The Shorthorns from ELJH traveled to Eureka on April 21 to compete in their first track meet of the season.
The team had 12 individual event winners.
6th grade:
Jose Vasquez: 1. triple pump, 21’9”; 3.100 meters, 15.02; 3. 200 meters, 33.43; 4. high Jump, 3’6”.
7th grade:
Ben Disbro: 1. shot put, 27’5”; 1. discus, 80’11”; high jump, 4’, long jump – 10’3”,
Jolena Ayers: 1, 400 meters, 1.19.25; 1. 800 meters, 2.54.25; 1. 1,600 meters 6.14.68.; 2. long jump, 12’0.5”; 2. triple jump, 23’2”.
8th grade:
Kaiden Slaybaugh: 1. triple jump, 19’1.5”; 2. shot put – 29’2”; 4. discus, 65’2”; high jump – 3’10”
Zachary Duggin: 1. shot put, 35’11.5”; 1. 400 meters, 1.12.05; 2. high jump, 4’10”.
Ernesto Rosas: 1. discus, 73’10”; 2. triple jump, 17’2”; shot put, 25’3.5”.
Kaybrie Nield: 1. shot put, 30’6.5”; 1. discus – 65’4.5”.
The Shorthorns had eight runner-up event winners.
6th grade:
Spencer Thompson: 2. 400 meters, 1.14.68; 3. 800 meters, 2.52.66; 3. 100-meter hurdles, 20.60.
7th grade:
Michael Lovelace: 2. shot put, 25’4”; discus – 53’8.5”; long jump, 7’2”.
8th grade:
Michael Light: 2. 100-meter hurdles, 19.96; 2. 100 meters, 14.14 ; 3. long jump, 13’6.5.
Third-place winners were:
7th grade:
Lilly Peterson: 3. 200 meters, 34.96; 4. long jump – 11’4.25”; 100 meters, 15.52.
Boys 4x100 relay: 3. Braxton, Antoine, Eric, and Spencer, 1.06.65.
8th grade:
Ayden Samuelson: 3. discus, 65’7”; shot put – 24’2.5”.
Girls 4x100 Relay: 3. Lilly, Alyssa, Jolena, and Kaybrie, 1.08.94.
Fouth-place winners were:
7th grade:
Braxton Nield: 4. 100-meter hurdles, 22.08 ; 100 meters, 15.83; long jump, 11’4.5”.
Other performances were:
6th grade:
Eric Fernandez: long jump, 8’6”; 100 meters, 16.41.
Antoine Powell: long jump, 10’3”; high jump, 3’6”.
7th grade:
Evan Book: shot put, 19’0.5”; discus, 48’0.5”.
Alyssa Harris: 100 meters, 18.55; 200 meters, 38.88.
8th grade:
Cara Conder: long jump, 8’9.25”; 200 meters, 45.75.
Diane Drown: 200 meters, 39.25.
The squad competed at Winnemucca meet on April 26 and the Ely on April 28.
The Shorthorns finish the season with a home meet on Friday, May 4th starting at 9:30 a.m. field events and 10 for running events.
