Several Bobcats headed to state track in Casper

Of about 30 members of the Hot Springs County High School Track and Field Team who competed at the Regional competition in Burns last Friday and Saturday, 17 will be headed to the 3A State Championship at Casper this week, May 16-18.

Coach Aimee Kay said the number of students that have qualified - meaning they finished in the top eight of their event or top four for relays at Regionals, though others have pre-qualified through the season - was more than what she expected.

As in previous meets, the Bobcats set several personal records (PRs), and Olivia Weyer matched the school record of 9'3" she set earlier in the season. Kay was surprised with the number of PRs, considering the rain, sleet and winds on Friday and high winds Saturday.

"It really hung up my jumpers," Kay said, "and even the runners because they'd come down that last 100 with a pretty decent headwind. I'd just tell them ' get your head down and power through it.'"

Jarron Mortimore hit a PR in the 300 hurdles but finished ninth. Kay noted he hadn't run the event all year and she hopes he understands it will be a good race for him next year. He took eighth in the high jump with another PR.

Other qualifiers at Regionals include Weyer, Ashley McPhie in the high jump and triple jump, the 4x800 girls relay team, the 4x400 boys team, the boys sprint medley relay, Julie Johnson in the long jump, Logan Cole in the shot put and discus, Kolby George in the 800 meters and 1600 meters, Blake Williams in the pole vault, McKenna Bomengen in the 800 meters, 1600 meters and 3200 meters, Tahja Hunt in the 1600 meters and 3200 meters, Sesi Jensen in the long jump and Kaylee DeVries in the 300 meter hurdles.

Though Ethan Becher and Sean Miller were unable to compete, Kay said they came along for Regionals and helped out. Jazy Steadman also supports the team as a trainer.

Boys

Logan Cole: 100 meters 12th, 12.19; shot put fourth, 45'7.75" (PR); discus second, 125'10"

Chance Huffstetler: 100 meters 16th, 12.44

Noah Hill: 100 meters 24th, 13.32; 200 meters 26th, 27.27 (PR)

Jesse Skelton: 200 meters 10th, 24.59; pole vault ninth 10'4"

Jarron Mortimore: 200 meters 14th, 25.41 (PR); 300 meter hurdles ninth, 45.96 (PR); high jump eighth, 5'8" (PR)

Kolby George: 800 meters fifth, 2:05.10 (PR); 1600 meters fourth, 4:54.64 (PR)

Wyatt McDermott: 800 meters 11th, 2:10.37 (PR); pole vault seventh, 11'4" (PR)

Karsten Hart: 1600 meters 22nd, 6:24.86; long jump 17th, 12'6" (PR)

Logan Shumway: 200 meters 27th, 28.01; high jump 12th, 5'4"; triple jump 12th, 35'3.5" (PR)

Blake Williams: pole vault third, 11'10" (PR)

Jaxson Jensen: long jump 10th, 16'5.5"; triple jump 10th, 36'2" (PR)

The 4x100 team of Williams, Jensen, Huffstetler and Cole placed seventh with 48.48. The 4x400 team of George, McDermott, Williams and Mortimore placed third with 3:38.46. The sprint medley relay team of Williams, Skelton, McDermott and George placed fifth with 3:53.01

Girls

Mariah Brooks: 100 meters ninth, 14.25

Brianna DeVries: 100 meters 20th, 15.17

Sequoia Fishbaugh: 100 meters 21st, 15.83

Dayna Crow: 200 meters 13th, 29.89 (PR)

Aspen Jensen: 200 meters 16th, 30.96

Brianna DeVries: 200 meters 17th, 30.99

Jazmen Jensen: 200 meters 23rd, 32.48 (PR)

Hallie Martinez: 400 meters ninth, 1:09.70 (PR)

McKenna Bomengen: 800 meters sixth, 2:29.68 (PR); 1600 meters sixth, 5:51.20; 3200 meters seventh, 12:42.75

Tahja Hunt: 1600 meters eighth, 5:59.08; 3200 meters eighth, 12:46.78

Kaylee DeVries: 100 meter hurdles ninth, 18.30; 300 meter hurdles eighth, 54.47 (PR)

Ashley McPhie: 100 meter hurdles 11th, 18.96 (PR); 300 meter hurdles ninth, 55.50; high jump seventh, 4'2"; triple jump third, 32'3.25" (PR)

Aime Robinson: 300 meter hurdles 10th, 56.56

Halie Weber: shot put 13th, 27'3.5"

Caydence Becher: shot put 24th, 19'5.5"; long jump 13th, 12'6"; triple jump 11th, 27'5.25"

Olivia Weyer: pole vault second, 9'3"

Julie Johnson: pole vault 10th, 7'3"; long jump third 16'2.25"

Sesi Jensen: long jump eighth, 14'2.25"

The 4x100 team of Crow, Kaylee DeVries, Brianna DeVries and Sesi Jensen placed sixth with 58.04. The 4x800 team of Aspen Jensen, Martinez, Robinson and Crow placed fourth with 11:37.80. The spring medley relay team of Sesi Jensen, Jazmen Jensen, Crow and Martinez placed seventh with 5:03.90