Another dominant performance for the Powell Middle School eighth grade boys’ track and field team was boosted by a new school record, breaking the 4x100 relay time and winning the Lovell meet, while the seventh grade boys placed second in a tough meet.

That 4x100 relay team was made up of Dylan DeBoer, Karcher Foley, Cobey Khan and Braxton Nelson, finishing with a time of 49.18 and breaking a 20-year-old record that previously sat at 49.36.

“The eighth grade boys came into this season knowing what they wanted to accomplish this season, and you can see the effort they put in during the offseason,” assistant coach Amanda Haney said. “The 4x100 team has been determined for over a year to break this record.”

A strong individual day came from Keaton Bennett, who won the 100 meter hurdles in 16.28 and the pole vault after clearing 10 feet, 6 inches.

Khan won the 200 meters in 25.35, earning a qualifying mark to the Best of the Best meet in the process.

Nelson won the high jump (5-4), and Foley won the triple jump (36-5) as the other two individual winners.

New qualifying marks came from Nelson taking second in the 200 meters (25.51) and third in the 100 meters (12.38); Alex Werner placing second in the 1600 meters (5:28.57); Khan placing fourth in the 100 meters (12.47) and Foley placing fifth in the 100 meters (12.6).

The relay teams earned three total wins on the day, as the 4x400 team of Orin Onstine, Landon McDonald, Michael Stensing and Werner won in 4:33.44 and the 800 sprint medley team of Bennett, Brayden Benander, Santiago Gutierrez and Cash Peterson won in 1:53.61 in addition to the 4x100 team.

Overall the Cubs had 33 top eight finishes, finishing with 169 points, well ahead of second place Rocky Mountain with 106 and Burlington in third with 39.

The seventh grade Cubs were runners-up, with a couple athletes earning first place finishes in a tough competition.

Blake Wood won the triple jump with a leap of 31-10 1/2 and Justin Marquez won the shot put with a throw of 34-9.

The seventh graders had one new qualifier, after Forest Kleinfeldt placed fourth in the triple jump (29-1).

One relay victory for the Cubs came in the 4x400 team of Mason Cheatham, Wyatt Hill, Karson Howe and Blake Wood with a time of 5:15.57.

Overall the seventh graders had 25 top eight finishes, but placed second with 87 points, behind winners Worland which had 153.5 points and just ahead of Greybull which had 74.

“These boys are very dedicated to improving not only at each meet, but each day in practice,” Haney said. “Many of them will stay late to fine tune a few skills. This is when it really gets fun for them because they are starting to really figure out what events they enjoy and what events they are most skilled at. Then the personal goals get set.”

Powell heads back out on the road this weekend to Cody to take part in its invitational at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

That will be the final road meet for the Cubs before returning home next weekend to host their own invitational next Saturday, April 27.

LOVELL INVITATIONAL

* Denotes new Best of the Best qualifying mark

EIGHTH GRADE

Team scores — 1. Powell 169, 2. Rocky Mountain 106, 3. Burlington 39, 4. Sheridan 38.5, 5. Lovell 33, 6. Greybull 32, 7. Worland 17.5, 8. Riverside 17, 9. Ten Sleep 13

100 meters — 3. Braxton Nelson 12.38*, 4. Cobey Khan 12.47*, 5. Karcher Foley 12.6*, 10. Santiago Gutierrez 13.39, 11. Brayden Benander 13.51

200 meters — 1. Cobey Khan 25.35*, 2. Braxton Nelson 25.51*, 7. Cash Peterson 29.39, 10. Carter Clark 34.29, 11. Brayden Benander 35.95

400 meters — 2. Dylan DeBoer 1:05.34, 3. Noah Young 1:05.74, 6. Tanner Anderson 1:07.47, 7. David Stearns 1:08.93

800 meters — 4. Alex Werner 2:35.57, 7. Tucker Muecke 2:45.99, 9. Damian Rakness 2:48.21, 10. Dalton Wolff 2:48.93, 13. Noah Young 3:44.79

1600 meters — 2. Alex Werner 5:28.57*, 4. Dylan DeBoer 2:35.44, 5. Landon McDonald 5:38.83, 8. Orin Onstine 5:44.59, 10. Michael Stensing 5:45.34

