Bomengen medals at Wyoming Track Classic

This past week saw McKenna Bomengen winning a third place medal in the 3200 meters at the Wyoming Track Classic (WTC) in Casper.

Coach Ernie Mecca explained simply qualifying for the WTC is a major accomplishment, as it means Bomengen is among the top 10 performers in all classes across the state. He noted she actually qualified in the 1600 meters as well, and needed to pick one. He commended Bomengen on her qualifying for the meet and moving up a couple spots from that qualifying spot to take third place.

It was a good week for Bobcat Track and Field, as team members also travelled to compete in Meeteetse on April 27. Mecca explained this is the only meet of the year they do handheld timing, whereas the rest of the meets use Fully Automated Timing (FAT). Nice weather helped for the meets as well.

The tracksters have one meet left, at home on Friday, May 4 beginning at 1 p.m., before Regionals at Douglas, and Mecca said there is still a couple questions they'd like to answer as far as making sure students are in their strongest events and we have our strongest relay teams.

This year's team is a young one, Mecca said, with only three seniors and one of them - Cullen Becher - out with an injury. Continuing to hit double digits for personal records is great, he noted, and both boys and girls teams won the Meeteetse meet; the boys had 127.5 points and the girls had 105.

The coach encourages everyone to come out and support the Bobcats at their home meet this Friday. It is also senior recognition day, and out meet is one of the biggest in the state.

Personal records from the Meeteetse meet are as follows, with FAT conversions where available:

Haley McDermott - 400 meters second 64.04 (64.34 FAT conversion)

Brianna Devries - 100 meters seventh 14.40 (14.40 FAT)

Kaylee Devries - 100 meters eighth 14.43 (14.74 FAT)

Sequoia Fishbaugh - 100 meters 10th 14.74 (15.04 FAT), 300 meter hurdles (59.84 FAT)

Ashley McPhie - 100 meters 13th 14.90 (15.14 FAT), 100 meter hurdles sixth 20.52 (20.84 FAT), triple jump fourth 29'9.25" (29'9.25" FAT)

Dayna Sandberg - 800 meters fifth 2:51.51 (2:51.84 FAT)

Jazmen Jensen - 800 meters seventh 3:00.00 (3:00.24 FAT)

Dani Pebbles - long jump 12th 10'6.25" (10'6.25" FAT)

Sesi Jensen - triple jump third 31'3.25" (31'3.25" FAT)

Chance Huffstetler - 100 meters second 11.89 (12.14 FAT), 200 meters third 25.48 (25.74 FAT)

Ethan Becher - 100 meters sixth 12.28 (12.28FAT), 300 meter hurdles first 43.21 (43.53 FAT)

Jarron Mortimore - 100 meters 10th 12.54 (12.84 FAT)

Jesse Skelton - 100 meters 12th 12.58 (12.84 FAT)

Logan Shumway - 100 meters 16th 13.11 (13.44 FAT)

Jaxson Jensen -200 meters eighth 26.25 (26.54 FAT), triple jump sixth 32'7"(32'7" FAT)

Kolby George - 800 meters first 2:13.00 (2:13.24 FAT)

Logan Cole -discus seventh 110'8.75" (110'8.75" FAT)

Logan Meier - discus 15th 93'1.25" (93'1.25" FAT)

Sean Miller - triple jump third 37'0.25" (37'0.5" FAT)

Additional girls results are:

McDermott - 200 meters second 29.04, pole vault second 7'4"

Kaylee Devries - 100 meter hurdles second 18.81

McPhie - 300 meter hurdles fourth 59.54

Pebbles - 100 meters 19th 16.90, shot put 16th 21'4"

Sesi Jensen - 200 meters sixth 29.65, discus 17th 57'0.5"

Fishbaugh - 200 meters 15th 32.93

Aspen Jensen - 800 meters first 2:40.40

Tahja Hunt - 800 meters third 2:47.47, 3200 meters first 13:48.48

Olivia Weyer - 800 meters sixth 2:53.53, pole vault fourth 7'4"

The 4x100 team of Sandberg, Sesi Jensen, Kaylee Devries and Brianna Devries placed second with a time of 56.14.

Additional boys results are:

Meier - 100 meters eighth 12.37, 200 meters 11th 27.14, 400 meters sixth 58.83

Mortimore - 110 meter hurdles third 20.58, high jump sixth 5'4"

Skelton - 300 meter hurdles third 50.51, pole vault fifth 8'

Jaxson Jensen - 100 meters 14th 12.93

Shumway - 200 meters ninth 26.96, high jump sixth 5'4", triple jump fifth 33'1.25"

Cole - 200 meters second 24.96, shot put fourth 41'5.5"

Miller - 400 meters second 55.96, long jump fourth 17'0.75"

Blake Williams - 400 meters fourth 57.99

The 4x100 team of Huffstetler, Cole, Williams and Becher placed first with a time of 47.74. The 4x400 team of Becher, George, Williams and Miller placed first with a time of 3:48.48.