Sundance Times - Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884

The regular season for track and field came to a close on Friday as the Bulldogs hosted their annual invite. With the sun shining and a slight breeze in the air, many Bulldog athletes found themselves ending the regular season with a new personal record (PR) or pre-qualifying for state.

"We did awesome," coach Julie Cross commented. "Our athletes were breaking their PRs throughout the entire meet, we couldn't have ended the regular season in a better way!"

Many Bulldog athletes worked their way into the top spots of their events. On the men's side, Keaton Mills took the top honor in the 800m race with a time of 2:11 and teammate Holden Ayer took the top spot in the 300m hurdles with a time of 44.04.

Ayer was followed closely in the race by teammates Deklan Gill and Gunner McLaughlin, who finished 3rd and 4th respectively. With a slight change in runners, multiple Bulldog relays on the men's side were able to improve on their qualifying times for state as well. 

For the women, the Hofland sisters continued to dominate the field events for Sundance, taking 1st and 2nd place in the discus competition and 3rd and 4th in the shot put. In the running events, sophomore Rylie Marchant claimed the crown in the 800m run with a time of 2:38.

Marchant also had a top eight finish in the 200 and 400m runs. The Lady Bulldogs also qualified their 1600 medley relay composed of Brook Hofland, Bailey Hofland, Rylie Marchant and Zoe Skeens for the state meet.

The Bulldogs will travel to Newcastle on Friday and Saturday to compete in the regional track meet. The running and field events will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. Those that are not prequalified still have a chance to make it as the top eight from each individual event will advance to the state meet in Casper the following week.

Current Bulldog State Pre-Qualifiers:

Discus – Bailey Hofland 122-3, Brook Hofland 107-7

1600M Medley – Brook Hofland, Bailey Hofland, Rylie Marchant, Zoe Skeens 4:51.14

High Jump – Keaton Mills 6-0

1600 Medley – Holden Ayer, Jesse Harmon, Ryder Downey, Keaton Mills 3:53.06

4x400M – Gunner McLaughlin, Ryder Downey, Jesse Harmon, Holden Ayer 3:45.67

4x800M – Ryder Downey, Angle Villegas, Deklan Gill, Andrew Davis 8:59.67

Bulldog Invite Results

Men's 200M – Eli Gill 26.68, Deklan Gill 27.42

Men's 800M – 1. Keaton Mills 2:11, 5. Angel Villegas 2:23, Jesse Harmon 2:29.52, Andrew Davis 2:29.80, Parker Skeens 2:34, Wyatt Flahaven 2:37

Men's 1600M – 7. Angel Villegas 5:29, Parker Skeens 5:38, Andrew Davis 5:45, Wyatt Flahaven 5:47

Men's 110M Hurdles – 3. Gunner McLaughlin 19.05, 6. Jake Schommer 20.48

Men's 300M Hurdles – 1. Holden Ayer 44.04, 3. Deklan Gill 46.20, 4. Gunner McLaughlin 47.15, 7. Jake Schommer 48.73

Men's 4x400M Relay – 3. Gunner McLaughlin, Ryder Downey, Jesse Harmon, Holden Ayer 3:45

Men's Sprint Medley – 1. Holden Ayer, Jesse Harmon, Ryder Downey, Keaton Mills 3:53

Men's 4x800M Relay – 1. Ryder Downey, Angel Villegas, Deklan Gill, Andrew Davis 8:59

Men's High Jump – 2. Keaton Mills 6-0, Jake Schommer 5-04

Men's Long Jump – 7. Holden Ayer 17-02, Parker Skeens 16-11

Men's Triple Jump – 2. Gunner McLaughlin 38-10, 8. Ryder Downey 33-05

Men's Discus – 3. Jameson Fleenor 118-01. 7. Keaton Mills 109-01. Gavin Mollenbrink 87-02. Eli Gill 76-10

Rebecca Maupin

Brook Hofland at last week's Bulldog Invite.

Men's Shot Put – Jameson Fleenor 33-04.5, Eli Gill 31-06.5, Gavin Mollenbrink 31-05

Women's 100M – 4. Brook Hofland 13.91

Women's 200M – 7. Rylie Marchant 29.87, Zoe Skeens 30.16

Women's 400M – 4. Rylie Marchant 1:05, 7. Zoe Skeens 1:09

Women's 800M – 1. Rylie Marchant 2:38, 6. Zoe Skeens 2:48

Women's 300M Hurdles – 3. Riley Banker 55.72

Women's Sprint Medley – 3. Brook Hofland, Bailey Hofland, Rylie Marchant, Zoe Skeens 4:45

Women's Discus – 1. Bailey Hofland 114-10, 2. Brook Hofland 107-07, 6. Riley Banker 88-10, Gracie Davis 59-03

Women's Shot Put – 3. Bailey Hofland 33-04, 4. Brook Hofland 32-08, Riley Banker 22-07, Gracie Davis 18-04