CCSR photo by Karen Boehler — Dexter twins Kevin, left, and Kyle Bonner keep pace early in the 3,200-meter run. Kevin would eventually pull away from his brother, finishing second and qualifying for state.
Karen Boehler
CCSR writer/editor
CCSR photo by Karen Boehler — NMMI's Roy Madrid won the 800-meter run with a state-qualifying time of 2:05.83.
HAGERMAN — Twenty-two teams from all over southern and central New Mexico came to Hagerman Saturday to compete in the Alfalfa Relays, with 55 individuals and 11 relays qualifying for state on a beautiful day to run, jump and throw.
While only six of those individuals came from Chaves County — five boys and one girl — other were just milliseconds away, and coaches seemed more-than-pleased with the efforts of their athletes.
And considering many of the teams were short-handed — the state cheerleading competition and a major FFA event had almost every squad missing a few athletes and other more than a few — the team finishes were respectable, with only 13 points separating first-place Eunice from fifth-place Capitan on the boys side. (Fort Sumner ran away with the girls title.)
A complete story with interviews and dozen of photos will be posted later Sunday.
Alfalfa Relays team results
Boys — 1, Eunice, 63; 2, Fort Sumner, 60; 3, Texico, 58; 4, Dexter, 53; 5, Capitan, 50; 6, NMMI, 33;7, Jal, 23; 8 (tie), Hagerman; Mescalero, 17; 10 (tie), Loving; Tularosa, 16; 12, Melrose, 13; 13, Cloudcroft, 9; 14 (tie), Carrizozo; Gateway; Floyd, 8; 17, Dora, 2; 18 (tie), Corona; Lake Arthur; Vaughn, 0
Girls — 1, Fort Sumner, 97.5; 2, Melrose, 70; 3, Floyd, 43; 4, Jal, 34; 5, Tularosa, 33; 6 (tie), Cloudcroft; Corona, 26; 8 (tie), Loving; NMMI, 22; 10, Dexter, 17; 11, Carrizozo, 14.5; 12, Gateway 12; 13, Capitan, 10; 14 (tie), Hagerman; Texico; 16, Eunice, 5; 17, Mescalero, 2; 18 (tie), Dora; Lake Arthur; Vaughn, 0
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