The Powell High School track teams went into the Easter break with a strong showing at the Cody/Powell Double Duals Thursday at Cody.

The Lady Panthers topped the Fillies 152-133, with six first-place finishes. The Panthers came up short against the Broncs 161-119, with three first-place finishes on the day.

“With a meet like this, it’s early in the season,” said PHS head coach Scott Smith. “We’re looking to see who’s where. We had some really good performances, we had a few state qualifiers. It was more individuals, we didn’t do much with the relays. But we had some kids do a nice job of breaking out. It was a good meet for experience.”

Lady Panthers

Led by a half-dozen first-place finishes, the Lady Panthers topped their cross-county rivals 152-133. Tamoka Hasegawa topped the field in the 100 meters, Emma Karhu did so in the 200 meters and JuliaKay O’Neill won while qualifing for state in the 400 meters.

Also finishing first in their events were Sabrina Shoopman in the 100 meter hurdles and Brea Terry, who won the triple jump with a distance of 31 feet, 2 inches. The 4x400 relay team of Emma Karhu, Maddy Hanks, Shoopman and JuliaKay O’Neill finished in the top spot with a time of 4:27.22.

Sidney O’Brien finished second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:49.02, while Hailee Paul was runner-up in the 1600 meters with a time of 7:02.72.

“It was kind of a nice breakout for them [the sprinters],” Smith said. “Cody has some good girls, and ours went out and ran really well. There were definitely some major improvements, either over last year, or new ones this year.”

Smith was especially pleased with the running of Hasegawa, a foreign exchange student with the Lady Panthers’ program.

“Anytime you can get an exchange student that can contribute, that’s a very lucky situation,” he said. “She’s a good kid, and it was really nice to see her do well. She did indoor track as well, and it’s just good to see her start to really come through. You could see the talent all along, and she really started to show it [with this meet].”

Shoopman qualified for state in the 100 meter hurdles, and just missed on the 300 hurdles, where she took third.

“She [Shoopman] wasn’t pleased with her 300 hurdles, but she was still a half-second faster than she ran the week before,” Smith said. “Different kids and a little different matchup, she ran well. The race we want her to win is at the end of the year, not in March.”

In the field events, Aubrie Stenerson finished second in the long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 3.5 inches, while Hailee Hyde finished third in the high jump with a height of 4 feet, 4 inches.

Caitlyn Miner finished second in the pole vault with a personal best and state-qualifying vault of 9 feet, 3 inches, with Emma Karhu finishing third at 8 feet.

In the shot put, freshman Cassidy Miner finished second with a throw of 33 feet, 7.5 inches, while Rachel Bonander was third with a throw of 30 feet, 4.5 inches. Bonander finished second in the discus with a toss of 99 feet, 11 inches, while Miner was third with a throw of 94 feet, 3 inches.

“There were some good breakouts over in the field events as well,” Smith said. “The triple jump looked pretty good. The jumps were another area where we saw some kids start to break out a little bit. Both Rachel [Bonander] and Cassidy [Miner] are really talented throwers, they just have a lot of technique to work on. It’s early; they’ll get there.”

Panthers

The Panthers were driven by first-place finishes by Dylan Cordes in the 400 meters, Brody Karhu in the 800 meters and Dalton Woodward in the triple jump. Karhu also finished third in the pole vault, with a height of 13 feet.

“It’s good to see that consistency with Dalton [Woodward],” Smith said. “Last year, he showed the potential. Now he’s putting it all together.”

Alan Merritt (4:52.15) and Jayden Yates (4:56.82) both broke the five-minute mark in the 1600 meters to finish second and third, respectively.

“We were missing a couple of kids, but we had a lot of [personal records],” Smith said. “Maybe not quite as many breakthrough performances, but our middle distance and distance kids all ran really well. We had two kids under five minutes in the mile, which are big milestones. We had a couple of our distance kids running sprints, too. I thought our boys did well.”

Panther senior Brooks Asher qualified for state in the pole vault with a height of 12 feet.

In the throwing events, Cayden Lynn finished second in the discus with a throw of 113 feet, 5 inches, while Zeke Frankenberry and Reece Hackenberg finished fourth and fifth, respectively, each with tosses over 100 feet. Lynn also placed fourth in the shot put, with a throw of 40 feet, 8 inches, while teammate Ryan Good finished fifth with a throw of 36 feet, 2 inches.

“The boys’ throwers are still putting some things together,” Smith said. “But they’re coming along. They’re just a bit behind the girls in terms of where we want them to be, but they’re very young; we’re talking sophomores and freshmen. But there’s some talent there I think is going to break out in the next couple of weeks.”

