Bobcat track team sees pre-qualifiers for state

The tradition seen so far this year of the high school track team setting multiple personal records continued at their triangular with Ten Sleep at Worland on Thursday, April 18. There was also the added bonus of seeing the first athletes pre-qualify for state competition, as Olivia Weyer hit a first place height of 9’3” in the pole vault and the boys sprint medley team of Blake Williams, Jesse Skelton, Wyatt McDermott and Kolby George finished second with a time of 3:49,74.

Both pre-qualifying finishes were also personal records, and the sprint medley team broke the school record for the second time this season.

Coach Aimee Kay noted other tracksters such as Jesse Skelton, Logan Cole, Mariah Brooks and McKenna Bomengen are also coming close to pre-qualifying for state as well.

Kay said the weather for the meet at Worland was great, and the athletes took advantage of it. Ethan Becher was also medically released to rejoin the team after being in the hospital with stomach issues. This week she was hopeful the weather would clear up enough for the team to get more outside practice time.

This week is plenty busy for the track team, with a “throwers only” meet at Worland on April 23, and regular meets at Buffalo on April 25 and at Meeteetse on April 26. Of the throwers meet, Kay said even though we only have a few throwers the schedule allows for it. She explained there are only so many meets schools can compete in before state, and because we started a week later than other schools we had the opportunity to add a meet.

The two regular meets will allow students to focus on one event per meet and still get a good competition in for all their events, preparing for the Bobcat Invite on May 3, and regional and state competition in the weeks following.

Results from last week’s meet include:

Boys

Jesse Skelton: 100 meters sixth, 12.14 (PR); pole vault first, 10’6” (PR)

Logan Cole: 100 meters sixth, 12.14 (PR); shot put first, 45’5” (PR); discus first, 124’8”

Chance Huffstetler: 100 meters 13th, 12.44

Tristin Brown: 100 meters 14th, 12.74; 400 meters fifth, 59.74; long jump fifth, 17’1” (first time)

Noah Hill: 100 meters 16th, 13.24 (PR); 200 meters 11th, 27.84 (PR)

Jaxson Jensen: 200 meters eighth, 26.44 (PR); long jump sixth, 16’11” (PR); triple jump third, 35’1” (PR)

Vinny Moody: 400 meters seventh, 1:01.04

Jarron Moritmore: 110 meter hurdles second, 20.54; high jump third, 5’4”

Karsten Hart: 1600 meters fourth, 6:22.34 (PR); long jump 12th, 11’5” (PR)

Wyatt McDermott: pole vault second, 9’6”

Logan Shumway: high jump second, 5’4”; triple jump fifth, 32’10.5”

The 4x100 team of Williams, Jensen, Huffstetler and Cole placed second with 47.54.

The boys team placed second overall.

Girls

Mariah Brooks: 100 meters first, 13.74 (PR); high jump second, 4’6” (PR)

Dana Crow: 100 meters sixth, 14.54 (PR)

Kaylee DeVries: 100 meters seventh, 14.64 (PR); 100 meter hurdles first, 18.34 (PR); 300 meter hurdles second, 54.54

Sesi Jensen: 100 meters ninth, 15.14 (PR); long jump first, 14’6”

Bri DeVries: 100 meters 10th, 15.16 (PR); triple jump third, 28’2.5” (PR)

Jazy Jensen: 100 meters 14th, 16.04; 200 meters 11th, 34.04 (PR); pole vault second, 6’3” (first time doing)

Sequoia Fishbaugh: 100 meters 17th, 16.24

Aspen Jensen: 200 meters fifth, 30.94

Ashley McPhie: 100 meter hurdles fourth, 20.14 (PR); 300 hurdles third, 57.24 (PR); high jump fourth, 4’4” (PR); triple jump second, 30’5” (PR)

McKenna Bomengen: 800 meters first, 2:33.24; 1600 meters first, 5:39.24 (PR)

Hallie Martinez: 1600 meters third, 6:16.64

Tahja Hunt: 3200 meters first, 13:07.74

Olivia Weyer: pole vault first 9’3” (PR)

Caydence Becher: long jump fourth, 12’1.5” (PR); triple jump fifth, 27’6” (PR); shot put 11th, 20’3.75”

Hallie Weber: shot put sixth, 26’3.5”

The 4x100 team of Crow, Bri DeVries, Aspen Jensen and Brooks placed second with 57.04. The sprint medley team of Sesi Jensen, Jazy Jensen, Crow and Aspen Jensen placed second with 5:05.44.

The girls team placed second overall.