Bobcat tracksters head to regionals

Hot Springs County High School Bobcat Track and Field hosted their home invite last Friday with the Lady Cats coming in 9th out of 22 teams and the Bobcats coming in 8th out of 20 teams. There were several top 10 individual performances and some PRs set.

Coach Calder Forcella said, “It was awesome to see our kids go out and compete at our home meet. Lots of kids posted PRs and are where they need to be to give them a shot at qualifying for state this week at regionals.” 

He added, “We have seen a lot of growth this year across the board with our athletes. The coaching staff has done an excellent job with our athletes and I am excited to see where the cards fall this week in Worland.”

Ina King ran a fantastic race in the 100m and prequalified for state. 

Chris Arends had a great day vaulting. “There were a couple times when the grandstands erupted. Coach Williams has done a fantastic job with our vaulters this year, and Chris’s mark will give him a shot at qualifying for state,” said coach Forcella. 

Van Epperson had one of the biggest individual PRs of the day, cutting nearly 7 seconds off of his 300 hurdle time. “He is new to track this year and has worked hard to become a hurdler,” said coach Forcella. 

Coach Forcella commented “As our lone senior, Jayci Basse had a great senior day meet. She hit a season best in the 300 hurdles and 200 which will give her a great shot at qualifying in a couple events this week.” 

The Bobcat boys 4x800m hit a huge PR cutting 14 seconds which ranks them as one of the top relays teams in 3A. “They have pushed each other hard all year in practice and at meets,” said coach Forcella.

Individual results include: (placings through 15th):

Girls

Ina King - 100m, 3rd, 13.08; triple jump, 2nd, 34-01.50.

Jayci Basse - 100m, 13th, 13.80; 200m, 5th, 27.90; 300H, 4th, 49.84.

Jayda Griffin - 800m, 12th, 2:47.91; long jump, 11th, 13-03.00.

Alexis Garrison - 800m, 3:02.68; 1600m, 7:07.38.

Hannah Lippincott - 800m, 3:16.53; long jump, 10-09.25.

Brooklynn Williams - pole vault, 5th, 8-00.00; shot put, 22-02.50.

Tera Kraushaar - discuss, 70-01.50; shot put, 22-02.50.

Camille Rodriguez - discuss, 43-05.00.

Mesa Longwell - discuss, 41-08.50; shot put, 21-09.00.

Kaitlin Barral - shot put, 27-09.00.

1600 Sprint Medley, 5th, 4:52.72, Brooklyn Williams, Jayci Basse, Jayda Griffin, Ina King.

Boys

Jessen Basse - 100m, 12.55; 200m, 25.78.

Brody Sorensen - 100m, 12.63; shot put, 13th, 35-07.00.

Logan Dafoe - 100m, 12.96; triple jump, 32-09.50.

Seth Needham - 200m, 5th, 23.94; 400m, 7th, 55.64; pole vault, 11th, 9-06.00.

Cody Bomengen - 200m, 25.75; 400m, 1:02.82; high jump, 9th, 5-04.00; triple jump, 11th, 37-01.50.

Jadeth Elder - 1600m, 7th, 5:10.19; 3200m, 9th, 11:30.39.

Jarek Jeffs - 1600m, 5:32.19; discuss, 92-04.00.

Van Epperson - 1600m, 5:47.36; 300H, 12th, 50.72.

Dallyn Griffin - 110H, 21.11; 300H, 52.35.

Cole Keller - 300H, 6th, 46.57; triple jump, 8th, 37-09.50.

Ryan Arenas - long jump, 15-09.75.

Ethan Yarrington - triple jump, 15th, 36-02.00.

Chris Arends - pole vault, 5th, 11-00.00.

Mason Reese - discuss, 12th, 98-08.00; shot put, 30-07.00.

James Whitt - discuss, 60-03.00; shot put, 28-04.00.

Zane Stam - shot put, 29-02.50.

4x400m Relay, 2nd, 3:40.57, Chris Arends, Seth Needham, Ethan Yarrington, Cole Keller.

1600 Sprint Medley, 5th, 4:19.63, Brody Sorensen, Jessen Basse, Zane Stam, Jarek Jeffs.

4x800m Relay, 2nd, 8:36.73, Chris Arends, Cole Keller, Ryan Arends, Ethan Yarrington.

Regional competition action is Friday and Saturday in Worland.