The Powell track teams will host the L.A. Kohnke Invitational this week at Powell High School, and Smith said the teams are looking forward to competing on their home turf.

“It’s nice not to have to travel,” Smith said. “I’m a fan of that.”

Girls 100 Meter Dash

1. Tamoka Hasegawa 13.57, 4. Brea Terry 14.03, 6. Aubrie Stenerson 14.29, 7. Gracen Curtis 14.56, 9. Elsie Spomer 14.80

Girls 200 Meter Dash

1. Emma Karhu 28.12, 3.Tamoka Hasegawa 29.38, 4. Brea Terry 29.94, 5. Gracen Curtis 30.14, 9. Hailee Hyde 30.99, 10. Kady Wells 31.17, 12. Gabby Harshman 32.59

Girls 400 Meter Dash

1. JuliaKay O’Neill 1:02.42, 4.Hailee Hyde 1:10.87, 5. Natalie Dillivan 1:13.64, 6. Elisa Polson 1:14.29, 7. Jozi Simpson 1:15.43, 8. Amber Visocky 1:26.45

Girls 800 Meter Run

2. Sidney O’Brien 2:49.02, 4. Jozi Simpson 3:03.99

Girls 1600 Meter Run

2. Hailee Paul 7:02.72, 3. Madelyn Horton 7:05.07, 4. Jenna Merritt 7:07.87, 5. Maggie Cappiello 7:16.40

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles

1. Sabrina Shoopman 16.83, 2. Caitlyn Miner 17.32, 5. Sidney O’Brien 18.41, 7. Emily Sweet 19.27, 8. Tegan Lovelady 20.01

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles

3. Sabrina Shoopman 50.09, 4. Emma Karhu 51.35, 5. Maddy Hanks 53.84

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay

1. Emma Karhu, Maddy Hanks, Sabrina Shoopman, JuliaKay O'Neill 4:27.22

Girls High Jump

3. Hailee Hyde 4 feet, 4 inches

Girls Pole Vault

2. Caitlyn Miner 9 feet, 3 inches, 3. Emma Karhu 8 feet, 5. Maddie Hackenberg 7 feet, 6 inches

Girls Long Jump

2. Aubrie Stenerson 15 feet, 3.5 inches, 4. Jaz Haney 14 feet, 3 inches, 6. Mattie Larsen 13 feet, 10 inches, 7. Elsie Spomer 13 feet, 6 inches, 8. McKenna Hanson 13 feet, 4 inches, 9. Maddie Hackenberg 13 feet, 1.75 inches, 11. Kaitlyn Decker 11 feet, 8 inches, 12. Kortny Feller 11 feet, 5.5 inches, 14. Jasmin Preator 9 feet, 11.5 inches, 15. McKennah Buck 9 feet, 3.5 inches

Girls Triple Jump

1. Brea Terry 31 feet, 2.5 inches, 2. Jaz Haney 30 feet, 10 inches, 3. McKenna Hanson 30 feet, 3 inches

Girls Shot Put

2. Cassidy Miner 33 feet, 7.5 inches, 3. Rachel Bonander 30 feet, 4.5 inches, 5. Coby Calcotte 28 feet, 1 inch, 6. Mattie Larsen 27 feet, 6 inches, 7. Tegan Lovelady 26 feet, 8 inches, 9. Kortny Feller 25 feet, 11.5 inchces, 10. Marie Ramier 24 feet, 7 inches, 10. Jasmyne Lensegrav 24 feet, 7 inches, 12. McKenzie Clarkson 23 feet, 11 inches, 13. Crystal Emmett 23 feet, 6 inches, 14. Kaylee Stewart 22 feet, 6 inches, 16. Mina Schuler 20 feet, 8 inches, 17. Alissa Staidle 19 feet, 7.5 inches

Girls Discus Throw

2. Rachel Bonander, 99 feet, 11 inches, 3. Cassidy Miner, 94 feet, 3 inches, 5. Coby Calcotte, 89 feet, 3 inches, 6. Jasmyne Lensegrav 80 feet, 11 inches, 7. Mattie Larsen 77 feet, 9. Kortny Feller 66 feet, 9 inches, 10. Marie Ramier 61 feet, 11. Alissa Staidle 57 feet, 8 inches, 13. Mina Schuler 55 feet, 7 inches, 14. Tegan Lovelady 54 feet, 9 inches, 15. McKenzie Clarkson 53 feet, 17. Kaylee Stewart 48 feet, 4 inches, 18. Crystal Emmett 47 feet, 7 inches

