Middle school track teams see strong take off

The Thermopolis Middle School track season got underway with their first meet April 6 at Riverton. Coach Brandon Deromedi said he’s pleased with the results as there were 24 personal records, 25 top ten placings for events and a first place finish for Ethan Music in the 200 hurdles with a time of 30.24. A total 46 students are competing.

The April 6 meet, he noted, was a sizeable one that included Powell, Cody, Riverton, Worland, Lander and Rock Springs. On top of that, since there were only divisions for seventh and eighth grade it meant our sixth grade Bobcats were competing at the seventh grade level.

Next, the middle school tracksters competed at the Greybull Invite on April 13, where they continued their personal record streak with another 41, as well as 46 top 10 placings. Music continued winning events as well, with times of 27.93 in the 200 — also a personal record — 17.62 in the 100 hurdles and 30.50 in the 200 hurdles. Kaitlin Barral claimed a first place and personal record in shot put with a 25’5.5” distance.

Deromedi noted the students have been performing well and improving, and the records they’ve been setting are certainly a highlight, and they certainly are a testament to the work they’re putting in.

The biggest downfall at this time, Deromedi said, is the team is not in as good a shape as he would like to see. The school wants them to be active in several activities, so last week’s State FFA competition took them out for Tuesday through Saturday. “I’m assuming they didn’t get a lot of track work in while they were down there,” he said with a smile.

Weather has also been a hindrance to practices the past couple weeks, and Deromedi is hoping for three solid weeks of practice so they are close to their peak at the conference meet in Thermopolis on May 4. He tips his hat tot eh kids for having a “yes, sir” attitude and working hard.

This weeks is a short one for middle school practices, as they compete April 18 at Worland. Results from the Riverton and Greybull meets are as follows, with personal records noted. Deromedi noted there were some results missing from the Greybull meet at press time.

Riverton

Seventh Grade Girls

Aspen Brooks: 100 meters 18th, 15.24; high jump 11th 3’6”

Elizabeth Skelton: 100 meters 27th, 15.71; 200 meters 24th, 33.81

Joely Mounts: 100 meters 33rd, 15.75; 200 meters 14,32.21 (PR); high jump fifth, 33’10”

Hannah Lippincott: 100 meters 48th, 17.00; 200 meters 52nd, 37.75

Kaia Galovich: 200 meters 44th, 36.24 (PR); high jump 14th, 3’4” (PR)

Bri Lackey: 400 meters 38th, 1:45.46; high jump 11th, 3’6” (PR)

Austin Slagle: 800 meters 15th, 3:32.96; 100 meter hurdles 30th, 25.37; long jump 23rd, 11’4”

Jayda Griffin: 1600 meters third, 6:54.78; 100 meter hurdles 24th, 23.58

Brooke Richter: 100 meter hurdles 21st, 22.18

Hanna Hill: 100 meter hurdles 28th, 24.00; long jump 50th, 9’4.75”

Kendall Bradshaw: long jump 62nd 7’7”

Xoey Rich: shot put fourth, 23’8” (PR); discus eighth, 54’3”

Kaitlin Barral: shot put sixth, 23’2”; discus ninth, 54’2” (PR)

Eighth Grade Girls

Jayci Basse: 100 meters ninth, 14.35; 200 meters sixth, 30.56 (PR); 100 meter hurdles eighth, 19.23

Brooklyn Cooley: 200 meters 25th, 35.12 (PR); 400 meters seventh, 1:17.18; long jump 13th, 11’4.5” (PR)

Lexi Overfield: 800 meters 11th, 3:14.40; 100 meter hurdles 12th, 21.05; long jump eighth, 11’9.5” (PR)

Seventh Grade Boys

Ethan Music: 100 meters fourth (PR), 13.38; 100 meter hurdles third, 18.94

Trenton May: 100 meters 25th, 14.62; 1600 meters 20th 6:46.56

Ethan Yarrington: 100 meters 37th, 15.24; 200 meters 28th, 33.52; long jump 15th 12’7”

Brody Sorensen: 100 meters 39th, 15.31; 400 meters 26th, 1:18.43

William Coale: 200 meters sixth, 30.11; high jump fourth, 4’6” (PR); long jump seventh, 13’3”

Jesse Rodriguez: 200 meters 13th, 31.43; long jump 17th, 12’5”

Jaye Christensen: 200 meters 19th, 32.37; discus 19th, 55’7”

Zane Stam: 400 meters 18th, 1:14.40; 800 meters 20th, 3:05.84

Jessen Basse: 400 meters 27th, 1:18.81 (PR); 800 meters 18th, 3:04.40

Brody Potter: 400 meters 38th, 1:23.46; 100 meter hurdles 15th, 22.37

Ethan Crow: 800 meters eighth, 2:50.52; 1600 meters fifth, 6:04.05 (PR)

Kanyon Gerber: 800 meters 19th, 3:05.52; 1600 meters 18th, 6:41.96 (PR); 100 meters 17th, 22.90

Seth Needham: 1600 meters 12th, 6:27.65 (PR); 200 meter hurdles fourth, 35.75 (PR)

Lance Axtell: 100 meter hurdles 26th, 31.68

Mason Reese: triple jump 13th, 20’4.5”; shot put 14th, 22’2” (PR); discus 20th, 55’4” (PR)

Zane Miller: shot put 13th, 22’9”; discus 11th, 61’11.5”

John Baker: shot put 24th, 19’3”; discus 23rd, 53’8”

Aiden Cox: shot put 28th, 18’3.5”

