Saratoga Track and Field gets top finishes

The track and field athletes of Saratoga Middle High School got some top finishes at the Glenrock High School track meet on Friday April 5. Panthers Head Coach Rex Hohnholt had four or more girls that got into the top 10 in six different events with 18 boys getting 10 top finishes in 10 events.

Saratoga Girls

In the Triple Jump, Josie Little got a 7th place finish with a distance of 31 feet, 7.5 inches. Little also got a 2nd place finish in the 400 meter dash with a time of 63.74 which qualifies her for the State Track and Field Championships.

Milan Scott earned a 7th place finish in the 800 meter run with a time of 3:03.85 and a 5th place finish in the 1600 meter with a time of 6:51.94. Aspen Sewell would get a 8th place finish in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 21.29

Rhiwan Williams would be the only girl to get a 2nd place finish in individual events. Williams got a 2nd place finish in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 54.1 Williams would also get a 1st place finish in the 1600 Meter Relay along with Sewell, Little and Natalie Follum with a time of 4:43.80. All four girls in the relay team have qualified to compete in the State Track and Field Championships.

Saratoga Boys

In the 800 meter run event, Tyler Greenberg got a 5th Place finish with a time of 2:21.57. Jace Westring got two 8th place finishes in two different events. In the 110 meter hurdles, Westring got a time of 20.84 and a time of 51.71 in the 300 meter hurdles.

Elish Williams earned a 6th place finish in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:43.75 and a 3rd place finish in the 3200 meter run with a time of 12:42.58. Snowdon Williams earned 4th place in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 47.91.

Williams also got a 5th place finish in the1600 meter relay along with teammates Douglas Anderson, Tyler Greenberg and Easton Mason. Williams also got a 2nd place finish in the 1600 Sprint Medley along with teammates Ingraham, Mason and Anderson. The relay team has qualified for the State Track and Field Championships.

Fisher Willams got a 8th place finish in the 400 meter relay along with teammates, Mason, Ingraham, and Greeberg.

Hohnholt said he is pleased most of his kids are competing at their track meets. He said that he likes how everything went the team’s way.

“I think the most positive thing about this week’s meet was having 95 percent of the kids there and competing,” Hohnholt said. “As a coach you learn a lot about your team by simply observing how athletes prepare for their events both mentally and physically. Are they warming up properly, are they cooling down properly, can they perform at their highest level going from event to event.”

Hohnholt said he believes that even better things are yet to come, especially students who made it to state qualifications.

“I was really happy with what I saw from most of our athletes and am extremely pleased with the effort they have been giving us,” Hohnholt said. “It was great to see some of our kids get qualified for the state track and field championships and hope that number increases two-fold over the next couple of weeks.”

The Saratoga Panthers will compete at the Rawlins Invitation on Friday, April 13 in Rawlins.