a state qualifying 22.84, and Senior John Green leaped himself in the state meet in the long jump with a 21'1.25" jump. Check out all the state qualifiers on the Athletes Qualified page.

Next up for the Skyhawks is their own Westside Invitational where hopefully they can fill in some more gaps before Regionals and State.

Exciting Relay Action at the Valley Vista Meet

2010-04-04T15:50:00.001-06:00

DV Track 10: Meet 5, originally uploaded by dr.coop.

Deer Valley competed against Trevor Browne and Valley Vista at Valley Vista HS on March 24, 2010. I don't get any results from these dual meets on Wednesdays, but there are lots of videos and photos to view from the meet. Check out the videos here: http://vimeo.com/album/205124 and the photos here: http://dvtrack.pbworks.com/10PhotosM5 Click on the photo to see a bigger version.

You are free to download any photo or video you like for your own personal use.

Chandler Rotary Highlights

2010-04-04T15:11:00.002-06:00

Junior Ashley Edmonson ran a PR of 1:01.43 in the 400m at Chandler Rotary Invitational, placing 15th in the prelims. Senior Elizabeth Wells got a new season best of 13-0 in the Long Jump placing 34th and a new season best of 4-10 in the High Jump placing 12th and earning her a spot at the state meet. Freshman Courtney Brown got a PR of 34-4.75 in the Triple Jump placing 6th and a PR of 4-8 in the High Jump placing 20th. Sophomore Tessa Kelley ran a new season best time of 17.92 in the 100H placing 28th in the prelims and ran a 49.48 in the 300H placing 16th in the prelims. Senior Chelsea Gobster got a new season best of 9-0 in the Pole Vault placing 9th.The girls 4x400m relay qualified for state with a 4:10.46 placing 9th. Team members are unknown at this time, but I'm guessing Edmonson and Kelley were a part of that team.

On the boys side, junior Darius Watkins seemingly came out of nowhere to run a PR of 51.23 in the 400m at Chandler Rotary Invitational, placing third, and he ran a PR of 23.06 in the 200m placing 5th on Friday night. Sophomore Trae Armstrong continued his dominance in the sprints. He ran a 10.91 in the 100m placing first, and ran a 22.26 in the 200m placing first on Saturday night. Junior Josh Espinoza ran a PR of 9:45.63 in the 3200m placing 11th and qualifying for state. The boys 4x400m relay consisting of Sanchez, Watkins, McClellan, and Armstrong finished 10th and qualified for state with a time of 3:29.02. The 4x100m relay improved their state qualifying time with a 5th place and a time of 43.16.

There are no pictures or video of this meet, but be sure to check out the complete

Results.

Skyhawks Continue to Tune Up

2010-03-25T19:25:00.000-06:00

Don't forget there are lots of videos and photos from all the meet this season on the Photos page and Videos page.

Created with flickr slideshow.

DV Boys 3rd at the North Canyon Invite

2010-03-14T13:10:00.002-06:00

DV Track Meet 4: North Canyon Invite
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

Deer Valley Boys Track & Field is back. After a mediocre season in 2009, the boys team has bounced back to an impressive 2010 season start, riding on the shoulders of super sophomore Trae Armstrong. Armstrong again dominated the sprints with three outstanding wins in the 100m, 200m and 4x1 relays. He ran 10.91, 21.95 and 43.23, two personal records for the sophomore. The 400m relay was especially exciting, as Armstrong had to run down the Marcos De Niza team who led into the final stretch. The Skyhawks eeked out the victory by .001 of a second.

The boys team finish 3rd in the North Canyon Invite with 53 points behind Chandler High (169) and Brophy (113), while the girls finished 7th with 29.2 points behind Chandler (245) and Xavier (120).

Helping out on the boys side was senior Hayden McClellan who ran the 3rd leg of the winning 400m relay, finished 5th in the 300m hurdles in 40.68 and 6th in the 110m high hurdles in 16.07. The 40.68 earn him an automatic bid to the state meet in the 300m hurdles. McClellan and Armstrong finished off the afternoon by placing 3rd in the 4x400m relay along with junior Ricky Fernandez and senior Brandon Witkowski. They ran 3:31.48 - only 2 seconds off the qualifying standard of 3:29.48. Joining Armstrong and McClellan on the 400m relay were junior Matt Kamer and Witkowski.

