The Mustangs traveled to the Spring Hill Invitational on Tuesday, May 2nd for their second-to-last meet of the season.
The seventh grade girls team took fourth place overall. First place finishers were Zoey Edwards in the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 6:12.18 and Kiersten Markos in the Shot Put with a distance of 31’10.5’’. Second place finishers were Jillian Velasquez in the 200 Meter Dash and Kiersten Markos in the Discus. Emma Brooks took third in the 800 Meter Run, Tynee Leggett took fourth in the 200 Meter Dash, and the Medley Team of Savannah Balog, Emma Brooks, Tynee Leggett, and Hailey Sullivan took fourth place as well. Fifth place finishers were Jillian Velasquez in the 100 Meter Dash, Tynee Leggett in the 400 Meter Run, and Emma Brooks in Pole Vault.
The seventh grade boys did a great job. Jake McClure earned first place in the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 5:30.3 and the Long Jump with a distance of 14’7. Fourth place finishers were Jake McClure in the Hurdles, Alek Stevanov in the 100 Meter Dash, Jay Jensen in the Shot Put, and the 4x200 Relay Team of Trent Glaser, Charlie Kuzma, Jake McClure, and Alek Stevanov. Charlie Kuzma took fifth place in the Long Jump.
The eighth grade girls team took fourth place overall. Ashlyn Bell earned first place in the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 5:53.4 and the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:39.5. Mallory Boden took second place in the 1600 Meter Run and third place in the 800 Meter Run, Ashton Keith took third place in the Discus, and the Medley Team of Ashlyn Bell, Mallory Boden, Avery Hotchkiss, and Kelly Smith took third place. Fourth place finishers were Avery Hotchkiss in the 400 Meter Run and Kelly Smith in the 200 Meter Dash. Fifth place finishers were Kelly Smith in the Hurdles and Ashton Keith in the Shot Put.
The eighth grade boys die a great job. Trey Hullum took second place in High Jump and Ethan Reynolds took third in the 200 Meter Dash. Third place finishers were Aidan Dulku in the Shot Put, and both the Medley Team (Jude Graham, Hunter Meyer, Ethan Reynolds, Michael Taylor) and the 4x400 Team (Ryan Hamilton, Trey Hullum, Masen Kindler, Blaine Leon). Blaine Leon took fifth place in the 1600 Meter Run.
The Wheatridge track team will be traveling to Spring Hill on Saturday, May 6th to complete their season at the League Meet.