The Kemmerer High School track and field teams got a sneak peak at the venue that will host the 2A West Regional Meet in a few weeks, competing Friday at the Shoshoni Invitational.

While head coach Phil Thatcher decided to rest his relay teams – and quite a few of his athletes on the boys’ side were unable to make the trip – the team still performed well, with the Lady Rangers placing fourth as a team, and the Rangers competing hard with what they had.

“Friday was kind of a different day for us – we only had about half our team,” said KHS head coach Phil Thatcher. “There was a band trip going on, so we had to share some kids. We didn’t have any boys’ throwers, didn’t have any relays – just a lot of individual stuff. It was cold, and a little windier. We competed well – the girls still took fourth, with only about half of them there, out of 22 teams that were up there, so that was pretty good to see. But we got to see a lot of the competition in our region, so it was good to see those guys. We’ve got some stiff competition.”

The KHS track and field teams will be in Evanston Tuesday for the Evanston Invitational.

“We’ll have the whole team in Evanston, I’m hoping,” Thatcher said. “We’re feeling pretty good about where we’re at, and we’re looking forward to the last couple of weeks of the season before regionals and state.”

Lady Rangers

KHS junior Laynee Walker led the charge for the Lady Rangers, winning the pole vault with a height of nine feet.

“Laynee was running into a headwind that was just so cold,” Thatcher said. “For the first two or three hours, it was just miserable.”

In the track events, Walker placed third in the 300 hurdles (49.56) and fourth in the 100 hurdles (17.29); she also ran the 100 meter dash, placing ninth (13.47).

Natasha Martinez placed in the 100 meters, finishing eighth, with a state-qualifying time of 13.44; Martinez finished 10th in the 400 meters, posting a time of 1:07.02. Claire Crosland was the top Lady Ranger in the 200 meters, finishing 19th (29.93), while Laranda Waldner finished 26th in the 800 meters (3:16.39).

In the field events, the Lady Rangers placed four in the discus, led by a second-place finish from Nadia Runnion, with a throw of 108 feet, 10.5 inches; Kylie Price was third, with a throw of 101 feet, 2.5 inches. Both Runnion and Price’s throws were state qualifiers. Janae Skidmore finished fourth (89’3”), while Ella Thatcher finished eighth (82’4”).

Price also placed in the shot put, finishing sixth, with a toss of 29 feet, 8.25 inches. Skidmore was seventh, with a toss of 29 feet, 5.5 inches.

Tyler Thatcher finished 10th in the triple jump (29’4.5”), while Claire Crosland was 12th in the long jump (12’8”).

Rangers

Bridger Anderson and Bryson McGill both recorded Top 5-finishes for the Rangers in their respective events, with Anderson placing fifth in the 400 meters (56.04) and McGill placing fifth in the high jump (5’4”). Anderson also finished 11th in the 200 meters (24.63) and 25th in the long jump (15’9”); McGill was 32nd in the 400 meters (1:01.60) and 43rd in the 200 meters (26.21).

Other notable performances included Jace Bullington in the 400 meters (10th, 57.12), Brent Erickson in the high jump (10th, 5’2”), Gabe Platt in the 3200 meters (16th, 14:30.04) and Chase Benson in the 100 meters (90th, 14.59).

Shoshoni Invite

Girls Results

1. Lander 152, 2. Big Piney 89, 3. Rawlins 56, 4. Kemmerer 47, 5. Riverside 37, 6. Saratoga 35, 7. Burlington 26.50, 8. Bridger (MT), 9. H.E.M., & Wyoming Indian -tied- 26, 11. Thermopolis & Dubois - tied- 20, 13. Glenrock 19.50, 14. Kaycee 17.50, 15. Shoshoni 14.50, 16. Wind River 12, 17. St. Stephens 10, 18. Midwest 9, 19. Greybull 5.

100 Meter Dash

8. Natasha Martinez 13.44, 9. Laynee Walker 13.47, 16. Ella Thatcher 13.94, 20. Kylie Price 14.18, 23. Hadlee Wood 14.35, 39. Janae Skidmore 15.08, 45. Josie Gunter 15.52, 67. Emma Culler 18.24

200 Meter Dash

19. Claire Crosland 29.93, 26. Josie Gunter 31.71, 29. Laranda Waldner 32.07

400 Meter Run

10. Natasha Martinez 1:07.02, 11. Claire Crosland 1:07.69, 14. Ella Thatcher 1:08.48, 28. Josie Gunter 1:15.79

800 Meter Run

26. Laranda Waldner 3:16.39

100 Meter Hurdles

4. Laynee Walker 17.29, 11. Claire Crosland 18.87

300 Meter Hurdles

3. Laynee Walker 49.56

Pole Vault

1. Laynee Walker 9’

Long Jump

12. Claire Crosland 12’8”

Triple Jump

10. Tyler Thatcher 29’4.5”

Shot Put

6. Kylie Price 29’8.25”, 7. Janae Skidmore 29’5.5”, 12. Nadia Runnion 27’8.5”, 26. Hadlee Wood 24’11.75”, 59. Emma Culler 18’5.5”

Discus Throw

2. Nadia Runnion 108’10.5”, 3. Kylie Price 101’2.5”, 4. Janae Skidmore 89’3”, 8. Ella Thatcher 82’4”, 15. Hadlee Wood 78’10.5”, 70. Emma Culler 42’11”

Boys Results

1. Thermopolis 114, 2. Lander 111, 3. Burlington 86, 4. Rawlins 58, 5. Dubois 49, 6. Glenrock 47, 7. Riverside & Big Piney - tied- 39, 8. Wyoming Indian 23, 9. Midwest 20, 10. Ten Sleep 18, 11. Wind River 17, 12. Kaycee 16.50, 13. Saratoga 15.50, 14. H.E.M. & Bridger (MT) - tied- 10, 15. Arapahoe Charter 8, 16. Kemmerer 7.50, 17. Greybull 6, 18. Shoshoni 4, 19. Western Heritage Lutheran Academy 3, 20. Farson-Eden 0.50.

100 Meter Dash

90. Chase Benson 14.59

200 Meter Dash

11. Bridger Anderson 24.63, 38. Jace Bullington 26.07, 43. Bryson McGill 26.21

400 Meter Run

5. Bridger Anderson 56.04, 10. Jace Bullington 57.12, 28. Brent Erickson 1:01.22, 32. Bryson McGill 1:01.60, 41. Chase Benson 1:03.93

1600 Meter Run

42. Gabe Platt 6:49.02

3200 Meter Run

16. Gabe Platt 14:30.04

High Jump

5. Bryson McGill 5’4”, 10. Brent Erickson 5’2”, 31. Chase Benson 4’8”

Long Jump

25. Bridger Anderson 15’9”, 31. Brent Erickson 15’4”, 33. Jace Bullington 15’3”