All-Tribune Boys First Team
Event Athlete Yr. School Comment
100 Ben Trotter Sr. Mountain Pointe 3rd in Div. I, top time of 10.60
200 Michael Strnad Sr. Higley Div. III state champion at 22.12, led team to title
400 Javon Williams Sr. Chandler Had big state meet, running 46.97 to finish second
800 David Graham Sr. Highland Best time in the state this season, 1:51.59
1600 Nathan Rodriguez So. Corona del Sol Third in Div. I with stellar time of 4:18.65
3200 Carter Macey Jr. Desert Vista Division I runner-up, had best time of 9:29.26
110HH Devon Allen Jr. Brophy Set new standard in the hurdle events, ran state record of 13.52
300IH Devon Allen Jr. Brophy First in state history to run below 37 seconds (36.39)
Long Jump Travonn White Jr. Mtn. Pointe Div. I champ had top jump of 24-10 1/2
Triple Jump Derrius Kelly Sr. Williams Field Div. III state champ with leap of 45-11 1/2
High Jump Zach Peschke Sr. Gilbert Div. I state champ, tied for best jump of year at 6-8
Pole Vault Garrett Starkey Sr. Basha Div. I champ vaulted to No. 2 on all-time list at 17-0
Shot Put Shawn Collins Sr. Chandler Div. I champ led 1-2-3 team sweep of event
Discus Trevor Gibbons Sr. Williams Field Div. III runner-up threw 174-9 at state meet
Athlete of the year: Devon Allen, Brophy
Coach of the year: Dan Kuiper, Valley Christian: The Trojans didn’t have one individual state champion and were in a bigger, deeper division than during their past championship runs, so this year’s title was a sweep surprise for Kuiper. Three seniors came out for the team for the first time and Kuiper found the right events to put them in to score points. The title was Kuiper’s eighth boys title and the 10th in school history.
All-Tribune Boys Second Team
Event Athlete Yr. School Comment
100 Just’n Thymes Sr. Hamilton 4th at Div. I meet with top time of 10.69
200 Paul Lucas Fr. Mountain Pointe Best freshman sprinter in state in a decade; top time of 21.76
400 Cameron Wooden Sr. Higley Div. III state champ with time of 49.26
800 Brandon Wheat Sr. Mountain View Had some epic races with Graham; Best time of 1:51.63
1600 Jack Rubenzer Jr. Brophy Ran PR of 4:21.04 to place 5th at Div. I meet
3,200 Eduardo Roa Sr. McClintock Had best race at Div. II state meet, was second at 9:30.15
110HH Devin Centers Sr. Chandler Div. I runner-up; had top time of 14.16
300IH Paul Perkins Sr. Chandler Bounced back from football injury to place second in Div. I at 37.35
Long Jump Aeron Carr Jr. Red Mountain Had school-record jump of 24-1 1/2; placed third in Div. I
Triple Jump Joshua Ralston Sr. Hamilton Hit big PR to finish 5th in Div. I at 45-5 1/2
High Jump Michael Poirier-Shelton Jr. Chandler Cleared 6-6 to earn 3rd-place finish in Div. I
Pole Vault Cole Walsh Jr. Brophy Broke out of 16-foot pack with 16-5 clearance at Meet of Champions
Shot Put Talaiasi Tauel Sr. Mesa Came on strong with throw of 58-10 at Meet of Champions
Discus Travis Colby Sr. Chandler Div. I state champion with throw of 172-10
