Track & Field
Head Coach: Al Buhl
Assistant Coach(es): Arden Dohman, Don Ryan
Season: Spring
Wolves Track and Field Team Repeats as Super-Region 1A South/East Champions
Yesterday, the SACHS track and field teams competed at the Region 1A South/East Meet at Benson High School. The Wolves defended their Region Championship. The men scored 110 points to win their third straight super-region championship. Saint David finished in second place with 87 points. On the Women’s side, Phoenix Veritas Prep won the meet with the Lady Wolves finishing seventh of 12 teams competing.
Wolf champions include Emilio Martinez-White in the 400M dash, Tom Walsh in the 800M run, and Nico Montanez in the 3200M run. The Wolves won two of three relays and placed second in the third. The Wolves 4X800M relay team of Tom, Marcus Montano, Nico, and Emilio continued their outstanding form. They have posted the fastest 1A time in the state. The 4X400M relay team of David Aragon, Jose Bustillos, Nico, and Emilio posted the best time in state in their win. The 4X100M relay team finished a close second to Green Fields. Tom, David, Marcus, and Jose swept up 24 points in the 800M run. Alex Maldanado and Enrique Bringas-Galas qualified for state in both the shot put and discus throw. Sean Crockette and Kevin Weideman also qualified to compete at state.
On the Women’s side, Alana Erchull finished in second place in both the 100M and 200M dashes. She also qualified for state in the 300M hurdles. Brianna Newman qualified in both the 800M and 1600M runs. The women’s sprint medley relay team won a thrilling race but was disqualified for a baton pass outside the zone. The Lady Wolves will learn from the experience and come back faster next year.
The Wolves next competition will be next Friday and Saturday at the Arizona 1A State Championship Meet at Arizona State University. Go Wolves!
Men:
Event Record Holder(s) Mark Date
100 Meter Dash RJ Davis 11.43 18 Apr 09
200 Meter Dash RJ Davis 23.61 07 May 09
400 Meter Dash Sam Diggins 53.78 31 Mar 07
800 Meter Sam Diggins 2:02.17 10 May 08
1600 Meter Matt Buhl 4:44.33 15 May 09
3200 Meter Joe Haro 10:43.87 24 Apr 09
110 Meter High Hurdles James Conway 19.48 05 May 06
300 Meter Hurdles Emilio Martinez-White 44.62 16 May 09
Shot Put Ryan Odeski 42’ 01.5” 07 Mar 09
Discus Throw Ryan Odeski 118’ 09” 28 Mar 09
High Jump Emilio Martinez-White 5’ 06 “ 07 Apr 09
Long Jump RJ Davis 18’ 11” 07 Mar 09
Triple Jump RJ Davis 37’ 10” 01 May 09
4x100 Meter Relay 47.23 16 May 09
Jose Bustillas, Matt Buhl, Emilio Martinez-White, RJ Davis
4x400 Meter Relay 3:41.73 16 May 09
Jose Bustillas, David Aragon, Emilio Martinez-White, RJ Davis
4x800 Meter Relay * State Champions * * Arizona 1A All-Time Record *8:29.74 16 May 09
Matt Buhl, Tom Walsh, Joe Haro, Nico Montanez
Wolves Men’s 4X800 Meter and Women’s Sprint Medley Relay Teams are State Champions!
On a broiling hot (102 Degrees) afternoon, on May 16th, 2009, at the Arizona 1A/3A State Track and Field Meet, the Saint Augustine Catholic High School Wolves 4X800M Relay team made Arizona High School history . The Men’s 4X800M Relay was the first event of the afternoon. Matt Buhl ran the opening leg and battled a strong San Pasqual runner until he handed off to Tom Walsh. Tom ran a personal best time for his leg, but the team trailed Joseph City by thirty yards at the next handoff. Joe Haro got the baton and steadily gained ground , but even though the Wolves were well ahead of state record pace, they still trailed Joseph City at the final handoff. Nico Montanez took the stick and revealed his heart, willpower, and determination. Nico ran the fastest 800M of his life and outraced the Joseph City anchorman to the finish line. In the process, the Wolves set a new meet and Arizona State 1A record. They shattered the previous record by eleven seconds. Second place finisher, Joseph City, beat the old record by ten seconds. Joe, Tom, Matt, and Nico are the first male athletes from Saint Augustine to become state champions.
