Hoping to wrap up the quick month-long season, the Powell Middle School boys’ track and field teams made the trip to Thermopolis on Saturday for the Yellowstone Conference meet, where the eighth graders earned a second straight team title and the seventh graders finished in a comfortable second place.

Leading the way for the eighth graders was a strong core that won eight individual events in total along with several top finishes.

The top performer for the Cubs was Keaton Bennett, who won the 100 hurdles in 15.9, the 200 hurdles in 28.74 and the pole vault by clearing 11 feet.

Another multiple event winner was Karcher Foley, who won the long jump (17-8 1/2) and triple jump (34-10 1/4).

The other event winners were Braxton Nelson in the high jump, who tied the school record with a leap of 5-10, while JW Faulkner won the shot put with a throw of 33-3 and Levi Cox won the discus with a throw of 98-2.

“Braxton’s jump of 5-10 was a huge jump. He broke his personal record by 6 inches and also tied the school record. He had a great day jump,” assistant coach Dale Estes said.

Powell also won the 4x400 relay via the team of Landon McDonald, Orin Letherman, Tucker Muecke and Michael Stensing in 4:45.65.

The Cubs also earned top three finishes in several events, with Nelson taking second in the 100 meters (12.18) and third in the 200 meters (25.06); Cobey Khan third in the 100 meters (12.34) and second in the 400 meters (59.71); Foley second in the 200 meters (24.85), McDonald second in the pole vault (7-0) and Brayden Benander third in the 200 meter hurdles (31.33).

Benander was the lone Cub who added new Best of the Best individual qualifying marks, qualifying in the 200 meter hurdles and the long jump with a leap of 15-7.

Powell finished well ahead of the competition, earning 184 points as a team, with Riverton taking second with 106 points and Thermopolis was third with 89.

“Our boys dominated,” assistant coach Amanda Haney said. “They all performed exceptionally well once again, while adding several more personal records.”

The seventh grade squad finished off a good season with a second place finish as a team, winning one individual event and two relays in Thermopolis.

Justin Marquez was the one individual event winner, taking the shot put with a 33-3 3/4.

The 4x100 relay team of Isaiah Torres, Russell Goolsbey, Justin Marquez and Forest Kleinfeldt won in 55.39, while the 4x400 team of Blake Wood, Wyatt Hill, Karson Howe and Mason Cheatham won in 5:18.56.

Top three finishes for the seventh grade Cubs included Torres taking second in the 1600 meters (5:47.31); Goolsbey second in the triple jump (31-4) and third in the pole vault (7-0); Karzten Carter second in the high jump (4-6); Marquez third in the 100 meters (13.64) and 200 meters (27.71); Hill third in the high jump (4-4) and Wood third in the triple jump (30-9 3/4).

Powell finished second as a team with 142 points, while Worland was first with 181 and Lander was third with 88.

Cubs eligible for the Best of the Best meet in Lander made the trip on Tuesday. Catch a full recap and results from that event next week in the Powell Tribune.

YELLOWSTONE CONFERENCE RESULTS

EIGHTH GRADE 

* Denotes new Best of the Best qualifying mark

Team scores — 1. Powell 184, 2. Riverton 106, 3. Thermopolis 89, 4. Cody 54, 5. Lovell 46, 6. Worland 41, 7. Lander 40

100 meters — 2. Braxton Nelson 12.18, 3. Cobey Khan 12.34, 11. Brayden Benander 13.3, 13. Santiago Gutierrez 13.55

200 meters — 2. Karcher Foley 24.85, 3. Braxton Nelson 25.06, 4. Cobey Khan 25.48, 8. Santiago Gutierrez 26.94

400 meters — 2. Cobey Khan 59.71, 9. Noah Young 1:06.84, 10. David Stearns 1:08.36

800 meters — 7. Michael Stensing 2:32.89, 8. Landon McDonald 2:37.47, 9. Orin Onstine 2:39.57, 10. Tucker Muecke 2:43.62

1600 meters — 7. Michael Stensing 5:37.15, 8. Landon McDonald 5:43.99, 9. Orin Onstine 5:50.12, 10. Tucker Muecke 6:00.55

