State veterans and school record-holders lead Bridgeport varsity track

The Bridgeport High School 2017 varsity track and field team members include, front row, from left; Mateo Martinez, Nicanor Palacios, Ethan Skiff, Rubi Galvan, Edgar Alcantara, Josias Lucas, Leonardo Sanchez, Jose Lopez, Luis Cervantes, and Jenny Gomez. Pictured in the second row, from left, are: Maura Morales, Samantha Martinez, Emily Saucedo, Elizabeth Landin, Jesse Gomez, Ana Trejo, Catalina Martinez, Alondra Jimenez, Liliana Medel, Yareli Palacios, Yojaira Velazquez, Karina Craig, Itzel Muniz, Lesly Velasco, Jesus Alameda, Steven Bucio, Jesus Bravo, Raquel Hernandez, and Maria Silva. Third row, from left, includes: Esmeralda Garcia, David Ochoa, Ivette Orozco, Yohana Velazquez, Kaiden Morris, Brevin Evenson, Kobe Oregon, Lupe Cancino, Jonathon Taizan, Clay Morris, Ivan Munoz, Joshua Villegas, Ronaldo Ubaldo, Jordi Hernandez, Ian Dodson, Issac Ochoa, Juan Trejo, and Jasmine LeDuc.

Posted Thursday, March 16, 2017 10:51 am

Mike Maltais, Staff writer

BRIDGEPORT – Nearly 50 Mustangs and Fillies, including state veterans and school record-holders, will give the high school varsity track and field team a large and well-spread representation at meets this year.
Coach Mike Selle said he has state veterans in David Ochoa, Nicanor Palacios, Jenny Gomez, Emily Saucedo, Maura Morales, Jasmine LeDuc, Lupe Cancino, Karina Craig, and Anayeli Trejo.
LeDuc set the school record in the long jump last year with a leap of 15 feet, 4.75 inches.
Palacios holds the second-best school time in the 300-meter hurdles and third-best in the 110M hurdles.
Ochoa has Bridgeport’s fourth longest shot put distance and sixth in discus.
Junior Lesly Velasco is another one to watch. Velasco ran the school’s best time in the 300m hurdles and second-best in the 100M hurdles.
“Ronaldo Ubaldo and Itzel Muniz are two athletes that should be going to state this year as well,” Selle said. “They have so much talent and all in all, they should be participating at state.”
The Mustangs lost two of their state stars, distance runner Oren Cox and girls’ throwing specialist, Jordan Peart to graduation last year.
The Mustangs were scheduled to host the Bridgeport Jamboree, Thursday, March 16, and compete in the Oroville Invitational on Saturday, March 18.
Bridgeport will travel to Ephrata for the Ray Cross Invitational next Saturday, March 25.