Spring Weekly Roundup 4/10-15
Zingler shines, pool talk; 'Stangs clear the track; baseball splits; girls soccer leads 4A; girls tennis still shines; boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse hanging tough.
Kaitlin Zingler shot a 3-over-par 75 on Thursday to take first place and lead Mullen to a second-place showing as a team in Centennial League Match No. 2 at Broken Tee Golf Course in Englewood.
Signed with the University of Denver, Zingler birdied Nos. 3 and 4, made the turn in 1-over 37, then came home in 38.
She won by three strokes and was one of only two players to break 80.
Sammy Yates (10th, 86), Riley Sullivan (12th, 91) and Jane Gray (15th, 98) accounted for the Mullen scoring.
Cherry Creek won the team race at 343, seven better than the Mustangs.
The Mustangs will next play at CommonGround G.C. on Monday, April, 17, in the Cherry Creek Invitational, first tee shots at noon.
CENTENNIAL LEAGUE NO. 2
At Broken Tee G.C., Englewood
Par 36-36—72
Team scores – Cherry Creek 343, Mullen 350, Cherokee Trail 371, Arapahoe 384, Grandview 394.
Mullen individuals – 1. Kaitlin Zingler, 75; 10. Sammy Yates, 86; 12. Riley Sullivan, 91; 15. Jane Gray, 98; 25. Braelynne Lawler, 115; 28. Tara Mulholland, 119; 31. May Myles, 127.
Track & Field
At Brother Bernard Kinneavy Field at De La Salle Stadium, the Mustangs amid a talented, 29-team field, overcame colder temperatures as well as a delayed start on Saturday to feature the 25th Mullen Invitational.
Teamwise, Mustangs boys were seventh with 51.5 points and girls were fourth with 74.5.
Highlights included junior Jacob Sushinsky winning the 1,600 meters in a blazing 4 minutes, 30.78 seconds; Julia Brown winning the 400; Mustangs girls taking first in the 1,600 relay; and Carmela Carbone winning the triple jump.
Below are Mullen results as well as a link to full meet team and individual efforts:
25TH MULLEN INVITATIONAL
At Brother Bernard Kinneavy Field at De La Salle Stadium
MULLEN RESULTS
Boys team score – 51.5 points, 7th place.
100 meters – 31. Dante Dupuch, 12.73 seconds.
200 – 7. Santino Donati, 23.75; 23. Connor Woodruff, 25.08; 30. Brannum Cyphers, 25.53.
400 – 8. Santino Donati, 54.50; 9. Joshua Gross, 55.32; 10. Connor Woodruff, 55.34.
800 – 6. Jacob Sushinsky, 2:04.57; 32. Lucas Careira, 2:26.30; 33. Andres Taboada-Cross, 2:27.00.
1,600 – 1. Jacob Sushinsky, 4:30.78; 20. Matthew Egan, 4:24.50; 24. Caden Garrison, 5:38.56.
110 hurdles – 11. David Weaks, 19.63; 13. Luke Troni, 20.98; 14. Owen Denning, 22.85.
300 hurdles – 5. David Weaks, 45.81; 12. Luke Troni, 50.41; 17. Owen Denning, 55.94.
800 relay – 3. 1:33.16.
1,600 relay – 2. 3:42.71.
3,200 relay – 7. 9:42.79.
Long jump – 5. Brannum Cyphers, 18 feet, 20 inches.
Triple Jump – 16. Brannum Cyphers, 34-0.
Pole vault – 3. Luke DeNezza, 10-9; 7. Caleb Palmeiro, 6-9.
Discus – 10. Hayden Woodruff, 102-3; 15. Cayden Wynn, 92-10; 24. Caleb Van Meter, 73-3.
Shot put –5. Hayden Woodruff, 40-6.25; 20. Caleb Van Meter, 31-11.7; 25. Cayden Wynn, 30-7.
Girls team score – 74.5, 4th place.
100 – 7. Jzunie Jones, 13.27; 12. Emily Anderson, 13.45.
200 – 12. Emily Anderson, 28.82; 18. Jzunie Jones, 29.11.
400 – 1. Julia Brown, 1:03.05; 11. Emily Anderson, 1:08.48; 20. Claire McCain, 1:20.59.
800 – 4. Amy O’Connell, 2:29.07; 15. Ammory McDowell, 2:43.41; 22. Isabel Medina, 3:11.92.
1,600 – 3. Amy O’Connell, 5:19.95; 17. Lizzie McGarry, 5:59.39; 19. Emma O’Connell, 6:04.29.
3,200 – 3. Kira Van Der Steen, 12:04.77.
100 hurdles – 14. Miabella Guadagnoli, 20.44.
300 hurdles – 5. Miabella Guadagnoli, 52.05; 14. Claire McCain, 1:04.93.
800 relay – 4. 1:52.19.
1,600 relay – 1. 4:22.60.
Long jump – 2. Carmela Carbone, 15-9.2; 12. Tatum Hansen, 128.7; 13. Claire Sladovnik, 12-6.5.
Triple jump – 1. Carmela Carbone, 33-4.5; 8. Claire Sladovnik, 27-0.
