Crownpoint senior Tsosie sets javelin PR, leads Class 3A statewide

Crownpoint senior McKenzie Tsosie turned a steady spring climb into a statewide statement at the Window Rock Twilight meet, unleashing a javelin throw of 144 feet, 2 inches that left him atop Class 3A and among the top 25 athletes in New Mexico across all classifications.

The mark was Tsosie’s fourth personal-record reset of the season. He opened with 138-10 at the Tigers Invitational in Los Lunas, then climbed to 140-01.50 at the Dulce Invitational, followed by 143-03 at the Angelo DiPaola Invitational before delivering his best throw yet at Window Rock High School in Fort Defiance, Arizona.

That progression has pushed Tsosie into the center of the state conversation at a crucial point in the season. East Mountain High School’s Zane Conklin held the second-best Class 3A javelin mark at 132-03, but Tsosie’s 144-02 put clear distance between himself and the rest of the class as the New Mexico Activities Association state meet approaches.

Tsosie’s rise has been just as notable over the long arc of his career. He started throwing javelin his sophomore year, when he reached 107-08 at the District 1-3A meet and missed state qualification. As a junior, he won the district title with 120-01 and then placed 11th at state with a personal best of 124-08. This spring’s surge has more than erased that old ceiling.

His value to Crownpoint High School goes beyond one event. At Window Rock, Tsosie ran on both relay teams as well, helping the 4x200 finish fifth in 1:48.19 with Isaiah Torres, Liam Kalleco and Kindale Billah, and anchoring a 4x100 that took sixth in 50.28 alongside Torres, Kalleco and Lanceson Etsitty.

With the 2026 NMAA 3A State Track and Field Championships scheduled for May 8-9 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Tsosie’s late-season form gives Crownpoint a legitimate medal threat and a local success story built on patience, repetition and pressure.