Boys, girls show strong in Cody

Boasting a roster loaded with roughly 90 athletes, the Powell High School track team kicked off its spring season Saturday with a pair of strong finishes.

The Panther boys took second while the girls tied for third at the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Invitational in Cody.

“The kids did great; they competed well,” said PHS head coach Scott Smith. “We had a lot of kids come close to pre-qualifying; we had a lot of kids that may not have placed, but they show that they’ve got the potential that, as they learn to do it, they’re really going to help us out down at the end of the year.”

As a team, the Panther boys track team amassed 102 points, just behind Sheridan’s 104. Cody placed third with 92 points.

On the girls side, Sheridan also claimed first place, with 164 points, followed by Buffalo with 117 points. Next came the Powell and Riverton girls, who each totaled 68 points.

Individually, five Powell athletes qualified for state across three events.

Colby Warner prequalified in the high jump with his 6-foot leap and third place finish.

Paige Gann finished third in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 41.34 seconds, which also prequalified him for state.

The boys 4x100 meter relay team — made up of AJ Lewis, Mason Olsen, Paige Gann and TJ Abraham — finished first with a time of 44.94 seconds. That time prequalified them for state.

Meanwhile, on the girls team, JuliaKay O’Neill finished first in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:02.51. That was just short of qualifying for state.

Last year, the PHS track team had about 60 athletes — a typical number — and 20 of them graduated. But this year, the team has about 90 students participating.

“It’s not like we have 30 [additional] kids that don’t want to be here; we have 30 kids that want to be here, so everybody is working hard,” said Smith. “It’s just a lot of fun to be around them.”

Having 90 kids on the team presents problems — such as making sure there are enough uniforms and having many students for the coaches to keep track of — but coach Smith said it’s a great problem to have.

On Saturday, a schedule change will have the PHS track team traveling to Cody instead of Buffalo for a dual.

It will be a unique double-header, with both the high school and the middle school track teams competing.

Coach Smith said it will be nice, because the high school coaches will be able to see the middle school kids and work with them a little, and, in turn, the middle school athletes will be able to see what the next level is like.

The duals will start at 9 a.m. in Cody.

Boys 100 Meter Dash

8. TJ Abraham 11.32, 9. Paige Gann 11.46, 47. Caden Lynn 12.84

Boys 200 Meter Dash

2. TJ Abraham 23.27, 14. AJ Lewis 24.73, 16. Kaelan Groves 24.82, 19. Brooks Asher 24.91, 24. Jay Cox 25.21, 37. Macen Thomas 27.39, 39. Zack Griffin 27.54

Boys 400 Meter Dash

6. Brody Karhu 53.44, 12. Joe Rogers 57.51

Boys 800 Meter Run

7. 2:19.99 Alan Merritt, 8. Colin Queen 2:20.38, 10. Jesse Erickson 2:23.92, 16. Dylan Cordes 2:28.67, 19. Jayden Yates 2:31.36, 29. Alex Smith 3:04.97

Boys 1600 Meter Run

8. Alan Merritt 5:07.72, 11. Colin Queen 5:12.14, 12. Aiden Jacobsen 5:16.79, 16. Dylan Cordes 5:26.64, 18. Jayden Yates 5:28.90, 24. Alex Smith 6:05.64, 25. Zane Cordes 6:35.21

Boys 3200 Meter Run

6. Jesse Erickson 12:19.22, 8. Dylan McEvoy 13.53.08, 10. Zane Cordes 14:17.01

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles

4. Nate MaGill 16.08, 12. Morgan Erickson 18.47, 16. Alexis Reynoso 20.28

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles

3. Paige Gann 41.34, 7. Nate MaGill 45.35, 10. Jay Cox 46.34, 11. Morgan Erickson 46.55, 15. Alexis Reynoso 49.11, 18. Kacey Creed 51.06

Boys 4X100 Meter Relay

1. AJ Lewis, Mason Olsen, Paige Gann and TJ Abraham 44.94

Boys 4X400 Meter Relay

4. Mason Olsen, Nate MaGill, Brody Karhu and Brooks Asher 3:49.48, 9. Jay Cox, Colin Queen, Kacey Creed and Aidan Jacobsen 4:01.09

