Division I state track: Hamilton girls, Red Mountain boys win titles

May 10, 2026 by Jason P. Skoda, AZPreps365


The Division I state track meet was held yesterday. (AzPreps3650

The divisional state track meets were held this weekend and here are some of the results with the qualifiers heading to the Open meet next weekend at Mesa Community College.

Division I

Team standings (top 10 only)

Girls

1.Hamilton 92; 2. Chandler 91; 3. Highland 79; 4. Queen Creek 61; 5. Desert Vista 3; 6. Corona del Sol 27; 7. Perry, Red Mountain, Millennium 26; 10. Mountain Ridge 24.

Individual results (top four only)

4x100 relay: Chandler (Kalia Aguano, Imani Galera-Young, Jamiyah Ware, Jaiden Ware) 46:46; 2. Millennium 47:17; 3. Hamilton 47:36; 4. Basha 47.49.

4x400 relay: 1. Hamilton (Taleya Freeman, Tori Morse, Sofia Baldry, Aliya Morrow) 3:46.36; 2. Queen Creek 3:52.97; 3. Chandler 3:53.84; 4. Desert Vista 3:57.06.

4x800 relay: 1. Highland (Ariana Hurtado, Camryn Delancy, Katelyn Anderson, Audra Huempfner) 9:18:32; Xavier 9:38.12; Higley, 9:39.68’ 4. Perry 9:45.87.

100 hurdles: 1. Imani Galera-Young (Chandler) 13.73; 1. Maclane Clark (Perry) 14:32; 3. Aniyah Martin (Sunnyslope) 14:74; 4. Brooke Berland (Sunnyslope) 14:86.

300 hurdles: Imani Galera-Young (Chandler) 41.54; 2. Maclane Clark (Perry) 42.65; 3. Aniyah Martin (Sunnyslope) 42.99; 4. Nikki Senczakowicz (Sanrdra Day O’Connor) 44.12.

100 run: 1. Kyla Powell (Cesar Chavez) 11:97; 2. Kylee Blair (Queen Creek) 11:98; 3. Taleya Freeman (Hamilton) 12:10; 4. Ava Davis (Millennium) 12:22.

200 run: 1. Ava Davis (Millennium) 24:21; 2. Taleya Freeman (Hamilton) 24.38; 3. Kylee Blair (Queen Creek) 24.45; 4. Kyla Powell (Cesar Chavez) 24.46.

400 run: 1. Nicole Ripperdan (Queen Creek 53.54; 2. Aliyah Morrow (Hamilton) 53.64; 3. Taleya Freeman (Hamilton) 55:65; 4. Kylee Blair Queen Creek 55:65.

800 run: 1. Nicole Ripperdan (Queen Creek) 2:13.86; 2. Ariana Hurtado (Highland) 2:15.48; 3. Elise Miner (Higley) 2:16.27; 4. Nieve Laird (Chandler) 2:16.39.

1600 run: 1. Taylor Drewry (Basha) 5:05.75; Cassidy Long (Mesa Mountain View) 5:06.44; 3. Audra Huempfner (Highland) 5:08.31; 4. Natalia Morris (Highland) 5:08.32.

3200 run: 1. Audra Huempfner (Highland) 10:46.28; 2. Cassidy Long (Mesa Mountain View) 10:47.81; 3. Kennedy Frakes (Xavier) 10:52.83; 4. Natalia Morris (Highland) 11:03.72.

High jump: 1. Kyana Williams (Hamilton) 5-07; 2. Taliyah Word (Hamilton) 5-05; 3. Saharra Blair (Red Mountain) 5:03; 4. Mackenzie Flynn (Corona del Sol) 5-03.

Pole vault: 1. Kyra Hograth (Chandler) 12-09; 2. Nya Campbell (Queen Creek) 12-00; 3. Peyton Taylor (Hamilton) 12-0; 4. Emily Burch (Desert Ridge) 11-06.

Long jump: 1. Jaiden Ware (Chandler) 19-07; 2. Lizzy Gannon (Desert Vista) 19-01; 3. Teya Vallier (Hamilton) 18-09.50; 4. Aniyah Martin (Hamilton) 18-06.25.

Triple jump: 1. Cameron Mailloux (Mountain Ridge) 37-05; 2. Lizzy Gannon (Desert Vista) 36-0.50; 3. Kumiah Fisher (Chandler) 36-05; 4. Hanna Telab (Corona del Sol) 36-05.

Discus: 1. Tatum Lee (Desert Vista) 150-0; 2. Mikaela Lett (Williams Field) 126-08; 3. Elena Krichbaum (Liberty) 124-2; 4. Jessie Young (Hamilton) 121-07.

Shot put: 1. Tatum Lee (Desert Vista) 39-01.50; 2. Karis Hurd (Chandler) 37-06; 3. Avery Luke (Mountain Ridge) 37-04.50; 4. Mikaela Lett (Williams Field) 37-00.50.

