The Wheatridge Mustangs traveled to the Steven Grogan Stadium in Ottawa on Thursday, April 6th for their first meet of the season.
The seventh grade girls won their meet with a score of 52 points! First place finishers were Bri Glover in the Hurdles with a time of 22.72, Jillian Velasquez in the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 6:32.95, Zoey Edwards in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:55.80, Kiersten Markos in Shot Put with a throw of 28’2’’, and the 4x100 Relay Team (Shipps, Leggett, Ham, Sullivan) with a time of 59.63. Second place finishers were Abi Garden in the Hurdles, Jillian Velasquez in the 100 Meter Dash and the 200 Meter Dash, Zoey Edwards in the 1600 Meter Run, Hailey Sullivan in the 400 Meter Run, Emma Brooks in the 800 Meter Run, and the Medley Relay Team (Balog, Leggett, Brooks, Sullivan). Tynee Leggett took third place in the 200 Meter Dash, Kiersten Markos took fourth place in the Discus and Lanah Shipps took fourth place in the Long Jump.
The seventh grade boys had a great start to their season. Jake McClure was the leader of the 1600 Meter Run with a winning time of 5:36.5. Alek Stevanov took second place in the 100 Meter Dash and fourth place in the 200 Meter Dash. Third place finishers were Trent Glaser in the 1600 Meter Run, Jay Jensen in the Shot Put, and Jake McClure in the Hurdles and the High Jump. Evan Pipkin took fourth place in the Shot Put.
The eighth grade girls had a strong showing at their first meet of the season. First place finishers were Kelly Smith in the Hurdles with a time of 20.60, Mallory Boden in the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 6:13, and Ashlyn Bell in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:47.14. Second place finishers were Anastasia Gerber in the Hurdlers, Ashlyn Bell in the 1600 Meter Run, Mallory Boden in the 800 Meter Run, Kelly Smith in the 200 Meter Dash, and Ashton Keith in the Discus. Third place finishers were Kelly Smith in the 100 Meter Dash and Ashton Keith in the Shot Put.
The eighth grade boys had a great start to their season as well. First place finishers were Blaine Leon in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:32.91, Ethan Reynolds in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 26.79, and the Medley Relay team (Hullum, Taylor, Reynolds, Graham) with a time of 2:00.97. Second place finishers were Hudson Clements in the Long Jump and Ethan Reynolds in the High Jump. Masen Kindler earned third place in the 800 Meter Run, Dylan Blesie earned fourth place in the Hurdles, Ryan Hamilton earned fourth place in the 1600 Meter Run, Jude Graham earned fourth place in the 400 Meter Run.
The Mustangs are excited for their home meet on Tuesday, April 11th where they will host Baldwin and Spring Hill.