Cassidy Little goes for a high leap in the triple jump at the Wyoming High School State Track Tournament in Casper. Little received ninth place with a distance of 29’1”.
With four athletes who placed in the Top 10, Encampment High School track coach Kegan Willford looks back on the Wyoming High School State Track Tournament as a meet well-performed.
Willford said he was quite proud of his Top 10 placers, which included two-time 1A State Champion Alyssa Barkhurst. As a freshman in her first high school state track tournament, Barkhurst fought the odds and received first in two events at state.
“Alyssa Barkhurst was our first place (state champion) for this year, and she placed first in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes,” he said. “Kyle Wessel placed ninth in the 110 meter hurdles, Waddie Love placed fourth in the shot put and Cassidy Little placed eighth in the 800 meter run and ninth in the triple jump. The entire team really enjoyed competing and watching all of the best track athletes in the state compete over three days, and it’s the only time of year this happens.”
Willford said also he is going to miss his 2013 group of spring track athletes, but eagerly looks forward to next year.
“The thing I am going to miss the most about this season is the camaraderie of our track team,” he said. “Being a small track team brings every member of the team that much closer to one another, so the kids are a pretty tight-knit group. I would like to get even more athletes qualified for state next year. It’s not an easy thing to do, but it is a great experience.”
Encampment High School Track Results
State Track at Casper
Girls’ Results
Mandy Harris—100 meter dash- 14.27, 200 meter dash-29.38, 400 meter dash- 1:10.49
Alyssa Barkhurst—100 meter dash- 13.24- first place, 200 meter dash- 26.71- first place
(Alyssa was the 1A State Champion in both the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes)
Cassidy Little—800 meter run- 2:39.67- eighth place, triple jump- 29’1”- ninth place
Overall team points and placing- 21 points- 11th place
Boys’ Results
Kyle Wessel—110 meter hurdles- 18.71, ninth place
Lucas Jarrett—shot put- 32’9”
Waddie Love—shot put- 42’3”- fourth place
KeeGan Johnson—pole vault- didn’t make starting height
Gale Jackson—pole vault- didn’t make starting height
Overall team points and placing- five points- 14th place
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