13 schools participate in Rattlesnake Run

October 4, 2012

Guymon's Alejandra Alvidrez runs in the high school girls 3200 meter run during the Rattlesnake Run Tuesday. Staff photo/John Plestina

Thirteen cross country teams from Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas participated in the eighth annual Rattlesnake Run at Guymon High School Tuesday.
More than 400 high school and junior high cross country runners participated from Guymon, Hooker, Texhoma, Beaver, Balko, Boise City and Yarbrough in Oklahoma, Liberal and Moscow in Kan., and Boys Ranch, Perryton, Stratford and West Texas high schools in Texas.
In the high school boys 5k run, Guymon finished fourth with a total time of 1:35:14.34. Hooker finished fifth with a total time of 1:39:01.00.
In the high school girls 3200 meter run, Guymon finished fifth with a total time of 1:12:32.68. Texhoma came in seventh with a total time of 1:17:00.78, and Hooker was ninth with a total time of 1:21:03.00.
Liberal finished first in the high school boys race and Stratford came in first for the girls.
For the junior high boys 3200 meter run, Guymon finished first with a total time of 1:02:04.00.
For the junior high girls 3200 meter run, Guymon finished in first place with a total time of 1:15.37. Texhoma finished fourth with a total time of 1:22.51.
All cross country teams are wrapping up their regular seasons and preparing for regionals in a few days in Norman for Class 5A Guymon and at Chisholm for small schools including Hooker and Texhoma.
The Guymon boys team is ranked No. 5 in the state in Class 5A. The girls team is not ranked.
“The boys should be second or third,” said Guymon coach Andy Brown.
“The girls were fifth last year. I think we’re good for third or fourth,” he said.
“Derek Portillo has been running really well,” Brown said.
Two other Tiger team members he mentioned were Annie Pierce and Alejandra Alvidrez.
“We’ve got some freshmen and sophomores that have been running good,” Brown said.
“The kids have really put in a lot of time this summer. They ran a lot of miles. It’s beginning to show,” he said.
Hooker coach Stan Kachel said he feels the Bulldog boys are under ranked.
“We’re ranked fourth in the state in Class 2A and we’re better than that,” he said.
“If we run extremely well, we can win,” Kachel said.
He said Jose Cerda is Hooker’s No. 1 runner.
“We don’t know what he can do,” Kachel said of Cerda’s potential.
Two other top male runners for Hooker are Jordan McFarland and Junior Amador, a sophomore in his first season running cross country.
The girls team is not ranked.
“The girls are on the outside looking in,” Kachel said.
He said Guymon, ranked No. 5 in Class 5A, is one of the toughest competitors for Hooker.
“We have a lot of new runners this year,” said Texhoma coach Kelsi Peterson.
“They’re doing pretty good. We have improved with every meet and I’m happy when they are,” she said.
There are two seniors, one junior and two freshman that have a chance to make it to State.
“If they run like I know they can, we should be going to State,” Peterson said.
Elementary Fun Run
A fun run for Guymon children in third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades drew a crowd of more than 100 children. No results were recorded. Medals were presented to every participant.
The following are results for athletes from Guymon, Hooker, Texhoma and Yarbrough high schools.

