Wright, Viera win individual titles to lead Greenwave at regional track meet

Fallon senior Bransyn Wright and freshman Kinsley Viera delivered the top finishes for the Churchill County High School track and field team at the Northern 3A Regional Championships at Reno High last weekend, combining for two individual event titles and three state-qualifying marks. Wright also anchored the state-qualifying 4x100 relay. 

Wright and Viera each posted their best results of the season to win their individual titles.

Wright beat his prelim jump by 17 inches to win the boys long jump with a leap of 22 feet, 2.75 inches. Viera won the shot put with her throw of 32-5.75, beating her prelim mark by more than three and a half feet.

Wright also placed second in the high jump with another personal best of 6‑7 — a mark that broke the Churchill County High School record — and ran a leg of the 4x100 relay with Nathanial Bianchi, Wyatt Dixon, and Dequan Wallace, finishing second with a time of 44.16 seconds.

The top four finishers in each event qualified for the 3A State Meet this Friday and Saturday at Hug High School.

The boys team finished eighth overall with 40.5 points. Wright accounted for 21 of those points with his two individual finishes and his share of the relay points. 

In the 4x200 relay, Braydon Coldwell, Dixon, Bianchi, and Wright barely missed qualifying for state, placing fifth with a time of 1:34.00, which was 1.26 seconds behind the Spring Creek team that placed fourth.

Bianchi and Tajae Edie also came up just inches short of qualifying for state with fifth place finishes. Bianchi recorded his personal best of 20 feet, 9.5 inches in the long jump, but Jackson Letton of South Tahoe finished fourth at 21-04.25. Edie set his personal best of 12-6 in the pole vault, but Caine Saw-Wong of Wooster and Hayden Feathersone of Truckee tied for third at 13-0. 

Bianchi also placed seventh in the 300 hurdles in 42.54, and Wallace was eighth in the high jump at 5‑2.

For the girls, Katelyn Glinka placed fifth in both throwing events. Her marks of 29‑4 in the shot put and 98-7 in the discus were both personal bests. Viera was eighth in the discus with a throw of 84‑2.

In the distance running events, Aubrey Strickland finished 10th in the 1600 in 6:02.64, and Casandra Hooper placed ninth in the 3200 in 13:32.65, a personal best.

Spotlight: Bransyn Wright

Staff Report

Bransyn Wright, who has signed to compete in track and field at Eastern Washington University, will head into the Class 3A state championships as one of Churchill County’s most versatile qualifiers after earning berths in two individual events and the boys 4x100‑meter relay.

Wright won the Northern 3A Regional long jump title at 22 feet, 2¾ inches, and finished second in the high jump at 6‑7 — a mark that broke the Churchill County High School record and extended a postseason run that has made him one of Fallon’s most consistent point‑producers. His performances secured spots in both events for next week’s state meet in Las Vegas.

He also anchors the Greenwave’s 4x100‑meter relay alongside Nathaniel Bianchi, Dequan Wallace, and Wyatt Dixon. The quartet placed second at regionals in 44.16 seconds, continuing a spring in which the group has been one of Fallon’s most reliable scoring units.

Around the program, Wright is known for his steady approach in high‑pressure moments — the kind of athlete who can settle a relay exchange or squeeze out an extra inch on the runway when Fallon needs it. His range across events has made him a fixture in the lineup and a key piece of the Greenwave’s postseason push.

Wright will compete in the long jump, high jump, and 4x100‑meter relay at the Class 3A state championships May 15–16 at Hug High School.

State Meet

Class 3A State Championships Dates: May 15–16 

Location: Hug High School, Reno

Fallon Qualifiers:

• Bransyn Wright — Long jump, high jump, 4x100 relay

• 4x100 Relay — Nathanial Bianchi, Wyatt Dixon, Dequan Wallace, Bransyn Wright 

• Kinsley Viera — Shot put

Format: Top four from each regional advance

Notes: Wright enters state as the Northern 3A long jump champion and high‑jump runner‑up after breaking the Churchill County High School record with his 6‑7 clearance.