Grizzlies and Cowboys Battle At Districts
May 28, 2026 01:05PM ● By Jody Reeves
Carter Mecham from Grace will have a busy state meet after winning three events and placing second in a fourth event during districts.
The Grizzlies 4x400 relay team dominated their opponents during last weeks district meet.
Grace's Bella Eddins shows off her gold medal she won in the 100 meter hurdles.
North Gems Madalyn Barnes earned an automatic bid to state in the discus.
The Grizzlies Johan Wilkerson will run in both hurdle races at state after winning the 300's and placing second in the 110's.
Grace's Brooklyn Porter was focused during last weeks
The Cowboy's Coy Hatch earned a PR in the triple jump.
Last weekend the Grizzlies and Cowboys competed in their district track meet that took place at Century High School in Pocatello. The Cowboys and Grizzlies are part of the combined fifth and sixth district conference which include 1A and 2A schools. In total there were eleven teams that competed in the meet. As a team the Grizzlies had the better finish ending in third place in both the boys and girls competitions. The Cowboys did have some decent numbers but struggled to earn many team points with their boys finishing in eighth place and their girls in ninth. With so many 1 and 2A schools in the state and having such a large district it was very difficult to qualify for the state meet. Only the top two individual finishers got automatic bids to state and only the top relay team in each race would qualify for state. However there were a handful of wildcards up for grabs for those that may have finished lower.
Despite some terrific performances that included some new school records North Gem was only able to qualify one athlete for the state tournament. That athlete is Madalyn Barnes who qualified in the discus with a new PR and throwing over one hundred feet.
The Lady Grizzlies had two girls qualify for state and they did it in a big way. Bella Eddins earned a wildcard spot in the 300 hurdles but won the district title in the 100 meter hurdles. Brooklyn Porter also qualified in two events while also earning a pair of district titles. Porter took the top spot in both the 800 meter and 1600 meter races.
The Grizzly boys team are sending two relays to state, both of which earned the top of the podium at districts. The Grizzlies earned the top spot in both the 4x400 and medley relay races. Bryant Moss is a member of the medley while Gavin Draper is a member of both relay teams. Adrian Mejia is also a member of both relays while also earning a district championship in the 800 meter run. Hurdle specialist Johan Wilkerson is on the 4x400 relay and also qualified in the 110 meter hurdles as well as winning a district championship in the 300 meter hurdles. Fellow hurdler Parker Yost grabbed a wildcard spot in the 110 meter hurdles as well as the high jump. Rounding out the relay teams is speedster Carter Mecham. Mecham won a district championship in three of his four events. In addition to the two first place finishes in the relays Mecham earned the top spot in the 400 meter sprint and came in second in the 200 meter sprint.
The state tournament meet will take place this weekend at Middleton High School. We wish all of those who qualified the best of luck as they compete and represent our local schools.
North Gem Finals Results
Men
800M - Stockton Wight 2:17.28, Coy Hatch 2:33.80
1600M - Stone Wight 5:30.37, Stockton Wight 5:30.47
4x100 Relay - Clay Johnson, Jeremiah Perry, William Wakley, Alex Wakley 50.06
4x200 Relay - Clay Johnson, Jeremiah Perry, Stockton Wight, Alex Curtis 1:42.15
Shot Put - William Wakley 28’4”, John Roberts 26’7.75”, Treysen Harding 24’7.5”, McCoy Frandsen 24’0”
Discus - John Roberts 74’4”, Bryan Egley 69’6”, William Wakley 64’11” McCoy Frandsen 62’0”, Treysen Harding 47’6”
Javelin - Stockton Wight 117’2”, McCoy Frandsen 68’9”, Bryan Egley 66’3”, John Roberts 38’9”
Long Jump - Alex Curtis 16’7”, Brandon Lee 12’3”
Triple Jump - Coy Hatch 34’2.5”
Women
100M - Sadie Daniels 13.89’
400M - Indyana Hatch 1:06.31, Gracie Christensen 1:07.86, Bailey Perkins 1:16.40
4x400 Relay - Indyana Hatch, Sadie Daniels, Olivia Rindlisbaker, Gracie Christensen 4:37.66
Medley Relay - Sadie Daniels, Mariah O’Brien, Indyana Hatch, Gracie Christensen 2:10.76
Shot Put - Madalyn Barnes 26’4”, Kymberli Jensen 22’11”
Discus - Madalyn Barnes 101’9”, Bailey Perkins 48’4”
Javelin - Madalyn Barnes 86’1”, Ciara O’Brien 71’10”, Maria O’Brien 47’2”
Long Jump - Indyana Hatch 14’1.5”, Madalyn Barnes 13’3”, Ciara O’Brien 12’8”, Kymberli Jensen 12’4”, Bailey Perkins 12’1.25”, Mariah O’Brien 9’9.75”
Grace Finals Results
Men
100M - Bradley Schiele 12.13
200M - Carter Mecham 23.05, Bradley Schiele 25.03
400M - Carter Mecham 49.90
800M - Adrian Mejia 2:06.91
1600M - Adrian Mejia 5:09.10
110M Hurdles - Jonah Wilkerson 15.37, Parker Yost 15.98
300M Hurdles - Jonah Wilkerson 41.23, Parker Yost 44.38
4x400 Relay - Jonah Wilkerson, Gavin Draper, Adrian Mejia, Carter Mecham 3:37.84
Medley Relay - Bryan Moss, Adrian Mejia, Carter Mecham, Gavin Draper 3:43.58
Shot Put - Case Williams 34’1”, Luke Moss 28’6”
Discus - Case Williams 108’7”, Luke Moss 73’7”
Javelin - Bryant Moss 137’9”, Gavin Draper 132’3”
High Jump - Parker Yost 5’8”
Pole Vault - Bryant Moss 9’0”
Long Jump - Bradley Schiele 18’6.5”
Triple Jump - Bryan Moss 36’11”
Women
100M - Jeanaelie Shaffer 14.01
200M - Jeanaelie Shaffer 28.99
400M - Ashley King 1:12.20
800M - Brooklyn Porter 2:27.85, Ashley King 2:39.28
1600M - Brooklyn Porter 5:36.06
100M Hurdles - Bella Eddins 16.60, Brielle Yost 17.22, Callie Yost 17.86
300M Hurdles - Bella Eddins 50.56, Callie Yost 54.07, Alayna Smith 56.39
Medley Relay - Brielle Yost, Callie Yost, Jeanaelie Shaffer, Bella Eddins 1:59.84
Shot Put - Brielle Yost 29’11”, Haiden Osborn 25’7”, Addison Wright 23’1.75”
Discus - Haiden Osborn 90’10”
Javelin - Haiden Osborn 69’11”
Pole Vault - Skyla Cloud 7’6”
Long Jump - Addison Wright 11’9.75”, Brynlee Hubbard 10’2.25”
