A strong opening meet resulted in two team victories for the Powell Middle School Cub boys’ track and field teams, with the eighth graders winning by 122.5 points and the seventh graders holding off a charge from host Worland to win by 17.5 points.

The eighth grade team had a dominant day, winning nine individual events and three relays along with 40 top eight finishes to accumulate 246.83 points.

Keaton Bennett was the only three-event winner for the Cubs, winning the 100 meter hurdles (17.75), 200 meter hurdles (30.09) and pole vault clearing 11 feet — earning qualifying marks in all three events for the Best of the Best at the end of the season.

Braxton Nelson won both the 100 meters (12.88) and 200 meters (26.91), and Karcher Foley won the long jump (18-8 1/2) and the triple jump (37-4 1/2). Foley earned qualifying marks in both jumps.

JW Faulkner won the shot put (32-11) and Levi Cox won the discus (103-3), with Cox earning a qualifying mark in the discus.

Other qualifying marks came from Cobey Khan placing second in the 400 (57.75), Nelson placing second in the high jump (5-2), Santiago Gutierrez placing third in the high jump (5-2) and Landon McDonald placing second in pole vault (8-0).

In the relays, Dylan DeBoer, Foley, Khan and Nelson won the 4x100 (49.7); Brayden Benander, Bennett, Gutierrez and Cash Peterson won the 4x200 (1:56.46) and the group of Landon McDonald, Alex Werner, Noah Young and Orin Onstine won the 4x400 (4:34.39).

“Winning nearly every event shows the remarkable strength and skill from this group as well as their potential for the future,” assistant coach Amanda Haney said.

The seventh grade boys used a combination of four individual victories and two relay wins along with 31 top eight finishes to come in just ahead of Worland with 189.5 points.

Blake Wood won the triple jump (31-8 1/2) and Justin Marquez won the shot put (30-6 1/4) to earn the only two qualifying marks on Friday for the seventh grade Cubs.

The other two victors were Isaiah Torres in the 1600 (6:02.81) and Karzten Carter in the 200 meter hurdles (36.41).

The group of Russell Goolsbey, Forest Kleinfeldt, Marquez and Torres won the 4x100 (55.16) while Mason Cheatham, Wyatt Hill, Karson Howe and Blake Wood won the 4x400 (5:22.99).

“This is a group of dedicated and talented young men. They did not know what to expect at this first meet, but now they have the thirst and are working hard to accomplish more,” Haney said. “All the coaches are thrilled with the athletes and are very happy with their impressive performances. We are looking forward to a successful and exciting season.”

Powell will stay closer to home this weekend, making the trip to Lovell at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday to take part in its invitational.

EIGHTH GRADE

* Denotes Best of the Best mark

Team scores — 1. Powell 246.83, 2. Thermopolis 124.33, 3. Cody 68.5, 4. Worland 58.5, 5. Ten Sleep 52.83

100 meters — 1. Braxton Nelson 12.88, 2. Karcher Foley 12.9, 3. Santiago Gutierrez 13.7, 5. Brayden Benander 14.14, 12. Carter Clark 16.77

200 meters — 1. Braxton Nelson 26.91, 2. Cobey Khan 26.95, 4. Cash Peterson 30.13, 6. David Stearns 32.82, 10. David Ross 34.31

400 meters — 2. Cobey Khan 57.75*, 4. Alex Werner 1:03.87, 8. Noah Young 1:09.03, 9. David Stearns 1:09.81, 11. Tanner Anderson 1:12.82

800 meters — 3. Dylan DeBoer 2:35.53, 5. Landon McDonald 2:37.87, 7. Michael Stensing 2:44.69, 8. Orin Onstine 2:45.31, 11. Tucker Muecke 2:53.34

1600 meters — 5. Orin Onstine 5:58.99, 6. Michael Stensing 6:01.06, 7. Tucker Muecke 6:02.31, 8. Dalton Wolff 6:17.05, 10. Damian Rakness 6:32.02

