Socorro Girls Romp To Track Crown

By Nicky Romero

The Socorro girls track and field team won the District 3A Track Meet at T or C on Friday, April 30. Fifteen Lady Warriors qualified for the 2010 State Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque at the UNM Track Stadium on May 7-8.
Socorro finished with 218 points and well ahead of Cobre's 105. Hot Springs had 59.5 points and Hatch had 27.5 points.
Coach Dianna Jameson said, “We won by over 100 points to get the district championship. That tells you all of it by itself.”
“The girls have done really good this year. They have qualified for every single event, except for the throws. In the long jump, we have several that have qualified and high jump also. So in the running and jumping events, they have done a really great job.”
“For state, I hope they get plenty of rest, they eat a lot of pasta, and do their best.”
The 2010 state qualifiers are - 100m: Angelina Stanzione, Kierra Schauer, Winter Fong; 200m: Jayden Jones, Dezirae Armijo, Tamara Chavez, Leah Guengerich; 400m: Zoe Howell, Dezirae Armijo, Victoria Lopez; 800m & 1600m: Amanda Saenz; 3200m: Dayna Guerro; 100m hurdles: Nicole Engler, JeriAna Contreras; 300m hurdles: Nicole Engler, JeriAna Contreras; long jump: Angelina Stanzione, Tamara Chavez, Dezirae Armijo; triple jump: Nicole Engler, Angelina Stanzione; high jump: JeriAna Contreras, DeriAna Contreras, Nicole Engler; pole vault: Mileva Gacanich, discus: Mariah Anaya, Michelle Mora, shot put: Michelle Rivera, Michelle Mora, javelin: Michelle Rivera and Mileva Gacanich.

Socorro Girls Romp To Track Crown