4-16-2025 5:36am

Alamogordo Coach Marilyn Sepulveda Meet of Champions Sets Stage for State

Chris Edwards Editor

Historic Marilyn Sepulveda Meet of Champions named after legendary local Alamogordo Womens Track and Field Coach is considered the meet to watch. Alamogordo High participated in the most prestigious meet of the season less State Finals participating on Monday’s Marilyn Sepulveda Meet of Champions in Albuquerque

Alamogordo
Girls
Discus - Madison Gigler 1st (119-4)
Shot Put - Teeya Gordon 2nd (36-10.5), Madison Gigler 7th (33-9)
Pole Vault - Aubrey Allen 7th (8-6)

Boys
Javelin - Lelan Quick 5th (149-11)
Shot Put - Diego Ortega 8th (42-6.5)

Tularosa
Boys
Javelin - Seth Kazhe 8th (140-3)

The results to catch everyone's attention of most media and college scouts focused on Bryce Melton and Eldorado’s Gianna Rahmer who broke a record, impressively, in the 1,600 on a near perfect weather day at UNM.

Melton was hindered by a bum hamstring last spring and skipped football season last fall for that very reason. He won the 100 in 10.64 seconds. He had just posted a speedy 10.43; one of the fastest times in the nation this year; at the Cleveland meet last Friday, a mark that is lower than the current overall state record of 10.5.

“This is basically replicating state,” Santa Fe High sprinter Bryce Melton said to the Albuquerque Journal

Melton, now fully healthy, swept the boys’ 100- and 200-meter dash finals.

Rahmer did what Rahmer does best as such a young runner and that is blow away a field. The Eldorado freshman broke a 23-year-old meet record in the 1,600 on Monday.

She finished in 4 minutes, 55.20 seconds. That is roughly 6½ seconds faster than the 5:01.67 established by the great Felicia Guliford of Gallup in 2002. Kate Henderson of Sandia Prep ran second on Monday.

La Cueva’s Grant Vlaun went 16 feet to win the pole vault Monday; he was coming off a 16-6 at Cleveland’s meet last week, a mark that is believed to be the best by an Albuquerque athlete in 17 years.

A Bears teammate, Troy Dixon, was the javelin champion Monday (166-2).

Grace Erinle of Albuquerque Academy, like Melton, was a double champion.

The defending Class 4A state champion in the 100-meter dash won that event in a very narrow finish. Her time was 12.47 seconds, just in front of Belen’s Sophia Cox (12.50).

For a complete listing of results visit:
https://nm.milesplit.com/meets/662912-marilyn-sepulveda-meet-of-champio…