Pole vault – 2. Ammory McDowell, 8-3.
Discus – 13. Madelyn McDanal, 62-8.
Shot put – 10. Madeline McDanal, 24-5.
Boys Swimming and Diving
In Aurora, the Mustangs were fifth in the annual Smoky Hill Invitational on Saturday.
The host Buffaloes were first with 933 points. Mullen totaled 377.
Noah Mooney led Mullen, including with a runner-up showing in the 200-yard individual medley, 1 minute, 56.50 seconds.
Thomas Bradac, James Galligan, Ben Hoody, Henry Montgomery and Oliver Valdez also led Mullen’s charge.
The Mustangs will complete their Centennial League regular season on Thursday, April 20, at Arapahoe, 5 p.m.
SMOKY HILL INVITATIONAL
Team scores – Smoky Hill 933, Heritage 681.5, Columbine 578, Ponderosa 485, Mullen 377, George Washington 373.5, Douglas County 336, Smoky Hill Red 204, Chatfield 195, Denver East 174, Smoky Hill Green 130, D’Evelyn 121, Overland 102, Cherokee Trail 97, Heritage Scarlet 76, Littleton 32.
Mullen results
200-yard medley relay – 4. Noah Mooney, James Galligan, Henry Montgomery, Ben Hoody, 1 minute, 37.83 seconds; 15. Oliver Valdez, Coleman Walters, Noah Johnson, Sammy Ficsor, 2:03.65..
200 freestyle – 19. Thomas Bradac, 1:57.07.
200 individual medley – 2. Noah Mooney, 1:56.50; 7. Oliver Valdez, 2:01.40.
50 freestyle – 6. James Galligan, 22:18; 17. Ben Hoody, 23.72.
100 butterfly – 4. Henry Montgomery, 52.93; 19. Thomas Bradac, 59.14.
200 freestyle relay – 5. Henry Motngomery, Ben Hoody, Thomas Bradac, James Galligan, 1:31.62.
100 backstroke – 5. Noah Mooney, 54.88; 8. Oliver Valdez, 55.96.
100 breaststroke – 4. Henry Montgomery, 58.33; 7. James Galligan, 1:00.90.
400 freestyle relay – 7. Noah Mooney, James Bradac, Ben Hoody, Oliver Valdez, 3:30.74.
Baseball
The Mustangs split for the week with a hard-earned 4-3 victory at Overland and a 14-0 defeat to Cherry Creek at home at Bill Swift Field, both in league.
In Aurora, Dom Gamueda had three hits and scored a run; on the mound, Jayden Salazar earned the victory and Colin Mackenzie the save.
In the five-inning loss to Cherry Creek, Mullen managed only six base runners.
Now 6-5 overall and 1-1 in league, the Mustangs have a three-game week in league – Tuesday, April 18, at Grandview in Aurora; 4:15 p.m., home on Thursday against Bear Creek (nonleague, 4:30) and Saturday versus Smoky Hill, 11 a.m.
MULLEN 4, OVERLAND 3
Mullen 101 002 0 -- 4 8 0
Overland 000 003 0 -- 3 2 2
Mullen – Salazar 2-0-0-1, Krza 3-1-0-0, T. Stewart 4-0-2-0, Hurley 1-1-1-1, Jackson 4-0-1-0, Mackenzie 4-1-1-0, Brady 3-0-0-1, Peonio 2-0-0-0, Gamueda 4-1-3-0. Totals 27-4-8-3.
LOB – 8. DP – 1. SB – Hurley 2, T. Stewart, Jackson, Peonio. BB – Hurley 2. HBP – Salazar, Krza, Peonio. 2B – T. Stewart, Hurley.
Pitching – Salazar (W) 5.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 9 K’s; Bertaud 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K; Mackenzie 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K. Save – Mackenzie. Bertaud hit 2 batters. SF – Brady.
CHERRY CREEK 14, MULLEN 0, 5 inn.
Cherry Creek 015 17 -- 14 13 0
Mullen 000 00 -- 0 2 0
Mullen – Andrews 0-0-0-0, Krza 1-0-0-0, Dings 2-0-0-0, Bertaud 1-0-0-0, T. Stewart 3-0-0-0, Hurley 1-0-0-0, Gamueda 3-0-0-0, Jackson 1-0-1-0, Mackenzie 3-0-0-0, Brady 2-0-1-0. Totals 17-0-2-0.
LOB – 12. BB – Hurley. HBP – Andrews, Krza, Jackson. 2B – Jackson.
Pitching – Jackson (L) 2.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K’s; Hurley, 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1K; Mackenzie 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K’s. Jackson hit 1 batter.
Girls Soccer
In Aurora on Thursday, the Mustangs handled host Smoky Hill 2-1 in the Centennial League.
Mullen, top-ranked in 4A, improved to 6-0-1 overall, 2-0 in league.
Keelee Rakowski and Lizzy Marcoux scored for the Mustangs. Kate Vezzani and Kendall Smith contributed assists.
The Mustangs will be in Aurora again on Tuesday, April 18, when they will visit Cherokee Trail in the Centennial, 4:30 p.m.
