Barkhurst leaps to state victory

Nearly a month after busting her school's long jump record, Encampment High School sophomore Alyssa Barkhurst became a 1A champion leaper again at state.

Barkhurst, who broke Encampment's 32-year-old long jump record at the Saratoga Invite, brought home another first-place in the event at the 2014 Wyoming High School State Track and Field Championships in Casper. Competing against 15 1A girls in the finals, Barkhurst delivered a gold-winning long jump of 16 feet and 2.5 inches.

In final running events, Barkhurst earned third place in the 100 meter dash, and eighth place in the 200 meter dash. Freshman McKenzie Powell was the second-highest-ranking Tiger, coming up behind with fifth place in the triple jump.

Complete Encampment results from the May 22-24 tournament at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper are listed below:

Girls Results

Alyssa Barkhurst- long jump finals, 16-02.50, first place; 100 meter dash finals, 13.23, third place; 200 meter dash finals, 39.24, eighth place; 100 meter dash preliminaries, 13.37, second place; 200 meter dash preliminaries, 27.63, second place

McKenzie Powell- 400 meter dash finals, 1:02.82, sixth place; 300 meter hurdle finals, 51.61, seventh place; triple jump finals, 32-00.50, fifth place; 200 meter dash preliminaries, 28.86, 10th place; 400 meter dash preliminaries, 1:03.58, sixth place; 300 meter hurdle preliminaries, 51.17, sixth place

Karie Russell- high jump finals, did not place, height not recorded

Encampment girls' team- 10th place, 26 points

Boys Results

Jacob Wells- shot put finals, 38-11.25, 11th place

Guy Erickson- high jump finals, did not place, height not recorded

KeeGan Johnson- high jump finals, did not place, height not recorded

Encampment boys' team- Did not place