RANGELY | With the school year and spring sports season starting to wrap up, the Rangely Panthers high school track and field team doubled up on track meets for the weekend. On Friday, the team competed in Craig, Colorado, for the Clint Wells Invitational and then turned right around to race, jump and throw in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, at the Steamboat Springs Invitational. Weekends like this are a great opportunity for athletes to get a feel for competing on consecutive days like the state championships format, which several Panthers showed they will be very ready for.
The Panthers will compete at the Western Slope League Championships this weekend in Grand Junction. Above, Fisher Winder, Robert Murray, Chase Cochrane and Logan Peterson. | COURTESY PHOTO
“There were so many great performances this weekend,” said Coach Beth Scoggins. “The team did a great job of competing hard in Craig, then taking care of themselves and having another successful day in Steamboat. It was a fun weekend to try new events, travel and stay overnight as a team, and continue to compete at a high level.”
Results for the girls from the Clint Wells Invitational: 100m – Aubrianna Tapia 14.39. 200m – Aubrey Kenney 33.73. 400m – Ashlynn Ducey 1st place 1:02.23, Tylee Fielder 5th place 1:09.07, Ryann Mergelman 1:10.98. 800m – MacKenzie Manchester 3:32.96, Macy Morgan 3:34.92. 4x100m – 57.98. 4x200m – 2nd place 1:53.67. SMR – 3rd place 2:04.44. High Jump – Annika Cantrell 4th place 4-09, Kastyn Dembowski 4-05. Triple Jump – Emma Smith 29-04. Pole Vault – Kastyn Dembowski 3rd place 8-03, Miah Wren 4th place 7-09, Tylee Fielder 6-03. Discus – Kyrah Phelps 2nd place 107-07, MacKenzie Manchester 4th place 99-01, Annika Cantrell 83-01, Aubrianna Tapia 83-00, Chloe Noel 68-00. Shot Put – Kyrah Phelps 2nd place 34-06, Aubrianna Tapia 5th place 30-08, MacKenzie Manchester 30-03, Chole Noel 25-07.
Results for the boys from the Clint Wells Invitational: 100m – Robert Murray 12.91, Jaren Blankenship 16.98. 200m – Robert Murray 26.15. 400m – Andrew Dorris 1st place 52.52, Anthony Dorris 4th place 57.57, Clay Allred 1:01.76. 800m – Justin Allred 2:23.38, Joseph Valdez 2:29.38, Gage Nielsen 3:10.79, Matthew Morgan 3:18.24. 1600m – Joseph Valdez 5:42.91, Matthew Morgan 7:04.64. 3200m – James Talbot 1st place 10:21.72, Gage Nielsen 15:08.35. 4x200m – 1:44.19. 4x800m – 2nd place 8:56.38. Long Jump – Robert Murray 13-06.5. Triple Jump – Fisher Winder 4th place 37-02.75, Clay Allred 33-05.75, Anthony Dorris 32-11.5. Pole Vault – Clay Allred 8-099. Discus – Kenyon Cochrane 1st place 151-04, Justin Allred 107-08, Chase Cochrane 105-03, Malcolm Osborn 74-06. Shot Put – Kenyon Cochrane 2nd place 46-09.5, Chase Cochrane 36-00, Malcom Osborn 32-08, Jaren Blankenship 28-05.
Girls’ results from Steamboat Springs Invitational: 100m – Ashlynn Ducey 4th place 13.79, Ryann Mergelman 14.93, Aubrianna Tapia 15.12, Annika Cantrell 15.81, Aubrey Kenney 16.50. 200m – Tylee Fielder 29.74, Aubrianna Tapia 30.46, Paytin Kendall 30.92, Kaelyn Geer 31.37. 400m – Miah Wren 5th place 1:06.76. 800m – Macy Morgan 3:37.21. 100H – MacKenzie Manchester 5th place 21.10. 4x100m – 3rd place 54.41. 4x400m – 2nd place 4:22.88. High Jump – Kastyn Dembowski 1st place 4-07, Annika Cantrell 2nd place 4-07, Paytin Kendall 4th place 4-01, Chloe Noel 3-09. Long Jump – Addison Scott 2nd place 15-07.75, Ashlynn Ducey 3rd 15-02.5. Triple Jump – Emma Smith 30-09.75, Kaelyn Geer 28-08. Pole Vault – Miah Wren 3rd place 8-02, Kastyn Dembowski 6-08, Tylee Fielder 6-023. Discus – Kyrah Phelps 1st place 111-4.5, MacKenzie Manchester 3rd place 97-07, Rylee Allred 4th place 95-05, Annika Cantrell 83-01, Aubrianna Tapia 79-00, Chloe Noel 65-02. Shot Put – Kyrah Phelps 2nd place 32-08.5, MacKenzie Manchester 3rd place 30-08, Aubrinna Tapia 5th place 30-02, Rylee Allred 29-00, Chloe Noel 23-07.
Boys’ results from Steamboat Springs Invitational: 100m – Robert Murray 13.00. 200m – Kevin Wren 25.88, Joseph Valdez 28.38. 400m – Justin Allred 59.52, Robert Murray 1:00.49, Gage Nielsen 1:19.42. 800m – Joseph Valdez 2:29.90. 1600m – James Talbot 1st place 4:33.55, Andrew Dorris 5th place 5:13.65, Gage Nielsen 6:55.72. 3200m – Matthew Morgan 15:45.93. 4x200m – 2nd place 1:37.47. 4x400m – 3rd place 3:41.06. Long Jump – Fisher Winder 4th place 19-00.75, Anthony Dorris 18-11. Discus – Kenyon Cochrane 1st place 148-01, Chase Cochrane 105-06, Justin Allred 98-06, Malcolm Osborn 80-08.5, Jaren Blankenship 57-11. Shot Put – Kenyon Cochrane 3rd place 41-02.5, Chase Cochrane 33-08, Malcom Osborn 30-02.5, Jaren Blankenship 29-03.5.
“We saw a lot of personal records this weekend and several athletes moved up in the state rankings. The season has been going by so fast, but we’re continuing to improve each week and starting to get really excited for these last three weeks of competition,” said Beth Scoggins. The Rangely Panthers will compete next at the Western Slope League Championships in Grand Junction May 5 and 6.
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