High school boys 5k run: Derek Portillo, Guymon, 1807.00; Kassius Urquiza, Guymon, 18:42.34; Jose Cerda, Hooker, 18:43.00; Angel Vega, Guymon, 19:06.00; Baily Homan, Guymon, 19:34.00; Jose Figueroa, Guymon, 19:45.00; Jordan McFarland, Hooker, 19:56.00; Ben Rodriguez, Hooker, 19:57.00; Roberto Barrios, Hooker, 20:10.00; Luke Arnold, Hooker, 20:15.00; Junior Amador, Hooker, 20:36.00; Hayden Ukens, Hooker, 20:45.00; Christian Reyes, Guymon, 20:52.00; Brandon Alvarez, Guymon, 21:11.00; Alex Cortez, Guymon, 21:24.00; John Godfrey, Hooker, 21:37.00; Carlos Salgado, Hooker, 22:21.00; Isacc Chirchir, Hooker, 22.35.78; Hunter Martinez, Texhoma, 22:39.00; Jason Ralstin, Guymon, 25:35.00; David Salcedo, Guymon, 27:29.00.
High school girls 3200 meter run: Kaitlyn Campbell, Texhoma, 14:04.00; Alejandra Alvidrez, Guymon, 14:06.00; Annie Pierce, Guymon, 14:07.00; Dana Jimenez, Hooker, 14:24.00; Kasey Garcia, Guymon, 14:44.00; Rebecca Lozano, Guymon, 14:45.00; Paige Nelson, Guymon, 14:50.68; Caitlyn Romero, Texhoma, 14:52.00; Braelyn Beattie, Texhoma, 15:00.00; Barboza, Guymon, 15:04.00; Nayeli Mesta, Guymon, 15:06.00; Vanessa Wiebe, Hooker, 15:14.00; Emily Martinez, Yarbrough, 15:18.00; Indra Miramontes, Guymon, 15:23.00; Kirstyn Burke, Texhoma, 15:33.00; Janett Amador, Guymon, 16:11.00; Jordan Burden, Hooker, 16:25.00; Nallely Martinez, Guymon, 16:30.00; Dakota Johnson, Guymon, 16:48.00; Dakota Burden, Hooker, 17:02.00; Haylie Eyer, Guymon, 17:05.00; Brisa Chavez, Guymon, 17:50.00; Elizabeth Zavala, Guymon, 17:51.00; Abbie Ferguson, Texhoma, 17:53.00; Kamryn Hofferber, Hooker, 17:58.00; Catherine Elkins, Guymon, 18:07.00; Tana Koehn, Texhoma, 18:13.64; Leslie Martinez, Guymon, 18:35.00; Keirstin Campbell, Texhoma, 19:47.00; Melissa Martinez, Guymon, 21:34.00.
Junior high boys 3200 meter run: Eli Herrera, Guymon, 11:42.00; Jose Amador, Hooker, 11:59.00; Dylan Portillo, Guymon, 12:25.00; Jorge Hidalgo, Guymon, 12:36.00; Justin Stonecipher, Guymon, 12:37.00; Nic Barrios, Hooker, 12:41.00; Angel Valle, Guymon, 12:44.00; Pablo Peralta, Guymon, 12:48.00; Trenton Ferguson, Texhoma, 12:51.00; Kevin Lozano, Guymon, 12:58.00; Alex Amador, Guymon, 13:01.00; Frank Moreno, Guymon, 13:02.00; Isaac Peralta, Guymon, 13:07.00; Bladimir, Mesta, Hooker, 13:11.00; Javier Jaramillo, Guymon, 13:14.00; Bradley Ferguson, Texhoma, 13:15.00; Austin Birdsill, Guymon, 13:58.00; Ernesto Herrera, Guymon, 14:05.00; Garrett Maloney, Hooker, 14:13.00; Chandler Evans, Guymon, 14:31.00; Lenny Fernandez, Hooker, 14:49.00; Jayden Martinez, Guymon, 14:59.00; Jason Welch, Guymon, 15:08.00; Gabriel Meza, Guymon, 15:11.00; Joseph Soto, Guymon, 15:14.00; Noel Nunez, Guymon, 15:27.00; Manase Matengenzara, Guymon, 15:28.00; Mike Quintero, Guymon, 15:29.00; Eric Padilla, Guymon, 15:31.52; Brice Martinez, Texhoma, 15:39.00; Dyllon Marr, Texhoma, 15:41.00; Ashton Harrison, Texhoma, 16:23.00; Logan Hofferber, Texhoma, 16:38.00; Luis Soto, Guymon, 16:40.00; David Rios, Guymon, 17:06.00; Fabian Ochoa, Guymon, 17:06.00; Alfonso Ortega, Guymon, 18:23.00; Brady Fields, Guymon, 19:01.00; Miguel Fernandez, Guymon, 20:05.78; Alvaro Najera, Guymon, 23:00.00.

Junior high girls 3200 meter run: Amy McFarland, Hooker, 13:34; Kendy Salinas, Guymon, 14:45; Gabby Ramos, Guymon, 15:00; Keiry Fernandez, Guymon, 15:18; Caprice Graham, Guymon, 15:26; Brooke Hibler, Texhoma, 15:46; Rosy Morales, Guymon, 15:48; Stacy Jimenez, Hooker, 15:54; Saw Ahmara, Guymon, 15:57; Taylor Parker, Hooker, 16:05; Lupita Jimenez, Guymon, 16:05; Diana Soto, Texhoma, 16:13; Emily Appel, Texhoma, 16:38; Rayhana Nunley, Guymon, 16:57; Lauren Farabee, Texhoma, 17:18; Alicia Gonzalez, Guymon, 17:28; Betty Garay, Texhoma, 17:36; Hannah Duffy, Texhoma, 17:42; Macy Hawthorne, Guymon, 18:11; Emily Alcocer, Guymon, 18:19; Priscilla Ordonez, Guymon, 18:25; Juanita Mendoza, Guymon, 18:30; Wendy Salinas, Guymon, 18:39; Bette Martinez, Yarbrough, Esmeralda Castro, 18:46; Alda Arana, Guymon, 18:49; Vicki Alvarado, Hooker, 18:57; Kathrine Bayless, Guymon, 20:18; Ana Salamanca, Guymon, 20:24; Quezhane Jackson, Guymon, 20:29; Tommye Rickman, Yarbrough, 24:26.