The Wolves won the day’s first event and the Lady Wolves finished the meet in style. The Lady Wolves Sprint Medley Relay team stepped on the track for the final event of the two-day meet. As freshmen, Kristen Ayers, Zarina Townsend, and Sabrina Dohman teamed up with Sandy Crusa to win the sprint medley relay and become Saint Augustine’s first state champions. Three years later, they returned to the state finals with Loreana Aragon for their final race as St Augustine athletes. Kristen got the team off to a solid start with her 100M leg and perfect handoff to Loreana . Normally a distance runner, Loreana accelerated with sprinter’s speed in her 100M leg and put the team in second place. Zarina took the baton and raced the fastest 200M of SACHS’ short history. She blew past the Tempe Prep runner and passed the baton to Sabrina with a lead. Once Sabrina had the baton and the lead, there was no doubt about the future outcome. Sabrina posted the fastest 400M relay split in SACHS history, resulting in a sub-two minute time, a new school record, and bookend state championships for the three seniors.
The state championship relay wins capped a great meet for SACHS athletes. R.J. Davis medaled in both the 100M and 200M Dashes. Jose Bustillos medaled in the 400M Dash. Joe Haro medaled in the 800M Run. Matt Buhl and Joe finished with silver and bronze medals in the 1600M Run. The Wolves had four medalists in the 3200M run, Nico Montanez, Matt, Joe, and Tom Walsh. Emilio Martinez-White medaled in the 300M Hurdles. The Wolves’ 4X100M relay team of Jose, Matt, Emilio, and R.J. medaled in new school record time. R.J. also anchored the bronze medal 4X400M relay team with Jose, David Aragon, and Emilio to another school record. In the team standings, the Wolves posted their highest point total ever and jumped from a sixth place finish last year up to an impressive 3rd place finish in 2009, SACHS’ fourth year of competition in Track and Field.
For the Lady Wolves, Julie Crusa won the silver medal in the Discus Throw and bronze (with a new school record) in the Shot Put. Serena Campas made the finals of the Long Jump and medaled in the Triple Jump. The 4x100M team of Julie Crusa, Kristen Ayers, Zarina Townsend, and Sabrina Dohman brought home fourth place medals. Zarina medaled in both the 100M and 200M dashes, and Sabrina set a new school record in the 200M dash and placed fourth in the 400M. Loreana Aragon was our distance star with silver medals in both the 800M and 1600M Runs and a bronze in the 3200M Run. In the team standings, the Lady Wolves posted their highest point total and moved from a fourth place finish last year up to an outstanding 3rd place finish in 2009.
Sabrina Dohman completed her SACHS athletic career with an incredible accomplishment. During her four-year career, Sabrina earned 16 medals, the maximum possible, at the state track meets. Sabrina medaled twice in the 100M dash, twice in the 200M dash, three times in the 400M dash and twice in the 800M run. She also anchored seven award-winning relay teams, including two gold medal winners. The great competition and environment at the state track meet inspired all our athletes and they responded by setting nine new school records. During 2009 season, the Wolves posted 25 new records. It was difficult to keep up with all the record-breaking performances. We’ll miss our graduating seniors, Kristen Ayers, Matt Buhl, Julie Crusa, R.J. Davis, Sabrina Dohman, Joe Haro, Becca Marquez, Ryan Odeski, Zarina Townsend, and Valerie Walsh. As a team, we made great strides in the past three years. We’ll miss our seniors’ leadership and dedication. We wish our graduating teammates the best. They set the standard as “Leaders in Excellence.” God Bless.
Run with the Pack, Go Wolves!
