Quarren “Q” Boyd had quite a hectic hour Friday.
The Monterey junior got his sprints in, running the 100 meters in between the 400 relay and the 800 relay, all within 60 minutes at the Districts 3/4-5A area track and field meet at Lowrey Field.
It’s a tiring load, to be certain. And he’ll get to do it again next week.
Boyd finished third in the 100 and helped the Plainsmen nab the final regional-qualifying spot in the relays — with assistance from two unlikely sources.
Each group included a JV call-up filling in for teammate Elijah Turner, who injured his hamstring earlier in the week. Sophomore Terrance King ran on the 400 relay, and freshman Don McKenzie stepped in on the 800 relay.
“It was just a coincidence for it to happen right before area,” Boyd said, “But the ones we put up, they moved up from JV, they put in the work and were able to push themselves in a varsity track meet, their first one. So, it was good.”
Monterey boys track coach Donte Irving had complete confidence in the newcomers. That’s because King and McKenzie didn’t show any nerves leading up to the competition.
“Those guys are real cool, calm and collected, honestly,” Irving said. “They’re always real mellow. They’re confident in how they get out there. With their block starts and their top-end speed, they’re very confident.”
Irving said the results showed the Plainsmen’s “next man up” philosophy in action.
“Ready men don’t have to get ready,” Irving said, “and those guys are ready.”
Usual members Dezmond Williams and Taemon Fitch rounded out the teams, which ran 42.60 seconds in the sprint relay and 1 minute, 30.16 seconds, in the 800 relay to place fourth in each to advance to the Region I-5A meet.
Boyd said Turner should be good to go by regionals, which begin with prelims Friday. With the relays at full strength, Boyd feels Monterey could extend its season.
“I’d love to see him come back, see us finish it out with our normal team,” Boyd said. “Everybody around here knows with our normal team we can go get it. … You need top two (to advance to state), and I’d love to go get top two next week with our starting group.”
Coronado’s Zanashia Harris empties tank for 800, 1,600 silvers
After qualifying in the 800, Harris was in a tough spot trying to add another event to her regional schedule.
Midway through the 1,600, the Coronado senior’s legs “just died” as she fell to seventh place. She managed to work herself into fifth entering the final lap and found just enough energy to earn a second silver medal.
Harris closed down the home stretch and went from fourth place to runner-up over the final few meters. Now she’ll have two chances at state next week.
“I was like, ‘I can’t get fifth because I need a backup race for regionals,'” Harris said. “Yeah, I qualified in the 800, but if that doesn’t go as planned, God forbid, then I’ll have the 1,600. I just slowly started closing the gap. Then the like the last 200 I was like, ‘I got more in me,’ so I just kept going. They were right there and then I just passed them.”
A three-time state-qualifier in cross country, Harris’ only trip to state track came in the 1,600 as a sophomore. She also has renewed confidence in the 800 after a sub-standard run a week earlier.
Harris ran Friday’s 800 in 2:14.97, almost 5 seconds faster than her time at district. She nearly won the event before Amarillo High’s Sierra Cornell edged Harris by .29 seconds at the finish line.
Harris attributed the improvement to a changed mental approach, which she hopes boosts her at regionals as well.
“I just told myself to focus on your own race,” Harris said. “I was too into my head (at district) and worried about other people. So if you just focus on yourself, run your own race at your own pace, you’ll be fine. I listened to my coach and that’s what I did.”
Districts 3/4-5A track and field meet results
Friday at Lowrey Field
Note: Top four finishers in each event advance to the Region I-5A meet April 18-19 at Lowrey Field.
BOYS
Team standings: 1. Amarillo High 104; 2. (tie) Amarillo Palo Duro 72; Lubbock-Cooper 72; 4. Abilene Wylie 71; 5. Amarillo Tascosa 59; 6. Coronado 50; 7. Wichita Falls Memorial 39; 8. Amarillo Caprock 38; 9. Monterey 34; 10. Lubbock High 28; 11. Abilene High 24; 12. Abilene Cooper 16; 13. Wichita Falls Legacy 12; 14. Plainview 1.
3,200 meters: 1. Abdirisak Saidgurhan, Palo Duro, 9 minutes, 35.26 seconds; 2. Jackson Newman, Amarillo High, 9:46.03; 3. John Alcantar, Abilene High, 9:54.37; 4. Arturo Rodriguez, Lubbock High, 9:57.87; 5. Luis Guerrero, Lubbock-Cooper, 10:15.26; 6. Cassidy Scott, Abilene High, 10:52.95.
