PALO VERDE
Head coach: Frank Messina, second season
Top athletes: Noah Landers (So.), Jarod Swafford (Jr.), Za’Kee Washington (So.)
Outlook: Landers is expected to be one of the team’s best distance runners, and Swafford should be among the leaders in the throws.
Messina said Washington had the fifth-best time in the nation as a freshman in the 400-meter run last year.
“The majority of the team is quite young and it will be a building process,” Messina said.
Nevada high school state championships aren’t exclusive to just teams in the Silver State. Six out-of-state schools compete athletically for state titles against Nevada schools.
Here is the 2023 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys track and field team.
The NIAA Realignment Committee approved proposals that would place schools’ boys and girls teams in the same classification in track and swimming.
The Liberty girls track team won the Class 5A state title Saturday, snapping Centennial’s run of 10 straight crowns. Liberty and Faith Lutheran are boys co-champions.
State high school champions from the spring sports will be crowned this week across Nevada. Here’s a breakdown of the championship events.
Here is the 2022 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys track and field team.
Zoey Bonds won four individual events to spark Centennial to the Class 5A state girls track and field championship Saturday at Reed High School in Sparks.
The Centennial girls are going for their 10th straight state track and field championship, while the boys event appears to be a race among four teams for the crown.
The Canyon Springs boys did most of their damage in five events, and the Palo Verde girls edged Shadow Ridge to win the Class 4A state track and field meet.
Zachariah Branch won three events to lead the Bishop Gorman boys track team to the Class 5A regional track championship. Centennial won its 11th girls title in a row.
