PHS Girls take second over weekend

A school record tumbled as the Powell Panther boys captured the championship Saturday at the Lovell Invitational track meet. The Panther girls secured still another runner-up finish for the year.

Sophomore Garrett Lynch penned his name to the Powell High School record book with a winning heave of 167-9. The toss surpasses Dusty Harvey’s previous school-best throw, which had survived on the record books since the spring of 1993. The throw also added 13 feet onto Lynch’s season-best throw.

The event win was one of two for Lynch on Saturday. He also captured the shot put with a distance of 53-7 1/2, an improvement of more than 6 inches to his previous best.

Teammate Vince Sleep added a third-place performance in the shot, tossing 52-6 3/4 and improving by more than 2 feet over his previous best this season.

Distance runner Zander Andreasen also captured a pair of titles on Saturday for the Panther boys. Andreasen automatically qualified for state in the 1600 meters with a winning time of 4:47.0, capturing the title by just over a second. In the 3200, Andreasen cruised to a seven-second title.

Other automatic qualifiers for the Panther boys included Marco Borja in the 100 and Zach Thiel in the 800.

The Panther boys captured the team title by a 78-point margin, scoring 187.33 points. Only the host Bulldogs of Lovell managed more than 78 team points on the day as they finished with 109.33 points.

On the girls’ side, senior Desiree Murray automatically qualified for her third event at the state meet after breezing around the oval for a winning time of 1:00.81 in the 400 meters. Murray had previously qualified for state in the 100 and 300-meter hurdle events.

In the discus ring, Alice Pinter added nearly 20 feet onto her season-best distance to automatically qualify for state. Pinter’s throw was also good enough for a 1-inch margin of victory in the event as the Panthers finished 1-2-3 with Shawnea Harrington and Emily Kath following her in the standings. Kath, like Pinter, showcased incredible improvement, adding 21 feet onto her season best and moving within 2 feet of an automatic place at the state meet.

The other new automatic qualifier for the Panther girls on Saturday was distance runner Tally Wells. Wells carved more than 12 seconds from her previous season-best in the 1600 meters to best the automatic qualifying standard and place third in the event.

Also turning in a noteworthy performance was sprinter KaDee Harrison, who broke the 13-second barrier twice while winning the 100 meters. Harrison ran a time of 12.93 seconds in the preliminaries, then followed that with a 12.98 in the finals to edge Riverside’s Kinli Vigil.

The Panther girls finished with 102.5 points, second to only Lovell’s total of 129.5. The Panthers held a 38-point cushion over their next-closest pursuer, Thermopolis.

The Panthers will learn later this week about which of their members have qualified to participate in the Wyoming Track Classic in Casper on Friday. Students not participating in that meet will be in Thermopolis for the high school invitational meet taking place there.

Boys team scores:

Powell 187.33, Lovell 109.33, Thermopolis 61, Burlington 50, Shoshoni 41, Rocky Mountain 24.33, Riverton 14, Meeteetse 8, Wind River 8, Riverside 6, Greybull 5.

100 — 2. Marco Borja 11.46, 6. Cameron Bennett 11.99, Vince Sleep 11.62 (in prelims), Logan Harsh 11.71 (in prelims), Garrett Lynch 11.80 (in prelims), Alex Johnson 13.90, Cody Ringler 14.78.

200 — 3. Blaise Gann 23.62, 5. Jakob Bowers 24.18, Logan Harsh 24.58, Alex Johnson 27.96.