Long jump: 1. Keelon Campbell, Coronado, 22 feet, 5½ inches; 2. Creed Cavalier, Amarillo High, 21-8; 3. Peyton Ewing, Abilene Cooper, 21-6; 4. Jaden Jackson, Abilene High, 21-4¼; 5. Josiah Davis, Lubbock-Cooper, 20-11½; 6. Liam Chapman, Wylie, 20-8.
Discus: 1. Kenneth Osteen, Amarillo High, 159-9; 2. Reed Murja, Amarillo High, 157-6; 3. Hunter Spier, Amarillo High, 156-1; 4. Cade Burk, Wylie, 146-2; 5. Samuel McDonald, Lubbock-Cooper, 145-1; 6. Ethan Hoffmann, Wylie, 138-6.
High jump: 1. Roman Lunsford, Memorial, 6-5; 2. Jermey Morrison, Lubbock High, 6-4; 3. Braelon Carey, Legacy, 6-4; 4. Chester Creery, Tascosa, 6-2; 5. Maslah Abdi, Palo Duro, 6-2; 6. Mekhi Haddock, Memorial, 6-0.
Triple jump: 1. Andre Washington, Wylie, 46-1¾; 2. Alhosan Sheriff, Caprock, 45-6¾; 3. Kenny Gilbreath, Tascosa, 44-6; 4. Josiah Davis, Lubbock-Cooper, 44-1½; 5. Chris Assir, Abilene Cooper, 43-11¼; 6. Davon Barrow, Tascosa, 41-9¼.
Pole vault: 1. Jermey Morrison, Lubbock High, 14-0; 2. William Williams, Amarillo High, 14-0; 3. Carter Bearden, Wylie, 13-9; 4. Jackson Hart, Caprock, 13-6; 5. Maxwell Trostle, Caprock, 13-0; 6. Ryder Hart, Wylie, 12-0.
Shot put: 1. Sione Vaea, Lubbock-Cooper, 53-0½; 2. Aaron Phares, Tascosa, 52-8¾; 3. Hunter Spier, Amarillo High, 51-11¾; 4. Ethan Hoffmann, Wylie, 50-5½; 5. K.J. Russel, Monterey, 50-5½; 6. Cayven Hull, Legacy, 49-11¾.
Wheelchair shot put: 1. Triston West, Caprock, 17-10¾; 2. Isaac Montoya, Lubbock High, 12-10½.
400 relay: 1. Coronado, 41.78; 2. Amarillo High, 41.96; 3. Wylie, 42.37; 4. Monterey, 42.60; 5. Memorial, 42.61; 6. Palo Duro, 42.93.
800: 1. Braylon Kinzie, Memorial, 1:58.42; 2. Abdirisak Saidgurhan, Palo Duro, 2:00.06; 3. William Escobar, Lubbock-Cooper, 2:00.51; 4. Logan Clayton, Monterey, 2:01.52; 5. John Alcantar, Abilene High, 2:04.52; 6. Jaiden Esquivel, Plainview, 2:04.93.
110 hurdles: 1. Kyron Brown, Palo Duro, 14.25; 2. Logan Jackson, Amarillo High, 14.32; 3. Alhosan Sheriff, Caprock, 14.37; 4. Vern Blair, Palo Duro, 15.24; 5. Steven Reece Jr., Abilene High, 15.50; 6. Uriah Tucker, Memorial, 15.53.
100: 1. Allen Gant, Coronado, 10.56; 2. Gage Heighten, Wylie, 10.66; 3. Quarren Boyd, Monterey, 10.73; 4. Brandon Guntupalli, Memorial, 10.90; 5. Mekhi Goitia, Palo Duro, 10.91; 6. Bryson Brown, Amarillo High, 11.21.
100 wheelchair: 1. Triston West, Caprock, 16.45; 2. Isaac Montoya, Lubbock High, 17.28.
800 relay: 1. Lubbock-Cooper, 1:27.47; 2. Tascosa, 1:28.26; 3. Palo Duro, 1:29.64; 4. Monterey, 1:30.16; 5. Legacy, 1:31.29; 6. Abilene Cooper, 1:31.75.