MULLEN 2, SMOKY HILL 1
Mullen 1 1 -- 2
Smoky Hill 0 1 -- 1
Mullen goals -- Keelee Rakowski, Lizzy Marcoux.
Mullen assists -- Kate Vezzani, Kendall Smith.
Girls Tennis
Entering the final full week of the regular season, the Mustangs’ schedule continues to be busy as well as productive.
Mullen used its Varsity II to beat Smoky Hill 4-3 in the Centennial and its regulars handled Evergreen (nonleague) and Cherokee Trail by a combined 13-1.
The Mustangs’ first of four matches for the week will be on Monday, April 17, at home against Chatfield, 3:30 p.m.
MULLEN 4, SMOKY HILL 3
No. 1 singles – Megan Mylott lost to Katerina Karpouzos 6-2, 6-3.
No. 2 singles – Ariana Linhardt lost to Josie Frantz 6-2, 6-2.
No. 3 singles – Amelia Bertagni lost to Allison Busard 5-7, 6-2, 1-0.
No. 1 doubles – Amelia Rockers-Jane Roth def. Chandler Bergstrom-Makenna Boye 6-3, 6-4.
No. 2 doubles – Maggie McGarry-Sasha Ruegsegger def. Kyree Bassett-Caroline Hyyppa 7-5, 6-4.
No. 3 doubles – Alison Croci-Charlotte Morse def. Lilliana Valdez-Sophie Monson 6-4, 6-4.
No. 4 doubles – Keeley Scanlon=Lauren Wallace def. Jocelyn Delgado-Mathalie Wilson 6-0, 6-1.
MULLEN 6, EVERGREEN 1
No. 1 singles – Lexi Yost def. Ellis Barwell 6-1, 6-1.
No. 2 singles – Lilly Evans def. Abby Billups 6-0, 6-0.
No. 3 singles – Savanna Hanley def. Abby Hartrere 6-0, 4-0, ret.
No. 1 doubles – Grace Brouillette-Avery Walters lost to Riley McIntosh-Raedi Danielson 6-3, 6-2.
No. 2 doubles – Clara Dailey-Claire Lenich def. Olivia Kampsie-Sophie Rozman 6-2, 6-0.
No. 3 doubles – Anna Lawrence-Maisie McMorrow def. Emelia Short-Gabby Taylor 6-1, 6-0.
No. 4 doubles – Emma Lehman-Grace Jeffers def. Caroline Shipley-Shyann Oberdurf 6-0, 6-0.
MULLEN 7, CHEROKEE TRAIL 0
No. 1 singles – Lexi Yost def. Riley Lesser 6-2, 6-0.
No. 2 singles – Lilly Evans def. Sierra Martin 6-0, 6-1.
No. 3 singles – Savanna Hanley def. Katie Keating 6-1, 6-0.
No. 1 doubles – Grace Brouillette-Avery Walters def, Carly Slater-Roxy Sharza 6-0, 6-1.
No. 2 doubles – Clara Dailey-Claire Lenich def. Lauren Jose-Ava Archuleta 6-0, 6-3.
No. 3 doubles – Anna Lawrence-Maisie McMorrow def. Kaitlyn James-Abi Beougner 6-0, 6-3.
No. 4 doubles – Emma Lehman-Grace Jeffers def. Stella Hines-Reagan Harmon 6-0, 6-1.
Boys Volleyball
Still evolving in their first season, the Mustangs dropped two matches in the Centennial.
Mullen lost to Cherokee Trail 3-1 and Eaglecrest 3-0.
Interestingly, the Mustangs’ lone win was by an epic 34-32, the third game against the Cougars.
Now 5-10 overall, 0-5 in league, Mullen will host Overland in league on Tuesday, April 18, 6:30 p.m.
Mullen lost to Cherokee Trail 25-14, 25-5, 32-34, 25-10
Mullen lost to Eaglecrest 25-8, 25-18, 25-11.
Boys Lacrosse
In Arvada, the Mustangs slipped to 0-9 after a 16-7 loss to Ralston Valley in nonleague at the NAAC.
Nicky Bond had three goals and an assist for Mullen. Nick Gammon added a goal and an assist.
The Mustangs will begin 4A Foothills League play on Wednesday, April 19, at home against Golden, 7 p.m.
RALSTON VALLEY 16, MULLEN 7
Mullen goals -- Nicky Bond 3, Ethan Karr, Nick Gammon, Talon Penrod, Brody Meade.
Mullen assists -- Nate Jackson, Nicky Bond, Nick Gammon.
Girls Lacrosse
On Wednesday, the Mustangs lost a nonleaguer at home to Cheyenne Mountain 22-13.
Mullen is 0-7.
Jordan Weber scored four times for the Mustangs. Ela Palmer had three, and Jamison Johnson and Parker Shea each had two.
The Mustangs will begin 4A West League play on Tuesday, APri 18, at home against St. Mary’s Academy, 6 p.m.
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 22, MULLEN 13
Mullen goals – Jordan Weber 4, Ela Palmer 3. Jamison Johnson 2, Parker Shea 2, Dri Eckman, Margaux Giordano.
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