Encampment deals with Shane Brock Invite cancellation by heading to Wiseman Invite in Burns, prequalifies two for State at event
From left, back row, Jarom Herring, Dalton Peterson, Kyler Miller, Koye Gilbert, Dayne Anderson, Michael Anderson, Corbin Sifford Middle row, Noelle Peterson, Alexia Sifford, Riley Hopkins, Caysen Barkhurst, Lane LaBorde, Kaleb Carr, Kyle Nuhn.. Front row, Katie Dugger, Amber Stubbs, Grace Tieszen, Lizzi James. Not pictured, Lauren Buford.
The Encampment Tigers improvised over the weekend as they dealt with the cancellation of the Shane Brock Invite in Lander, originally scheduled for May 4, and made the decision to go to the Wiseman Invite in Burns on May 3.
"When we were notified that Thermopolis would not be having their throwing events due to the wet field, we made a last minute decision to attend the meet in Burns," said Kegan Willford, head coach of Encampment Track and Field. Being the week before regionals, we wanted to give every athlete one more opportunity to compete in their events. It ended up being a good decision because we had two throwers, Dalton Peterson and Lizzi James, prequalify in throwing events."
Girls at Burns
In the varsity field events, James placed 5th in shot put with a throw of 33'10". This distance has secured James a spot at the State Track and Field Championship. Following James in shot put was Noelle Peterson, who placed 6th with a throw of 33'. James also placed in discus, putting herself in 8th place with a throw of 96'5".
In junior varsity field events, Grace Tieszen placed 1st in the triple jump with a distance of 27'4.75".
On the track, Amber Stubbs ran the 1600 meter run in the varsity division and placed 5th with a time of 6:16. Tieszen ran the 1600 meter run in the junior varsity division and placed 1st with a time of 7:26.
Boys at Burns
On the field, in varsity, Dalton Peterson placed 9th in discus with a throw of 119'1" as he competed with 2A and 3A schools. With this throw, Peterson also prequalified for state. Along with placing in discus, he also placed 7th in the triple jump with a distance of 36'7.75".
In junior varsity field events, Koye Gilbert placed 3rd in discus with a throw of 99'10" and 7th in shot put with a distance of 33'3".
Under varsity track events, Jarom Herring placed 1st in the 1600 meter run after finishing with a time of 4:51. Kaleb Carr competed in the 1600 meter run under junior varsity and placed 8th with a time of 5:36. Also competing in junior varsity track events was Michael Anderson, who placed 7th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 27.70 and 8th in the 100 meter dash with a time of 13.84.
As of right now, the Encampment Tigers have five student athletes who are heading to state. This weekend, as they attend the 1A/2A West Regional Track and Field Tournament in Shoshoni, they will have one more chance to send more Tigers to state.
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