- Coach Dohman
1A Arizona State Meet (2009) Results:
Men - 1A Conference - Team Rankings – Top 20 ==========================================================================
1) Tempe Prep 137 2) Joseph City 109
3) St. Augustine 60 4) Pima 50
5) Grand Canyon 40 6) Salome 39
7) Fredonia 34 8) San Pasqual 33
9) Mogollon 32 10) Seligman 25
11) Northland Prep 22 12) Veritas Prep 20
13) Orme 19 14) Valley Lutheran 13
15) Joy Christian 12 16) Academy of Tucson 6
17) Green Fields 3 17) St. David 3
17) Surrey Garden 3 20) AZ School for the Deaf/Bl 1
20) Ajo 1
Women - 1A Conference - Team Rankings – Top 20
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1) Tempe Prep 115 2) Valley Lutheran 72
3) St. Augustine 69 4) Joy Christian 68
5) Northland Prep 66 6) Salome 37
7) Pima 32 7) Academy of Tucson 32
9) Joseph City 31 10) Mogollon 27
11) Veritas Prep 23 12) Green Fields 20
13) Grand Canyon 17 14) Valley Union 14
15) San Pasqual 10 16) Seligman 8
17) St. Michael 5 18) Surrey Garden 4
19) St. David 3 19) Fredonia 3
Wolves Track and Field Teams Repeat as Region 1A South/East Champions
On May 7th, 2009, the SACHS track and field teams competed at the Region 1A South/East Meet at Bisbee High School. Both the Men’s and Women’s teams defended their Region Championships. The men scored 176 points to beat Pima who finished in second place with 165 points. On the Women’s side, the Lady Wolves outdistanced second place finisher Pima 132 – 114.
R.J. Davis is the fastest man in the 1A South and East! He swept the 100M and 200M dashes, then got the baton in third place as the anchor of the 4X100M relay. He ran down both runners who were ahead of him to win the 4X100M relay for the Wolves in the day’s most thrilling finish. Nico Montanez, Jose Bustillos, and David Aragon went 1, 2, and 4 in the 400M dash. The Wolves dominated the distance races. Joe Haro, Matt Buhl, and Tom Walsh went 2, 3,and 4 in the 800M run; Matt, Tom, Marcus Montano, and Sean Crockette finished 1, 3, 5, and 7 in the 1600M run; and Joe, Tom, Marcus, and Sean finished 1, 2, 4, and 5 in the 3200M race. Emilio Martinez-White lowered his school record in the 300M hurdles with his second place finish. In the field events, R.J. finished second in the triple jump; Emilio was third in the high jump; and Alex Maldanado qualified for state in both the shot put and discus throw. The Wolves swept the three relays. The Wolves 4X800M relay team of Matt, Tom, Joe and Nico continued their outstanding form. They are within one second of the all-time 1A state record. RJ led the 4X100M relay team with Jose, Nico, and Emilio to a thrilling win. Jose, Matt, Emilio, and Nico completed the relay sweep with their win in the 4X400M Relay. The Wolves posted the highest point total in a regional meet in the team’s short four year history.
For the Lady Wolves, Kristen Ayers qualified for state in both the 100M and 200M dashes. Zarina Townsend finished second in the 200M dash. Sabrina Dohman won the 400M dash. Loreana Aragon swept the women’s distance races with wins in the 800M, 1600M, and 3200M runs. In the field events, Julie Crusa won the shot put and finished second in the discus throw. Becca Marquez qualified for state in the shot put and Valerie Walsh qualified with her fifth place finish in the discus throw. Serena Campas won the triple jump with this year’s personal best distance and finished fourth in the long jump. The Lady Wolves also swept the relays. Serena, Zarina, Sabrina, and Loreana won the 4X800M; Julie, Kristen, Zarina, and Sabrina won the 4X100M; and Julie, Kristen, Zarina, and Sabrina finished the Wolves’ day with their win in the Sprint Medley Relay.
The Wolves next competition will be next Friday and Saturday at the Arizona 1A State Championship Meet at Mesa High School. We wish the baseball and softball teams the best in their games at state today. Enjoy the experience. Go Wolves!