400: 1. Blake Moore, Lubbock-Cooper, 49.09; 2. Max Thornton, Wylie, 50.29; 3. Cash Isbell, Wylie, 50.61; 4. Jeramiah Appel, Abilene Cooper, 50.61; 5. Xavier Vargas, Caprock, 50.81; 6. Jaelym Glover, Amarillo High, 50.83.
400 wheelchair: 1. Triston West, Caprock, 1:08.85; 2. Isaac Montoya, Lubbock High, 1:09.37.
300 hurdles: 1. Kyron Brown, Palo Duro, 39.00; 2. Roger Ronaldo, Tascosa, 39.69; 3. Jesse Elizondo II, Monterey, 40.78; 4. Adrian Jurado, Wylie, 41.74; 5. Logan Jackson, Amarillo High, 42.05; 6. Steven Reece Jr., Abilene High, 43.23.
200: 1. Allen Gant, Coronado, 21.42; 2. Josiah Davis, Lubbock-Cooper, 21.54; 3. Gage Heighten, Wylie, 21.61; 4. Josiah Fields, Tascosa, 22.05; 5. Creed Cavalier, Amarillo High, 22.07; 6. Ben Bernard, Legacy, 22.45.
1,600: 1. Abdirisak Saidgurhan, Palo Duro, 4:34.37; 2. John Alcantar, Abilene High, 4:34.44; 3. Arturo Rodriguez, Lubbock High, 4:35.39; 4. Luis Guerrero, Lubbock-Cooper, 4:35.40; 5. Abdihafit Mohamed, Palo Duro, 4:35.50; 6. Antonio Montoya, Memorial, 4:44.06.
1,600 relay: 1. Amarillo High, 3:20.98; 2. Caprock, 3:22.79; 3. Tascosa, 3:25.85; 4. Memorial, 3:26.12; 5. Lubbock-Cooper, 3:26.48; 6. Abilene Cooper, 3:30.35.
GIRLS
Team standings: 1. Amarillo High 154; 2. Amarillo Tascosa 96; 3. Abilene Wylie 77; 4. Lubbock-Cooper 62; 5. Abilene High 39; 6. Monterey 35; 7. Palo Duro 31; 7. Lubbock High 31; 9. Coronado 28; 10. Wichita Falls Memorial 20; 11. Plainview 18; 12. Abilene Cooper 15; 13. Caprock 12; 14. Wichita Falls Legacy 2.
3,200 meters: 1. Reece Peña, Lubbock High, 11:33.78; 2. Mason Murray, Abilene High, 11:58.85; 3. Sydney Smothers, Monterey, 12:05.40; 4. Isabella Hernandez, Wichita Falls Memorial, 12:27.12; 5. Aubrie Comans, Caprock, 12:42.39; 6. Sabrina Carbajal, Palo Duro, 12:56.07.
Long jump: 1. Saphina Stanley, Tascosa, 18-5¾; 2. Sienna Cavalier, Amarillo High, 17-8¾; 3. Asharee Davis, Abilene Cooper, 17-2; 4. Olivia Clayton, Monterey, 17-1¾; 5. Kahlen Whitley, Lubbock-Cooper, 17-1; 6. Abbey Alvarado, Abilene Cooper, 16-11.
Discus: 1. Maggie Marhefka, Tascosa, 130-5; 2. Ava Rushing, Plainview, 129-3; 3. Ava Rahlfs, Amarillo High, 126-6; 4. Kate Powell, Abilene Wylie, 125-00; 5. Raelee Blevins, Tascosa, 117-7; 6. Hannah Hurst, Abilene Wylie, 112-11.
High jump: 1. Niomi Wines, Lubbock-Cooper, 5-10; 2. Preston Brentley, Lubbock-Cooper, 5-8; 3. Sara Goltz, Lubbock-Cooper, 5-2; 4. Jolea Ward, Abilene Wylie, 5-0; 5. Gabbi Garcia, Monterey, 4-10; 6. Reese Cave, Abilene Wylie, 4-10.
Triple jump: 1. Saphina Stanley, Tascosa, 39-0; 2. Kahlen Whitley, Lubbock-Cooper, 38-4; 3. Asharee Davis, Abilene Cooper, 37-1¼; 4. Kylei Jordan, Monterey, 36-8½; 5. Trinity Harris, Abilene High, 36-4; 6. Kyra Bolden, Abilene Wylie, 36-3¾.