Boys 100 Meter Dash

4. Jacob Harrison 12.13, 5. AJ Lewis 12.20, 6. Jon Morrow 12.40, 8. Canyon Gonzales 12.69 10. Evan Habaeck 12.96, 11. Kalen Sapp 13.06, 12. Kaden Salas 13.16, 13. Tarren Blackmore 14.10

Boys 200 Meter Dash

3. AJ Lewis 25.06, 4. Jon Morrow 25.32, 6. Charlie Hall 25.96, 9. Evan Habaeck, 26.96, 10. Joey Hernandez 27.12, 11. Kalen Sapp 27.66, 13. Jeremy Estes, 31.80

Boys 400 Meter Dash

1. Dylan Cordes, 57.73, 2. Joe Rogers, 57.77, 3. Joey Hernandez 1:00.77, 4. Tyler Pfeifer 1:01.49,  5. Eyob Robirds 1:05.96, 6. Jaxton Braten 1:07.49

Boys 800 Meter Run

1. Brody Karhu 2:10.36, 3. Jayden Yates 2:15.31, 4. Alan Merritt 2:16.78, 6. Jesse Erickson 2:25.34, 7. Tyler Pfeifer 2:26.11, 8. Eyob Robirds 2:32.54, 9. Isaac Summers 2:33.83, 10. Jaxton Braten 2:44.34, 11. Riley McKeen 2:51.15

Boys 1600 Meter Run

2. Alan Merritt 4:52.15, 3. Jayden Yates 4:56.82, 4. Tyler Pfeifer 5:17.33, 5. Jesse Erickson 5:20.33, 6. Isaac Summers 5:48.06, 7. Dylan McEvoy 6:01.39, 8. Riley McKeen 6:09.19

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles

3. Tarren Blackmore 21.40

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay

2. Jon Morrow, Dylan Cordes, Joey Hernandez, Brody Karhu 3:47.50

Boys High Jump

2. Colby Warner 5 feet, 10 inches, 3. Charlie Hall 5 feet, 8 inches

Boys Pole Vault

3. Brody Karhu 13 feet, 4. Brooks Asher 12 feet, 6. Riley Bennett 10 feet, 8. Reece Hackenberg 9 feet, 6 inches

Boys Long Jump

3. AJ Lewis 19 feet, .5 inches, 4. Kanyon Gann 18 feet, 8 inches, 7. Jon Morrow 17 feet, .75 inches, 9. Bryce Hogan 15 feet, 8.5 inches, 10. Dalton Woodward 15 feet, 6.75 inches, 12. Kalen Sapp 14 feet, 8 inches, 14. Tyler Lynn 14 feet

Boys Triple Jump

1. Dalton Woodward 40 feet, 9.5 inches, 2. Kanyon Gann 39 feet, 8 inches, 4. Colby Warner 36 feet, 11 inches 5. Bryce Hogan 34 feet, 11 inches

Boys Shot Put

4. Cayden Lynn 40 feet, 8 inches, 5. Ryan Good 36 feet, 2 inches, 6. Geordan Weimer 36 feet, .5 inches, 7. Canyon Gonzales 35 feet, 10.5 inches, 8. Zeke Frankenberry 35 feet, 5.50 inches, . Shay Dillon 35 feet, 4 inches, 12. Carter Olsen 32 feet, 10 inches, 13. Weston Moore 32 feet, 6 inches, 16. Zach Griffin 30 feet, 8 inches, 17. Andy Beavers 30 feet, 6.5 inches, 18. Macen Thomas 28 feet, 1.5 inches, 19. Isaac Gutierrez 26 feet, 7.5 inches, 20. Kaden Salas 26 feet, 2.5 inches, 22. Macson Adams 23 feet, 8.5 inches

Boys Discus Throw

2. Cayden Lynn 113 feet, 5 inches, 4. Zeke Frankenberry 110 feet, 7 inches, 5. Reece Hackenberg 107 feet, 2 inches, 6. Carter Olsen 106 feet, 7 inches, 7. Shay Dillon 102 feet, 10 inches, 8. Dalton McMillan 102 feet, 2 inches, 10. Ryan Good 97 feet, 9 inches, 11. Geordan Weimer 96 feet, 5 inches, 14. Zach Griffin 86 feet, 11 inches, 15. Andy Beavers 83 feet, 9 inches, 16. Isaac Gutierrez 83 feet, 18. Weston Moore 76 feet, 8 inches, 18. Macen Thomas 76 feet, 8 inches, 20. Kaden Salas 65 feet, 3 inches, 21. Macson Adams 37 feet, 4 inches

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