MEEKER | The Meeker High School track and field team wrapped up its season at the Colorado State Track and Field Championships, held May 14-16 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, with several top-10 finishes and podium performances in the throwing events.
For the boys, junior Tucker Chinn led the Cowboys with a fourth-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles, running 41.94 seconds in the prelims—where he also broke the school record—before placing fourth in the finals in 41.96.
The boys 4×100-meter relay team of Jake Grieser, Lawson Anderson, Holton Harvey and Sam Smithers placed 16th in 46.29. The same group finished 15th in the 4×200-meter relay prelims in 1:35.93.
In the high jump, Grieser placed 18th with a clearance of 5 feet, 8 inches.
For the girls, senior Braydin Raley placed 12th in the 800 meters in 2:26.40.
The 4×100-meter relay team of McKenna Berthelson, Julie Kracht, Raegan Clatterbaugh and Norah Loar placed 14th in the prelims in 52.67.
The girls 4×800-meter relay team of junior Josey McClain, freshman Tinlie Strate, freshman Midy Camargo and senior Braydin Raley placed seventh in the state finals in 10:16.41, setting a new school record in the process.
In the field events, sophomore Hailey Schwartz placed sixth in the triple jump at 33 feet, 5 1/2 inches.
Senior Addie Knowles earned a third-place podium finish in the discus with a throw of 118 feet, 9 inches. Freshman Raegan Clatterbaugh also earned a podium finish in the discus, placing sixth with a throw of 110 feet, 11 inches.
Knowles also placed ninth in the pole vault at 8 feet, 4 inches and 12th in the shot put at 31 feet, 5 1/4 inches.
The Cowboys and Cowgirls concluded their season with multiple state finalists and podium finishes in the throwing events.
From left, Josey McClain, Tinlie Strate, Midy Camargo and Braydin Raley pose with the baton after Meeker’s 4×800-meter relay team placed seventh in the state finals at the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. Bobby G’s Memories PHOTO