In the field, John Green had another state qualifying jump of 5'10" in the high jump to earn 4th place, and senior Riley Layton qualified in the pole vault with a 5th place vault of 12'0.5".

Leading the way for the girls on the track were sophomore Tessa Kelley and junior Ashley Edmondson. Kelley finished 4th in the 300m hurdles in 48.02, while Edmondson finished 6th in 400m in 62.81. Both capped off the afternoon by placing 3rd in the 4x400m relay along with sophomores Leah Zampini and Mackenzie Giglio with a time of 4:18.34. Giglio also finished 6th in the 200m in a time 28.17. Freshman Kaleigh Zobel had an impressive race in the 100m hurdles. In the prelims she ran 17.12, faster than 2 finalists. Had she run in the finals she would have placed 6th.

In the field the Skyhawks were led by senior Chelsea Gobster who placed 2nd in the pole vault with a state qualifying 8'6" vault. Zampini, also competing in the pole vault, tied for 7th. Sophomore Spencer Platek finished 4th in the high jump with her jump of 4'6".

Eight Skyhawks Qualified for State in First Invite

2010-03-07T22:41:00.003-07:00

DV Track Meet 2: Gatorade Invite, originally uploaded by dr.coop.

The Deer Valley Skyhawks had a great showing at the Gatorade Invite Saturday, March 6 at Copper Canyon HS. Not only did eight track and field athletes qualify for state, but sophomore Tray Armstrong broke a meet record and recorded the fastest 100m and 200m times in the state so far this season. Armstrong won both the 100m and 200m with times of 11.38 and 22.95. He also anchored a state qualifying 400m relay with Matt Kamer, Eric Sanchez, and Hayden McClellan. They won first place in 44.16. Joining these speedsters on the boys side is senior John Green who qualified in the high jump with his jump of 5'10".

On the girls side, freshman Courtney Brown led the way for the Skyhawks on the field, jumping 5'1" in high jump and 32'10.5" in the triple jump, both besting the qualifying standards. Sophomore Tessa Kelley picked up where she left off last year in the 300m hurdles, running a 48.12 and qualifying in that event. And senior Chelsea Gobster did the same in the pole vault with her vault of 8'6".

Lots of athletes, new and experiences, competed on Saturday, and overall it was a good showing for both teams. Next meet is Wednesday at O'Connor HS.

2010 Track Season is Underway

2010-03-04T19:47:00.003-07:00

Meet 1: Girls & Boys High Hurdles from soul4real on Vimeo.
Meet 1: Goldwater, North at DVHS, March 3, 2010.

The Boys and Girls Deer Valley HS track teams opened their 2010 season yesterday with a home meet against district rival Goldwater and visiting North High. Both DV teams looked strong on the track and field, and coaches feel the girls are as good as last year's runner up State team and the boys are greatly improved. This should be an exciting season. Next meet is this Saturday at the Gatorade Invite at Copper Canyon HS. Meet starts at 8am.

DV Girls Track State Runners Up!

2009-05-21T12:11:00.001-06:00

DV Track State: Girls 300m Hurdle Finals, originally uploaded by dr.coop.

The Deer Valley girls track team finished 2nd at the 2009 5A Division II State Track & Field Championships May 18th at Chandler HS. The Skyhawks were lead by outstanding seniors Carrie Jarnagin, Leigha Graziano, and Sam Rasmussen. Graziano successfully defended her state championships in the shot and discus, winning both with throws of 134'6" and 38'10". She also tied for 10th in the High Jump with a 4'8" jump. Jarnagin placed 3rd in the 300m hurdles in 46.22 (video), 5th in the High Jump with a jump of 4'10", 6th in 100m high hurdles running 16.01, and ran a leg on the 2nd place girls 4x400 relay that ran 4:04.24 without Junior Claire Zampini. Rasmussen finished 2nd in 800m in 2:22.15, 6th in 1600m 5:23.79, and was also a member of both the 4x400m relay and the 3rd place 4x800m relay team that ran 10:03.53. Senior Jasmine Green finished 4th in the Triple Jump with a leap of 34'0.75".