Men’s Team Scores:
Saint Augustine Catholic (StA) 176, Pima(P) 165, Academy of Tucson (AoT) 64, Saint David (SD) 49, Ajo (A) 37, Green Fields(GF) 34, Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind(ASDB) 19
100M Dash – Davis (StA)
200M Dash – Davis (StA)
400M Dash – Montanez (StA)
800M Run – McGrath (SD)
1600M Run – Buhl (StA) 5
3200M Run – Haro (StA)
110M Hurdles – Goodman (P)
300M Hurdles – Goodman (P)
4X100M Relay – StA (Bustillos, Montanez, Martinez-White, Davis)
4X400M Relay – StA (Bustillos, Buhl, Martinez-White, Montanez)
4X800M Relay – StA (Buhl, Walsh, Haro, Montanez)
Pole Vault – McCoy (P)
Long Jump – Wells (GF)
Triple Jump – Goodman (P)
High Jump – Goodman (P)
Shot Put – Young (AoT)
Discus – Masten (P)
Women’s Team Scores:
Saint Augustine Catholic (StA) 132, Pima(P) 114, Ajo (A) 59, Green Fields(GF) 56, Academy of Tucson (AoT) 44, Elfrida Valley Union (VU) 41, Saint David (SD) 23, Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind(ASDB) 17
100M Dash – Montague (AoT)
200M Dash – Montague (AoT)
400M Dash – Dohman (StA)
800M Run – Aragon (StA)
1600M Run – Aragon (StA)
3200M Run – Aragon (StA)
100M Hurdles – Okpitz (AoT)
300M Hurdles – Glendenning (VU)
4X100M Relay – StA (Crusa, Ayers, Townsend, Dohman)
4X800M Relay – StA (Campas, Townsend, Dohman, Aragon)
800M Sprint Medley Relay – StA (Crusa, Ayers, Townsend, Dohman)
Pole Vault – Stiles-Culver (P)
Long Jump – Spector (GF)
Triple Jump – Campas (StA)
High Jump – Spector (GF)
Shot Put – Crusa (StA)
Discus - Hancock (P)
Wolves Track and Field Teams are Region 1A South/East Champions
On April 30, 2008, the SACHS track and field teams competed at the Region 1A South/East Meet at Benson High School. At the end of the day, both the Men’s and Women’s teams left Benson as Region Champions. The men scored 166 points to narrowly beat a strong Pima team that scored 163. The team championship wasn’t decided until the Wolves won the 4x400M Relay, the meet’s final event. On the Women’s side, the Lady Wolves outdistanced second place finisher Pima 120 – 87.5
Event champions included Sam Diggins, winner of the 400M dash, 800M run, and anchor of the 4x400M and 4X800M relays; Matt Buhl, 1600M run, 4x800M, and 4x400M Relays; Garrett Ayers, 3200M run, 4x400M Relay; Sean Crockette, 4x800M Relay; John Bi, 4x800M Relay; and Octavio Bustillas, 4x400M Relay. With the final results being so close, it took the best efforts of the entire team to win the meet. In this meet, every point mattered and the Wolves got it done . The SACHS men brought home a total of 35 medals and qualified 14 athletes for the Arizona 1A State Track Meet.
On the Women’s side, Sabrina Dohman led the way with wins in the 400M dash, 800M run, and anchor legs of the winning 4x100M, and Sprint Medley Relays. She and Sam Diggins were the first SACHS athletes to win four gold medals at a Regional Meet. Julie Crusa won the Discus Throw. Other event champions included Angelica Alderete, Triple Jump and Sprint Medley Relay; Kristen Ayers, 4x100M and Sprint Medley Relays; Gabrielle Sparkman, 4x100M and Sprint Medley Relays; and Zarina Townsend, 4x100M Relay. The Lady Wolves brought home 27 medals and qualified ten athletes for the State Track Meet.
Lady Wolves finish 4th, Wolves 6th, at State
Saint Augustine CHS took 24 athletes to the Arizona 1A/3A State Track and Field Meet at Mesa High School on May 9th and 10th. The great competition and environment inspired our athletes and they set ten new school records completing a record-setting year. Check the record board in the cafeteria for the best marks in the school’s history. Sam Diggins led the Men’s team, bringing home a second place finish in the 800M run, and medals from the 4x800M, 4x400M, and 4x100M relays, all in school record times. The 4x800M Relay team of Garrett Ayers, Matt Buhl, Tom Walsh, and Sam Diggins finished third. The 4x400M Relay team of Garrett Ayers, Matt Buhl, Octavio Bustillos, and Sam Diggins finished fourth, and RJ Davis, Sam Diggins, Jose Bustillos, and Octavio Bustillos medaled in the 4x100M Relay. Other medal winners included Matt Buhl, 1600M run; Garrett Ayers, 3200M run; Ryan Odeski, Discus Throw; and Octavio Bustillos, 400M run. The Men’s team moved from an eleventh place finish last year to an impressive 6th place finish in 2008, SACHS third year of competition in Track and Field.
