Two firsts for Saratoga

Togie track and field athletes compete well at State Championship

Coach Rex Hohnholt's Saratoga track and field athletes placed very well while competing at the State Track and Field Championships in Casper. While neither the boys team or girls team came away on top, two athletes returned home as individual champions.

Additionally, four athletes came back to Saratoga with five All-State honors.

Girls at State

Beginning in the track events, Whitney Bennett took 3rd place in the 400 meter dash with a finishing time of 1 minute, 2.16 seconds. Bennett also competed in the 300 meter hurdles, where she finished with a time of 47.10 seconds and came in 1st place. Her win in the hurdles earned her All-State honors.

Also competing in the 300 meter hurdles was Kaitlyn Campbell, who placed 5th with a time of 51.9 seconds. In the 100 meter hurdles, Campbell came in 7th place with a time of 19.48 seconds, just behind Savannah Wells, who came in 6th place with a time of 18.83 seconds.

In the 3200 meter run, Marilee Williams came in 6th place as she finished with a time of 13 minutes, 45.83 seconds. The Sprint Medley team of Wells, K. Campbell, Olivia Everett and Sam Fiedor placed 5th with a time of 5 minutes, .69 seconds. The 3200 meter team of K. Campbell, J. Campbell, Everett and Fiedor placed 5th with a time of 11 minutes, 45.94 seconds. Finally, the 1600 meter relay team of Everett, Tasia Daley, Wells and Fiedor placed 6th with a time of 4 minutes, 45.63 seconds.

In the field events, Bennett took 3rd place in both the triple jump and the long jump. In the triple jump, Bennett finished with a distance of 33 feet, 2 inches and, in the long jump, she finished with a distance of 15 feet, 8 inches. Wells also competed in the long jump, placing 6th with a distance of 15 feet, 4.5 inches.

Boys at State

Grant Bartlett returned home with top placings in both his long distance events. In the 3200 meter run, Grant Bartlett took 1st place as he finished with a time of 10 minutes, 34.08 seconds. Following Grant in the 3200 meter run was twin brother, Grady, who finished 2nd with a time of 10 minutes, 37.3 seconds. The Bartlett Twins both earned All-State honors for their placings.

In the 1600 meter run, Grant Bartlett placed 2nd as he finished with a time of 4 minutes, 46.37 seconds and earned All-State honors. Grady Bartlett followed in 4th place with a time of 4 minutes, 51.36 seconds. Calvin Condict also competed in the 1600 meter run, finishing with a time of 5 minutes, 10.66 seconds.

Kelton Johnson finished in 7th place in the 800 meter run with a time of 2 minutes, 13.13 seconds.

The 400 meter relay team of Teegan Love, Erik Pinedo, Geoffrey Johnson and Noah Rimmer came in 3rd place with a time of 47.69 seconds. The 3200 meter relay team of Grant Bartlett, Grady Bartlett, Condict and K. Johnson ame in 3rd place with a time of 9 minutes, 2.61 seconds and the Sprint Medley relay team of Grady Bartlett, K. Johnson, Love and Rimmer came in 3rd place with a time of 4 minutes, 4.15 seconds.

The 1600 meter relay team of Ethan Alvarado, Pinedo, K. Johnson and G. Johnson finished with a time of 4 minutes, .57 seconds.

In the field events, Rimmer earned All-State honors as he placed 2nd in the shot put with a distance of 45 feet, 7.5 inches. Rimmer also competed in discus, where he placed 6th with a throw of 126 feet, 11 inches.

Heston Fisher placed 7th in the triple jump, finishing with a distance of 39 feet, 2.5 inches. Love finished the high jump in 3rd place with a height of 5 feet, 6 inches and competed in the long jump with a distance of 18 feet, 2 inches.

The showing in Casper brings an end to Saratoga's track season, though the two individual champions will likely get the chance to defend their titles next season.

 

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