The seniors had great help from their younger teammates. Junior Elizabeth Wells placed 2nd in the High Jump with a jump of 5'0". Wells was als 9th in the Triple Jump with 32'0.75". Junior Chelsea Gobster surprised everyone with a vault of 9'6" earning her a 3rd place medal in the Pole Vault. Sophomore Amber Roberts was 9th with a vault of 8'6". Freshman Tessa Kelley finished 8th in 300m hurdles after an unfortunate fall down the final stretch (video). Also unfortunate was the absence of junior Claire Zampini who was busy trying to win a state softball title. Zampini just missed qualifying in the 200m finals by 1/100 of a second running 26.73. The last place qualifier ran 26.72. Zampini also had the fastest qualifying time for 400m final with 59.48. That time alone would have placed in the top 3 in the final, but her lane was empty for the final. Sophomore Mante Koliakinaite finished 10th in the long jump with a jump of 14'8.5".

The girls scored 77 points behind state champions Ironwood Ridge who scored 108. Rincon was 3rd with 74 and Mountain View Marana 4th with 61.

DV Boys 7th at State Meet

2009-05-21T10:47:00.000-06:00

DV Track State: Boys 4x800m Relay, originally uploaded by dr.coop.

The Deer Valley boys track & field team finished in 7th place at the 2009 5A Division II state championships held at Chandler HS, May 18th. The Skyhawks scored 29 points led by Sophomore Josh Espinoza and Seniors Robert Wozny and Jared Ritter. Espinoza ran 9:48.13 in the 3200m and placed 4th, ran 4:33.45 in the 1600m and finished 6th, and anchored the 8th placed 4x800m relay with Seniors Andrew Austin and Billy Lutz that ran 8:24.05 (video). The 4x100m relay was the only other team or individual to make it to the finals on the track and finished 5th in 43.03.

Wozny placed 2nd in the high jump with a jump 6'4", 2" below his best and the winning jump of 6'6". Ritter had a big day in the pole vault placing 4th with a season high 13'9" vault. Senior Bryce McCleery finished 8th with a vault of 13'.0", also a season best. And Senior Tom Engel scored with a 7th place in the discus with a toss of 137'7".

Two More Added to State Qualifying List

2009-04-26T13:08:00.001-06:00

Jarnagin 300m Hurdles
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

Senior Carrie Jarnagin added another event to her long list of state qualifying events. She ran a 16.19 in the 100m Hurdles at the Mario Castro Invitational at Sunnyside HS in Tucson this past weekend. That time earned her a 5th place in the meet and a place in the state meet in May. Jarnagin is already qualified in the HJ (5'4"), 4x400 and 4x800 relays, and the 300m Hurdles. She and teammate Tessa Kelley bettered their state qualifying times in the 300m HH this week running 47.24 and 47.45 and finishing 5th and 6th in a tough field. The winning time, 43.67, was only a second off the state record. Jarnagin also helped the 4x800m relay team consisting of Charlotte Hurley, Ashley Edmondson and Senior Sam Rasmussen lower their time to 10:21.48.

Freshman Tray Armstrong also joins the DV state qualifying party running a 11.30 in 100m. His time wasn't fast enough to make it in the finals, but it did earn him a ticket to the State meet in May. Armstrong joins a long list of other Skyhawks who have qualified for State.

Event	Name	Year	Time/Dist	Meet/Date
HJ	Robert Wozny	Sr	6'6"	North Canyon Invite, March 14, 2009
PV	Bryce McCleery	Sr	12'6"	North Canyon Invite, March 14, 2009
PV	Jared Ritter		12'6"	North Canyon Invite, March 14, 2009
4x100m R	??, Robertson, Armstrong, McClellan		44.34	Valley Classic Invite, March 28, 2009
LJ	Jumanne Robertson	Sr	21'7.5"	Valley Classic Invite, March 28, 2009
TJ	Jumanne Robertson	Sr	41'11.25"	Valley Classic Invite, March 28, 2009
1600m	Josh Espinoza	So	4:30.83	Westside Invite, April 17, 2009
3200m	Josh Espinoza	So	9:57.47	Queen Creek Invite, April 11, 2009
100m	Tray Armstrong	Fr	11.30	Mario Castro Invite, April 24, 2009

