Tigers claim several individual GWAC titles

Compiled by Shawn Yorks

The Ulysses High School track team competed in the Great Western Activities Conference track meet Thursday in Goodland, and head coach Jill Scott said the team it was a positive meet for the Tigers.

“Overall, a great day for our kids,” Scott said. “I am very proud of them all. Even if their name isn’t on this list today, they have continued to put in the work, and I couldn’t be more blessed to have coached this group of kids.”

GWAC Champions

Aja Ysac – 100 meters

Gaige McGaughey – 100 meters (PR)

Gaige McGaughey – 200 meters

Girls 4x100 – Natalya Sifuentes, Denise Aguilar-Cano, Erisbelie Alvarado, Aja Ysac

Boys 4x100 New School Record – Juju Meraz, Parker Browning, Aden Alvarado, Gaige McGaughey

All-League GWAC Honors (for top 3 finishers)

Denise Aguilar Cano – 100 meters - 2nd

Aden Alvarado - Long Jump - 2nd

Juju Meraz - Triple Jump - 2nd (PR)

Aden Alvarado – 100 meters - 3rd

Natalya Sifuentes – 100 meters - 3rd

Juju Meraz - Long Jump - 3rd (PR)

Denise Aguolar Cano - Long Jump - 3rd (PR)

Girls 4x400 - 3rd (Piper Schultz, Nayeli, Erisbelie Alvarado, Denise Aguilar-Cano)

Boys 4x400 - 3rd (Juju Meraz, Jayce Caldwell, Preston Hittle, Aden Alvarado)

GWAC Honorable Mention (4-5-6 finishers)

Preston Hittle - Pole Vault - 4th (PR)

Juan Carlos Torres - Long Jump - 4th

Nayeli Romero – 800 meters - 4th

Josue Melendez - 3200 - 4th (PR)

Yoselyn Lerma - 100 Hurdles - 5th

Lyla Eddie - 100 Hurdles - 6th

Aja Ysac – 200 meters - 6th

Lyla Eddie - 300 Hurdles - 6th (PR)

Boys 4x800 - 5th (Juan Carlos Moreno, Jayce Caldwell, Luis, Maddox Delgado)

Other PR’s not receiving all-league honors

Parker Browning – 100 meters PR

Jonathan Tarango – 100 meters PR

Jaxon Curl – 100 meters PR

Jonathan Tarango – 200 meters PR

Isaiah Pinney – 200 meters PR

Josue Melendez – 1600 meters PR

Jared Burns – 400 meters PR

Crystal Medrano Falcon - 300 Hurdles PR

Maddox Delgado – 800 meters PR

Ava Lara - Shot Put PR

Brody Britton - Shot Put PR

Alex Garza - Discus PR

Payton Rodriguez - Discus PR

Ismael Salas - Javelin PR

Victor Cruz - Javelin PR

Local Results from the GWAC meet in Goodland:

