Track opener sees multiple personal records

The Hot Springs County High School track season got underway this last weekend, with the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Invite at Cody, and several of the Bobcats had strong showings with 10 personal records and many qualifying for state.

Coach Ernie Mecca said the meet was a good start for a young team, and any time the kids can get qualified for state is great. While only 11 of the 24 students are returners, meaning over 50 percent of them are first year tracksters, Mecca said both the veterans and younger students did well.

The team came out fairly injury-free as well, he noted, though there are a couple sets of sore legs.

Among the girls making personal records were Chandra Maddock, with an eighth place time of 13.56 in the 100 meters, Makayla George with the third place distance of 31'4" in the triple jump and Elizabeth Rhodes with an 18th place time of 13.93 in the 100 meters.

For the boys, Chandler Maddock had three personal records - a third place time of 51.70 in the 400 meters, a fifth place height of 10'6" in the pole vault and a 10th place time of 11.47 in the 100 meters. His 100 meters and 400 meters times are automatic qualifiers for state.

Kolby George had two personal records with a fifth place time of 2:17.67 in the 800 meters and a ninth place time of 5:08.06 in the 1600 meters.

Logan Meier had a personal record with a 31st place time of 12.36 in the 100 meters, and Jared Little had one with a 51st place time of 13.01 in the same event.

Additional girls results from the meet are as follows:

Chandra Maddock - 200 meters fourth, 28.30; and 400 meters second, 1:04.21

Makayla George - 100 meters 16th, 13.82; and high jump eighth, 4'7"

Jules Ward - 3200 meters third, 12:21.49. The time is an automatic qualifier for state.

McKenna Bomengen - 3200 meters fourth, 13:10.81.

Haley McDermott - 100 meters 21st, 14.00; 400 Meters eighth, 1:08.36; and pole vault ninth, 7'6"

Rhodes - shot put eighth, 28'9"

Sylvia Hernandez - 100 meters 28th, 14.33; 200 meters 16th, 31.25; and long jump 14th, 13'8.25"

Kaylee DeVries - 100 meters 37th, 14.87; and shot put 21st, 24'2"

Tahja Hunt - 800 meters ninth, 2:46.31; and 1600 meters 10th, 6:06.06

Olivia Weyer - 800 meters 18th, 3:03.70; 1600 meters 11th, 6:11.76; and Pole Vault 15th, 7'

Aimee Robinson - 1600 meters 20th, 6:47.07.

Erica Meier - 1600 meters 22nd, 6:55.07; and high jump 14th, 4'1"

Ali Burton - shot put 38th, 19'9"; and Discus 29th, 55'6"

The 4x800 Relay team of Ward, Bomengen, Robinson and Meier placed first with 10:47.63. The time is an automatic qualifier for state. The 4x400 relay team of Maddock, George, McDermott and Hunt placed third with a time of 4:34.82.

Additional boys results are:

Meier - 400 meters 13th, 58.86; shot put 41st, 27'7"; and discus 41st, 69'1"

Little - long jump 35th, 15'5.5"

Liam Aaron - 100 meters 30th, 12.26; and long jump 34th, 15'6

Cullen Becher - 800 meters fourth, 2:10.74; and 1600 meters fifth, 5:02.11

Ethan Becher - 100 meters 36th, 12.50; and 300 meter hurdles eighth, 45.37

Ryan Johnson - 100 meters 38th, 12.63; and long jump 38th, 14'7"

The 4x400 relay team of Cullen Becher, Ethan Becher, Maddock and Johnson placed third with 3:47.29.

The team will next compete at the Jerry Campbell Invite at Buffalo. The meet begins Saturday at 9 a.m.