A Plethora Of PR’s For Cowboys And Grizzlies
Apr 19, 2024 01:51PM ● By Jody Reeves
The North Gem and Grace track teams traveled to Malad last week to compete on the oval. They were joined by seven other teams from the fifth and sixth districts. Being the only two 1A teams in attendance both schools made some tremendous strides in their season and left an impression on their competitors. With the sun shining and the temperatures rising both the Grizzlies and the Cowboys saw a number of athletes put their best foot forward and have their season best marks. So many of the athletes set season and personal records that it would be easier to list the performances that didn’t break those marks.
Starting with the relays, every relay that both schools ran set season records. The North Gem girls accomplished this in the 4x100 and 4x200. The North Gem boys matched that accomplishment by setting their own PR’s in the same two relays. Grace saw their girls set PR’s in the 4x100 and with two separate teams in the 4x400. The Grace boys set PR’s in the 4x100 and with two teams of their own in the 4x400.
Evan O’Brien would shine for the North Gem boys, earning a PR in the Discus and moving into fourth all time in the Cowboy records. Additionally, Rusten Hatch would PR in the 300 hurdles and Haydn Frandsen also PR’ed in the 800 meters.
For Grace, Trevor Mathews would PR in the 200 meters, Landon Moss and Nathaniel Smith would both PR in the 110 hurdles moving into fourth and fifth all time for Grace. Carson Reeves improved his discus throw by seventeen feet and move into fourth all time for Grace. Adrian Mejia won the 800 meter race with a PR and move to third all time for Grace. Breanna Heer cracked the top ten all time with her PR in the 1600 meters and Alexis Bitton saw a huge PR in the shot put placing fourth all time for Grace. Perhaps the most impressive performance of the day came from Brooklyn Porter who earned PRs in both the 3200 meters and the 800 meters. Brooklyn’s 800 meter time is the fastest time ever recorded for a Grace girl and she is still just
a freshman.
