Athletes receive All-State/All-Conference honors

The high schools from Saratoga, Encampment and Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) boasted a plethora of All-State and All-Conference athletes from the 2014 high school track season.

The students received the honors from both the Wyoming High School State Track Tournament in Casper, and their respective regional competitions. For Saratoga High School, All-State athletes included Hunter Mason, Ben Falk, Alex Ziegler and Cameron Collamer from the 1600 meter relay team, which placed first at state with a time of 3:32.09. This time broke the 2012 Saratoga High School boys’ 1600 meter relay record of 3:32.25.

Several All-Conference Panthers came out of the regional competition in Torrington. Earners were Mason (third place in the 100 meter dash, second in the 200 meter dash, second in the 400 meter relay and first in the 1600 meter relay), Ben Falk (first in the long jump, second in the 400 meter dash and first in the 1600 meter relay), Seth Harrison (second in the 400 meter relay), Tate Stinson (second in the 400 meter relay), Alex Ziegler (second in the 400 meter relay and first in the 1600 meter relay), and Rodrigo Escobedo (first in the 1600 meter relay).

For Encampment High School, the lone All-State athlete was Alyssa Barkhurst for first place in the long jump (16 feet, 2.5 inches) at state. All-Conference athletes included Barkhurst once again (first in the long jump and 200 meter dash, and second in the 100 meter dash), and McKenzie Powell (second in the triple jump).

Barkhurst also broke the 32-year-old Encampment School long jump record (with 16’7.25” at the Saratoga Invite), and a Three Trails Conference Record (16’1.50” in the long jump) at regionals in Lander. Powell’s Three Trails Conference Record-breaker was 32’10.50” in the triple jump.

For Hanna/Elk Mountain/Medicine Bow High School, the two All-State athletes were Trevor Rice, for the 400 meter dash (first place), 800 meter run, long jump and triple jump; and Cheyenne Tomkins for the long jump and triple jump. Rice also received the Three Trails Conference Male Athlete of Year at regionals in Lander, as the athlete who scored the most points with 34.

HEM’s total All-Conference athletes were Rice (for the long jump, triple jump, 400 meter run and 800 meter run), Haley Clark (for the discus and high jump), Brittany Dys (shot put), Quade Palm (shot put), Jarrett Neimark (triple jump) and Roy Tomkins (long jump).