Javelin: 1. Faith Gentry (South Mountain) 143-05; 2. Roselyn Vazquez (Red Mountain) 124-04; 3. Ela Witcher (Highland) 117-07; 4. Mackenzie Flynn (Corona del Sol) 114-01.
 

Boys

Team standings (top 10 only)

1.Red Mountain 97; 2. Hamilton 64.66; 3. Highland 60; 4. Mountain Ridge 53; 5. Basha 40; 6. Williams Field 39; 7. Desert Vista 38; 8. Millennium 31; 9. Higley 28; 10. Chandler 24.

Individual results (top four only)

4x100 relay: 1. Highland (Brody Huessner, Maxwell Max, Anthony Martin, Devin Murray) 41:39; 2. Hamilton 41:43; 3. Pinnacle 41.36; 4. Casteel 41.78.

4x400 relay: 1. Hamilton (Christian Hinton, Christian Riley, Roye Oliver, Keaton Fields) 3:17.02; 2. Higley 3:17.16; 3. Marana 3:17.42; 4. Queen Creek 3:19.42.

4x800 relay: 1. Highland (Brandon Delancy, Brayden McLauchin, L.J.; Pineas Zlotoff) 7:59.18; 2. Red Mountan 8:00,74; 3. Basha 8:01.98; 4. Mountain Ridge 8:02.00.

110 hurdles: 1. Sanel Eminovic (Mountain Ridge) 13:86; 2. Joshua Zanotovich 14:46; 3. Jordin Duff (Chandler) 14:59; 4. Ari’eon Stevenson (Hamilton) 14:61.

300 hurdles: 1. Sanel Eminovic (Mountain Ridge) 37.59; 2. Matthew Heitz (Red Mountain) 35.77; 3. Joshua Zanovitch (Gila Ridge) 37.99; 4. Jordin Duff (Chandler) 38.60.

100 run: 1. Brody Huessner (Highland) 10:69; 2. Jaden Baldwin (Basha) 10.74; 3. Dameon Brender (Red Mountain) 10:76; 4. Devin Murray (Highland) 10:88.

200 run: 1. Maxwell Max (Highland) 21.52; 2. Daemon Brender (Red Mountain) 21:56; 3. Allan Turner (Higley) 21.58; 4. Amare Holley (Red Mountain) 21.90.

400 run: 1. Tyree McSwain (Williams Field) 47.43; 2. Anderson Douglass (Desert Vista) 47.80; 3. Tyler Valerio (Desert Vista) 47.86; 4. Christian Hinton (Hamilton) 48.26.

800 run: 1. Jacob DeLaGarza (Millennium) 1:54.87; 2. Brecken Bellows (Sandra Day O’Connor) 1:54.91; 3. Luke Williams (Liberty) 1:55.23; 4. Crew Comish (Red Mountain) 1:55.30.

1600 run: 1. Crew Comish (Red Mountain) 4:17.40; 2. Brandon Delancy (Highland) 4:18.86; Jude Crawford (Hamilton) 4:19.11; 4. Eli Pacheco (Queen Creek) 4:19.68.

3200 run: 1. Crew Comish (Red Mountain) 9:13.17; 2. Adam Slater (Hamilton) 9:16.44; 3. Collin Foley (Mountain Ridge) 9:16.45; 4. Brady Summers (Basha) 9:16.82.

High jump: 1. Miles Wood (Maryvale) 6-06; 2. Tahli Elamin (Chandler) 6-0; 3. Tanner Bice (Brophy) 6-06; 4. Jacob Shill (Mesa Mountain View) 6-3.

Pole vault: 1. Dash Wasson (Queen Creek) 16-06; 2. Jack Faber (Desert Vista) 15-06; 3. Cole Parker (Boulder Creek) 15-0; 4. William Blackhurst (Red Mountain) 14-06.

Long jump: 1. Elijah Soanes (Higley) 23-11; 2. Tyreke Cornett (Red Mountain) 23-0; 3. Amare Holley (Red Mountain) 22-10.25; 4. Robert Johnson (Hamilton) 22-08.

Triple jump: 1. Talen Hill (Millennium) 45-02; 2. Josh Sorle (Tolleson) 44-04; 3. Stephon Maddox (Skyline) 43-03; 4. Ace Lee (Westwood) 42-09.

Discus: 1. Charles Held (Desert Vista) 159-08; 2. Trenten Reedy (Highland) 155-03; 3. Jacob Shiva (Mountain Ridge) 152-10; 4. Dylan Murdock (Mesa Mountain View) 150-07.

Shot put: 1. Malachai Joyner (Williams Field) 60-01.25; 2. Mason Aughe (Basha) 55-04.25; 3. Joshua Lee (Red Mountain) 53-05; 4. Anthony Cacho (Apollo) 52-02.

Javelin: 1. Kelson Hogan (Corona del Sol) 214-08; 2. Hudson Henley (Brophy) 192-09; 3. Ethan Holley (Mountain Ridge) 189-11; 4. Logan Lute (Basha) 187-07.