Panthers gain more state qualifiers

Saratoga High School's track team boasted several state qualifiers last weekend, according to meet results from the Carbon County Invite at Rawlins High School.

All three of Saratoga's boys' relay teams managed to break into the top three Friday, and the 4x100 team, which received third place, was the one to qualify for the Wyoming State Track and Field Championships. The team, made up of Seth Harrison, Hunter Mason, Tate Stinson and Kyle Bartlett, qualified with a time of 46.28.

Individually, Andrew Oiler qualified for state from his second-place ranking in the boys' pole vault. Oiler vaulted the bar at a height of 11'06".

Cameron Collamer snagged first place in the boys' 800 meter run, for a time 2:07.70, and Kelsie Samson made third in the girls' 800 meter run, from a time of 2:53.64. Out of the relays, the 4x400 boys' team earned its third-place from a time of 4:06.48, while the 4x800 boys' team aced second with 10:15.66.

"For the first week out of spring break they did pretty well, and we had a good week of practice," said head coach Rex Hohnholt. "I was excited about the competitiveness of the kids and the improvement they showed, even after a two-week span of no competition. I was pleased that the weather held out, even if it was a little windy."

Up next for the Panthers are Cheyenne's South Twilight Invite tomorrow; Casper's Wyoming Track Classic Friday; and the Saratoga Invite, held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Saratoga Middle/High School.

"It will be exciting to head our own meet this week, and see the kids in events they'll be successful in," Hohnholt said.

Saratoga's top 10 results from the Carbon County Invite are listed below:

Girls Results:

Kelsie Samson- Girls 800 meter run- 2:53.64 (third place), girls 1600 meter run- 6:33.29 (fifth place)

Katie Loose- Girls 3200 meter run- 14:42.70 (fifth place)

Meredith Lincoln- Girls 100 meter hurdles- 19.11 (fifth place), girls 300 meter hurdles- 1:00.95 (ninth place), girls long jump- 13-08.00 (seventh place)

Alicia Zaragoza- Girls 800 meter run- 3:01.11 (seventh place), girls high jump- 4-03.00 (sixth place)

Girls Team Ranking - Eighth place, 22 points

Boys Results:

Hunter Mason- Boys 100 meter dash- 12.11 (fourth place), boys 200 meter dash- 25.23 (fourth place)

Kyle Bartlett- Boys 100 meter dash- 12.17 (sixth place), boys 200 meter dash- 25.81 (ninth place)

Seth Harrison- Boys 100 meter dash- 12.26 (seventh place), boys long jump- 18-10.50 (eighth place)

Tate Stinson- Boys 100 meter dash- 12.39 (ninth place), boys pole vault- 9-00.00 (10th place)

Marshal Hill- Boys 200 meter dash- 25.77 (seventh place), boys pole vault- 9-06.00 (fourth place)

Matthew Lincoln- Boys 400 meter run- 59.61 (10th place), boys high jump- 5-04.00 (eighth place)

Cameron Collamer- Boys 800 meter run- 2:07.70 (first place), boys triple jump- 36-08.00 (10th place)

Andrew Oiler- Boys 110 meter hurdles- 20.56 (fifth place), boys 300 meter hurdles- 49.67 (sixth place), boys pole vault- 11-06.00 (second place)

Morgan Rempel- Boys 300 meter hurdles- 53.03 (seventh place), boys pole vault- 9-00.00 (sixth place)

Bradley Bifano- Boys high jump- 5-04.00 (eighth place), boys pole vault- 7-00.00 (ninth place)

Ryan Malone- Shot put- 35-02.00 (ninth place)

Boys 4x100 meter relay (Stinson, Mason, Bartlett, Harrison)- 46.28 (second place)

Boys 4x400 meter relay (Collamer, Alex Ziegler, Mason, Bartlett)-4:06.48 (third place)

Boys 4x800 meter relay (Bifano, Aaron Kerbs, Lincoln, Cristian Soles)- 10:15.66 (second place)

Boys Team Ranking - Fourth place, 76 points