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Petersen, Esparza lead Fernley with event wins at Reed Invitational

  • By Robert Perea
  • 04/02/2026 01:00 AM
Petersen, Esparza lead Fernley with event wins at Reed Invitational
Fernley’s Justice Martell-Artiaga runs the 100 meters during last week’s meet at Reed. Photo by Ron Perkins - Petersen, Esparza lead Fernley with event wins at Reed Invitational

Fernley came away with several top-five finishes at the Reed Running Company Invitational last Friday and Saturday, highlighted by a pair of event wins in the frosh/soph division.

Zachary Petersen won the frosh/soph 3,200 meters in 10:59.13, while Jayden Esparza took the frosh/soph 110-meter hurdles in 16.09, with Eli Slaughter placing fourth in the same race.

In the varsity hurdles, Keeshawn Love placed second in the 300 hurdles in 41.04 and added a fifth-place finish in the 110 hurdles in 15.44. Love also anchored Fernley’s 4x100 relay team, which finished second in 44.22.

The Vaqueros added another top-five relay finish in the distance medley, where the varsity squad placed fifth in 11:29.47.

In the field events, Bodie Parsons earned a fourth-place finish in the varsity discus with a throw of 131-4, while Kole Miller placed fifth in the varsity shot put at 43-6½.

On the girls side, Justice Martell-Artiaga placed fourth in the varsity 300 hurdles in 48.44, and Fernley’s 4x200 relay team finished fourth in 1:53.48. Angel Pochop added a third-place finish in the varsity discus with a throw of 100-3.

This week the Vaqueros were scheduled to compete at Wooster on Tuesday, then split squads this weekend, with younger runners competing in Friday’s Little George JV Invitational on Friday and the varsity in Saturday’s Big George Invitational, both at Douglas.

 

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