The Wheatridge Mustangs had a great time at the Gardner Middle School triangular meet on Tuesday, April 25th.
The seventh grade girls took second as a team! First place finishers were Jillian Velasquez in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 29.79 and Kiersten Markos in the Shot Put with a throw of 31’3.5’’. Second place individual finishers were Tynee Leggett in the 200 Meter Dash, Jillian Velasquez in the 1600 Meter Run, and Kiersten Markos in the Discus. Three relay teams took second place as well: 4x100 Relay Team (Brooks, Leggett, Shipps, Velasquez), 4x200 Relay Team (Bojanski, Ham, Shipps, Velasquez), Sprint Medley Team (Balog, Brooks, Leggett, Sullivan). Third place finishers were Ava Bojanski in the High Jump and Lanah Shipps in the Long Jump. Fourth place finishers were Tynee Leggett in the 400 Meter Dash, Emma Brooks in the 800 Meter Run, Lanah Shipps in the 200 Meter Dash, and Zoey Edwards in the 1600 Meter Run.
The seventh grade boys team had a lot of great performances. Jake McClure took first place in both the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 5:29.38 and in the Long Jump with a distance of 14’11.5’’. Second place finishers were Jake McClure in the Hurdles and the 4x200 Relay Team (Kuzma, LeCluyse, McClure, Stevanov). Charlie Kuzma was third in the Long Jump and Alek Stevanov was third in the 100 Meter Dash and fourth in the 200 Meter Dash.
The eighth grade girls had many great individual performances. Ashlyn Bell took first place in both the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 5:55.09 and the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:42.11. Second place finishers were Kelly Smith in both the Hurdles and the 200 Meter Dash, Mallory Boden in the 1600 Meter Run, Ashton Keith in both the Shot Put and the Discus, Avery Hotchkiss and Sabrina Dulku tied for second place in the High Jump, and the 4x200 Relay Team (Gust, Haulmark, Pipkin, Stuart). Avery Hotchkiss took third in the 400 Meter Dash. Fourth place finishers were Maddy Pipkin in the Hurdle, Kelly Smith in the 100 Meter Dash, Maddy Burnett in the Discus, and Amelia Beharry in the High Jump.
The eighth grade boys continued to have strong individual performances. Ethan Reynolds took first place in the Long Jump with a distance of 17’6.25’’ and the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 26.25, Ethan also took second place in the High Jump. Fourth place finishers were Hunter Meyer in the Pole Vault, Trey Hullum in the 400 Meter Dash, and Aidan Dulku in the Shot Put.
The Mustangs are excited to participate in the Wellsville Relays on Thursday, April 27th.