James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer
Cleveland has won every big-school boys state track and field meet since 2016, and it’s clear the 2026 event is the Storm’s to lose.
In what was likely a preview of the state meet next month, the Storm made it quite clear that if someone wants to end their dynasty, somebody is going to have to come get them.
For as big a weekend as La Cueva had at the Richard Harper Memorial meet at Albuquerque Academy — and the Bears were excellent — they still finished 17 points shy of Cleveland.
In their own way, the Academy girls were even more dominant than Cleveland’s boys. The Harper brings together an immensely deep and talented field, and the Chargers went out and scored 108½ points this weekend. That was more than double the total of second-place Los Alamos (51). La Cueva (47½) placed third.
Almost a quarter of Academy’s points were scored by super junior Grace Erinle, who amassed 24 points on her own. She had two field event victories on Friday, then was runner-up in the 100 on Saturday, and ran a leg on Academy’s winning 4×100 and 4×200-meter relays.
