An impressive performance

I was impressed with our performance this weekend. The girls really stepped up and competed well. They didn’t shy away from the bigger schools that were there.”

Coach Jeff Fullmer

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The Southeast boys’ and girls’ track teams compete at the Burns Invitational on Thursday.

CHEYENNE – The Southeast High School outdoor track team squared off against significantly larger schools at the annual Okie Blanchard Invite hosted by Cheyenne East on April 5.

Southeast was the smallest school competing at the meet, but both the girls’ and boys’ teams confidently stepped up to the challenge to earn hardware and post new personal records.

The Cyclones’ relatively young team competed entirely in the junior varsity division. Several Lady Cyclones entered the varsity competition with the remainder participating in JV.

Senior Harper Boche captured gold in the varsity girls shot put, vying against athletes from 4A programs to hit a mark of 37 feet, 1 inch.

“I was impressed with our performance this weekend,” coach Jeff Fullmer said. “The girls really stepped up and competed well. They didn’t shy away from the bigger schools that were there.”

Southeast tracksters demonstrated growth at Cheyenne East, Fullmer added.

“We improved in almost all events and are starting to figure some things out, so that is encouraging,” Fullmer continued. “Mental toughness is still a work in progress and I think a couple more weeks of good conditioning will help with that.”

Varsity girls top eight

Girls’ relay teams posted strong performances in Cheyenne, securing state-qualifying times in several events.

Senior Tylar Stoddard, freshman Bailey Mehling, senior Sasha Haines and sophomore Kaycee Kosmicki pulled into fourth place in the 4x400-meter relay, timing in with a state-qualifying time of 4:21.15.

The girls’ 4x100-meter relay team – Stoddard, Mehling, sophomore Molly Hasbargen and Haines – punched their ticket to state with a sixth-place finish at 53.49 seconds.

Haines, Kosmicki, senior Kylee Llewellyn and junior Anna Hartman came in fifth place in the 1600-meter sprint medley relay at 5:13.32.

In jumping events, Stoddard snagged fourth place in the triple jump with a leap of 34-11 ½. Mehling took sixth place in the event, hitting a state-qualifying mark of 33-07 ¼.

Kosmicki entered the 800-meters for the first time this season, scooping up second place with a state-qualifying time of 2:30.99.

Timing the 400-meters in at 1:04.32, Mehling placed third and secured a state berth in the event.

In throwing events, senior Kodie Andersen snapped up third with a state-qualifying throw of 104-03. Boche came in fifth in the event at 97-00 with junior Brooklyn Leithead in seventh at 91-10.

Freshman Haylee Ekwall captured silver in the shot put, clearing 35-09 ¾.

Junior Taylar Hansen placed eighth in the 100-meter hurdles at 18.79 seconds. Fellow junior Angie Logsdon finished eighth in the pole vault at 8-00.

Additional varsity results

• 100-meters: Haines in 11th place at 13.71 seconds and Hasbargen in 23rd at 15.52.

• 800-meters: Llewellyn in 24th place at 3:09.48 and Hartman in 25th at 3:10.24.

• Shot put: Madison Boyden in 12th place at 29-08 ½ and Brooklyn Leithead in 16th at 26-04 ½.

JV boys individual top eight

Sophomore T.J. Moats tied for sixth place in the shot put with a throw of 35-01 ½. 

In the triple jump, freshman Trevor Jolovich secured sixth place, hitting a mark of 34-03 ½. 

Senior Wyatt Gladson came in seventh place in the 200-meters with a time of 25.76 seconds.