Herring prequalifies for state as other Encampment tracksters hit personal bests
Riley Hopkins pushes himself during shot put.
Encampment Track and Field was able to run to two meets this weekend as the spring weather cooperated enough to let the Rawlins Invite continue as scheduled on Friday and the student athletes were able to compete in Rock Springs at the Ted Schroeder Invite on Saturday. In Rock Springs, junior Jarom Herring prequalified for state in the 1600 meter run and both the boys and the girls saw good placings.
"It was good to get two meets in this week after having one canceled the week before," said Kegan Willford, head coach of Encampment Track. "We had several of our athletes get personal bests this weekend. I think that puts us on track for where our athletes want to be by regionals."
Girls at Rawlins
In the field events, Lizzi James placed 2nd in discus with a throw of 102'5" and 6th in shot put with a distance of 29'10". Lauren Buford placed 7th in the triple jump, finishing with a distance of 28'7".
Meanwhile, in the track events, Buford placed 3rd in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:49 while Grace Tieszen placed 6th with a time of 3:09. Amber Stubbs placed 2nd in the 3200 meter run with a time of 13:45.
Boys at Rawlins
In the field, Dalton Peterson placed 7th in discus, throwing a distance of 102'7", and 8th in shot put with a distance of 38'2".
On the track, Jarom Herring placed 1st in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:01 and 2nd in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:15. Caleb Carr also placed in the 1600 meter run, placing 6th with a time of 5:33.
Girls at Rock Springs
James, again, placed in both discus and shot put. With a distance of 98'10", James placed 5th in discus and then placed 8th in shot put with a distance of 30'5".
Stubbs improved her time from the previous day in the 3200 meter run with a time of 13:17.24, putting her in 1st place.
Boys at Rock Springs
In the field events, the boys weren't as successful as they had been the day before as none of them placed.
With track events, Herring placed 4th in the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:56.18 and prequalified for state. Herring also completed the 800 meter run with a time of 2:19, putting him in 5th place.
The next meet for the Tigers will be on April 12 at the Okie Blanchard Invitation in Cheyenne.
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