Longhorn Girls Third At Morrill Early Bird

Kimball's Longhorn track and field teams had to cancel the Kimball Invitational due to weather last weekend, but the team was still able to travel Saturday to compete in the Early Bird Meet at Morrill High School.

The girls team placed third overall, while the boys team tied for ninth at the end of the day's competition. The girls finished with 63 points – just five behind champion Crawford and four behind runner-up Bayard.

Medal winners for the girls included:

• Senior Raven Johnson placing first in the pole vault, clearing 8'6".

• Junior Kaitlin Heeg placing first in the triple jump at 31' 7".

• Senior Megan Spicer placed second in the long jump at 15' 03.5".

• Senior Ashlynn Guzman placed second in the discus with a throw of 89' 09".

For the boys:

• Senior Christian Allen Van Pelt earned second place in the triple jump with a distance of 38' 03" and fourth in the long jump with a distance of 19' 06".

• Sophomore James McGinnis placed sixth in the pole vault.

• The team of Braylon Miller, Xavier Thomas-Lewis, Joseph Bremer and Connor Cluff placed sixth in the 4x800 meter relay.

The Longhorns are in action again on Tuesday, April 6, when they travel to Chappell to compete in the Tri State Meet at Creek Valley High School.

Morrill Early Bird

Team Results – Boys

1. Mitchell 135

2. Leyton 81

3. Garden County 73

4. Potter-Dix Public 62

4. Morrill 62

6. Bridgeport 22

7. Hemingford 20

8. Bayard 17

9. Guernsey-Sunrise 14

9. Kimball 14

9. Southeast 14

12. Pine Bluffs 6

13. Crawford 4

14. Hay Springs 3

Girls

1. Crawford 68

2. Bayard 67

3. Kimball 63

4. Mitchell 53

5. Sioux County 44

6. Pine Bluffs 38

7. Bridgeport 34

8. Hay Springs 31

8. Morrill 31

10. Minatare 28

11. Hemingford 18

12. Potter-Dix Public 15

12. Southeast 15

14. Leyton 14

15. Garden County 8