The Lady Wolves brought home 17 medals from State. Sabrina Dohman earned medals in the 400M dash, 800M run, 4x100M relay, and Sprint Medley Relay. Julie Crusa finished an impressive second (with a new school record) in the Shot Put and third in the Discus Throw. Angelica Alderete medaled in the Triple Jump. Once again, the relays were the Lady Wolves strength. The 4x800M team of Rebecca Marquez, Samantha Campos, Valerie Walsh, and Geena Bishop medaled with a sixth place finish. The 4x100M team of Zarina Townsend, Gabrielle Sparkman, Kristen Ayers, and Sabrina Dohman brought home silver medals with their second place finish and the Sprint Medley Relay team of Kristen Ayers, Gabrielle Sparkman, Angelica Alderete, and Sabrina Dohman finished the year in style with a thrilling second place finish.
We’ll miss our graduating seniors, Sam Diggins, Garrett Ayers, Octavio Bustillos, Renato Furet, John Bi, Peter Kane, Diego Lopez, and Geena Bishop. As a team, we made great strides in the past three years. We’ll miss their leadership and dedication. We wish our graduating teammates the best. God Bless.
Run with the Pack, Go Wolves!
- Coach Dohman
1A Arizona State Meet Results:
MEN’S TEAM SCORES
1. Tempe Prep 137; 2. Joseph City 115; 3. Pima 77; 4. Veritas Prep 74; 5. Northland Prep 68; 6. St. Augustine 35; 7. Salome 34; 8. Fredonia 32; 9. Mogollon 25; 10. San Pasqual 21; 11. Valley Lutheran 19; 12. Academy of Tucson 18; 13. Seligman 6; 14. Grand Canyon 6; 15. Green Fields 6; 16. Ajo 5; 17. Ash Fork 2; 18. St. David 2
WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES
1. Tempe Prep 187; 2. Northland Prep, 94; 3. Joseph City 66; 4. St. Augustine, 39; 5. Valley Lutheran, 35; 6. Pima, 32.5; 7. San Pasqual, 30; 8. Academy of Tucson 28.5; 9. Salome 25; 10. St. David 22; 11. Veritas Prep 20; 12. Joy Christian 20; 13. Grand Canyon 17; 14. Ajo 6; 15. Fredonia 6; 16. Green Fields 5; 17. ASDB 4; 18. Ash Fork 1
Women:
Event Record Holder(s) Mark Date
100 Meter Dash Sabrina Dohman 13.56 18 Mar 09
200 Meter Dash Sabrina Dohman 28.41 15 May 09
400 Meter Dash Sabrina Dohman 1:04.05 13 May 06
800 Meter Sabrina Dohman 2:31.22 11 May 07
1600 Meter Loreana Aragon 5:43.88 14 Mar 09
3200 Meter Loreana Aragon 12:34.64 15 May 09
100 Meter Hurdles – * State Champion * Sandy Crusa 17.19 13 May 06
300 Meter Hurdles - * State Champion * Sandy Crusa 49.63 13 May 06
Shot Put Julie Crusa 31’ 6.5” 15 May 09
Discus Throw Julie Crusa 106’ 4.5” 07 Mar 09
High Jump Angelica Alderete 4’ 04” 07 Apr 09
Long Jump Angelica Alderete 14’ 05” 07 Apr 09
Triple Jump Angelica Alderete 30’ 01.5” 22 Apr 09
4x100 Meter Relay 55.18 24 Apr 08
Zarina Townsend, Gabrielle Sparkman, Kristen Ayers, Sabrina Dohman
Sprint Medley Relay – * State Champions * 1:59.21 16 May 09
Kristen Ayers, Loreana Aragon, Zarina Townsend, Sabrina Dohman
4x400 Meter Relay 4:34.46 20 Mar 09
Zarina Townsend, Angelica Alderete, Sabrina Dohman, Loreana Aragon
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