Broncos, Lady Broncos advance in track

Several Broncos have advanced to the Area track meet to be held April 16 at West Texas High. The top 4 athletes in each event earned the right to move on.

The Bronco 400m relay claimed the District Championship with a time of 44.59. Ryan McCleskey, Daquawne Oliver, Collin Butler, and Damarjae Cortez are members of that relay. The 800m relay finished third with a time of 1:40.83.

Those running were Oliver, Caton Grahn, Antwan Bassett, and Butler.

Senior Damarjae Cortez had a stellar day. He won first in the 100m dash with a time of 11:28, was second in the 200m dash crossing the finish line at 23.08 and was fourth in the long jump with a distance of 20’1 ½”.

Long-distance runner Kenny Overstreet ran good enough to earn a spot in the Area meet with wins in the 1600m run and the 3200m run. Overstreet was fourth in the 1600 with a time of 5:29.90, and second in the 3200 at 11:27.44. Oliver qualified to run in the 100m dash at the Area meet with a second-place finish with a time of 11.45, which is a personal best. Grahn also qualified when he placed fourth in the 800m dash with a time of 2:16.36.

McCleskey was eighth in the 100m at 11.99 and Aaron Roys was seventh in the 200m with a time of 24.84. Gavin Word was eighth in the 400m dash with a time of 58.71, was sixth in the 800m dash at 2:19.71, and Grahn finished seventh in the pole vault with a leap of 8’.

Among the junior varsity runners, Clarendon’s Jamal Butler earned three first-place finishes and one eighth in the 200m dash. Butler won first in the 400m dash with a time of 59.21. He jumped 6’2” in the high jump for first, which was a personal best, and his triple jump distance for first place was 39’3”. He was also eighth in the 200m dash with a time of 28.64.

Gavin Hall also had a good day for the JV Broncos as he won the 1600m run with a time of 6:12.91. Hall was fifth in the 800m dash with a time of 2:41.03 and was third in the 300m hurdles at 57.78. Robert McGuire was eighth in the 100m dash with a time of 13.55.

The Lady Bronco 800m relay finished second with a time of 1:59.92 in the District meet and will advancing to the Area meet.

Ashlynn Newsome, Mckayla Brown, Jade Benson, and Sandrea Smith are members of the relay.

The mile relay also advanced with a third-place finish with a time of 5:02.81. Runners on that relay are Darcie Hunsaker, Brandalyn Ellis, Mattee Johnson, and Kailee Osburn. Newsome, Brown, Benson, and Smith also advanced in the 400m finishing fourth with a time of 55.37.

Osburn qualified for the Area meet in the high jump with a height of 4’4” and Amnesty Oatman advanced with a fourth in the pole vault at 6’6”.

Smith was fifth in the 100m at 13.40, and Osburn was seventh in the 400m dash at 1:14.25. Gracie Shadle was eighth in the 800m dash with a time of 3:03.58, and Aubrey Jaramillo was fifth in the 3200m run with a time of 15:01.24, which is a personal best. Oatman was eighth in the 100m hurdles at 20.85, and Brooke Duncan was eighth in the 300m hurdles with a time of 1:01.35. Benson finished sixth with a person best in the pole vault at 6’, and Osburn was seventh in the triple jump with a distance of 30’3”.