{gallery}05_05_09/track{/gallery}Powell junior Kami Cooley focuses on the finish line during the final meters of the girls' 100 in Thermopolis on Friday. Despite a second-place finish in this heat race, Cooley would miss out on a top-eight finish in the event. Tribune photo by Randal Horobik Borcher sweeps shot, discus titlesPowell senior Casey Borcher threw his way to victory in both the shot put and discus on Friday at a crowded Thermopolis track invitational. Borcher beat out a field of 70 to win the shot title ahead of teammate Ryan Brandt. The pair helped key a fourth-place finish by the Panthers, despite the absence of several of the team's members at the Wyoming Track Classic in Casper the same day.

Borcher's throw of nearly 133 feet was enough to win the discus portion of the competition. His throw of 44'10.25” was four inches better than Brandt as the pair finished one-two in that event.

“Casey winning two events was great for him,” said Powell High School track coach Scott Smith. “He's a very hard-working kid and it was great to see him have a breakout day.”

A total of 18 boys' teams and 19 girls' teams took part in the Thermopolis meet.

Josh Cragoe added good points for Powell with a runner-up finish in the 110-meter hurdles. Cragoe finished in a time of 16.54 seconds in the event.

On the girls' side, Kassey MacDonald ran to a second-place finish in the 800 in a time of just over 2:42.

“Kassey ran a great race by herself in her first open 800,” said Smith.

The Panthers' track coach also singled out the effort of Jose Garcia, who recorded personal records in three events at the Thermopolis meet.

“Our regional squad is really taking shape,” said Smith. “There are still a couple of close calls that will be decided this Friday in Cody, but both boys and girls teams are starting to come together very nicely.”

The Panthers compete in the Greybull Relays on Tuesday before heading to Cody on Friday. Friday's Cody meet takes the place of the Gillette invitational that originally appeared on the Panthers' schedule.

Girls team scores —Lander 107, Thermopolis 71.5, Burlington 60.5, Sheridan 57.5, Kemmerer 49, Pinedale 47.5, Rawlins 36, Worland 35.5, Powell 34.5, Meeteetse 30, Wind River 30, Dubois 18, Riverton 17, Farson 17, Riverside 10, Greybull 10, Wyoming Indian 4, St. Stephens 2, Lovell 1.

Girls individuals: 800-2. Kassey MacDonald 2:42.44, 8. Tamara Brown 2:52.31; High jump-3. (tie) Hannah Pollart 4'8”, 5. Kendra Ostrum 4'8”, 8. Kami Cooley 4'6”; Shot put-8. Marquette McArthur 27'9”; Triple jump-3. Kendra Ostrum 32'4”; Discus-5. Marquette McArthur 91'1”; 1600-5. Skye Albert 6:25.15.

Boys team scores —Riverton 87, Lander 86, Sheridan 85, Powell 67, Thermopolis 66, Pinedale 55.5, Rawlins 44, Burlington 34, Wind River 26, Dubois 25, Worland 22, Lovell 21, Meeteetse 13, Greybull 12.5, Wyoming Indian 7, Farson 4, Shoshoni 4.

Boys individuals: 400-4. Gavin Mills 53.9; 800-4. Zach Thiel 2:11.06; Discus-1. Casey Borcher 132'11”, 3. Andrew Young 128'1”, 6. Ryan Brandt 126'10”; Long jump-8. Jose Garcia 17'9.5”; Shot put-1. Casey Borcher 44'10.25”, 2. Ryan Brandt 44'6.5”; 300m hurdles-4. Ty England 45.34; Pole vault-8. Tanner Eden 11'; 110m hurdles-2. Josh Cragoe 16.54, 7. Ty England 17.59; 200-6. Gavin Mills 24.27.