Track team competes in RS

The weatherman predicted high winds for the Ted Schroeder Invitational Track Meet In Rock Springs and to no ones surprise, the cold winds were howling by mid morning.

The Green River track team took the short journey east to compete with much of the same teams they have gone against in all their meets to date.

The new team this week was Riverton who competed with the host Rock Springs, Evanston and Green River along with Mountain View, Cokeville, Pinedale, Big Piney, Kemmerer, Farson, Encampment and Little Snake River.

The wind coming from the west, and at their backs, actually helped the times of the sprinters, hurdlers, and the distances, of the long and triple jumpers.

Finishing in the top eight and scoring team points for the lady Wolves were junior Kalea Gibson who took seventh in the 200-meter dash in 28.96, as well as taking second in the high jump clearing 5-00.

Sophomore distance runner Jayleigh Wright took home first place in the 3,200-meter run in 13:48.15, then took sixth in the 800-meter run in 3:00.56.

The other double winner for the girls, finishing in the top eight, was junior Lillian Munoz who took third in the 300-meter hurdles in 51.11 and forth in the 100 meter hurdles in 17.84.

Other top eight finishers included Madison Murdoc, a freshman, taking second in the 1600-meter run in 6:26.85, sophomore Vanessa Valerio, fourth in the 3200-meter run in 15:28.76, sophomore Madison Bauers, eighth in the 800-meter run in 3:09.53 and Autumn Casey taking eighth in the high jump at 4-6.

For the boys, top finishers included senior Paxton Castillion seventh in the 100-meter dash in 11.86, Trevor Branham, also a senior, sixth in the 200-meter dash in 24.12,and fourth in the high jump at 5-10. Greg Sherwin, a senior, took sixth in the 800-meter run 2:20.16 and second in the 3,200 meters in 10:32.29.

Scoring in the top eight in three events was junior Hayden Roberts, third in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.30, third in the 300-meter hurdles in 44.85 and second in the high jump at 6-0. Freshman Chris Wilson finished in the top eight in three events as well, taking third in the long jump at 19-03, second in the triple jump at 39-09 and seventh in the 100-meter hurdles in 17.65.

Trysten Haller a sophomore took seventh in the long jump with a leap of 18-08.50 and junior Cole Murray took third in the discus with a throw of 132-08.

There were many other performers for both the girls and boys who set their personal record having their best performance to date in the meet as well as the relay teams improving both their finish and their times.

On the day, the girls finished sixth among the 12 teams and the boys took third. Head coach Dan Hansen said his team did very well under the conditions.

Next up is another potential cold spring meet in Evanston.