Eighth Grade Boys

Roedy Farrell: 100 meters fourth, 12.24; 200 meters third, 25.68; high jump sixth, 4’10”; triple jump ninth, 31’1”

Elijah Skelton: 100 meters 18th, 13.46 (PR); long jump 15th, 13’0.75” (PR)

David Armstrong: 100 meters 46th, 16.15; discus 25th 46’11”

William Robinson: 800 meters 21st, 3:04.62; discus 26th, 46’3.5” (PR)

Chase Moeller: shot put seventh, 29’7”; discus 14th, 69’9”

Greybull

7th Grade Boys

Trenton May: 100 meters seventh, 14.65; 400 meters eighth 1:15.20; long jump 14th, 11’8”

Ethan Yarrington: 100 meters 15th, 15.23 (PR); 200 meters eighth, 31.65 (PR); long jump 13th, 11’9”

Lance Axtell: 100 meters 36th, 17.05; 100 meter hurdles 16th, 24.02 (PR)

Zane Miller: 100 meters 37th, 17.08; shot put 11th, 22’11” (PR); discus eighth, 59’5”

Brody Potter: 100 meters 38th, 17.10; 100 meter hurdles ninth, 21.57 (PR); 200 meter hurdles 11th, 40.46

William Coale: 200 meters third, 30.23; high jump second, 4’4”

Jesse Rodriguez: 200 meters fifth, 31.09 (PR)

Jaye Christensen: 200 meters 12th, 31.90 (PR); discus fourth, 62’9” (PR)

Zane Stam: 200 meters 14th, 33.39; 400 meters seventh, 1:13.42 (PR); 800 meters sixth, 3:02.46 (PR)

Ethan Crow: 400 meters fifth, 1:09.96; 800 meters second, 2:54.30; 1600 meters sixth, 6:21.45

Jessen Basse: 400 meters 13th, 1:18.42 (PR); 800 meters seventh, 3:03.01; 1600 meters 11th, 6:29.97

Seth Needham: 1600 meters seventh, 6:21.95 (PR); 200 meter hurdles sixth, 37.03

Kanyon Gerber: 1600 meters 14th, 6:41.56 (PR); 100 meter hurdles 11th, 21.83 (PR); 200 meter hurdles eighth, 39.13 (PR)

Mason Reese: triple jump 11th, 23’3” (PR); shot put 18th, 19’10”; discus 12th, 57’6” (PR)

John Baker: shot put 22nd, 18’8”; discus 28th, 47’

The 4x400 team of Gerber, May, Needham and Basse placed first with 5:11.56 (PR)

The sprint medley relay team of Crow, Coale, Rodriguez and Music placed first with 2:08.26

7th Grade Girls

Joely Mounts: 100 meters 13th, 15.39 (PR); 200 meters seventh, 32.21 (PR); high jump ninth, 4’1” (PR)

Aspen Brooks: 100 meters 28th, 16.24; high jump 17th, 3’7” (PR)

Hannah Lippincott: 100 meters 32nd, 16.52 (PR); 200 meters 14th, 33.99 (PR)

Austin Slagle: 100 meters 33rd, 16.54; 800 meters 11th, 3:26.62; 100 meter hurdles 23rd, 25.77; long jump 15th, 11’1”

Elizabeth Skelton: 100 meters 38th, 16.93; 200 meters 15th, 34.01

Hanna Hill: 100 meters 41st, 17.34; 100 meter hurdles 18th, 22.97 (PR); high jump 20th, 3’7”

Brailee DeVries: 100 meters 53rd, 18.13; triple jump 17th, 20’3”; high jump 21st, 3’4”

Bri Lackey: 100 meters 56th, 18.72 (PR); 400 meters 16th, 1:41.50 (PR); high jump 23rd, 3’4”

Brooke Richter: 200 meters 16th, 34.13; 100 meter hurdles 13th, 22.17 (PR)

Kendall Bradshaw: 200 meters 17th, 34.17; long jump 37th, 8’8” (PR)

Kaia Galovich: 200 meters 24th, 35.14 (PR); high jump 23rd, 3’4” (PR)

Rosalie Willson: 200 meters 38th, 41.58; long jump 45th, 6’6.5”

Jayda Griffin: 1600 meters fourth, 6:25.75 (PR); 100 meter hurdles 20th, 23.03

Sofia Gerber: triple jump 19th, 18’10”

Kaitlin Barral: discus second, 59’3” (PR)

Xoey Rich: shot put second, 24’1” (PR); discus third, 57’4”

The sprint relay team of Brooks, Lippincott, Skelton and Richter placed third with 2:34.75

8th Grade Boys

Elijah Skelton: 100 meters 11th, 13.64 (PR); 200 meters sixth, 28.27; long jump seventh, 14’4.5” (PR)

David Armstrong: 100 meters 24th, 15.96; discus eighth, 45’7”

William Robinson: 400 meters 14th, 1:19.92, 800 meters seventh, 3:13.58

Gavin Shumway: triple jump third, 31’2.5” (PR)

8th Grade Girls

Jayci Basse: 100 meters second, 14.22; 200 meters third, 29.96 (PR); 100 meter hurdles second, 18.18 (PR)

Saraiya Sosa: 200 meters 11th, 36.43; shot put sixth, 19’3.5” (PR); discus seventh, 45’9” (PR)

Brooklyn Cooley: 400 meters second, 1:17.30; long jump fifth 11’2.5”

Trinity Mohr: shot put eighth 18’4”; discus 10th 38’7”