Trojan Track & Field had a couple of meets between to closeout the month of March including the Chandler Rotary Invitational and the Valley Christian Early Qualifier. The team is getting back into the swing of things coming back from spring break and will continue to train hard and perform well at meets as the season progresses.

Chandler Rotary Invitational, March 21-22, 2025
The Chandler Rotary Invitational is one of the biggest meets in the entire southwest region. There were over 160 high schools and 5,750 total athletes entered into the meet this year. Most of the events happen on Friday, but the seeded and elite events take place on Saturday.

• Boys:
  • Ethan Hodgson ('26) got a PR in the 300m hurdles running 40.88 seconds, and he won his race in the Friday session. He also competed in the elite 110m hurdles and ran 14.82 seconds, which was good enough for 9^th place overall.
  • Ethan Gomez ('25) won the elite javelin session throwing 189-04 feet.
  • Finnley Roth ('26) got fifth in the elite pole vault reaching 15'01".
  • Caleb Goldman ('26) competed in the seeded session for the 300m hurdles, and he ran 41.57 seconds.
• Girls:
  • Ellie Edwards ('26) won her race during the Friday session, running a huge PR of 12:07 seconds in the 3200 meter run.
  • Mara Mellberg ('27) ran a PR of 5:25 in the 1600 meter run and 12:16 in the 3200 meter run
  • Brooke Gillis ('26) finished 6^th in the pole vault with a 9'7" jump
  • Averi White (10) finished 4^th in the Saturday seeded section of pole vault with a jump of 10'1"

Valley Christian Early Qualifier, March 26, 2025

• Boys:
  • Jonah Baxter ('25) got second in the 200 meter dash running 23.80 seconds
  • Micah Newkirk ('26) and Cody Sigerud ('26) got first and second in the 1600 meter run
  • Jackson Kuyoth ('26) and Alex Hons ('26) got second and third in the shot put
  • The 4x4 team of Jonah Baxter ('25), Llewellyn Payne ('25), Micah Newkirk ('26), and Caleb Goldman ('26), took first in a time of 3:28
• Girls:
  • Isabella Goldman ('26) and Rylee Randleman ('26) placed third and fourth in the 300 meter hurdles
  • Averi White ('27), Brooke Gillis ('26), and Londyn Womack ('26), went 1, 2, and 3 in the pole vault
  • Taylor Miser ('25) and Ariana Maurer ('25) got first and second in the long jump and the triple jump
  • The 4x4 team of Lauren Payne ('27), Bella Goldman ('26), Hannah Goldman ('26), and Shayah Kubat ('26) got third in a time of 4:18

 The Trojans have had some spectacular performances and will continue to train well for their upcoming meets. Their next meets are both on Saturday, April 5^th. They are the Becky Matthews Invite at Desert Vista and the Scottsdale Distance Classic at Saguaro High School. Make sure to be there and support the Trojans!