Pole vault: 1. Cailyn Lott, Caprock, 11-6; 2. Patton Posey, Amarillo High, 10-6; 3. Kierly Raef, Amarillo High, 10-0; 4. Lawsyn Everett, Lubbock-Cooper, 10-0; 5. Reese Cave, Abilene Wylie, 9-6; 6. Annalise Loudermilk, Abilene Wylie, 9-6.
Shot put: 1. Ava Rushing, Plainview, 40-11½; 2. Ava Rahlfs, Amarillo High, 39-0¾; 3. Raelee Blevins, Tascosa, 34-7; 4. Eliza Miles, Palo Duro, 33-11¼; 5. Avery LaCroix, Abilene Wylie, 31-6; 6. Aaliyah Essix, Abilene High, 31-0¼.
400 relay: 1. Amarillo High, 48.67; 2. Palo Duro, 48.75; 3. Wichita Falls Memorial, 48.99; 4. Tascosa, 49.72; 5. Abilene Wylie, 49.83; 6. Wichita Falls Legacy, 51.08.
800: 1. Sierra Cornell, Amarillo High, 2:14.68; 2. Zanashia Harris, Coronado, 2:14.97; 3. Zoe Vann, Abilene High, 2:15.32; 4. Kinley Davis, Amarillo High, 2:24.05; 5. Lila Murillo, Abilene Cooper, 2:26.36; 6. Carolina Hernandez-Acosta, Lubbock High, 2:27.79.
100 hurdles: 1. Willow Cornell, Amarillo High, 14.89; 2. Jazzlynn Brown, Palo Duro, 14.93; 3. Mysia Lewis, Monterey, 15.45; 4. Eva Minielly, Lubbock-Cooper, 15.45; 5. Eva Surratt, Abilene Wylie, 15.96; 6. Avah Dishong, Abilene Wylie, 16.27.
100: 1. Niomi Wines, Lubbock-Cooper, 11.87; 2. Saphina Stanley, Tascosa, 12.05; 3. Memori Hibbler, Amarillo High, 12.12; 4. Mariah Thompson, Wichita Falls Memorial, 12.13; 5. Eyjniq Jones, Monterey, 12.29; 6. Taelyn Badgett-Hays, Abilene Wylie, 12.33.
800 relay: 1. Abilene Wylie, 1:42.45; 2. Amarillo High, 1:43.07; 3. Coronado, 1:43.29; 4. Tascosa, 1:44.40; 5. Monterey, 1;45.29; 6. Abilene High, 1:45.75.
400: 1. Saphina Stanley, Tascosa, 57.36; 2. Sierra Cornell, Amarillo High, 58.55; 3. Taylar Riley, Abilene Wylie, 59.52; 4. Veronica Surowiec, Lubbock High, 59.61; 5. Abigail Johnson, Abilene High, 59.97; 6. Sarah Martinez, Abilene Wylie, 1:01.75.
300 hurdles: 1. Willow Cornell, Amarillo High, 44.61; 2. Chandler Graham, Tascosa, 45.54; 3. Thereza Enduki, Abilene Wylie, 46.96; 4. Sienna Cavalier, Amarillo High, 47.10; 5. Sara Dy, Lubbock High, 47.18; 6. Keira Robinson, Abilene Wylie, 48.78.
200: 1. Niomi Wines, Lubbock-Cooper, 24.15; 2. Sofia Quiles, Amarillo High, 25.05; 3. Mille Modi, Abilene Wylie, 25.85; 4. Jordan Williams, Monterey, 25.86; 5. Alana Davis, Palo Duro, 26.29; 6. Kide Modi, Abilene Wylie, 26.91.
1,600: 1. Reece Peña, Lubbock High, 5:14.61; 2. Zanashia Harris, 5:25,26; 3. Mason Murray, Abilene High, 5:25.28; 4. Zoe Vann, Abilene High, 5:25.52; 5. Kinley Davis, Amarillo High, 5:39.52; 6. Sydney Smothers, Monterey, 5:42.60.
1,600 relay: 1. Amarillo High, 3:58.71; 2. Tascosa, 4:03.75; 3. Abilene Wylie, 4:04.04; 4. Abilene High, 4:08.78; 5. Lubbock High, 4:11.07; 6. Monterey, 4:18.98.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: UIL Districts 3/4-5A area track meet results 2025: Lubbock, TX