On the girls side:

Event	Name	Year	Time/Dist	Meet/Date
1600m	Samantha Rasmussen	Sr	5:23.88	Queen Creek Invite, April 11, 2009
400m	Claire Zampini		59.30	Westside Invite, April 17, 2009
HJ	Carrie Jarnagin	Sr	5'4"	Westside Invite, April 17, 2009
Shot Put	Leigha Graziano	Sr	39'10"	Westside Invite, April 17, 2009
Discus	Leigha Graziano	Sr	128'11"	Westside Invite, April 17, 2009
300mLH	Carrie Janagin	Sr	47.24	Mario Castro Invite, April 24, 2009
800m	Samantha Rasmussen	Sr	2:18.94	Queen Creek Invite, April 11, 2009
4x400 R	Jarnagin, Kelley, Zampini, Rasmussen		4:05.73	Westside Invite, April 17, 2009
PV	Chelsea Gobster		8'6"	North Canyon Invite, March 14, 2009
300mLH	Tessa Kelley	Fr	47.45	Mario Castro Invite, April 24, 2009
4x800 R	Jarnagin, Edmundson Stone, Rasmussen		10:21.48	Mario Castro Invite, April 24, 2009
TJ	Jasmine Green		31'11"	Greenway Invite, April 4, 2009
100mHH	Carrie Janagin	Sr	16.19	Mario Castro Invite, April 24, 2009

DV Girls Win Westside Invitational

2009-04-26T12:41:00.001-06:00

Zampini 100m at Westside Invite
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

The Deer Valley girls track and field team competing on their own track won the 2009 Westside Invitational April 17th. The girls outscored a watered down Xavier team and outdistanced the rest of the field by more than 50 points. DV scored 101, Xavier 79, Kellis 47 and O'Connor 46. The Skyhawk boys finished 5th. Twenty-five teams participated.

In an exciting shotput competition, Senior Leigha Graziano fell for the first time this season, finishing 2nd behind Trevor Browne's EJ Gaines who won with a put of 40'0". Although Graziano posted her best mark of the season with 39'10". She bounced back in the discus to remained unbeaten by tossing a season best 128'11" to win that event. Senior Carrie Jarnagin continued her winning ways, this time adding a season best 5'4" HJ to her win list. Senior Robert Wozny also won the HJ on the boys side with 6'6" jump.

Freshman Tessa Kelley pulled off a surprise victory in the 300m Hurdles winning the race in a season best 47.51. Kelley was followed closely by Jarnagin who finished 3rd in 47.84.
Claire Zampini placed 2nd in the 200m with a time 26.93, 3rd in the 100m in 13.13, and 3rd in the 400m with a season best 59.30. Seniors Sam Rasmussen and Andrew Austin both finished 3rd in the 800m with times of 2:20.13 and 2:03.11 respectively. The girls 4x400m relay team, featuring Kelley, Jarnagin, Zampini and Rasmussen, won that event and lowered their state qualifying time to 4:05.73.

Rasmussen placed 3rd in the girls 1600m with a time 5:24.42 and sophomore Josh Espinoza finished 4th in the boys 1600m running 10:02.86. Jarnagin added a 3rd place finish in the 100m Hurdles to her resume. She ran a 16.46. Lastly the boys 4x800m relay placed 2nd with a time of 8:32.15.

DV Boys & Girls Finish 2nd at Greenway Invite

2009-04-05T10:56:00.001-06:00

DV Track: Greenway Invite, originally uploaded by dr.coop.

With the help of a speedy hurdler from Apache Junction, the Deer Valley boys track team is listed as winning the Greenway Invite this past weekend. I'm still a little unsure as to the real team scores, but doing the math, it looks like the Skyhawks finished 2nd on both the boys and girls side.

