It was well worth the time and effort for our kids (to compete in Cheyenne), as we had seven season best performances and a couple PRs. We felt like it was a good dress rehearsal for regionals and state where we have to compete on back-to-back days.”

Coach Mike Lashley

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LFL tracksters compete at the Burns Invitational on Thursday, April 17.

MITCHELL – The Lingle-Fort Laramie (LFL) track teams battled through a busy weekend consisting of back-to-back meets in Nebraska and Wyoming.

On Thursday, April 10, LFL competed against tough Nebraska teams at the Mitchell invitational. The team traveled with a reduced roster due to “other school activity commitments” and several nagging injuries, coach Mike Lashley said.

“(Mitchell) is a competitive meet against Class B schools from the Nebraska Panhandle,” Lashley added. “Instead of trying to maximize team points, we opted to enter kids in events they do not necessarily do each week. It gave the kids a break from their normal events and helped us see where our fitness level is at.”

Twelve Doggers and Lady Doggers represented LFL against Wyoming 3A and 4A teams at the Okie Blanchard Invite hosted by Cheyenne East on Friday.

Senior Brody Roberts proved he can compete against athletes from any classification in the state when he struck gold in the boys’ 800-meters in Cheyenne. Roberts captured gold with a sub-2-minute time of 1 minute, 59.10 seconds, reaching the finish line 2.26 seconds ahead of the runner-up, Rogan Potter of Natrona County.

Junior Brady Cook also advanced to the top eight in Cheyenne with a seventh-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles, timing in at 16.77 seconds.

“It was well worth the time and effort for our kids (to compete in Cheyenne), as we had seven season best performances and a couple PRs,” coach Lashley said. “We felt like it was a good dress rehearsal for regionals and state where we have to compete on back-to-back days. Our athletes responded very well to the test.”

Mitchell – girls top eight

Clocking the 800-meters in with a time of 2:30.19, junior Jordynn Speckner garnered bronze.

Two Lady Doggers made the top eight in the 300-meter hurdles, led by sophomore Addi Wilkins in third place at 51.02 seconds. Senior Grace Gibson took fifth in the event, posting a time of 52.70 seconds.

In distance events, freshman Cate Kinberg pulled into sixth place in the 3200-meters, timing in at 14:21.68.

The 4x400-meter relay team of Gibson, senior Kenzie Wilkins, Addi Wilkins and Speckner took fourth place at 4:28.44.

Sophomore Kiera Fleenor, Addi Wilkins, Kenzie Wilkins and Speckner clinched sixth place in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 55.52 seconds.

Mitchell – boys top eight

Senior Nathan Fish battled his way to third place in the 800-meters, clocking in at 2:13.17.

Roberts medaled in two events, including a fourth-place finish in the triple jump at 39 feet, 1 inch. Roberts went on to garner fifth place in the 200-meters with a time of 23.40 seconds.

Brady Cook progressed to the No. 5 spot on the discus leaderboard with a mark of 133-06. Senior Cooper Smith placed eighth in the event at 120-09.

Brady Cook also picked up fifth place in the 110-meter hurdles, posting a time of 16.94 seconds.

In the 4x100-meter relay, Cooper Smith, Roberts, freshman Ethan Teeters and Brady Cook bagged bronze, reaching the finish line with a time of 46.46 seconds.

Additional Mitchell results – girls

• 100-meters: Kenzie Wilkins in 14th place at 14.36 seconds and Fleenor 29th at 15.41.

• 1600-meters: Haven Torres in 16th place at 7:13.38.

• 100-hurdles: Gibson in ninth place at 18.34 seconds and Madyn Clarke 15th at 19.76.

• 300-hurdles: Clarke in 18th place at 56.45 seconds.

• Shot put: Brenly Shipp in 22nd place at 27-01 ½ and Alisha McGraw 25th at 26-04.

• Discus: McGraw in 19th place at 84-11 and Shipp 32nd at 72-06.

• Long jump: Kaiten Schilreff in 13th place at 14-05 ¼, Clarke 29th at 12-05 ½ and Shipp 34th at 11-07.

• Triple jump: Schilreff in 11th place at 30-00 ½ and Speckner 17th at 28-06 ¾.

Additional Mitchell results – boys

• 100-meters: Cooper Smith in ninth place at 11.89 seconds, Trent Dennis 33rd at 13.68 and Arthur Hilliard 36th at 14.96.

• 200-meters: Rhett Clarke in 25th place at 26.18 seconds and Urijah Fish 28th at 26.70.

• 400-meters: Teeters in 17th place at 59.91 seconds, Dennis 19th at 1:00.20 and Ivan Seals 28th at 1:04.39.

• 800-meters: Briggs Erskine in 26th place at 2:39.93.

• 1600-mters: Tyler Smith in 17th place at 5:34.26.

• 3200-meters: Tyler Smith in 14th place at 12:35.67.

• Shot put: Cooper Smith in 17th place at 35-04 ½ and Matthew Cook 39th at 27-11 ½.

• Discus: Matthew Cook in 37th place at 74-07.

• Pole vault: Nathan Fish in 13th place at 9-09.

• Long jump: Teeters in 19th place at 17-01 ¼, Clarke 20th at 16-09 ¼ and Urijah Fish 23rd at 16-05.

• Triple jump: Urijah Fish in 21st place at 33-04 ½ and Erskine 34th at 28-06 ¾.

Additional Cheyenne results – girls

• 300-hurdles: Addi Wilkins in ninth place at 51.11 seconds and Gibson 17th at 54.76.

• Triple jump: Addi Wilkins in 20th place at 29-03 ½.

• Pole vault: Madison Bugher in 19th place at 6-00.

• Discus: McGraw in 16th place at 85-00.

• Shot put: McGraw in 23rd place at 27-00 ½.

Additional Cheyenne results – boys

• 100-meters: Hilliard in 37th place at 14.57 seconds.

• Long jump: Urijah Fish in 21st place at 15-07.

• Pole vault: Nathan Fish in ninth place at 10-06.

• Discus: Brady Cook in 10th place at 119-03 and Colter McFarlin 19th at 101-10.

• Shot put: Cooper Smith in 15th place at 39-02, McFarlin 22nd at 37-04 and Matthew Cook 35th at 27-01.