Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
For The Boys, It's Coyotes 2nd & Longhorns 3rd; Now It's On To District
Kimball senior Christian Allen-Van Pelt wins the 100 meters at the Cheyenne County Meet last Friday.
The Kimball Longhorns track and field teams started their week as expected at the Western Trails Conference Meet on May 3, but they ended it differently than planned on Friday, May 7.
The Horns originally were scheduled to attend the Bayard BCD meet, but a change of plans took them to the Cheyenne County meet – and both the girls and boys showed well.
In an eight-school field, the Kimball girls squad was runner-up to South Platte in what amounted to a two-team battle for the championship.
The Kimball boys placed third among eight teams. Leyton was first and Potter-Dix second.
Next up for Kimball is District on Thursday, May 13, at Sutherland. State is May 21-22 at Omaha.
Cheyenne County Meet
Kimball Results
Outstanding performances for the boys included Christian Allen-Van Pelt winning the 100 meters, long jump and triple jump; freshman Braylon Miller placing third in the 1,600 meters; senior Connor Cluff winning the 3,200 meters, the 4x400- and 4x800-meter relay teams both placing third; and James McGinnis placing third in the pole vault.
For the girls, there was lots to like.
Senior Raven Johnson won the pole vault and took second place in the 200 meters. Kaitlin Heeg won the triple jump and 100 meter hurdles and placed second in the 300 meter hurdles. The 4x100 meter relay team won. The 4x400 meter relay team was second.
Senior Ashlynn Guzman took fourth in the shot put and second in the discus. Junior Tianna Stierwalt won the high jump and sophomore Jayden Paxton was second. Paxton also placed second in the long jump
Cheyenne County Meet
Potter-Dix Results
For Potter-Dix, outstanding performances including sophomore Luke Kasten placing second in the 100 meters, sophomore Ben Johnson winning the 200 meters, junior Thomas Muldoon and Luke Kasten placing second and third in the 800 meters, freshman Brayden Kasten winning the 1,600 meters, and sophomore James Pease placing second in the 3,200 meters and third in the 300 meter hurdles.
The relay teams took second place in the 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800 meter relays, Thomas Muldoon won the high jump, junior Jared Anton won the pole vault and senior Brandon Mendoza placed second in the long jump.
Potter-Dix's girls squad placed fifth overall. Their outstanding performances included sophomore Kallie Crossman placing second and third in the 100 meter and 200 meter races, sophomore Kylie Fiehtner placing second in the 400 meters, the 4x100 and 4x800 meter relay teams placing third, sophomore Jayden Shoemaker placing third in the high jump, and sophomore Sierra Schinker placing fourth in the pole vault.
WTC / Kimball Results
At the WTC meet, both the boys and girls teams finished seventh at the end of the day's competition.
Outstanding performances included senior Christian Allen-Van Pelt placing third in the 100 meters and in the long jump, James McGinnis placing fifth in the pole vault, and the 4x800 meter relay team placing fifth.
For the girls, junior Kaitlin Heeg won the 100 meter hurdles and triple jump, placed third in the 300 meter hurdles and fourth in the long jump, junior Tianna Stierwalt placed fourth in the high jump, and senior Raven Johnson won the pole vault. Freshman Aspyn Kiefer placed fifth in the pole vault.
Cheyenne County Meet Standings
Boys
1. Leyton 150
2. Potter-Dix 127
3. Kimball 80
4. Paxton 67
5. South Platte 48
6. Creek Valley 17
7. Minatare 10
8. Banner Cty 6
Girls
1. South Platte 127
2. Kimball 117
3. Leyton 67
4. Paxton 60
5. Potter-Dix 48.5
6. Minatare 32
7. Creek Valley 24.5
8. Banner Cty 16
