Sunny weather on Monday in Cody led to some strong marks for the Powell Panther boys’ track and field team — adding an additional qualifier in two different events.

That additional qualifier came in the form of Hyrum Jeide, who placed third in the 300 meter hurdles (41.85) and fourth in the 110 meter hurdles (16.69).

“It was very nice to see Hyrum get qualified in both hurdles,” coach Scott Smith said. “He has had a nagging foot injury so we can spend time concentrating on running more and getting him less impacts from hurdling during the week.”

The Panthers had one individual event winner Monday, with Nathan Dupont claiming victory in the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 4 inches.

“It was great to see Nathan come through and win the long jump,” Smith said. “He is a super young man that works really hard and it has been great to watch his rapid improvement.”

Other top finishes for the Panthers included a second place finish from Jace Hyde in the 400 (54.91), a second place finish from Daniel Merritt in the 1600 (4:42.43) and a second place finish from Cody Seifert in the triple jump (42-9 1/4).

Two additional top five finishes came from Simon Shoopman who took fifth in the 110 hurdles (17.07) and Caden Nelson also taking fifth in the 200 (24.82).

Overall the Panthers placed fourth as a team with 79 points, behind Sheridan (210.5), Cody (153) and Kelly Walsh (112.5), and just ahead of Worland (72).

LA KOHNKE SATURDAY

The Panthers will stay in Powell for the only home meet of the season, hosting the LA Kohnke Invitational starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Smith said 10 teams from around the Big Horn Basin will be in attendance, and with good weather predicted he hopes the team will set personal records in front of the home crowd.

MEETSTER BUNNY INVITATIONAL

* Denotes state qualifying mark

Team scores: 1. Sheridan 210.5, 2. Cody 153, 3. Kelly Walsh 112.5, 4. Powell 79, 5. Worland 72

100 meters: 15. Nathan Dupont 12.28, 20. Caden Nelson 12.35, 49. Ryan Cordes 13.26, 52. Toby Sessions 13.49

200 meters: 5. Caden Nelson 24.82, 37. Seeger Wormald 27.65, 38. Toby Sessions 27.69, 41. Landon Hyde 27.82, 47. Brighton Streeter 28.61

400 meters: 2. Jace Hyde 54.91, 13. Landon Hyde 1:01.54, 15. Thomas Shuman 1:02, 16. Brighton Streeter 1:02.14

800 meters: 8. Korbyn Warren 2:18.47, 9. Liam Taylor 2:19.02, 19. Thomas Shuman 2:41.26

1600 meters: 2. Daniel Merritt 4:42.43*, 9. Korbyn Warren 5:01.17, 11. Liam Taylor 5:07.29, 15. Colin Walker 5:48.08

3200 meters: 7. Colin Walker 12:57.23

110 meter hurdles: 4. Hyrum Jeide 16.69*, 5. Simon Shoopman 17.07, 18. Tyler Wenzel 23.09

300 meter hurdles: 3. Hyrum Jeide 41.85*, 14. Tyler Wenzel 55.27

4x100 relay: 4. Gabe Weimer, Ryan Cordes, Simon Shoopman and Caden Nelson 46.96

4x400 relay: 3. Simon Shoopman, Jace Hyde, Nathan Dupont and Daniel Merritt 3:45.89

1600 sprint medley: 3. Simon Shoopman, Marshall Lewis, Jace Hyde and Daniel Merritt 4:04.33

High jump: 6. Nathan Dupont 5-10, 7. Jace Hyde 5-10, 12. Landon Hyde 5-4

Long jump: 1. Nathan Dupont 19-4, 23. Ryan Cordes 15-8 1/2, 27. Seeger Wormald 14-10

Triple jump: 2. Cody Seifert 42-9 1/4*, 13. Seeger Wormald 33-11 3/4

Shot put: 14. Wesley Preator 35-10 1/2, 18. Gabe Weimer 33-11, 27. Joey Andrede 29-6 1/2, 30. Jeff McFarland 26-0

Discus: 15. Keenan Wenzel 87-9, 17. Gabe Weimer 85-8, 26. Joey Andrede 70-10, 27. Wesley Preator 68-0, 35. Jeff McFarland 46-4