100 meter hurdles — 1. Keaton Bennett 17.75*, T6. Cash Peterson 21.45

200 meter hurdles — 1. Keaton Bennett 30.09*, 6. Damian Rakness 36.08

4x100 relay — 1. Dylan DeBoer, Karcher Foley, Cobey Khan and Braxton Nelson 49.7

4x200 relay — 1. Brayden Benander, Keaton Bennett, Santiago Gutierrez and Cash Peterson 1:56.46

4x400 relay — 1. Landon McDonald, Alex Werner, Noah Young and Orin Onstine 4:34.39

High jump — 2. Braxton Nelson 5-2*, 3. Santiago Gutierrez 5-2*, 7. Hunter Taylor 4-8, T8. Cash Peterson 4-6

Pole vault — 1. Keaton Bennett 11-0*, 2. Landon McDonald 8-0*, 3. Tucker Muecke 6-0

Long jump — 1. Karcher Foley 18-8 1/2*, T5. Brayden Benander 15-4, 9. Alex Werner 13-6, 12. Michael Stensing 11-11, 13. Dalton Wolff 11-9

Triple jump — 1. Karcher Foley 37-4 1/2*, 7. Tanner Anderson 29-5 1/2, T8. Noah Young 29-5, 12. Cobey Khan 25-6 1/2

Shot put — 1. JW Faulkner 32-11, 3. Levi Cox 32-2, 8. Landon Peterson 26-1, 13. Jim Black 23-3

Discus — 1. Levi Cox 103-3*, 2. JW Faulkner 99-2, 10. Landon Peterson 66-8, 15. Jim Black 39-11

SEVENTH GRADE

Team scores — 1. Powell 189.5, 2. Worland 172, 3. Thermopolis 85.5, 4. Cody 29, Ten Sleep 4

100 meters — 3. Forest Kleinfeldt 14.2, 4. Justin Marquez 14.59, 9. Russell Goolsbey 15.15, 12. Trey Schultz 16.15, 17. James Schaefer 16.85

200 meters — 2. Forest Kleinfeldt 29.91, 6. Justin Marquez 30.8, 7. Isaiah Torres 32.32, 8. Morgan Rodriguez 33.99

400 meters — 6. Blake Wood 1:12.2, 7. James Schaefer 1:12.79, 8. Wyatt Hill 1:13.64, 9. Lincoln Hull 1:17.35, 10. Trey Schultz 1:20.17

800 meters — 3. Mason Cheatham 2:56.9, 4. Blake Wood 3:02.75, 5. Karson Howe 3:03.87, 6. Gabe Leighton 3:27.93

1600 meters — 1. Isaiah Torres 6:02.81, 2. Mason Cheatham 6:07.46, 3. Karson Howe 6:22.28, 4. Lincoln Hull 6:35.87

100 meter hurdles — 3. Gabe Leighton 19.18, 6. James Schaefer 22.07, 8. Blake Bessler 22.4, 13. Karzten Carter 31.04

200 meter hurdles — 1. Karzten Carter 36.41, 2. Blake Bessler 41.1

4x100 relay — 1. Russell Goolsbey, Forest Kleinfeldt, Justin Marquez and Isaiah Torres 55.16

4x200 relay — 2. Blake Bessler, Karzten Carter, Gabe Leighton and Trey Schultz 2:23

4x400 relay — 1. Mason Cheatham, Wyatt Hill, Karson Howe and Blake Wood 5:22.99

High jump — 2. Karzten Carter 4-4, 4. Gabe Leighton 4-2

Long jump — 3. Isaiah Torres 13-11, 6. Forest Kleinfeldt 13-7, 13. Mason Cheatham 11-7 1/2, T14. Blake Bessler 11-6 1/2, 16. Wyatt Hill 11-0 1/2

Triple jump — 1. Blake Wood 31-8 1/2*, 3. Trey Schultz 28-8 1/2

Shot put — 1. Justin Marquez 30-6 1/4*, 6. Morgan Rodriguez 26-4, 19. Weston Lineback 15-6 1/2

Discus — 4. Morgan Rodriguez 71-1, 16. Weston Lineback 41-3