From top to bottom, this was our best team performance of the season. We had some outstanding performances.”

Coach Mike Lashley

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LFL tracksters travel to the 1A state track meet in Casper from Thursday to Saturday, May 22-24.

TORRINGTON – The Lingle-Fort Laramie (LFL) high school track team left it all on the track, jumping pits and throwing rings at the 1A East regional meet it hosted in Torrington on Friday and Saturday, May 16-17.

The Lady Doggers captured the team regional title, collecting 175 points with three individual champions and two first-place relay teams. Southeast came in second place at 160 points with Upton third at 101. 

The LFL boys battled to the No. 1 spot on the team leaderboard, clinching the regional title with 186 points, six gold medals and four relay wins. The Doggers beat Niobrara County, the second-place school, by an overwhelming 59-point margin. 

LFL also broke two 1A/2A East regional track meet records. Junior Jordynn Speckner won the girls’ 1600-meters, setting a new meet record with a time of 5 minutes, 38.81 seconds. Adria Grubb of Saratoga held the previous record of 5:39.06 set in 2009. 

The girls’ 4x400-meter relay team also struck gold. Senior Grace Gibson, senior Kenzie Wilkins, senior Jada Kaufman and sophomore Addi Wilkins crossed the finish line at 4:15.79, breaking the regional meet record in the process. Southeast held the old record of 4:17.36 set in 2024.

Senior Louden Bremer and Jordynn Speckner were both named the SEWAC track athletes of the year at the regional meet.

“From top to bottom, this was our best team performance of the season,” coach Mike Lashley wrote. “We had some outstanding performances.”

LFL’s depth played a crucial role in the team’s success, with multiple athletes in most events.

“Our kids were determined to sweep the championships and their performances reflected that,” Lashley added. “We stress to athletes that very rarely does everything go perfectly in a multi-day meet. We had some mishaps along the way at regionals, but the kids did a great job putting the adversity behind them and focusing on their upcoming events. I believe that was key to us winning the titles.”

Up next, LFL tracksters board the bus for the 1A state track meet in Casper beginning on Thursday, May 22.

“Now our focus turns to our ultimate goal of winning a couple of state championships,” Lashley said. “There are some very good teams in 1A, so we know we have our work cut out for us. However, without the greatest challenge, you miss the greatest triumph.”

Regional titles

Kaufman broke into the finals for the girls’ 300-meter hurdles, snagging gold with a time of 48.62 seconds.

Clocking the girls’ 3200-meters in at 12:48.36, Jordynn Speckner bagged her second gold medal.

The girls’ 1600-meter sprint medley relay team garnered gold as well. Gibson, Kenzie Wilkins, Kaufman and Jordynn Speckner crossed the finish line at 4:43.79, beating Upton by nearly 10 seconds.

Bremer clinched gold in two boys’ events. Timing the finals for the 200-meters in at 23.70 seconds, Bremer scooped up gold. The senior went on to capture first place in the finals for the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 41.10 seconds.

Cooper Smith picked up gold in the finals for the boys’ 100-meters, timing in at 12.10 seconds.

Junior Brady Cook snapped up gold in the finals for the boys’ 110-meter hurdles, posting a time of 16.58 seconds. 

Senior Brody Roberts won the boys’ 800-meters, securing gold with a time of 2:12.57.

In the boys’ pole vault, senior Nathan Fish garnered gold, hitting 11 feet.

The LFL boys won four of four relays at regionals. Cooper Smith, freshman Lincoln Speckner, freshman Ethan Teeters and Brady Cook pulled into first place for the 4x100-meters 1.14 seconds ahead of Midwest at 47.24 seconds.

Nathan Fish, Brady Cook, Lincoln Speckner and Bremer won the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:39.40. The team reached the finish line 10.15 seconds ahead of Niobrara County.

The boys’ 4x800-meter relay team – junior Rhett Clarke, sophomore Trent Dennis, sophomore Tyler Smith and Nathan Fish – captured gold with a time of 9:00.51, winning by a 20-second margin over Hanna-Elk Mountain.

Junior Amon Napier, Clarke, Lincoln Speckner and Nathan Fish won the 1600-meter sprint medley relay. The team beat Southeast by 2.69 seconds to clock in at 3:57.70.

Boys top eight

Roberts pulled into second place in the finals for the 200-meters, posting a time of 23.80 seconds. Napier took sixth place at 25.53 seconds.

Roberts also snagged silver in the 400-meter finals, timing in at 51.11 seconds.

Tyler Smith and Dennis both clinched medals in two distance events. In the 800-meters, Smith took second place, crossing the finish line at 2:15.20, while Dennis placed fourth at 2:16.25.

