Benson, Ybarra, Havens grab District championships

By Sandy Anderberg

Clarendon High School’s Madi Benson, Tristen Ybarra, and Addy Havens bested the field on the oval at the district level and will participate in the Area meet this week in Panhandle.

Benson posted a time in the 800m that was four and a half seconds ahead of the pace at 2:28.99 and ran the 1600m in a time of 5:46.08. Ybarra won the 1600m with a 5:22.23 and the 3200m at 11:56.12. Freshman Havens has been running great all year and won the 3200m run at 13:01.54 and was third in the 1600m with a qualifying time of 5:58.28.

The Bronco and Lady Bronco athletes made a great showing at the meet to qualify for the Area round. The top four competitors earned the right to move on. On the Bronco side, Brice Wagner and Kaleb Mays will participate in the 100m dash.

Wagner finished second at 11.50 and Mays was third with a time of 24.21. Wagner will also run the 200m as his 23.97 put him in second in that race as well. Senior runner Bryce Williams will move on with a second-place finish in the 800m with a 2:14.64 that was only 52 hundredths of a second behind first place.

Fellow senior Mason Sims ran the 110m hurdles in a time of 16.60 for third place to qualify and Michael Randall was fourth in the high jump with a leap of 5’10” to move on. Wagner was able to advance with his 18’8 ½” distance in the long jump.

The 4x100m relay ran a great race and will move on with a third-place finish with a time of 46.08. Members of the relay are Mays, Shane Hagood, Wagner, and Caleb Herbert.

The Lady Broncos’ 800m relay finished second with a time of 1:56.61 to qualify and was run by Berkley Moore, Kenidee Hayes, Gracie Ellis, and Benson. Kate Shaw advanced in the shot put with a throw of 32’1 ½” for second place and Emmarie Holland will compete in the Area meet in the 3200m with Havens at a qualifying time of 13:30.23.

Individual Results: Broncos: Mays 5th 200m-24.21; 400m Kyler Bell 7th-1:02.77 and 5th in the 800m at 2:17.82; Williams 5th in 1600m at 5:39.74; Sims 5th in the high jump at 5’10”; Randall 5th in the long jump-198’4”; John Weatherton 13th-long jump-16’3 1/2”; triple jump-Herbert 7th-35’11”; discus Ronan Howard 12th-86’6”, Max Caudle 13th-82’6”, Coulter Wortham 15th-64’4”; shot put Nolan Burrow 8th-31’8 ½”, Caudle 14th-30’4”, Wortham 15th-29’8”.

Individual Results: Lady Broncos: 100m Sequoia Weatherton 8th-14.90, Mary Jo Dushay 12th-15.41, Jayla Woodard 13th-15.43; 200m Weatherton 10th-30.47, Lexi Phillips 13th-31.64, Dushay 16th-34.33; 800m Holland 5th-2:31.74; 1600m Holland 6th- 6:15.37; 110m hurdles Kashlyn Conkin 5th-20. 65; 400m relay 5th-55.70 (Moore, Hayes, Weatherton, Ellis).

The Regional Meet for those advancing from the Area Meet will be held at WTAMU April 18-19.