100 meter hurdles — 1. Keaton Bennett 16.28, 7. Cash Peterson 20.72

200 meter hurdles — 2. Keaton Bennett 29.17

4x100 relay — 1. Dylan DeBoer, Karcher Foley, Cobey Khan and Braxton Nelson 49.18

4x400 relay — 1. Orin Onstine, Landon McDonald, Michael Stensing and Alex Werner 4:33.44

800 sprint medley relay — 1. Keaton Bennett, Brayden Benander, Santiago Gutierrez and Cash Peterson 1:53.61

High jump — 1. Braxton Nelson 5-4, T6. Cash Peterson 4-8, 8. Santiago Gutierrez 4-8

Pole vault — 1. Keaton Bennett 10-6, 3. Landon McDonald 8-0, T5. Tucker Muecke 6-6

Long jump — 2. Karcher Foley 17-1 1/2, 6. Brayden Benander 14-2 1/2, T11. Dalton Wolff 13-0, 16. Damian Rakness 11-9 1/2, 17. David Stearns 10-8

Triple jump — 1. Karcher Foley 36-5, 7. Noah Young 29-8 1/2, 10. David Ross 22-9 1/2

Shot put — 4. JW Faulkner 34-8, 6. Levi Cox 34-2, 14. Landon Peterson 28-5

Discus — 3. Levi Cox 97-5, 13. JW Faulkner 74-2, 18. Landon Peterson 65-11 1/2

SEVENTH GRADE

Team scores — 1. Worland 153.5, 2. Powell 87, 3. Greybull 74, 4. Sheridan 59.5, 5. Burlington 58, 6. Rocky Mountain 28, 7. Lovell 13, 8. Riverside 8

100 meters — 5. Forest Kleinfeldt 13.66, 8. Justin Marquez 14, 22. Karzten Carter 35.38

200 meters — 6. Forest Kleinfeldt 29.11, 7. Justin Marquez 29.16

400 meters — 6. Isaiah Torres 1:08.35, 7. Wyatt Hill 1:09.19, 12. Lincoln Hull 1:11.68, 13. Trey Schultz 1:11.92

800 meters — 5. Mason Cheatham 2:55.04, 6. Blake Wood 2:57.93, 9. Karson Howe 3:01.79, 11. Trey Schultz 3:05.43

1600 meters — 4. Isaiah Torres 5:50.39, 6. Mason Cheatham 6:13.55, 7. Blake Wood 6:18.08, 8. Karson Howe 6:27.31

100 meter hurdles — 9. Blake Bessler 20.91, 11. James Schaefer 22.58, 12. Gabe Leighton 23.09

200 meter hurdles — 5. Karzten Carter 34.15, 12. Blake Bessler 38.78, 13. James Schaefer 41.03, 14. Gabe Leighton 41.41

4x100 relay — 5. Forest Kleinfeldt, Justin Marquez, Isaiah Torres and Karzten Carter 1:30.52

4x400 relay — 1. Mason Cheatham, Wyatt Hill, Karson Howe and Blake Wood 5:15.57

800 sprint medley relay — 4. Blake Bessler, Lincoln Hull, Morgan Rodriguez and Trey Schultz 2:16.98

High jump — 4. Karzten Carter 4-6, 9. Wyatt Hill 4-2, T10. Gabe Leighton 4-0

Pole vault — 4. Gabe Leighton 6-0, 5. Mason Cheatham 6-0

Long jump — T4. Lincoln Hull and Isaiah Torres 13-3, 14. Blake Bessler 11-6 1/2, 19. Wyatt Hill 10-7 1/2, 21. James Schaefer 10-6

Triple jump — 1. Blake Wood 31-10 1/2, 3. Forest Kleinfeldt 29-1*, 5. Lincoln Hull 28-7 1/4, 6. Trey Schultz 28-3

Shot put — 1. Justin Marquez 34-9, 4. Morgan Rodriguez 29-7, 22. Weston Lineback 16-7

Discus — 2. Morgan Rodriguez 76-3, 23. Weston Lineback 32-8 1/2