400 — 2. Blaise Gann 52.98, 3. Marshall McArthur 54.20, Jakob Bowers 55.84, Zach Thiel 56.68, Justin Lynn 57.11

800 — 1. Zach Thiel 2:01.61, 3. Justin Lynn 2:08.61, 4. Zander Andreasen 2:13.20, Mat Abraham 2:17.34

1600 — 1. Zander Andreasen 4:47.0, 4. Mat Abraham 4:49.14, 5. Andrew Feller 4:54.52, Billy Baker 6:01.22

3200 — 1. Zander Andreasen 10:46.12, 2. Andrew Feller 10:53.34

110m hurdles — 1. Josh Cragoe 15.24, 4. Hayden Cragoe 17.02, 6. Cameron Bennett 17.48, Brendon Phister 18.08, Cody Ringler 21.43

300m hurdles 2. Cameron Bennett 43.65, 5. Brendon Phister 45.05, Kalei Smith 46.65

4x100 relay — 1. Blaise Gann, Garrett Lynch, Marco Borja and Josh Cragoe 45.34

4x400 relay — 1. Blaise Gann, Marshall McArthur, Zach Thiel and Brendon Phister 3:39.62

High jump — 3. Josh Cragoe 5-8, 6. Kalei Smith 5-8

Pole vault — 1. Hayden Cragoe 11-6, 2. Brendon Phister 11-0

Long jump — Marco Borja 18-5 1/2, Kalei Smith 17-2 1/2, Andrew Feller 16-7 1/4

Shot put — 1. Garrett Lynch 53-7 1/4, 3. Vince Sleep 52-6 3/4, 5. Garrett Michael 43-1 3/4, Kyle Webber 38-9 1/2, Riley Stringer 36-11, Ron Ferguson 36-8, Jonathan Bjornestad 36-5 1/4, Matt Walsh 35-0 3/4, Zach Herman 34-3, Ben Argento 31-0 1/2

Discus — 1. Garrett Lynch 167-9, 3. Vince Sleep 145-2 1/2, Garrett Michael 108-3, Matt Walsh 106-1, Zach Herman 105-9, Kyle Webber 100-5, Riley Stringer 98-11, Jonathan Bjornestad 81-9, Ben Argento 79-9, Ron ferguson 75-6, Jordan Eversole 69-9 1/2

Girls team scores:

Lovell 129.5, Powell 102.5, Thermopolis 64.5, Riverton 56, Shoshoni 40, Burlington 26, Riverside 17, Western Heritage Lutheran 11, Greybull 10.5, Rocky Mountain 7, Wind River 7.

100 — 1. KaDee Harrison 12.98, Jada Swires 13.65, Kadi Cooley 14.61

200 — 4. SarahJean O’Neill 29.51

400 — 1. Desiree Murray 1:00.81, Brooke Lensegrav 1:08.46, SarahJean O’Neill 1:08.93

800 — 3. Sierra Morrow 2:30.9, 4. Bailey Sanders 2:35.21, 5. Tally Wells 2:36.37, 6. Gretchen Morretti 2:42.9, Brooke Nisley 2:48.5.

1600 — 3. Tally Wells 5:48.87, 4. Gretchen Morretti 5:50.9, Sierra Morrow 6:02.15, Brooke Nisley 6:28.25

100m hurdles — Megan Wagner 19.11

300m hurdles — Megan Wagner 56.18

4x400 relay — 3. KaDee Harrison, Bailey Sanders, SarahJean O’Neill and Desiree Murray 4:40.22

High jump — 4. Cassidy Lynn 4-6, Mikaila Moore 4-4

Pole vault — 3. Kadi Cooley 7-6, 5. Devin Rausch 6-6, Bailey Sanders 6-6

Long jump — SarahJean O’Neill 13-8 3/4, Jada Swires 13-8 3/4, Paris Miears 12-6 3/4

Triple jump — 6. KaDee Harrison 31-5 1/4, Jada Swires 30-10 3/4, Brooke Lensegrav 29-8, Cassidy Lynn 27-3

Shot put — 1. Shawnea Harrington 37-11 1/2, 5. Lex Brady 30-7 3/4, Alice Pinter 28-7, Megan Wagner 27-7, Morgan Ley 18-10

Discus — 1. Alice Pinter 114-11, 2. Shawnea Harrington 114-10, 3. Emily Kath 106-3 1/2, 6. Lex Brady 93-2, Megan Wagner 66-5 1/2, Morgan Ley 41-10 1/2