On the track and field there was no confusion, however. The Skyhawks dominated. The girls relay teams had a great showing, winning both the 4x400m and 4x800m relays and qualifying for state. A team of Carrie Jarnagin, Tessa Kelley, Claire Zampini and Sam Rasmussen ran 4:06.26 in the 4x4 relay, and a team of Jarnigan, Rasmussen, Ashley Edmondson, and Madisen Stone won the 4x8 relay in 10:21.85. Rasmussen lowered her 800m time to 2:22.67 and also won that race. Andrew Austin finished 2nd in the 800m on the boys side with a time of 2:04.34

Both Tray Armstrong and Claire Zampini finished 3rd in the boys and girls 100m in 11.44 and 13.01. Both are really close to meeting the state qualifying standards of 11.34 and 12.96. Armstrong also finished 2nd in the 200m running a 23.11; he ran 22.94 in the prelims. And Zampini placed 4th in the 200m. Sophomore Josh Espinoza placed 2nd in the 1600m with a time of 4:36.65, just 1 second away from the qualifying standard. Freshman Tessa Kelley shattered her personal best in the 300m Hurdles and finished 3rd in 47.59, while on the boys side Junior Hayden McClellan finished 4th in the 300m Hurdles with a season best 42.61.

Senior Leigha Graziano won both the shot and discus again. She out distanced the competition by a large margin throwing 36'3.5" and 126'5" respectively. And Senior Robert Wozny won the High Jump with 6'6" jump. Elizabeth Wells finished 2nd in the girls High Jump with a jump of 4'10". And Jasmine Green qualified for state in the Triple Jump with her 8th place 31'11" jump.

You can see more photos and videos from the Greenway Invite on the respective website pages.

DV Girls Win Valley Classic - Boys 3rd

2009-04-05T09:48:00.001-06:00

DV Track: Valley Classic Invite
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

It was a great day in the sun for the Skyhawks at the 2009 Valley Classic Invite at Alhambra HS last weekend. The girls team, sporting brand new light blue unis, stepped up to the challenge and brought home the trophy. Lead by seniors Carrie Jarnagin, Sam Rasmussen and Leigha Graziano, the girls team scored 104.5 points to cream the competition. Casa Grande was 2nd with 83.5 points.

Rasmussen won the mile in 5:35.98 and took 3rd place in the 2 mile with a time of 12:36.44. She also anchored the 1st place 4x800m relay team that ran 10:29.30. Not to be outdone, Jarnagin added her share of points to the total finishing 2nd in High Jump with a jump of 5'2", 2nd in the 300m Intermediate Hurdles running a season low 48.50, and 3rd in the 100m High Hurdles running 16.66. And the defending state champ continued her dominance in the throws. Graziano pulled off another sweep in the shot and disc, winning both with throws of 38'6" and 128'10".

The seniors had a little help from the rest of the Skyhawk girls' team. Elizabeth Wells finished 3rd behind Jarnagin in the High Jump with a jump of 5'1", and freshman Tessa Kelley finished 3rd behind Jarnagin in the 300mIH with a time of 49.13. She also placed 8th in the 100m High Hurdles. Pole Vaulters Chelsea Gobster and Brianna Edwards finished tied for 2nd and 4th in that event. Gobster vaulted 8'6" and Edwards 8'0".

The boys looked just as impressive finishing 3rd with 68.5 points behind 2nd place Casa Grande, 85 points, and winner Cesar Chavez with 116 points. The boys were led by seniors Robert Wozny and Jumanne Robertson. Wozny won the High Jump clearing 6'2". Robertson won the Long Jump with a leap of 21'7.5" and finished 2nd in the Triple Jump with the a hop, skip and jump of 41'11.25".

You can find more results for the boys and girls on the Valley Classic Invite Results page. Also there are lots of photos and videos to see.

Big Day on the Field at North Canyon Invite

2009-03-19T16:21:00.001-06:00

McCleery Warmup Vault
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

The Deer Valley Track & Field teams competed in the North Canyon Invite, March 14, 2009, and the field side of both teams shined. Robert Wozny won the boys high jump with a jump of 6'6" which not only qualified him for the state meet, but placed him in the National Elites category. Wozny joins Leigha Graziano with that distinction. She qualified last week. This week Graziano wasn't able to match her outstanding marks from the Gatorade Invite, but she still won the girls discus and placed 2nd in the shot. Senior Carrie Jarnagin equaled her 5'2" qualifying jump from last week to place 2nd in the girls high jump.

