Powell Middle School held its annual Powell Athletic Roundtable Invitational on Saturday at Powell High School — where the Cub boys impressed at both the eighth and seventh grade level in their first meet of the season.

EIGHTH GRADE

Overall the eighth grade boys showed a strong team effort, as the Cubs didn’t have an event winner, but also did not have a top placer outside the top five in every event they entered.

Breckyn Kobbe led the way in the sprints taking third in the 100 meters (12.93) and second in the 200 meters (27.91); Garrett Lennon placed second in the 400 meters (59.97) — earning a qualifying time for the Best of the Best meet at the end of the season in Lander.

Broc Frank placed fifth in the 800 meters (2:32.1) and third in the high jump clearing 4 feet, 10 inches; Kason Sherman placed fourth in the 1,600 meters (5:57.99); Lincoln Crawford placed third in the 100 meter hurdles (18.13) — earning a qualifying time in the process, while also placing third in the triple jump (31-2); Dayton Lawrence placed fourth in the 200 meter hurdles (32.87) and fifth in the long jump leaping (16-2 1/2) and Kaden Wolff placed second in the shot put (34-7).

All three relay teams placed in the top three for the Cubs.

“The eighth grade boys work hard and it shows,” coach Zach Coombs said. “As a group they love track. I am excited to see [how] they progress as the season goes.”

SEVENTH GRADE 

The seventh graders experienced similar success but came out with winning marks in two individual races by Dylan DeBoer in addition to sweeping three relay races.

DeBoer led the way for the seventh grade team, winning the 800 meters (2:35.73) and the 1600 meters (5:45.3). DeBoer earned a qualifying time in the 800 meters.

Powell also won the 4x100 meter relay with the team of Brayden Benander, Keaton Bennett, Braxton Nelson and Santiago Gutierrez (55); the 4x400 meter relay comprised of Landon McDonald, DeBoer, David Stearns and Karcher Foley (4:42.02) and the 800 sprint medley composed of Benander, Cash Peterson, Cobey Kahn and McDonald (2:09.55).

“Coach [Jodee] Metzler does a great job with the distance kids,” Coombs said. “She pushes them hard and they respond well to her workouts. Honestly I was surprised with the relay results. The 4x400 was great because we were behind and Karcher Foley showed a lot of grit and determination to pull off the victory.”

Despite not winning their events, Foley placed second in the 400 meters (1:03.47) and earned a qualifying time alongside Gutierrez in fourth (1:06.5). Bennett earned a qualifying time in the 200 hurdles (32.51) for his second place finish.

NEXT MEET

Powell was scheduled to take part in a quad in Worland on Tuesday, April 4, but the meet was canceled due to the track not being clear of snow.

The next meet on the schedule for the Cubs is April 15 in Cody, followed by a dual at Cody the following Tuesday.

“We are looking forward to great weather next week and seeing the kids continuing to improve,” Coombs said.

POWELL ATHLETIC ROUNDTABLE INVITE

* Denotes qualifying mark for Best of the Best meet

EIGHTH GRADE

100 meters: 3. Breckyn Kobbe 12.93, 6. Brady Harvey 13.79, 12. Derrick Tucker 14.3, 17. Mason Green 15.46

200 meters: 2. Breckyn Kobbe 27.91, 9. Brady Harvey 13.79, 12. Tanner Seifert 29.67, 16. Kazdyn Lee 29.98

400 meters: 2. Garrett Lennon 59.97*, 5. Breckyn Kobbe 1:02.12, 7. Broc Frank 1:04.73, 9. Lincoln Crawford 1:06.46

800 meters: 5. Broc Frank 2:32.1, 7. Mason Green 2:35.17, 11. Kason Sherman 2:58.69, 14. Hayden Jensen 3:04.1, 15. Weston Hull 3:06.73

1600 meters: 4. Kason Sherman 5:57.99

100 hurdles: 3. Lincoln Crawford 18.13*, 6. Sawyer Wormald 19.13, 13. Renzy Matthews 22.14

200 hurdles: 4. Dayton Lawrence 32.87, 6. Lincoln Crawford 34.03, 11. Renzy Matthews 36.64, 12. Weston Hull 36.67

4x100 relay: 2. Brady Harvey, Broc Frank, Derrick Tucker and Breckyn Kobbe 53.08

4x400 relay: 3. Broc Frank, Kazdyn Lee, Kason Sherman and Sawyer Wormald 4:33

800 medley relay: 2. Derrick Tucker, Tanner Seifert, Mason Green and Lincoln Crawford 2:04.31

High jump: 3. Broc Frank 4-10, 6. Mason Green 4-8, 9. Dayton Lawrence 4-6

Long jump: 5. Dayton Lawrence 16-2 1/2, 8. Breckyn Kobbe 15-4, 12. 14-1 1/2

Triple jump: 3. Lincoln Crawford 31-6, 6. Sawyer Wormald 30-7 1/2, 7. Kason Sherman 29-7 1/2, 12. Renzy Matthews 25-9

Shot put: 2. Kaden Wolff 34-7, 3. Brady Harvey 34-3, 12. Dayton Lawrence 28-6 1/2, 15. James Emmett 25-9 1/2, 20. Hayden Jensen 24-6

SEVENTH GRADE

100 meters: 3. Karcher Foley 14.05, 6. Braxton Nelson 14.41, 9. Cobey Kahn 14.71, 14. Noah Young 15.55

200 meters: 4. Karcher Foley 28.93, 5. Braxton Nelson 29.18, 8. Santiago Gutierrez 30.5, 29. Landon Peterson 37.5

400 meters: 2. Karcher Foley 1:03.47*, 4. Santiago Gutierrez 1:06.5*, 16. David Stearns 1:12.12, 17. Cash Peterson 1:14.63

800 meters: 1. Dylan DeBoer 2:35.73*, 6. Landon McDonald 2:47.75, 7. Tucker Muecke 2:48.49, 11. Cash Peterson 3:01.8

1600 meters: 1. Dylan DeBoer 5:45.3, 2. Landon McDonald 5:54.93, 9. Tanner Anderson 6:47.88

100 hurdles: 4. Keaton Bennett 19.85

200 hurdles: 2. Keaton Bennett 32.51*

4x100 relay: 1. Brayden Benander, Keaton Bennett, Braxton Nelson and Santiago Gutierrez 55

4x400 relay: 1. Landon McDonald, Dylan DeBoer, David Stearns and Karcher Foley 4:42.02

800 sprint medley: 1. Brayden Benander, Cash Peterson, Cobey Kahn and Landon McDonald 2:09.55

High jump: T4. Braxton Nelson and Keaton Bennett 4-6, T12. Noah Young and Karcher Foley 4

Long jump: 13. Noah Young 12-1, 14. Braxton Nelson 12, 28. Brayden Benander 9-9 1/2

Triple jump: 7. Tanner Anderson 23-2

Shot put: 5. Levi Cox 24-7 1/2, 6. JW Faulkner 22-9 1/2, 12. Tucker Muecke 20-6, 13. Cobey Kahn 20-5 1/2, 21. Landon Peterson 17-1, 23. Tanner Anderson 16-11, 32. Talon Grau 10