Boys High Jump

3. Colby Warner 6-0, 8. Charlie Hall 5-6, 10. Kanyon Gann 5-4

Boys Long Jump

7. Zach Easum 19-2.5, 8. AJ Lewis 18-11.5, 9. TJ Abraham 18-9, 16. Luke Washington 18-2.25, 26. Dylan Preator 16-5, 27. Dalton Woodward 16-4, 36. Justin Johnston 15-5.25, 41. Tyler Lynn 13-7.5

Boys Pole Vault

2. Dacen Phister 11-6, 3. Kaelan Groves 11-6, 6. Brooks Asher 11-0, 9. Brody Karhu 10-6, 12. Reece Hackenberg 10-0, 13. Kacey Creed 9-6

Boys Discuss

2. Zach Easum 131-4, 4. Mason Olsen 129-8, 9. Shay Dillon 111-9, 18. Caden Lynn 100-9, 20. Ryan Good 97-3, 23. Reece Hackenberg 93-5, 24. Zach Meredith 92-4, 37. Macen Thomas 75-3, 38. Nate Belmont 70-8, 42. Terrance McLaughlin 67-5, 45. Zack Griffin 64-3

Boys Shot Put

3. Mason Olsen 43-6, 13. Zach Easum 37-7, 17. Eli Briggs 36-7, 19. Ryan Good 35-11, 20. Caden Lynn 35-6.5, 24. Shay Dillon 34-6.5, 25. Zach Meredith 33-7.5, 32. Terrance McLaughlin 31-8.5, 39. Reece Hackenberg 30-0, 42. Nate Belmont 26-10.5, 44. Macen Thomas 26-6.5, 47. Zack Griffin 24-6

Girls 100 Meter Dash

24. Aubrie Stenerson 14.13, 40. Gabby Harshman 15.09

Girls 200 Meter Dash

9. Natalie Dillivan 28.87, 10. Kady Wells 29.21, 28. Emily Sweet 33.82

Girls 400 Meter Dash

1. JuliaKay O’Neill 1:02.51, 3. Kady Wells 1:05.11, 5. Natalie Dillivan 1:06.61, 7. Rachelle Cole 1:07.86, 15. Gabi Metzler 1:12.49

Girls 800 Meter Run

8. Rachelle Cole 2:43.92, 19. Hailee Paul 3:05.22

Girls 1600 Meter Run

14. Teo Faulkner 6:18.49

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles

2. Sabrina Shoopman 17.02, 5. Caitlyn Miner 17.19, 9. Sydney O’Brien 18.72, 11. Emily Sweet 19.49, 17. AnaMia Davila 21.23

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles

4. Sabrina Shoopman 50.80, 9. Sydney O’Brien 56.74

Girls 4X100 Meter Relay

3. Maddy Hanks, Caitlyn Miner, Kady Wells and Aubrie Stenerson 54.71 4. Gabi Metzler, Gabby Harshman, Sydney O'Brien and Sabrina Shoopman 58.07

Girls 4X400 Meter Relay

2. JuliaKay O’Neill, Rachelle Cole, Kady Wells and Natalie Dillivan 4:27.88

Girls High Jump

14. Samantha Herchkorn 4-1

Girls Long Jump

7. Aubrie Stenerson 14-6.5, 23. Jaz Haney 12-5.5, 24. Aspen Aguirre 12-4.5, 27. AnaMia Davila 12-1.75

Girls Triple Jump

7. Sydney O’Brien 28-11, 12. Natalie Dillivan 27-3

Girls Pole Vault

4. Maddy Hanks 9-0, 15. Caitlyn Miner 7-0

Girls Discus

8. Coby Colcotte 85-1, 9. Rachel Bonander 82-9, 16. Jasmyne Lensegrav 70-0, 17.Hannah Saville 69-11, 18. Marie Ramier 69-10, 22. Kortny Feller 65-0, 25. Scarlette Mendoza 58-10, 26. Katie McKenzie 58-5, 28. Isabella Wambeke 56-8, 33. Rachel Gutierrez 50-1, 35. McKenna Werbelow 47-10

Girls Shot Put

5. Coby Calcotte 30-1, 11. Rachel Bonander 27-11, 17. Jasmyne Lensegrav 25-2, 18. Marie Ramier 24-8, 24. Isabella Wambeke 23-2, 30. Kortny Feller 21-4, 31. Katie McKenzie 21-4, 32. Rachel Gutierrez 21-3, 36. Scarlette Mendoza 20-1, 39. McKenna Werbelow 19-3, 41. Hanna Saville 18-1, 42. Xavia Schmeiser 16-4