Keeping with the field events, Coach Jeager's pole vaulters also had a big day. Both Bryce McCleery and Jared Ritter qualifed for state with their 12'6" vaults. McCleery placed 2nd and Ritter was 3rd. Joining these two on the girls side was Chelsea Gobster, who cleared 8'6" to place 3rd in the girls PV and qualify for the state meet.

On the track, the girls 4x400m relay qualified for state with a time of 4: 13.96. They placed 4th behind a tough Xavier team. Also qualifying on the track was Samantha Rasmussen who ran 2:22.77 in the 800m and 5:26.01 in the 1600m. She placed 2nd in both races. Jarnagin also ran a state qualifying 48.95 in the girls 300m IH prelims, but placed 6th behind Freshman Tessa Kelley in the finals. Kelley ran 49.54.

The girls team finished in 4th place with 66 pts and the boys finished 7th with 50 points. To see more North Canyon Invite Results, click the link.

Graziano, Jarnagin & 3 Others Qualify for State

2009-03-08T12:44:00.001-06:00

Jarnagin High Jump
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

Official results are in and 5 Deer Valley HS track and field athletes qualified for the state meet at the Gatorade Invitational at Copper Canyon HS yesterday. Defending state champion Leigha Graziano broke two meet records and earned a listing on the National Elites list. She won both the shot put and discus with a put of 39'7" and a toss of 126'10", both well over the state qualifying standards. Graziano also had a PR 4'6" jump in the high jump to place 8th.

Senior Carrie Jarnagin also had a big day at the Gatorade Invitational. She's pictured above clearing her 2nd place, state qualifying jump of 5'2" in the high jump. She also won the 300m Intermediate Hurdles in a time of 49.76, just over a half second off the qualifying standard. Jarnagin was followed closely by freshman teammate Tessa Kelley who finished 2nd in 49.97 in the same race. In the 100m high hurdles Jarnagin placed 4th with a time of 17.82.

Senior Samantha Rasmussen qualified for state in the 1600m at the invite, placing 2nd and running 5:34.24. She also ran the 3200m and placed 4th in a time of 12:17.85. Freshman Claire Zampini ran an excellent 400m race finishing 2nd in 1:01.99, just narrowly getting beat out by .3 (3 10th of a second), and qualifying for the state meet. She also placed 5th in the 200m with a time of 28.69. Robert Wozny was the lone boy who qualified for state at yesterday's invitational. Wozny tied for 2nd with 2 others with a jump of 6'4", well over the state qualifying standard of 5'10". He also finished 4th in the long jump with a leap of 19'11". Senior Jummane Robertson, jumping in a different division, won his long jump event with a leap of 20'10", just 1/2 inch off the qualifying standard.

All in all it was a great day for the Skyhawks. You can see Photos, Videos, and Meet Results on the team website and by clicking the links. Next meet is Wedneday, March 11th at Ceasar Chavez HS in Laveen. See you there.

You can also see full results for the Gatorade Invitational on the Official Site page:

Skyhawks Shine at Gatorade Invitational

2009-03-07T21:16:00.001-07:00

dvtrack09 meet2 068
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

The Deer Valley Track & Field team traveled west to the Gatorade Invitational hosted by Copper Canyon HS this Saturday to compete against some of the west valley schools and others from around the valley. Lots of Skyhawks were able to show their stuff as this meet offered 3 levels of competition: Frosh/Soph, Varsity and Elite.

Full results will be posted later, but some standout performances from the elite competition are listed here. In the Girls 1600m run, Senior Samantha Rasmussen finished 2nd with a time of 5:24.34. Senior Carrie Jarnagin finished 2nd in the HJ with a jump of 5'2" and placed 4th in the 100m HH with a time of 17.82. In the girls 400m Claire Lampini ran 61.99 to narrowly place 2nd. The boys 4x800m relay team of Petchel, Mosley, Austin, Gonzalez placed 2nd in 8:49.08. Robert Wozny placed 4th in the boys LJ with a jump of 19'11". In the Boys 300mIH Junior Hayden McClellan placed 5th in 43.14 and Senior Billy Lutz finished 7th in 44.23,

Lots more outstanding results will be posted later for the rest of the Skyhawk team. Check the Schedule & Results page for those later this week.

