SHS Bronc and TR Lady Eagle Track Teams take State Championships.

Sixty two years is a long time to wait for a championship.
With the help of three first place finishes and six runner-up finishes, the Sheridan Bronc boys track and field team, won their first 4A Wyoming State Championship since 1959.
Senior Gaige Vielhauer won the Discus event with a throw of 160 feet 2 inches and was runner-up in shot put (57 feet 9.25 inches).
First places finishes also included the 4 by 400 meter relay team (Izak Aksamit, Nathan Fitzpatrick, Reese Charest, Carl Askins) with a time of 3 minutes 28.18 seconds and the 1600 meter sprint medley relay team (Caiden Martin, Dominic Kaszas, Izak Aksamit, Reese Charest) with a time of 3 minutes 37.53 seconds.
Other runner-up finishes were Junior Ryan Karajanis (pole vault…15 feet), Junior Reese Charest (800 meter run…1 minute 59.55 seconds), senior Kyle Meinecke (110 meter hurdles…15.68 seconds), sophomore Austin Akers (1600 meter run…4 minutes 36.74 seconds), and the 4 by 800 meter relay team (Patrick Aasby, Austin Akers, Blaine Johnson, David Standish…8 minutes 20.45 seconds).
The Sheridan girls finished sixth in the 4A team standings.
Junior Dulce Carroll was runner-up in the high jump (5 feet 2 inches), while the 4 by 800 meter relay team (Jaylynn Morgan, Vivian Morey, Katie Turpin, Abby Newton) placed second with a time of 10 minutes 0.30 seconds.

Success has been hard to come by during the past 33 years for the Tongue River girls track and field team, but this year, the Lady Eagles left nothing to chance.
TR had runners place first, second and third, in the 100 meter dash, won 8 events total and was runner-up in a total of 3 events, to win their first 2A state title since 1988.
The Lady Eagles scored 158 points in the 3-day state meet. The next closest team was Glenrock with 81.5 points.
Freshman Addie Pendergast won 3 events (800 meter run (2 minutes 20.02 seconds), 100 meter dash (13.03 seconds), 400 meter dash (56.99 seconds…best time in all classes)) and was part of the 1600 Sprint Medley Relay Team which finished in 1st place (4 minutes 19.03 seconds…other runners were Jazlyn Ryan, Katy Kalasinsky and Jane Pendergast).
Junior Carleigh Reish won 3 events also. They were the long jump (17 feet), the high jump (5 feet) and the 200 meter dash (27.49 seconds). She was also runner-up in the 100 meter dash.
TR’s 4 by 400 meter relay team (Maddy Hill, Katy Kalasinsky, Jazlyn Ryan, and Jane Pendergast) also placed first with a time of 4 minutes 23.18 seconds.
On top of 2 winning relay teams, junior Jane Pendergast was runner-up in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 50.24 seconds.
Sophomore Grace Sopko was runner-up in the triple jump, with a jump of 31 feet 8.75 inches.
Between 1988 and 2021, the best the Lady Eagles had finished with 4th place in 1989, 1990, 2008 and 2010.

Trailing by 1 point to rival Tongue River going into the final race (the 4 by 400 meter relay), the Big Horn boys track and field team left all of their opponents behind, to finish as 2A state runner-ups.
Riley Green, Bryce Morris, Dawson Richards, and Carson Bates combined for a time of 3 minutes 42.93 seconds, for the Rams only win at the state meet.
5 other runner-up finishes helped BH’s cause.
Senior Carson Bates was runner-up in both the 100 meter dash (11.65 seconds, losing via photo finish) and the 200 meter dash (24.03 seconds).
Senior Will Huckeba was runner-up in the 400 meter dash (51.00 seconds), and junior Josh Thompson was runner-up in the shot put (46 feet 9.75 inches).
Big Horn was also runner-up in the 4 by 800 meter relay (Ethan Alliot, Cade Butler, Jacob Brogdon and A.J. Moline…9 minutes 15.19 seconds).
The Rams were state champs in 2019. There was no season in 2020 due to the covid pandemic.
The BH girls team placed 5th at the state meet.
Senior Ameila Gee won the shot put, with a throw of 35 feet 10 inches.

Thanks to Kevin Koile for the Track Results.