CCHS boys track team excels in sprints, distance and field events

The CCHS boys varsity track team turned in a balanced performance at the Fallon Elks Invitational on Saturday, March 21, earning top‑five finishes in multiple events and placing athletes in scoring positions across sprints, distance races, and field events, according to meet results.

Senior Bransyn Wright delivered the Greenwave’s biggest highlight by winning the boys high jump at 6 feet, 4 inches. The victory capped a strong day for the Greenwave in the vertical jumps, with freshman Dequan Wallace clearing 5‑6 to place sixth.

In the relays, the Greenwave took third in the 4x100‑meter relay in 44.97 seconds with Wright, Rylan Clark, Nathaniel Bianchi, and Wyatt Dixon. The team of Bianchi, Clark, Dixon, and Wright also finished second in the 4x200‑meter relay in 1:33.93. In the 4x800‑meter relay, Leo Arcoraci, Lars Rasmussen, Jarret Ugalde Torres, and James Lofthouse combined for second place in 9:16.00.

Bianchi added one of the team’s top individual results with a fourth‑place finish in the 300‑meter hurdles (43.39). Junior Boyd Phipps placed ninth in the 400 (56.50) and 31st in the 200 (25.76), while Dixon finished 13th in the 400 (56.85). In the sprints, junior Braydon Coldwell ran 12.66 in the 100 and 25.77 in the 200, and sophomore Azai Zackery competed in both hurdle events.

The Greenwave distance group also contributed points. Junior Leo Arcoraci placed 16th in the 1,600 (5:26.45) and helped the 4x800-meter relay to its third‑place finish. Junior Lars Rasmussen added an 11th‑place finish in the 3,200 (12:31.04), while Ugalde Torres finished seventh in the same race (12:10.22).

In the throws, senior Justin McArthur placed eighth in the shot put with a mark of 38 feet, 9¾ inches, and junior Angel Quezada finished 28th.

In the field events, sophomore Jason Lewis threw 91 feet, 10 inches in the discus to finish 22nd for the Greenwave, while sophomore Ryan Cochran recorded a mark of 80 feet, 6 inches to place 30th. Their performances contributed to the team’s overall depth in the throws and complemented the athletes’ success in jumps and relays.

The Greenwave continues its season next week, preparing to compete at the Reed Reno Running Company Invitational on Saturday, March 28.