Bobcats continue to set personal records

Saturday at the Jerry Campbell Track Invite in Buffalo, the Hot Springs County High School tracksters took a combined seventh place with 64.5 total points. The girls placed fifth with 46 points, and the boys took ninth with 18.5.

It was another good meet for the boys in terms of personal records, however, with Kolby George's fourth place time of 11:48.63 in the 3200 meters, Chandler Maddock's fifth place height of 11' in the pole vault, Liam Aaron's seventh place 5' in the high jump, Jared Little's 16th place 33' 6.5" in the triple jump and Ryan Johnson's 47th place 15' 11.5" in the long jump.

George won five team points, Maddock won four and Aaron won 1.5

Coach Ernie Mecca said Maddock's hitting another personal record in the pole vault shows he's continually improving.

Though they didn't make any personal records, on the girls team the 4x800 relay team of Aspen Jensen, Jules Ward, Tahja Hunt and Chandra Maddock placed second with a time of 10:48.64, and automatically qualified for state.

Mecca said having another 4x800 team qualify allows for some flexibility for runners on the team at state.

Mecca noted Hunt and Olivia Weyer also stepped up and took the top two spots in the 3200 meters. Hunt won first with a time of 13:11.79, with Weyer's 13:44.52 winning her second. Hunt was high point for the girls, winning 12 points at the meet, and Weyer won 10.

The Bobcats will next compete at the D & D Invite in Worland, 2 p.m. Thursday, April 13. While on spring break, Mecca hopes the high school students will take advantage of the scheduled practices on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. When break's over, Mecca said they will be in full swing and before you know it regionals - scheduled for May 12 and 13 - will be here.

Additional boys results are:

Maddock - long jump 29th, 17'0.75"

Cullen Becher - 400 meters 14th, 56.28; and 1600 meters fourth, 5:06.60; 5 points

Ethan Becher - 300 meter hurdles sixth, 46.26; 3 points

Liam Aaron - 100 meters 27th, 12.97; and 300 meter hurdles 15th, 56.34

Johnson - 100 meters 39th, 13.50

Kolby George - 3200 meters fourth, 11:48.63

Tyler Kay - 300 meter hurdles 16th, 4:10:55.97; and triple jump 21st, 28'0.5"

Jarron Mortimore - triple jump 20th, 30'8.25"

Additional girls results are:

Ward - 1600 meters third, 5:46.58; 10 points

Maddock - 400 meters ninth 1:07.56; 4 points

Jensen - 400 meters 15th, 1:14.16; 4 points

Olivia Weyer -pole vault seventh 6'6"

Makayla George - 100 meters 10th, 14.38; triple jump fifth, 30' 1.25"; and high jump 11th, 4'7"; 6 points

Elizabeth Rhodes - 100 meters 14th, 14.58; shot put 13th, 28'; and discus 11th, 86'1"

Sylvia Hernandez - 100 meters 26th, 15.35; 200 meters 18th, 31.19; and long jump 12th, 13'8";

Kaylee DeVries - 100 meters 38th, 15.73; 200 meters 33rd, 35.56; shot put 19th, 25' 10.5"; and discus 38th, 52'

Ali Burton - 100 Meters 53rd, 18.27; and shot put 32nd, 20'11.5"

The 4x400 relay team of Ward, Maddock, Jensen and George placed second with a time of 4:31.40.