Decatur, Gentry fare well in Blackhawk Relays

PEA RIDGE — Both Gentry and Decatur boys’ and girls’ track teams fared well during the April 5 Blackhawk Invitational Relays track meet at Blackhawk Stadium in Pea Ridge. This was a chance for athletes from both schools to qualify for the state track meet coming up in May.

In addition to Decatur and Gentry, 19 track teams, including Pea Ridge, Greenland, Farmington, Siloam Springs, Elkins, West Fork and 11 other schools from around Arkansas, competed.

Decatur and Gentry results:

Team Results

Girls: 4. Decatur, 57.50; 8. Gentr y, 30.

Boys: 5. Gentry, 74.50; 6. Decatur, 45.50.

Girls

100m: 5. Desi Meek (Decatur) 13.77; 16. Heidi Rubi (Decatur), 15.16; 27. Tabby Tilley (Decatur), 18.70.

200m: 5. Meek (Decatur), 28.79; 13. Stephanie Sandoval (Decatur), 31.80; 15. Paige Vann (Decatur), 31.89.

400m: 6. Sandoval (Decatur), 1:10.41; 10. Destiny Mejia (Decatur), 1:12.58. 100m Hurdles: 3. Meek (Decatur), 17.61; 6. Heidi Vinson (Gentr y), 18.93. 300m Hurdles: 3. Meek (Decatur), 50.80; 6. Vinson (Gentr y), 54.68. 4x100m: 6. Decatur (Rubi, Mejia, Sandoval, Vann), 57.94. High Jump: 1. Mejia (Decatur), 5-01; 10. Vann (Decatur), 4-02. Pole Vault: 3. Meek (Decatur), 7-06; 5. Mejia (Decatur), 7-06. Long Jump: 5. Mejia (Decatur), 15-01.58.

Triple Jump: 3. Meek (Decatur), 33-02; Mejia (Decatur), 29-04; 9. Sandoval (Decatur), 28-04. Shot Put: 1. Chastery Fuamatu (Gentry), 40-09.50. Discus: 1. Fuamatu (Gentry), 117-08.50; 6. Vinson (Gentry), 71-05.50.

Boys

100m: 8. Taylor Haisman (Decatur), 12.24; 9. Johnny Brandon (Decatur), 12.29; 18. Travor Cain (Gentry), 12.66.

200m: 5. Haisman (Decatur), 24.59; 7. Brandon (Decatur), 24.67; 13. Cain (Gentry), 25.79; 24. Trent Gore (Gentry), 27.51; 28. Hunter Butler (Gentr y), 28.03.

400m: 4. Haisman (Decatur), 54.13; 5. Sam Santiago (Gentry), 54.46; 21. Gore (Gentry), 1:02.32.

800m: 17. Santiago (Gentry), 2:27.19. 1,600m: 5. Jacob Truman (Gentry), 5:12.51; 17. Hunter Frazier (Gentry), 6:01.17.

3,200m: 5. Truman (Gentry), 11:39.14. 110m Hurdles: 9. Cayden Bingham (Decatur), 19.49; 10. Cain (Gentry), 20.74; 14. Gore (Gentry), 22.08; 15. Ryan Ross (Decatur), 22.53.

300m Hurdles: 16. Ross (Decatur), 53.05. 4x100m Relay: 5. Gentry (Santiago, Frazier, John Faulkenberry, Cain), 47.95; 6. Decatur (Brandon, Gerry Wood, Seth Rich, Jimmy Mendoza), 48.52.

4x400m Relay: 2. Decatur (Brandon, Mendoza, Rich,

Haisman), 3:47.50; 5. Gentry (Santiago, Frazier, Faulkenberry, Blake Wilkinson), 3:55.83.

4x800m Relay: 5. Gentry (Santiago, Truman, Frazier, Ethan Hammond), 4:37.35.

High Jump: 4. Wilkinson (Gentry) 5-10; 6. Mendoza (Decatur), 5-08. Pole Vault: 7- Cain (Gentry), 9-06; 7. Haisman (Decatur), 9-06; 9. Brandon Jones (Gentr y), 9-06.

Long Jump: 4. Wood (Decatur), 18-10; 5. Mendoza (Decatur), 18-09; 9. Faulkenberry (Gentry), 18-04; 17. Butler (Gentr y), 16-06.

Triple Jump: 1. Mendoza (Decatur), 39-09; 2. Faulkenberry (Gentry), 39-03; 10. Wood (Decatur), 36-04; 12. Butler (Gentr y), 35-11.

Shot Put: 1. Clark Mason (Gentry), 50-01; 5-Kerlose Ruzek (Gentry), 36-05.50; 11. Faulkenberry (Gentry), 35-06.

Discus: 1. Mason (Gentry), 139-08; 2. Ruzek (Gentry) 12311.50; Faulkenberry (Gentry), 111-07.50; 15. Javier Perez (Decatur), 84-04.

Westside Eagle Observer/MIKE ECKELS Decatur’s Jimmy Mendoza pushes up a wave of dirt after landing during the long jump at the Blackhawk Invitational Relays in Pea Ridge on April 5. Mendoza placed sixth in this event and first in the triple jump for Decatur.

Westside Eagle Observer/MIKE ECKELS Decatur’s Destiny Mejia clears the bar in the girls’ high jump. Mejia won the event with a 5-feet, 1-inch jump.

Westside Eagle Observer/MIKE ECKELS Gentry’s Jon Faulkenberry sails over the pit towards a landing in the long jump. Faulkenberry placed ninth in the event.