Bobcat tracksters start season

The Bobcat Track and Field team opened their season at the Wheatland invite last Thursday. Bobcats competed against 20 other schools at the tournament. They then traveled to Greybull on Saturday to compete against 13 schools at the Bill Gerrard Memorial Invite.

Coach Calder Forcella commented, “I was super proud of our kids and how they competed last week. The weather has put a damper on our training, so for many of the kids it was their first time throwing out of the ring, jumping in the sand, and crossing the finish line. Our team theme this year is when it is too tough for everyone else, it is just right for us and our kids have bought into that with a 4:30 a.m. leave time and going out and competing regardless of the circumstances.” 

The first two meets gave the team a great starting point. “As the coaches, we look forward to watching our kids improve and get better moving forward,” said coach Forcella.

Regarding performances, he said, “Ina King is returning as one of the top triple jumpers in the state and picked up right where she left off. She won the triple jump at both meets and prequalified for state on her first jump of the year. She also had a great day in the sprints.” 

The boys 4x800 made up of Chris Arends, Ryan Arends, Cole Keller, and Ethan Yarrington won at both meets. “They are a young group and I look forward to watching them compete in the 3A West Ranks this year,” said coach Forcella. 

He added, “Jadeth Elder also had a strong showing in the distance races at both meets. As a freshman, he proved he is ready to compete at the high school level as a long distance runner.” 

Results from the tournaments as listed on Milesplit, with placings through 15th, include:

Wheatland

Girls

Ina King - 100m, 9th, 13.60; 200m, 12th, 28.02, long jump, 13-11.50; triple jump, 1st, 34-04.75.

Jayci Basse - 100m 13.92; 200m 28.45; 400m 8th 1:05.40.

Brooklynn Williams - 200m 30.90; 800m 2:57.81; pole vault, 7-00.00; shot put 20-09.50.

Jayda Griffin - 800m 2:56.02; 1600m, 6th, 6:39.77; long jump, 11-11.75.

Alexis Garrison - 800m 3:18.93; 1600m, 14th, 7:33.93.

Hannah Lippincott - 800m, 3:33.55; long jump, 8-11.50.

Tera Kraushaar - discuss, 63-10.00; shot put, 23-04.00.

Kaitlin Barral - discuss, 61.10.00; shot put, 26-09.00.

Camille Rodriguez - discuss, 33-10.00; shot put, 12-06.00.

Boys

Seth Needham - 100m, 12.16; 200m, 25.38.

Chris Arends - 100m, 12.77.

Logan Dafoe - 100m, 12.89; 200m 26.98; long jump 16-00.00; triple jump, 33-03.25

Ethan Yarrington - 100m, 12.90; 400m, 58.90; long jump 15-01.00.

Zane Stam - 100m, 12.91; 200m, 26.84.

Ryan Arends - 100m, 13.01; long jump 17-06.50.

Jessen Basse - 100m, 13.01; 200m 26.70; shot put, 265-00.00.

Dallyn Griffin - 100m, 14.00; 200m 28.67; 100m hurdles, 22.64; long jump, 15-05.25.

Cole Keller - 400m, 59.18; triple jump, 15th, 35-01.00.

Mason Reese - 400m, 1:04.72; pole vault, 12th, 9-00.00; discuss, 86-07.00; shot put, 27-06.00.

Jarek Jeffs - 800m, 2:32.68; 1600m, 5:58.82.

Vann Epperson - 800m, 2:39.07; 3200m, 13:37.75.

Jadeth Elder - 1600m, 9th, 5:22.56; 3200m, 9th, 11:27.26.

Jesse Rodriguez - 1600m, 6:36.81; 3200m, 13:51.68.

The boys team finished 1st in the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:10.91 and 6th in the 4x400m with a time of 3:58.98.

Greybull

Girls

Ina King - 100m, 2nd, 14.07; 200m, 2nd, 29.26; long jump, 4th, 14-00.00; triple jump, 1st, 33-08.00.

Jayci Basse - 100m, 3rd, 14.41; 200m, 4th, 29.60; 300 hurdles, 2nd, 51.40.

Brooklynn Williams - 400m, 3rd, 1:10.14; 800m, 5th, 2:55.91; shot put, 21-09.50.

Jayda Griffin - 400m, 4th, 1:15.08; 800m, 6th, 2:58.61; long jump, 8th, 12-09.50.

Tera Kraushaar - discuss, 14th, 68-08.00; shot put, 19th, 23-10.50.

Kaitlin Barral - discuss, 63-05.00, shot put, 8th, 27-01.00.

Boys

Seth Needham - 8th, 100m, 12.45; 200m, 5th, 25.20.

Logan Dafoe - 100m, 13.24; 200m 10th, 26.91; long jump, 15-00.00; triple jump, 34-05.00.

Zane Stam - 100m 13.24; 200m, 15th, 27.29; shot put, 30-05.50.

Jessen Basse - 100m, 13.62.

Chris Arends - 100m, 13.74; 200m, 27.45.

Ethan Yarrington - 100m 13.83; long jump, 15-04.25.

Dallyn Griffin - 100m, 14.39; 110 hurdles, 8th, 22.09; long jump, 14-06.00.

Mason Reese - 100m, 14.45; 200m, 28.69; discuss, 11th, 92-07.00; shot put, 14th, 31-10.00.

Cole Keller - 400m, 4th, 58.19; triple jump, 11th, 36-03.50.

Ryan Arends - 400m, 8th, 59.41; long jump, 15th, 16-07.00.

Vann Epperson - 400m, 1:07.37; 800m, 15th, 2:40.01.

Jadeth Elder - 1600m, 6th, 5:22.12; 3200m, 2nd, 11:37.52.

Jarek Jeffs - 1600m, 5:48.62; discuss, 79-10.00.

James Whitt - discuss, 57-10.00; shot put, 28-04.00.

The boys team finished 1st in both the 4x400m relay and the 4x800m relay.