Logan Stanley

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Logan Stanley

The 2025 track and field season is entering its final stages with championship competition here. The Republic has been tracking athletes and teams the whole spring. Here are the top performers from the tenth week of the season. While some of the state’s top athletes took the week off in preparation for the AIA state championships coming up, there were still elite performances. Vote in our poll below for the top overall performance. The poll will close at 6 p.m. on May 9.

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Logan Stanley

The 2025 track and field season is entering its final stages with championship competition here. The Arizona Republic has been tracking athletes and teams the whole spring. Here are the top performers from the tenth week of the season. While some of the state’s top athletes took the week off in preparation for the AIA state championships coming up, there will still be elite performances. Vote in our poll below for the top overall performance. The poll will close at 6 p.m. on May 9.

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Logan Stanley

Here are this week's nominees for The Arizona Republic's boys and girls athletes of the week, sponsored by Diamond Kitchen & Bath. Nominees are based on performances in AIA-sanctioned sports. Vote for the top selection in each of our polls below. Voting will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday and winners will be announced the next day on azcentral.com and in The Arizona Republic on Friday. Submit a weekly nominee at static.azcentral.com/sports/high-schools/nominations/).

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Logan Stanley

Records are meant to be broken. That’s how the saying goes, right? The athletes in Arizona have taken this saying and jumped, hurdled, thrown and run with it, specifically in the sport of track and field. Just since the 2023 season, 13 state records have been set. It’s been an incredible amount of record-breaking performances in such a limited time, and it’s also an illustration of the rise in the sport, both in Arizona and on a national scale.

1 week ago | azcentral.com | Logan Stanley

The photos say it all. After finishing first in the 100 meters at the Nike Chandler Rotary Invitational in March, one of the premier meets of the track and field season in Arizona, Peoria Liberty junior Addysan Prassas looks completely surprised. She had just shocked the field, and herself, by running 11.68 seconds to win the race. Prassas had only run under 12 seconds one time before in her career, which came in a wind-aided race.