Carson Best (11) ties for first in the High Jump at 5ft 10in.

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Under head coach Logan Pinkerton, a GCHS alumni, along with his assistant coaches, Gilbert Christian High School’s Track and Field team participated in the Small Schools Invitational hosted by Chandler Preparatory Academy at Chandler High School on March 4, 2023. With a respectable amount of team members participating despite it being the first day of the Spring school break, the GCHS Girls’ team placed 11 out of 22 while the GCHS boys’ team placed 9 out of 21 teams. Eighteen events were scored for the team rankings.

Thirteen athletes placed in the top 16 with the team taking home a total of five well-earned medals.

Here are the results for members of the team that participated in this meet:

Girls 100 Meter Dash – 92 participants

• Gabrielle Figaro (11) with a time of 14.55 (35th)
• Hailey Dawson (11) with a time of 14.94 (51st)
• Gianna Licea (9) with a time of 15.97 (76th)
• Alexa Swearingen (9) with a time of 17.08 (84th)

Boys 100 Meter Dash – 111 participants

• Gavin Biesterfeld (12) with a time of 12.28 (33rd)
• Carson Best (11) with a time of 12.36 (43rd)
• Alex LeMaster (12) with a time of 12.86 (64th)

Girls 200 Meter Dash – 78 participants

• Hailey Dawson (11) with a time of 31.60 (45th)
• Gabrielle Figaro (11) with a time of 32.34 (53rd)
• Mileigh Allan (10) with a time of 32.78 (57th)
• Alexa Swearingen (9) with a time of 35.85 (73rd)

Boys 200 Meter Dash – 95 participants

• Josh Rich (10) with a time of 24.53 (14th)
• Maccoy Villone (10) with a time of 25.44 (25th)
• Angel Pinkerton (9) with a time of 30.47 (89th)

Girls 400 Meter Dash – 53 participants

• Ryley Nelson (11) with a time of 1:03.47 (3rd place – Bronze medal finisher)
• Lizzie Biek (12) with a time of 1.10.87 (15th )

Boys 400 Meter Dash – 66 participants

• Josh Rich (10) with a time of 55.60 (7th)
• Rydan Barth (10) with a time of 57.44 (16th)
• Nathan Vomlehn (10) with a time of 1:04.97 (56th)

Girls 800 Meter Run – 38 participants

• Ryley Nelson (11) with a time of 2:29.06 (2nd Place – Silver medal finisher)
• Tatum Ford (11) with a time of 2:52.07 (15th)

Boys 800 Meter Run – 62 participants

• Drew Carson (10) with a time of 2:36.80 (40th)
• Nate Johnson (9) with a time of 2:40.95 (48th)
• Chaucer Tutty (9) with a time of 2:52.64 (54th)

Girls 1600 Meter Run – 41 participants

• Tatum Ford (11) with a time of 6:25.73 (14th)

Boys 1600 Meter Run – 77 participants

• Samuel Johnson (10) with a time of 5:32.01 (43rd)
• Will Long (10) with a time of 6:22.52 (69th)

Boys 3200 Meter Run – 42 participants

• Samuel Johnson (10) with a time of 11:53.92 (20th)
• Drew Carson (10) with a time of 11:59.53 (24th)

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles – 36 participants

• Josh Rich (10) with a time of 45.30 (3rd place – Bronze medal finisher)
• Joseph Kim (11) with a time of 49.91 (17th)
• Alex LeMaster (12) with a time of 58.00 (31st)
• Angel Pinkerton (9) with a time of 59.56 (34th)

Boys High Jump – 34 participants

• Carson Best (11) with a final of 5ft 10in (tied for first – Gold medal finisher)

Girls Long Jump – 44 participants

• Gianna Licea (9): 3.73m (28th)
• Alexa Swearingen (9): 2.80m (43rd)

Boys Long Jump – 61 participants

• Joseph Kim (11): 5.43m (12th)
• Nate Johnson (9): 4.10m (50th)
• Will Long (10): 3.80m (58th)

Boys Triple Jump – 23 participants

• Joseph Kim (11): 10.73m (13th)

Girls Discus Throw  - 49 participants

• Kaila Aston (10): 24.30m (4th)
• Kaitlyn Garcia (10): 17.47m (22nd)

Boys Discus Throw – 69 participants

• Gavin Biesterfeld (12): 36.24m (first place – Gold medal finisher)
• Peyton Johnson (12): 23.17m (37th)

The GCHS Track and Field Team will participate in the Benjamin Franklin Invitational on Saturday, March 11th, at the Benjamin Franklin School located on Germann Road in Queen Creek. Come out and support the team. Go Knights!