Third relay team qualifies for state

Last Thursday at Worland, the Thermopolis track team competed in the D & D Invite.

Coach Ernie Mecca said the girls 4x800 relay team of Chandra Maddock, McKenna Bomengen, Haley McDermott and Jules Ward was the third such team to automatically qualify for state, with a first place time of 10:21.52. On top of that, Mecca noted the team is just 12.5 seconds from breaking a 31-year-old school record, so that's a target for them.

Another highlight at the end of the day came when Ward crossed the finish in the 4x400 relay, with a time of 4:27.06 and a first place for her and teammates Maddock, McDermott and Makayla George.

A pleasant surprise, Mecca said, was Aime Robinson's sixth place time of 58.84 in the 300 meter hurdles, as it was her first time running the event.

Mecca said Cullen Becher also had a good day with some strong finishes and a personal record of 34'9" in the triple jump.

Ultimately, Mecca said, it comes down to the regional meets at the end of the season. Currently in mid-season, he said, there is still time for the students to work and improve. As for mid-week meets like the one in Worland, Mecca sees them as "training days," with multiple races in a short amount of time.

This Thursday will see both the high school and middle school track teams at Worland, for a triangular with Ten Sleep as well, beginning at 2 p.m.

On Saturday the high school students will be on the road again, at the Roy Peck Invite in Riverton, starting at 9 a.m.

Overall, Thermopolis won sixth place with 111 points. The girls team placed fourth with 82, and the boys placed seventh with 29.

Additional girls results are:

Jules Ward - 1600 meters, first, 5:43.22; 15 points

McKenna Bomengen - 1600 meters, third, 6:09.46; and 800 meters, fourth, 2:47.67; 13.5 points

Chandra Maddock - 200 meters, fourth, 29.75; 11.25 points

Tahja Hunt - 3200 meters, first, 13:07.02, a personal record; 10 points

Makayla George - High jump, third, 4'7"; 9.75 points

Haley McDermott - Pole vault, seventh, 7'6"; 8.25 points

Olivia Weyer - 3200 meters, third, 13:31.20, a personal record; and pole vault, ninth, 7'; 6 points

Elizabeth Rhodes - 100 meters, 11th, 14.98; shot put ninth, 26'10.5"; and discus sixth, 92'11"; 4.25 points

Aime Robinson -3200 meters, eighth, 15:13.85; 4 points

Erica Meier - 3200 meters, ninth, 15:14.31; and high jump, 10th, 3'11"

Ali Burton - Shot put 36th, 20'9.25"; and discus 25th, 60'8"

Kaylee DeVries - 100 meter hurdles, 11th, 20.78; 300 meter hurdles, ninth, 1:01.58; shot put, 19th, 24'6"; and discus, 21st, 64'10"

Silvia Hernandez - 100 meters, 14th, 15.11; 200 meters, 12th, 31.14, a personal record; and long jump, 11th, 13'6.5"

Aspen Jensen - 100 meters, 19th, 15.65; 400 meters, 10th, 1:10.81; and 200 meters, 17th, 32.37

The 4x100 meter relay team of Rhodes, Maddock, McDermott and George took fourth with a time of 55.45

Additional boys results are:

Cullen Becher - 1600 meters, third, 4:56.82; and 800 meters, second, 2:11.12; 15 points

Kolby George - 1600 meters, seventh, 5:18.75; and 800 meters, sixth, 2:19.84; 6 points

Chandler Maddock - 200 meters, eighth, 24.09; and pole vault, eighth, 11'; 4 points

Ethan Becher - Long jump, 28th, 15'7.5"; 2 points

Liam Aaron - 100 meters, 26th, 13.18; 1 point

Ryan Johnson - 100 meters, 30th, 13.34; 200 meters, 23rd, 26.56; and long jump, 20th, 16'8", a personal record; 1 point

Jarron Mortimore - 110 meter hurdles, 12th, 22.18; 300 meter hurdles, 11th, 54.13, a personal record; and triple jump, 23rd, 30'10.5", a personal record.

Chase Snooks - 110 meter hurdles, 13th, 23.24; high jump, 13th, 5'2"; triple jump, 24th, 30'8"; and long jump, 33rd, 14'5"

Jared Little - 100 meters, 35th, 13.78; 200 meters, 27th, 27.97; triple jump, 21st, 31'9.5"; and long jump 31st 14'11.25"

Tyler Kay - Shot put, 43rd, 22'2.75"; discus, 39th, 55'; and triple jump, 26th, 28'10"

The 4x100 meter relay team of Ethan Becher, Aaron, Meier and Maddock took fifth with a time of 47.77

The 4x400 meter relay team of Ethan Becher, Cullen Becher, George and Maddock took fifth with a time of 3:45.99. Maddock's time of 51.07 is a personal record.