The Powell Panther indoor track and field team took another trip over the hill and left with some strong times, as another school record fell on Friday in Gillette.

Sophomore Paige Sanders broke the old triple jump record, set by Anissa Warner in 2015, by 2.5 inches with a new leap of 34 feet, 5 inches, to finish fourth in the event.

“Paige’s record is really impressive when you think that she broke the record of a senior girl that competed at the Division I level,” coach Scott Smith said. “It’s going to be fun to watch her as she develops because she has a great work ethic and will continue to improve.”

The girls also had another pair of top four finishes, as Kinley Cooley placed third in the 800 meters with a time of 2 minutes, 29.83 seconds, as well as a fourth place finish in the 1600 meters in 5:32.79.

The final points for the girls came in the 1600 sprint medley, where the quartet of Audrey Johnson and Sanders alongside Kinley and Karee Cooley with a time of 4:41.47.

Overall the girls finished 11th in a tie with Cody with 22 points, as they finished tied as the third best 3A team.

Thunder Basin won the girls’ title by over 17 points over second place with 107.66 points.

On the boys’ side the Panthers had one event in which they scored, as the 4x800 relay team of Troy Cheatham, Nathan Varian, Colin Walker and Korbyn Warren finished second with a time of 9:56.87.

Throughout the indoor season the Panthers continue to compete against both 3A and 4A schools, with Smith noting the Panthers are getting more used to the level of competition at each meet.

“The kids are still pretty nervous with the big stage with some getting used to it faster than others,” Smith said. “We are showing where they rank in 3A now, which really helps them put things into perspective.”

Overall the boys’ team finished 12th as a team with eight points, fourth among 3A teams. Sheridan was the top overall team with 89.5 points.

Powell once again heads to Gillette this weekend on Saturday, taking part in the Bronc Indoor Invitational.

Thanks to a meet in Casper, there will be less 4A competition in attendance which will allow the Panthers to measure up against most of the 3A schools along with the two Gillette schools and Sheridan.

“I hope to see more energy out of our kids with leaving later and the meet going faster,” Smith said. “There will still be great competition and I am hoping to see more confidence in the kids as they perform. We are still trying to gain conditioning, stay healthy and add more to our basic fundamental skills.”

BASIN NATION INVITE

* Denotes state qualifying mark

GIRLS

Team scores — 1. Thunder Basin 107.66, 2. Kelly Walsh 89.5, 3. Laramie 64.5, 4. Natrona County 52.5, 5. Sheridan 45.83, 6. Cheyenne Central 44, 7. Campbell County 38.5, 8. Torrington 30.5, 9. Cheyenne East 25, 10. Worland 23, T11. Powell and Cody 22, 13. Wheatland 15, 14. Lander 14, 15. Douglas 10, T16. Tongue River and Riverton 5, 18. Buffalo 4, 19. Burns/Pine Bluffs 3

55 meter dash — 95. Ashlee Jacobsen 8.52, T140. Ryann Hutzenbieler 8.9, 156. Ryli Belliston 9.07, 179. Tallia Cheatham 9.67

200 meters — 51. Paige Sanders 29.97, 62. Ashlee Jacobsen 30.23, 119. Peyton Ott 32.39, 122. Alaja Love 32.49, 127. Ryli Belliston 32.74, 170. McKay Kilcrease 35.5, 173. Tallia Cheatham 36.88

400 meters — 25. Audrey Johnson 1:07.23, 55. Alaja Love 1:11.77, 57. Ashlee Jacobsen 1:12.32, 78. McKay Kilcrease 1:19.73

800 meters — 3. Kinley Cooley 2:29.83, 15. Karee Cooley 2:40.18

1600 meters — 4. Kinley Cooley 5:32.79*, 10. Karee Cooley 5:56.33

4x200 relay — 12. Audrey Johnson, Paige Sanders, Ashlee Jacobsen and Peyton Ott 1:58.67

1600 sprint medley relay — 3. Audrey Johnson, Paige Sanders, Kinley Cooley and Karee Cooley 4:41.47

Long jump — T41. Peyton Ott 13-5 1/2, T68. Alaja Love 11-8

Triple jump — 4. Paige Sanders 34-5*

Shot put — 11. Anai Torres 32-9, 49. Noelle Leighton 24-0 1/2, 51. Rowan Borcher 23-8 1/2

BOYS

Team scores — 1. Sheridan 89.5, 2. Thunder Basin 80, 3. Natrona County 76.5, 4. Laramie 69.5, 5. Campbell County and Cheyenne Central 50, 7. Cheyenne East 46, 8. Cody 42.5, 9. Kelly Walsh 42, 10. Worland 13, 11. Big Horn 10, 12. Powell 8, T13. Torrington, Wheatland, Burns/Pine Bluffs and Buffalo 6, 17. Riverton 4, 18. Rawlins 3, 19. Tongue River 1

55 meter dash — T77. Tristin Winninger 7.37, T115. Brayden Benander 7.62, 130. Cobey Khan 7.69, 185. David Stearns 8.4

800 meters — 22. Korbyn Warren 2:16.4, 44. Colin Walker 2:26.95, 53. Thomas Shuman 2:31.51, 58. Michael Stensing 2:33.97

1600 meters — 20. Korbyn Warren 5:05.19, 35. Colin Walker 5:21.33, 39. Michael Stensing 5:27.12, T48. Troy Cheatham 5:42.85, 63. Nathan Varian 5:59.42, 67. Benjamin Smith 6:17.29

55 meter hurdles — 11. Lincoln Crawford 8.68, 43. Damian Rakness 11.63

4x200 relay — 12. Lincoln Crawford, Brayden Benander, Tristin Winninger and Cobey Khan 1:46.43

4x800 relay — 2. Troy Cheatham, Nathan Varian, Colin Walker and Korbyn Warren 9:56.87

Long jump — 20. Lincoln Crawford 18-9 1/2, 47. Tristin Winninger 16-8

Shot put — 30. Landon Smallwood 38-11, 54. Levi Cox 34-0 3/4, 63. Kaden Wolff 32-3, 73. Gabe McMillan 30-9 1/2, 81. Weston Hull 29-4, 87. J.W. Faulkner 27-5