The Cowboys Gallop Into Track Season

The North Gem Cowboys kicked off their track season last week when they traveled to Ririe to compete in the Bulldog Early Bird Invitational.  The four teams in attendance were the Cowboys, Alturas Prep, Jackpot, and of course the host school Ririe.  The Bulldogs from Ririe ran away with the team scores largely due to their numbers and size.  The Cowboys were very competitive with the other two small schools in attendance.  The Cowboys boys team came in third in the team scoring while the girls finished strong in second place.

The Cowboys boys team is fairly young with several freshmen and just a handful of sophomores and juniors.  With so many of their athletes participating in their very first high school track meet it was no surprise to see so many personal bests recorded by the Cowboys.  However it was not just the freshmen putting up those numbers the few upper classmen on the team were also able to record personal best marks.  In fact only one athlete on the boys team failed to record a personal best mark.  Freshman Clay Johnson was the best sprinter for the Cowboys.  Johnson finished seventh in the 100 meter dash and a solid fourth in the 200 meters.  Fellow freshman Stone Wight finished fifth in the 400 meter race then earned a fourth place finish in the 3200 meter race.  Coy Hatch and Stockton Wight performed well in the 800 meters with Hatch finishing in third and Wight in fourth.  Junior veteran team member Alex Curtis had a great day himself.  Curtis was part of two relay teams for the Cowboys that each finished in second place.  Curtis also had a top ten finish in the 100 meter sprint as well as finishing in third place overall in the long jump. 

The Lady Cowboys, unlike the boys team, have several experienced athletes on the team.  Junior Indyana Hatch earned a pair of first place finishes on the day.  Hatch grabbed first place in the 100 meter sprint then jumped her way to a top finish in the long jump.  Senior Sadie Daniels came in a very close second place to Hatch in the 100 meters and followed that up with a third place finish in the 200 meter race.  Both girls also had a hand in the Lady Cowboys finishing in second and third place in the 4x400 and 4x200 relay races.  The Lady Cowboys had a good showing in the 400 meter race where Gracie Christensen finished in second place followed closely by Bailey Perkins in fourth and Olivia Rindlisbaker in fifth.  Finally Madalyn Barnes had a terrific day in the throwing events.  Barnes earned third place in the javelin, second in the shot put and took the top spot at the meet in the discus with a new personal best throw of 74 '8". 

The Cowboys are off to a good start this season and will continue their journey on Thursday when they travel to Malad.

Mens Results

100m Sprint: Clay Johnson 12.83, Alex Curtis 12.93, Jeremiah Perry 13.11, Coy Hatch 13.47, Bryan Egley 14.34, Treysen Harding 15.86, McCoy Frandsen 16.18

200m Sprint: Clay Johnson 26.44, Jeremiah Perry 27.66, Stone Wight 28.32, Coy Hatch 29.16, Stockton Wight 29.89

400m Sprint: Stone Wight 1:00.44, Bryan Egley 1:05.97

800m Race: Coy Hatch 2:29.79, Stockton Wight 2:30.31

3200m Race: Stone Wight 11:56.62

4x200 Relay: Alex Curtis, Jeremiah Perry, Clay Johnson, Brandon Lee 1:49.18

4x400 Relay: Alex Curtis, Coy Hatch, Jeremiah Perry, Stone Wight 4:13.48

Shot Put: Treysen Harding 25’ 2”, John Roberts 24’10.5”, William Wakely 23’9.5”

Discus: Bryan Egley 72’0.75”, McCoy Fransen 67’10”, John Roberts 62’8.5”, William Wakley 56’3”, Treysen Harding 53’5”

Javelin: Bryan Egley 77’7”, McCoy Frandsen 63”7”, William Wakley 58’11”, John Roberts 52’

Long Jump: Alex Curtis 16’7.5”, Clay Johnson 14’7.75

Womens Results

100m Sprint: Indyana Hatch 14.42, Sadie Daniels 14.44, Gracie Christensen 14.99, Madalyn Barnes 15.86, Olivia Rindlisbaker 16.02, Mariah O’Brien 16.09, Ciara O’Brien 16.13, Kymberli Jensen 16.76

200m Sprint: Sadie Daniels 32.53, Mariah O’Brien 34.27, Ciara O’Brien 35.05, Olivia Rindlisbaker 35.23

400m Sprint: Gracie Christensen 1:10.46, Bailey Perkins 1:15.66, Olivia Rindlisbaker 1:18.64

800m Race: Kymberli Jensen 3:25.05

4x200 Relay: Sadie Daniels, Gracie Christensen, Indyana Hatch, Olivia Rindlisbaker 2:06.62

4x400 Relay: Sadie Daniels, Gracie Christensen, Bailey Perkins, Indyana Hatch 4:56.27

Shot Put: Madalyn Barnes 23’9”

Discus: Madalyn Barnes 74’8”, Bailey Perkins 43’

Javelin: Madalyn Barnes 72’4”, Ciara O’Brien 61’7”, Mariah O’Brien 51’1”, Kymberli Jensen 45’7

Long Jump: Indyana Hatch 14’5”, Ciara O’Brien 11’7”, Bailey Perkins 11’4.5”, Mariah O’Brien 11’3.5”