100 meter hurdles — 1. Keaton Bennett 15.9, 8. Cash Peterson 20.31, 9. Damian Rakness 20.4, 11. David Stearns 21

200 meter hurdles — 1. Keaton Bennett 28.74, 3. Brayden Benander 31.33, 6. Cash Peterson 32.85, 7. Damian Rakness 33.98

4x400 relay — 1. Landon McDonald, Orin Letherman, Tucker Muecke and Michael Stensing 4:45.65

800 sprint medley relay — 3. Cash Peterson, Santiago Gutierrez, Brayden Benander and Noah Young 1:58.47

High jump — 1. Braxton Nelson 5-10, 6. Cash Peterson 4-10, 8. Santiago Gutierrez 4-8, T10. Hunter Taylor 4-2

Pole vault — 1. Keaton Bennett 11-0, 2. Landon McDonald 7-0, 4. Tucker Muecke 6-0

Long jump — 1. Karcher Foley 17-8 1/2, 5. Brayden Benander 15-7, 9. Michael Stensing 13-6, 10. Dalton Wolff 13-2 1/4

Triple jump — 1. Karcher Foley 34-10 1/4, 8. Noah Young 29-6, 11. David Ross 25-9

Shot put — 1. JW Faulker 33-3, 4. Levi Cox 32-6 3/4, 16. Landon Peterson 24-1 1/2

Discus — 1. Levi Cox 98-2, 8. JW Faulkner 77-2, 14. Landon Peterson 65-9

SEVENTH GRADE

Team scores — 1. Worland 181, 2. Powell 142, 3. Lander 88, 4. Thermopolis 65.5, 5. Lovell 45.5, 6. Cody 37, 7. Riverton 22

100 meters — T3. Justin Marquez 13.64, 5. Forest Kleinfeldt 13.67

200 meters — 3. Justin Marquez 27.71, 9. Lincoln Hull 30.11, 14. James Schaefer 32.51

400 meters — 8. Russell Goolsbey 1:07.41, 10. Isaiah Torres 1:08.83, 11. Wyatt Hill 1:08.89, 14. Lincoln Hull 1:14.01

800 meters — 4. Mason Cheatham 2:53.85, 5. Blake Wood 2:58.87, 6. Wyatt Hill 2:59.74, 7. Karson Howe 3:11.87

1600 meters — 2. Isaiah Torres 5:47.31, 6. Mason Cheatham 6:06.9, 7. Blake Wood 6:09.44, 9. Karson Howe 6:26.12

100 meter hurdles — 7. Karzten Carter 19.53, 9. James Schaefer 20.7, 14. Blake Bessler 21.97, 15. Gabe Leighton 22.22

200 meter hurdles — 4. Karzten Carter 34.71, 7. James Schaefer 36.44, 8. Blake Bessler 36.56, 9. Gabe Leighton 38.35

4x100 relay — 1. Isaiah Torres, Russell Goolsbey, Justin Marquez and Forest Kleinfeldt 55.39

4x400 relay — 1. Blake Wood, Wyatt Hill, Karson Howe and Mason Cheatham 5:18.56

800 sprint medley relay — 3. James Schaefer, Blake Bessler, Karzten Carter and Lincoln Hull 2:13.54

High jump — 2. Karzten Carter 4-6, 3. Wyatt Hill 4-4, T6. Gabe Leighton 4-2

Pole vault — 3. Russell Goolsbey 7-0, 4. Mason Cheatham 6-6, 5. Gabe Leighton 6-0

Long jump — 5. Isaiah Torres 14-0 3/4, 10. Lincoln Hull 12-6 3/4, 13. Forest Kleinfeldt 12-2 1/2, 17. Blake Bessler 11-3 1/4

Triple jump — 2. Russell Goolsbey 31-4, 3. Blake Wood 30-9 3/4, 6. Forest Kleinfeldt 28-5

Shot put — 1. Justin Marquez 33-3 3/4, 21. Weston Lineback 15-11

Discus — 17. Weston Lineback 38-0 1/2