More than 100 elementary and middle school athletes participate
Myles Bowman and Kenji Holland get ready to blast out of the blocks during the Durango High School track camp's meet on Friday, June 10. (Courtesy Darlene Tanisawa)
The Durango High School track and field camp concluded Friday with a meet, giving the kids an opportunity to put the skills they learned throughout the week to the test and clock some official times.
Roughly 120 kids in first through ninth grade participated in the camp, and about 100 of them took part in the meet.
DHS head coach Johnny Bertrand said the boys 100-meter dash was one of the fastest races. Dane Matlock crossed first in 12.96 seconds, followed by Nathaniel Evans (13.60), Torin Seale (13.63) and Ben Lively (13.89).
Arrow Nachtrieb competed in the pole vault for the first time was able to clear 6 feet to win the event.
Three girls cleared 4 feet, 4 inches in the high jump, led by Molly Bertrand, who cleared it on her first attempt to take first.
Caden Voss, meanwhile, ran the 800 in 2:39.17 to win the event.
Youth athletes compete on the pole vault during Durango High School track camp last Friday. Roughly 100 kids participated in the meet. (Courtesy)
The camp began seven years ago, with two elementary students and about 10 middle school kids taking part. The camp, which is a fundraiser for the high school team, has taken off since then.
“I had a lot of great help from the other coaches on the coaching staff as well as some of our amazing athletes,” Bertrand said. “They worked with the kids all week, taught them, laughed with them and bonded with them. Then they helped make the meet run as smooth as it could.”
The camp also featured a word of the day everyday, including: gratitude, integrity, teamwork and sportsmanship. “Each word came with a discussion on how it works at home and while playing sports,” Bertrand said.
Top four results, plus top elementary athlete:
*elementary athletes
Girls 50-meter dash
1. Quinlyn Kosnik
8.45
2. Ava McKown
8.52
3. Frankie Golbricht
8.55
4. Ansley Webb*
8.71
5. Sophia Albosta
8.76
Girls 100
1. Gracie Fitzpatrick
14.38
2. Hana Maletich-Marquez
15.11
3. Juliana McKown
15.42
4. Riley Smith
15.51
5. Ansley Webb*
16.90
Girls 50-meter hurdles
1. Jia Li Turgeon*
10.41
2. Callie Zaremba*
10.56
3. Ansley Webb*
10.58
4. Avah Jordan*
10.72
5. Claire Talley*
11.09
Girls 100-meter hurdles
1. Jasmine DeBoer
21.01
2. Sophia Albosta
21.18
3. Ava Dixon
21.48
Girls high jump
1. Molly Bertrand
4-04
2. C.B.
4-04
3. Gracie Fitzpatrick
4-04
4. Lauren Russel*
4-02
5. Emily Rapiejko*
4-02
Girls 200
1. Gracie Fitzpatrick
30.68
2. Riley Smith
32.21
3. Teagan Frausto
32.27
4. Frankie Golbricht
34.67
7. Avery Matlock*
36.36
Girls 400
1. Trixie Verrija
1:14.41
2. Callie Zaremba*
1:17.84
3. Ingrid Jergensen
1:25.86
4. McKenzie Albright
1:31.21
Girls pole vault
1. Arrow Nachtrieb
6-00
2. Hana Maletich-Marquez
5-06
3. Josephine Phare
4-09
Girls long jump
1. Hana Maletich-Marquez
13-06
2. Juliann Avila
12-10
3. Teagan Frausto
11-10
4. Jasmine DeBoer
11-07
15. Ava Jordan*
9-06
Girls shot put
1. Ashley Bertrand
25-03
2. Penelope Goessel*
25-00
3. Aiko Holland*
25-00
4. Riley Smith
22-09
5. Zoe Testa*
20-09
Boys 50-meter dash
1. Dane Matlock
7.32
2. Nathaniel Evans
7.68
3. Benjammin Lively
7.69
4. Levi Dodd
8.22
6. Colton Winn
8.99
Boys 100
1. Dane Matlock
12.96
2. Nathaniel Evans
13.60
3. Torin Seale
13.63
4. Benjammin Lively
13.89
7. Shawn Espeland
17.89
Boys 200
1. Dane Matlock
26.52
2. Carson Marquez
26.56
3. Miles Jordan
32.66
4. Gavin Dougharty
33.60
5. Drew Garncarz
34.35
Boys 400
1. Carson Marquez
1:06.38
2. Boaz Zastrocky
1:09.22
3. Caden Voss
1:09.39
4. Jude Sieger
1:21.40
6. Brock Waddell
1:30.36
Boys 50-meter hurdles
1. Sawyer Sigle*
10.95
2. Brock Waddell*
11.00
3. Peter Strength*
11.24
4. Cole Ireland*
11.49
5. Cody Espeland*
12.04
Boys 100-meter hurdles
1. Owen Cheatham
15.89
2. Dane Matlock
16.03
3. Boaz Zastrocky
17.09
4. Miles Jordan
18.87
5. Johan Souders
19.29
Boys high jump
1. Boaz Zastrocky
4-06
2. Blaine Cheatham
4-04
3. Evan Wilczek*
4-02
3. Owen Schuldt*
4-02
3. Oscar Gearing
4-02
Boys pole vault
1. Owen Cheatham
7-00
2. Price Bryant
5-06
3. Graham Webb
5-00
4. Logan Fish
4-09
Boys long jump
1. Orin Seale
13-10
2. Benjammin Lively
13-09
3. Carson Marquez
13-00
4. Nathaniel Evans
11-06
5. Soren VanWinkle*
11-04
Boys shot put
1. Owen Cheatham
30-03
2. Myles Bowman*
17-05
3. Evan Wilczek*
15-07
4. Logan Shauinger
15-02
5. Sawyer Sigle*
13-11
Mixed 800
1. Caden Voss
2:39.17
2. Johan Souders
2:46.25
3. Gunner Dorko*
2:50.56
4. Eric Strength
2:54.58
5. Isaak Mora
2:54.68
Mixed 4x100 relay
1. Price Bryant, Carson Marquez, Boaz Zastrocky and Graham Webb
55.15
2. Ben Lively, Levi Dodd, Isaak Mora and Owen Cheatham
57.68
3. Miles Jordan, Ezekial Lyons, Jude Sieger and Torin Seale
58.42
4. Gavin Dougharty, Abigail Barstatis, Gracie Fitzpatrick and Riley Smith
1:00.63
12. Ansley Webb, Avah Jordan, Audrey Matlock and Callie Zaremba
