The Fernley boys placed second and the girls finished sixth at last Saturday’s Fallon Elks Invitational, a meet that drew strong fields from across the Northern 3A. Spring Creek won the boys team title with 147 points, followed by Fernley with 125 and North Valleys with 75. Lowry won the girls meet with 138.5 points, ahead of Elko (89.5) and Tahoe-Truckee (84).
Fernley’s boys collected a string of top finishes on the track. Joe Perkins won the 400 meters in 53.96 and added a victory in the 1600 in 4:41.47. Alex Mergell placed fourth in the 1600 and second in the 3200 in 11:14.09, while Cael Wilson finished fifth in the 800 and third in the 3200.
In the sprints, Bryce Dunagan-Stephens took fifth in the 200, and Larry Kipkorir placed 11th in the 100. Fernley also earned strong relay results, highlighted by a win in the 4x400 with Michael Fitzgerald, Elijah Perez, Bodie Parsons and Perkins in 3:40.31. The Vaqueros finished fifth in the 4x100 and eighth in the 4x200.
Fernley added major points in the field events. Kole Miller placed second in the shot put at 44-05.5 and fifth in the discus, while Bodie Parsons finished second in the discus at 132-07. Wyatt McGinnis added a fourth-place finish in the discus, and Dunagan-Stephens placed fourth in the long jump at 20-04.
On the girls side, Angel Pochop led Fernley with a win in the discus at 101-08 and a second-place finish in the shot put at 31-05. Faith Mhondo placed second in the 300 hurdles and 10th in the 200 meters, while Blessing Mhondo finished eighth in the 400.
Fernley also earned a third-place finish in the 4x400 relay with Asia Christopher, Blessing Mhondo, Alyssa Gromelski and Bronwynn Garrett, and a sixth-place finish in the 4x100.
Garrett added a seventh-place finish in the 1600, and Reese Johnson placed ninth in the triple jump and 11th in the 100 hurdles.
This week the Vaqueros are scheduled to compete Friday and Saturday in the Reed Reno Running Company Invitational, formerly called the Reed Rotary invitational.
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