Sophomore Josh Espinoza finished 8th in 4:53.17 in the Boys 1600m run. The DV boys 400m relay team finished 5th in 45.35. The team consisted of Kamer, McClellan, Robertson, and Sanchez. The DV girls 4x800m relay team placed 6th in 11:32.33. Team consisted of Edmondson, Jones-Labaron, Hurley, and Stone.

DV Track Starts with a Bang!

2009-03-05T13:08:00.003-07:00

DV Track 09: Meet 1
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

The boys and girls track teams kicked off the season yesterday with a three way meet between DVHS, Yuma and Sunrise Mountain HS. The Skyhawks, fielding one of their largest teams in recent years, looked impressive on both sides. The girls team tied Sunrise 84-84 and the boys team beat Yuma 89-55. Senior Jumanne Robertson qualified for state in the long jump with a leap of 22-11. Not bad for the first meet. In the 100m Tray Armstrong ran a blistering 10.85, well under the state qualifying standard. Jared Ritter equaled the qualifying standard in the pole with a vault of 12-0. And Matt Petchel finished 1st in 800m.

On the girls side, senior Sam Rassmussen finished 1st in 1600 and 3200 runs. Senior Carrie Jarnigin placed 1st in the 100m High Hurdles, the 300IH hurdles, and High Jump. Leigha Graziano placed 1st in shot and 1st in Discus. And freshmen Tessa Kelley and Ashley Edmonson turned in a great first meet performance for two young athletes.

You can check out photos and videos from the meet by clicking on the appropriate tabs on the menu to the right.

Frosh Soph Shine at Pinnacle

2008-04-13T07:35:00.003-06:00

The Deer Valley HS freshmen and sophomore track athletes competed at this weekend's Frosh-Soph meet hosted at Pinnacle High School April 12, 2008. Meets like this are a place for the younger kids to have a chance to shine against other less experienced track athletes. And shine is what the Skyhawks did.

On the girls side, sophomore Britney Lutz had a busy day winning medals in the shot, 2nd place with a put of 26'11.5", 2nd in the pole vault 6'0", and 4th in the 4x100m relay. She also finished 6th in the discus with a throw of 45'7". Lutz was in the middle of a sophomore girls sweep in the pole vault. Ashley Campbell finish 1st with a vault of 6'6", Lutz 2nd, and Jessica Farkejs 3rd with a 6'0" vault. The freshman girls scored a few gold medals. Amy Paulson placed 1st in the shot put, Catalina Csonka finished 1st in the 400m with a time of 1:07.72, Lisa Reif placed 1st in the 300m Hurdles with a time of 54.06.

The boys won a few medals of their own. Sophomore Scott Bruekner had a busy day winning the high jump with a jump of 5'10" and placing 2nd in the shot with a put of 38'6". Bruekner also competed in the discus and pole vault finishing 3rd with a throw of 109'5" and 6th with a vault of 9'0". Freshman Josh Espinoza finished 2nd in the 1600m with a time of 4:49.3, and sophomore Hayden McClellan placed 2nd in the 300m hurdles with a time of 43.62. McClellan also finished 6th in the 100m in 12.01.

You can see more results on the Frosh-Soph Meet results page. You can also see videos and photos from this meet on the photo page and video page.

Frosh-Soph Meet: Girls 4x100m Relay from Coop on Vimeo.

DV Jumps into Another Great Meet

2008-03-12T22:50:00.001-06:00

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Originally uploaded by dr.coop

The Deer Valley girls and boys track teams looked great again in today's three way meet with San Luis, Brophy and Xavier. There were some much anticipated matchups, but a few just didn't matriculate. The meet was just as exciting none the less. The Skyhawks looked great in both the field events and on the track.

High flying sprinter Nate was captured here soaring through the air on one of his long jump attempts. Nate also competed in the 100, 200 and 4x100m relay. Click the link to see more action photos from this week's meet on the Meet 3 Photo page. https://dvtrack.pbwiki.com/08Meet3Photos

'08 Track Season is Off and Running

2008-02-28T22:30:00.001-07:00

Alfred Start in 400m
Originally uploaded by dr.coop

The Skyhawks played host to the visiting Sunrise Mountain team today, and the new look DV squad dominated in most races the younger less experienced Sunrise team. Lots of action will hopefully be reported later, but for now, check out the meet 1 photos.

