Tracksters continue winning in Riverton

Coming off multiple personal records at the Worland triangular, the Bobcats kept up the momentum into the weekend, at the Roy Peck Invite at Riverton and set another 20.

Coach Ernie Mecca said it was another decent day, weather-wise, and he’s excited about the improvement of this young team. He noted the girls nearly swept the 800 meters, taking the top four places and sixth. Jules Ward placed first with a time of 2:30.74, followed by Chandra Maddock at 2:32.18, Haley McDermott at 2:32.35 and McKenna Bomengen at 2:35.70; Aspen Jensen placed sixth with 2:42.35. Maddock’s and McDermott’s times are personal records.

Mecca was also impressed with Bomengen, a freshman, winning the 1600 meters with a time of 5:48.26, a personal record as well.

Chandler Maddock just missed breaking a 45-year-old school record of 50.70 in the 400, winning the event with a time of 50.93. Mecca noted he knows the record-holder, John Ridenour, well as he ran with him in the 4x400 when Ridenour was a senior.

Overall, the girls team placed third with 78.33 points, and the boys placed sixth with 29.

Additional girls results are:

Jules Ward — 400 meters, third, 1:02.45; 16 points

Makayla George — High jump, second, 4’8”; and triple jump, fourth, 30’0.75”; 14 points

Haley McDermott — Pole vault, third, 7’9”; 10.33 points

McKenna Bomengen — 1600 meters, first, 5:48.26; 14 points

Chandra Maddock — 10 points

Tahja Hunt — 3200 meters, third, 12:42.57, a personal record; six points

Aime Robinson — 3200 meters, seventh, 14:18.26, a personal record; and 300 hurdles, fourth, 57.09; four points

Aspen Jensen — 800 meters, sixth, 2:42.35; three points

Kaylee DeVries — 100 hurdles, eighth, 19.64; 300 hurdles, sixth, 58.45, a personal record; shot put, 23rd, 22’11.5”; and discus, 19th, 66’7”; one point

Silvia Hernandez — 100 meters, 17th, 14.77; 200 meters, 16th, 30.70, a personal record; and long jump, 14th, 12’8”

The 4x400 team of Maddock, McDermott, George and Jensen took second with a time of 4:29.01. McDermott’s time of 1:06.90 and Jensen’s time of 1:09.30 are personal records.

Cullen Becher — 800 meters, second, 2:11.66; and 400 meters, fourth, 54.23, a personal record; 13.5 points

Chandler Maddock — 400 meters, first, 50.93, a personal record; and 100 meters, sixth, 11.91; 12.5 points

Kolby George — 1600 meters, seventh, 5:04.48, a personal record; and 800 meters, eighth, 2:18.38; 1.5 points

Ryan Johnson — 100 meters, 48th, 19.84long jump, 26th, 15'2"1.5 points

Jared Little — 200 meters, 25th, 26.99, a personal record; 100 meters, 32nd, 13.42; long jump, 27th, 14’1”; and triple jump, 13th, 33’3.5”

Chase Snooks — 110 hurdles, 10th, 21.84, a personal record; 300 hurdles, 12th, 51.53, a personal record; triple jump, 14th, 32’3”, a personal record; and high jump, 11th, 5’2”

Jarron Mortimore — Triple jump, 15th, 31’9.75”, a personal record

Andrew Yarbrough — Discus, 42nd, 71’0.5”, a personal record; and shot put, 41st, 28’3.5”

The 4x400 team of Ryan Johnson, Becher, George and Maddock, placed third with a time of 3:41.85. Becher’s time of 53.84 and George’s time of 56.88 are personal records.

The track teams are on the tail end of their season, with only three weeks to go before regionals. They’ll next see action at Meteetse on Saturday. Mecca noted Ward and Chandler Maddock qualified to compete in the Wyoming Track and Field Classic in Casper this Friday. Ward will run the 3200 meters, and Maddock will run the 400 meters.