Boys Results

100 Meters

1 Gaige McGaughey, Ulysses 10.82

3 Aden Alvarado, Ulysses 10.98

5 Christian Zizumbo, Hugoton 11.51

7 Eli Camacho, Hugoton 11.82

200 Meters

1 Gaige McGaughey, Ulysses 21.99

400 Meters

14 Juan Carlos Torres, Ulysses 55.63

15 Jayson Jorde, Hugoton 55.64

17 Giuseppe Giarraputo Hugoton 56.55

18 Christian Zizumbo Hugoton 56.71

19 Jared Burns, Ulysses 57.18

20 Luis Contreras, Ulysses 57.31

22 Cody Gerrond, Hugoton 1:02.13

23 William Goode Hugoton 1:02.30

800 Meters

4 Preston Hittle, Ulysses 2:06.23

6 Brandon Gomez, Hugoton 2:10.75

12 Isaac Alvarado, Hugoton 2:15.89

13 Bannor Stang, Hugoton 2:17.53

14 Aiden Conner, Hugoton 2:17.79

16 Josh Burrows, Hugoton 2:20.53

17 Maddox Delgado, Ulysses 2:24.84

19 Victor Cruz, Ulysses 2:37.27

1600 Meters

7 Brandon Gomez Hugoton 5:00.43

8 Josue Melendez, Ulysses 5:15.00

9 Isaac Alvarado, Hugoton 5:20.13

12 Aiden Conner, Hugoton 5:35.99

13 Quincy Sierra, Ulysses 5:42.45

16 Jefferson Diaz, Hugoton 5:53.55

17 Oziel Rodriguez, Hugoton 5:55.25

3200 Meters

4 Josue Melendez, Ulysses 11:45.40

7 Quincy Sierra, Ulysses 12:29.18

9 Oziel Rodriguez, Hugoton 15:31.46

10 Jefferson Diaz, Hugoton 15:31.65

300 Meter Hurdles

7 Adrian Adigun, Hugoton 45.40

9 Jaxon Curl, Ulysses 49.24

12 Jesus Maldonado, Hugoton 50.93

13 Lorenzo Martinez, Hugoton 51.54

4x100 Relay

1 Ulysses High School 42.64

5 Hugoton High School 45.45

4x400 Relay

3 Ulysses High School 3:28.67

5 Hugoton High School 3:37.18

4x800 Relay

4 Hugoton High School 8:51.24

5 Ulysses High School 9:11.82

Long Jump

2 Aden Alvarado, Ulysses 21-9.5

3 Julian Meraz, Ulysses 20-5.25

4 Juan Carlos Torres, Ulysses 20-1

10 Isaiah Peachey, Hugoton 18-6.75

19 Josh Burrows, Hugoton 17-2

20 Isaiah Pinney, Ulysses 17-0

21 Cody Gerrond, Hugoton 16-11

25 Lorenzo Martinez, Hugoton 15-9

Triple Jump

1 Adrian Adigun, Hugoton 43-9.5

2 Julian Meraz, Ulysses 42-4

10 Jayson Jorde, Hugoton 37-1

13 William Goode, Hugoton 35-2

Pole Vault

4 Preston Hittle, Ulysses 12-6

8 Parker Browning, Ulysses 11-0

11 Jayce Caldwell, Ulysses 10-0

Discus

5 Aquiles Aguilera, Hugoton 119-9

9 Van Yoder, Hugoton 115-10

14 Autry Sullivan, Hugoton 107-5

15 Alvaro Moya, Ulysses 105-1

16 Brody Britton, Ulysses 103-6

19 Trey Wallace, Ulysses 94-11

22 Ismael Salas, Ulysses 91-2

23 Jonas Mauk, Hugoton 89-3

25 Tyce Perez, Ulysses 83-6ß

Javelin

5 Autry Sullivan, Hugoton 156-1

6 Von Grubbs, Hugoton 151-11

7 Van Yoder, Hugoton 144-5.5

11 Jonas Mauk, Hugoton 132-4

16 Ismael Salas, Ulysses 115-2

21 Victor Cruz, Ulysses 83-3.5

Shot Put

6 Aquiles Aguilera, Hugoton 43-4

12 Brody Britton, Ulysses 39-2

13 Tallon Grubbs, Hugoton 38-9.5

17 Van Yoder, Hugoton 37-8

18 Autry Sullivan, Hugoton 37-1.5

22 Alvaro Moya, Ulysses 36-0

23 Tyce Perez, Ulysses 35-5.5

26 Von Grubbs, Hugoton 32-5

27 Ismael Salas, Ulysses 32-4

29 Trey Wallace, Ulysses 28-0.5

Girls Results

100 Meters

1 Aja Ysac, Ulysses 12.69

2 Denise Aguilar-Cano, Ulysses 12.99

3 Natalya Sifuentes, Ulysses 13.12

4 Vaelynn Cox, Hugoton 13.20

7 Ruth De La Rosa, Hugoton 13.64

200 Meters

6 Vaelynn Cox, Hugoton 27.92

7 Aja Ysac, Ulysses 28.63

400 Meters

4 Amiley Lewis, Hugoton 1:06.52

8 Charlotte Ellsaesser, Hugoton 1:08.16

9 Corley McCormick, Ulysses 1:09.91

10 Gaby Maldonado, Hugoton 1:10.21

800 Meters

4 Nayeli Romero, Ulysses 2:38.19

100 Meter Hurdles

5 Yoselyn Lerma, Ulysses 19.08

6 Lyla Eddie, Ulysses 19.91

300 Meter Hurdles

6 Lyla Eddie, Ulysses 54.24

9 Yoselyn Lerma, Ulysses 56.83

12 Crystal Medrano-Falcon, Ulysses 1:01.02

4x100 Relay

1 Ulysses High School 50.46

3 Hugoton High School 51.73

4x400 Relay

3 Ulysses High School 4:23.90

4 Hugoton High School 4:33.16

Long Jump

3 Denise Aguilar-Cano, Ulysses 16-2

13 Erisbelie Alvarado, Ulysses 14-6.5

15 Amiley Lewis, Hugoton 14-4

19 Corley McCormick, Ulysses 13-3.25

Triple Jump

3 Natalie Villegas, Hugoton 33-2

6 Morgan Niehues, Hugoton 32-

7 Charlotte Ellsaesser, Hugoton 31-9.5

Pole Vault

7 Piper Schultz, Ulysses 8-0

Discus

8 Tailee Zermeno, Ulysses 77-5

11 Alex Garza, Ulysses 73-5

12 Taicee Zermeno, Ulysses 73-2

16 Katelynn Willis, Hugoton 64-0

17 Payton Rodriguez, Ulysses 63-10

19 Daniella Alfaro, Hugoton 62-7

21 Ava Lara, Ulysses 60-7

Javelin

11 Nikayla Vos, Hugoton 83-11

13 Ava Lara, Ulysses 74-1

14 Taicee Zermeno, Ulysses 70-6

15 Payton Rodriguez, Ulysses 64-7

16 Tailee Zermeno, Ulysses 62-3

18 Alex Garza, Ulysses 47-9

Shot Put

10 Ava Lara, Ulysses 29-1

11 Daniella Alfaro, Hugoton 28-2

15 Katelynn Willis, Hugoton 26-2

16 Tailee Zermeno, Ulysses 25-1

17 Alex Garza, Ulysses 23-11.5

18 Taicee Zermeno, Ulysses 23-10

21 Payton Rodriguez, Ulysses 22-5.5