Blustery winds mixed with overcast skies created an added challenge at Saturday’s L.A. Kohnke Invite. However, the Panther girls battled through the elements and ran away from the competition by finishing with 224.83 points — 46 points ahead of second place Cody.

Those finishing on top for the Panthers included: sophomore Waycee Harvey, who won the 100 in a time of 12.58; junior Sydney Spomer, who won the triple jump with a state qualifying mark of 33 feet, 3 1/2 inches; and senior Reagan Thompson, who won the shot put with a state qualifying throw of 34 feet, 8 inches.

“I think it was nice for Reagan [Thompson to qualify] at home her senior year,” Panther head coach Scott Smith said.

Freshman Catelynn Floy came in just behind Spomer in the triple jump, finishing one-fourth of an inch ahead of the qualifying mark by leaping 33 feet, 1 1/4 inches.

The Panthers’ 4x800 team of junior Anna Bartholomew, junior Megan Jacobsen, freshman Kinley Cooley and sophomore Brynn Hillman took first place. The 4x400 relay team of freshman Kenna Jacobsen, Bartholomew, Harvey and senior Jenna Hillman also raced to a victory.

Other top finishes for the Panthers included: Jenna Hillman finishing second in the 400 with a time of 1:02.29; Bartholomew placing third in the 400 with a 1:04.78 and third in the 800 with a 2:37.31. Additionally, Brynn Hillman took second in the 3200 with a time of 13:21.81, senior Abigail Urbach placed second in the 100 meter hurdles with a 17.53 and second in the 300 meter hurdles with a 53.60, sophomore Addy Thorington finished second in the high jump by clearing 4 feet, 5 inches, sophomore Lauryn Bennett tied for second in the pole vault by clearing 8 feet, sophomore Kenzie Ratcliff finished third in long jump with a jump of 14 feet, 8 3/4 inches, and junior Grace Coombs was runner-up in the discus with a throw of 92 feet, 9 inches.

The track season is quickly passing by, as the state meet is just over a month away in Casper in mid-May. Smith hopes to continue to see improvement from his athletes as they get more experience.

“I hope to see improvement from everyone, but I think the two major areas we will see improvement in are the conditioning and technique,” the coach said. “We have a short season, and it just takes a while to develop the endurance and muscle memory needed for these specialized movements.”

The Panthers were scheduled for two meets this week, but one in Laurel, Montana, today (Tuesday) has been canceled due to weather. The next meet is scheduled for Thursday in Worland. The Panthers will then take a small break before heading to Lovell on Saturday, April 23.

Full results from the L.A. Kohnke are below.

L.A. KOHNKE RESULTS

* Denotes state qualifying mark

Team scores: 1. Powell 224.83, 2. Cody 178.33, 3. Worland 110.83, 4. Lovell 79, 5. Burlington 17, 6. Rocky Mountain 7

100 meters: 1. Waycee Harvey 12.58*, 16. Amiya Love 14.55, 20. Mikayla Graham 14.92

200 meters: 5. Kylie Kahl 28.82, 8. Catelynn Floy 29.41, 13. Alexa Richardson 30.40, 15. Blake Nissen 31.22

400 meters: 2. Jenna Hillman 1:02.29*, 3. Anna Bartholomew 1:04.78, 4. Kenna Jacobsen 1:06.76, 5. Megan Jacobsen 1:08.15, 9. Alexa Richardson 1:14.29

800 meters: 3. Anna Bartholomew 2:37.31, 4. Kenna Jacobsen 2:37.89, 5. Megan Jacobsen 2:40.86, 12. Ava Stearns 3:28.31

1600 meters: 5. Brynn Hillman 6:02.49, 6. Kinley Cooley 6:16.82, 9. Jordan Black 6:24.64, 10. Salem Brown 6:34.29, 11. Gracie Wolff 7:00.48

3200 meters: 2. Brynn Hillman 13:21.81, 3. Kinley Cooley 13:42.28, 4. Salem Brown 14:24.73, 5. Gabby Thomas 14:55.88, 6. Gracie Wolff 15:03.44

100 meter hurdles: 2. Abigail Urbach 17.53, 3. Gretel Opps 18.32, 5. Lauryn Bennett 18.45, 6. Catelynn Floy 18.67, 7. Charity Siggins 18.74, 8. Saige Kidd 18.77

300 meter hurdles: 2. Abigail Urbach 53.60, 4. Lauryn Bennett 54.06, 5. Gretel Opps 55.04

4x400 meter relay: 1. Kenna Jacobsen, Anna Bartholomew, Waycee Harvey, Jenna Hillman 4:23.24

4x800 meter relay: 1. Anna Bartholomew, Megan Jacobsen, Kinley Cooley and Brynn Hillman. 13:22.92

High jump: 2. Addy Thorington 4’, 5”, T5. Kenzie Ratcliff 4’, 5”, 7. Saige Kidd, 4’, 5” T8. Blake Nissen, 4’, 3”, T11. Charity Siggins, 4’, 1”, T11. Alexa Richardson, 4’, 1”

Pole vault: T2. Lauryn Bennett 8’, 0”, 4. Kenna Jacobsen 7’, 6”

Long jump: 3. Kenzie Ratcliff 14’, 8 3/4”, 7. Sydney Spomer 14’, 5 3/4”, 8. Addy Thorington 13’, 6”, 10. Amiya Love 13’, 3 3/4”

Triple jump: 1. Sydney Spomer* 33’, 3 1/2”, 2. Catelynn Floy* 33’, 1 1/4”

Shot put: 1. Reagan Thompson* 34’, 8”, 8. Megan McDaniel 25’, 7 1/2”, 9. Grace Coombs 25’, 6 1/2” 20. Regan Sapp 20’, 6”

Discus: 2. Grace Coombs 92’, 9”, 6. Addy Thorington 76’, 5”, 7. Megan McDaniel 73’, 5”, 8. Regan Sapp 71’, 0”, 9. Saige Kidd 69’, 10