Ondrisko’s record-breaking 300 hurdles season leaves lasting mark
Jules Ondrisko broke the PVHS 300 hurdles record at regionals, then lowered it again at state, finishing fifth in 47.00 and capping a historic Trojans season.
Julianna “Jules” Ondrisko turned one event into the defining story of Pahrump Valley High School’s track season. The senior broke the PVHS girls 300-meter hurdles record at regionals, then lowered her own mark again at the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Class 3A State Championships, where she finished fifth in 47.00.
That breakthrough came at Proctor R. Hug High School in Sparks during the state meet Friday and Saturday, May 15-16. Ondrisko’s regional run had already put the school record on alert at 47.15, a personal best that signaled more than a one-off spike in form. By the time she got to state, she had already turned the event into a season-long climb, and the final 47.00 showed that the record chase was still moving forward under championship pressure.
Ondrisko’s year mattered because it stretched well beyond the hurdles. She also qualified for state in the 400-meter dash, 800-meter run and 1600-meter run, a workload that underscored how valuable she was to the Trojans across multiple distances. At state, she finished sixth in the girls 1600 in 5:53.15 and posted 1:03.15 in the 400. For a Pahrump Valley squad that sent 26 athletes to state after regionals, Ondrisko was part of a postseason surge that included multiple school records, personal bests and medals.
The record-setting run also reflected how far Ondrisko had come personally. She said she started running in middle school and once did not think of herself as athletic. Coach Ben Veloz helped launch her running career, and Ondrisko joked that the hurdle record was “his fault.” That coaching connection helped shape a senior season that will sit near the top of the school’s track history rather than simply add another line to a stat sheet.
Ondrisko plans to keep running cross country and track at Nevada State University while studying nursing. For Pahrump Valley, her 300 hurdles campaign did more than fill a slot on a results sheet. It set a new standard for a program that already had a record-breaking 2026 and gave the Trojans a benchmark future hurdlers will measure against.
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