Tyler Smith went on to bag bronze in the 1600-meters with a time of 5:08.07. Dennis finished fourth, clocking in at 5:11.32.

Timing the 3200-meters in at 11:57.45, Tyler Smith picked up his second bronze medal. Freshman Arthur Hilliard placed eighth in the event at 13:29.06.

In the pole vault, Napier came in eighth place with a mark of 9 feet.

Three LFL tracksters made the top eight in the triple jump, led by Roberts in second place at 41 feet, 3 inches. Lincoln Speckner snapped up fourth place, clearing 38-09, with Teeters fifth at 37-04.

Brady Cook battled to the No. 2 spot on the discus leaderboard, reaching a mark of 135-08. Cooper Smith took fifth place at 129-04.

In the shot put, Cooper Smith advanced to fifth place with a mark of 41-01 ¾ while junior Colter McFarlin took seventh place at 39-01.

Girls top eight

Addi Wilkins advanced to the finals for the 100-meters, capturing silver with a time of 13.62 seconds.

Kenzie Wilkins scooped up sixth place in the finals for the 200-meters at 29.38 seconds.

In the 400-meter finals, freshman Madyn Clarke finished sixth with a time of 1:06.34.

Three Lady Doggers broke into the top eight for the 800-meters, led by Jordynn Speckner in second place at 2:39.77. Junior Anna Frederick and freshman Cate Kinberg tied for fourth place, timing in at 2:49.73.

A trio of LFL tracksters made the top eight in the 1600-meters. Cate Kinberg pulled into fourth place, timing in at 6:22.22, while Frederick placed fifth at 6:26.79 and freshman Talia Kinberg took sixth at 6:30.49.

Frederick went on to snag silver in the 3200-meters, posting a time of 13:54.13. Cate Kinberg crossed the finish line in third place, clocking in at 13:55.11, while senior Haven Torres placed eighth at 15:57.17.

Three Lady Doggers progressed to the finals in the 100-meter hurdles. Kaufman set the pace with a second-place finish and a time of 17.05 seconds. Gibson clinched bronze at 17.28 seconds with Clarke eighth at 19.01 seconds.

Addi Wilkins garnered silver in the 300-meter hurdles finals, reaching the finish line in 48.85 seconds. Gibson took fourth place at 51.16 seconds and Clarke came in seventh at 54.03 seconds.

In field events, junior Kaiten Schilreff medaled in two jumping events. Schilreff picked up seventh place in the long jump at 14-04 ¼ before taking eighth in the triple jump at 31-07 ½.

Sophomore Charlotte Speckner advanced to the No. 2 spot on the shot-put leaderboard, hitting a mark of 33-08. Speckner went on to place sixth in the discus at 92-01.

Senior Brenly Shipp medaled in a pair of throwing events as well. Shipp snapped up fourth place in the discus with a mark of 95-03 and finished fifth in the shot put at 29-08 ½.

Cate Kinberg, Torres, Talia Kinberg and Frederick pulled into second place in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 11:35.50.

The 4x100-meter relay team – sophomore Kiera Fleenor, Addi Wilkins, Kenzie Wilkins and Schilreff – finished third at 54.50 seconds.

Additional results – boys

• 200-meter prelims: Rhett Clarke 16th at 26.73 seconds.

• 400-meter prelims: Ivan Seals 10th at 1:01.35.

• 800-meters: Briggs Erskine 14th at 2:42.63.

• 1600-meters: Hilliard 13th at 5:52.85

• 300-hurdles prelims: Garrett Henderson ninth at 50.28 seconds.

• Pole vault: Erskine ninth at 8-00.

• Long jump: Clarke and Teeters tied for 12th at 17-01 ½, Urijah Fish 15th at 17-00 and Henderson 16th at 16-11.

• Triple jump: Urijah Fish 14th at 33-00.

• Shot put: Matthew Cook 25th at 27-02.

• Discus: McFarlin 10th at 108-10 and Matthew Cook 21st at 85-08.

Additional results – girls

• 100-meter prelims: Fleenor ninth at 14.96 seconds and Andrea Valenza 15th at 16.69.

• 400-meter prelims: Madison Bugher 12th at 1:19.00 and Olivia Kile 13th at 1:20.34.

• 800-meters: Talia Kinberg 11th at 2:57.61.

• 100-hurdles prelims: Kile 14th at 22.32 seconds.

• Long jump: Madyn Clarke 10th at 12-06 ¾.

• Shot put: Alisha McGraw ninth at 27-08.

• Discus: McGraw 10th at 75-11.