Mesa Vista’s Andres Valdez turned in a special effort at the Rio Rancho Invitational, a track and field meet that included competitors from the largest classifications in the state, as he and the other athletes gear up for their final pushes to state meet qualification.
It was not exactly a stellar performance for the Española Valley track and field squad a year ago as the boys and girls teams came away with exactly one point at the Class 4A state meet.