Today's meet was originally scheduled down in Yuma competing against Yuma HS. Next week the Skyhawks face district rival Mountain Ridge and Caesar Chavez HS at home. Meet starts at 3:30pm.

The website has been updated with all of the '08 content, including schedule and qualifying standards. Be sure to check back regularly for more news about this year's team.

Boys 4th & Girls 7th at 2007 State Meet

2007-05-13T16:33:00.000-06:00

The DV Boys Team finished 4th in this year's State Meet at Glendale Community College. The Skyhawks scored 45 with the help of an outstanding group of athletes. Senior Marcus Patterson led the way, scoring in all 4 of his event: 2nd in the 200m and 4x400m relay and 3rd in both the 100m and the 4x100m relay. Bryce Cooper also participated in both the relays as well as finishing 2nd in the 300 Intermediate Hurdles. The pole vault was a big event for the Skyhawks with Ryan Jones and Jared Ritter going 6th and 7th to score for the team. And senior Taj Madison added a point with his 8th place finish in the long jump.

Boys 4x800m 8 Deer Valley 8:30.21 1
100m 3 Patterson, Marcus Deer Valley 10.94 6
Boys 4x100m 3 Deer Valley 42.82 6
300IH 2 Cooper, Bryce Deer Valley 39.01 8
200m 2 Patterson, Marcus Deer Valley 21.86 8
Boys 4x400m 2 Deer Valley 3:18.83 8
Pole Vault 6 Jones, Ryan Deer Valley J12-09.00 3
Pole Vault 7 Ritter, Jared Deer Valley 12-00.00 2
Long Jump 8 Madison, Taj Deer Valley 19-11.75 1

The girl's team faired well placing 7th overall at the state meet. The Skyhawks were led by sophomores Carrie Jarnagin and Sam Rassmussen who placed 4th together in the 4x400m relay and 7th in the 300 Intermediate Hurdles and 6th in the 400m respectively. Rassmussen also anchored the 2nd place 4x800m relay team. Senior Cori Whitson was runner up in the pole vault and teammate Lexi Lundberg finished 3rd behind her.

Girls Team 7) Deer Valley 37.50
Girls 4x800m 2 Deer Valley 10:09.11 8
100m 9 Thomas, Paige Deer Valley 13.25
Girls 4x100m 7 Deer Valley 51.81 1.5
400m 6 Rassmussen, Sam Deer Valley 1:00.49 3
300IH 8 Jarnagin, Carrie Deer Valley 48.88 1
Girls 4x400m 4 Deer Valley 4:03.59 5
High Jump 9 Wells, Elizabeth Deer Valley 4-10.00
Pole Vault 2 Whitson, Cori Deer Valley 10-00.00 8
Pole Vault 3 Lundberg, Lexi Deer Valley 9-09.00 6
Shot Put 4 Johnson, Katy Deer Valley 37-04.50 5

See complete results as well as videos from the state meet on the DV Track Wiki.

Cool Video From Greenway Invite

2007-05-13T00:17:00.000-06:00

I've shot over 1000 photos and numerous hours of video this season. Here is one of my favorite videos from the Greenway Invite back on April 7, 2007. You can see all the rest of the videos on the DV Track Video page.

Ryan Jones' Region Winning Pole Vault

2007-05-04T17:55:00.000-06:00

Watch Ryan's last successful jump to win the pole vault in this video. Also a few triple jumps from the girls and all heats of the boys 300m Intermediate Hurdles, where 4 Skyhawks qualified for tonight's finals. More action in store tonight.

DV Off to Great Start at Northwest Regionals

2007-05-03T10:45:00.000-06:00

Deer Valley had a great showing at the prelims for the Northwest Region on Wednesday night at Deer Valley HS. Junior Ryan Jones had a BIG day. He qualified for the 110HH final, placed 5th in the long jump and won the pole vault. Congratulations Ryan - Northwest Region Pole Vault Champ!
More news coming later after I see the results. For now, enjoy a little hurdle action from the meet: