The eighth grade Powell Cub girls’ track and field team secured another dominant victory in Lovell last Saturday, winning by 89.5 points while the seventh grade girls finished second, narrowly losing to the hosts by two points.

The eighth grade squad was led by a quadruple event winner, as Kindyle Floy won the 100 meters (13.44), 200 meters (28.22), 400 meters (1:02.61) and the high jump by clearing 4 feet, 8 inches. She added a new qualifying mark for the Best of the Best in the 400 meters, having already qualified in her other three events.

Abigail Visocky was a double event winner, earning the top spot in the 100 meter hurdles (18.73) and the 200 meter hurdles (34.63) to earn qualifying marks in both events.

Sam Edgell was the final individual event winner, taking the top spot in the shot put (25-1), and earning a qualifying mark in that event alongside the discus (71-6) where she placed third.

Other qualifying marks came from Macie Velasco placing second in the 1600 (6:09.42); Vera Thomas placing third in the 100 meter hurdles (19.32) and Autumn Kidd taking fourth in the high jump (4-6).

The 4x400 relay team of Alaja Love, Grace Perry, Velasco and Alyssa Wantulok won with a time of 4:55.74.

Powell dominated with 42 top eight finishes, running away with 204.5 points compared to second placed Lovell with 115 as Worland took third with 39 points.

“Repeating a strong performance boosts their morale and confidence. It showed how focused these girls are and how hard they work,” assistant coach Amanda Haney said. “It sets the standard high for future competitions. These girls help motivate each other and push one another at practice as well as encouraging each other at the meet.”

A close finish for the seventh grade girls saw the girls fall just short of host Lovell, narrowly losing 128-126 and finishing second.

On the bright side, the Cubs had several individual winners.

Anyston Keller earned a qualifying mark in the 1600 meters, after winning with a time of 6:08.56.

Lynea Christensen claimed victory in the high jump (4-4) and Zaphira Paul won the 200 meters (31.74) as the other event winners.

Paul earned a qualifying mark in the pole vault with her second place finish after clearing 6-0, and Kara Sanders was the other Cub to earn a new qualifying mark, after leaping 28-0 1/4 in the triple jump.

Powell earned two wins in the relays with the squad of Paul, Keylyn Knuth, Darby Mckee and Ann Trinh winning with a 59.72, and the team of Christensen, Keller, Sanders and Landyn Horsley won the 4x400 with a 5:02.31.

The Cubs had 21 top eight finishes, but were unable to claim the top spot with some key point earners absent for the meet.

“Lovell is always going to be tough competition, no doubt about it,” Haney said. “However, we were missing several point earners this weekend. It will be good to see how things go in Cody when we have almost our whole team. The girls who performed in Lovell showed a lot of grit and perseverance, and grew a lot in one week.”

The Cubs will head out one more time this week, heading to Cody to take part in an invite starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Powell will then return home, to take part in its home invitational next weekend on Saturday, April 27.

LOVELL INVITATIONAL

* Denotes new Best of the Best qualifying marks

EIGHTH GRADE

Team scores — 1. Powell 204.5, 2. Lovell 115, 3. Worland 39, 4. Greybull 26.5, 5. Sheridan 20, 6. Rocky Mountain 16, 7. Burlington 13

100 meters — 1. Kindyle Floy 13.44, 4. Addy Brown 14.52, 7. Peyton Ott 15.24, 11. Ily Williams 15.8, 15. Mareli Corro 16.35

200 meters — 1. Kindyle Floy 28.22, 2. Addy Brown 29.59, 4. Abigail Visocky 30.35, 10. Abree Haney 33.9, 13. Mareli Corro 35.2

400 meters — 1. Kindyle Floy 1:02.61*, 4. Alyssa Wantulok 1:11.37, 6. Lily Sapp 1:20.07, 7. Arabella Aguilar 1:21.46, 9. Breanna Smith 1:43.41

800 meters — 2. Macie Velasco 2:42.59, 3. Autumn Kidd 2:50.69, 4. Alyssa Wantulok 2:51.74, 5. Alaja Love 2:54.01, 8. Grace Perry 2:58.56

1600 meters — 2. Macie Velasco 6:09.42*, 3. Alaja Love 6:30.19, 4. Grace Perry 6:31.14, 6. Jordyn Nelson 7:29.75, 7. Callie Velasco 7:55.21

100 meter hurdles — 1. Abigail Visocky 18.73*, 3. Vera Thomas 19.32*, 4. Autumn Kidd 20.2, 6. Abree Haney 21.53

200 meter hurdles — 1. Abigail Visocky 34.63*, 3. Autumn Kidd 35.58, 5. Vera Thomas 37.01, 7. Tallia Cheatham 40.63

4x400 relay — 1. Alaja Love, Grace Perry, Macie Velasco and Alyssa Wantulok 4:55.74

800 sprint medley relay — 2. Mareli Corro, Abree Haney, Peyton Ott and Lily Sapp 2:26.27

High jump — 1. Kindyle Floy 4-8, 4. Autumn Kidd 4-6*, 6. Reese Hancock 4-2

Pole vault — 2. Abigail Visocky 6-6, 3. Lily Sapp 5-6

Long jump — T5. Addy Brown 12-6 1/4, 8. Alaja Love 12-4 3/4, 11. Peyton Ott 11-9, 16. Reese Hancock 10-5, 18. Aguilar Arabella 10-1 1/4

Shot put — 1. Sam Edgell 25-1*, 2. Shai Hite 24-7, 6. Maddie Croft 22-6 1/2, 11. Claire Hultgren 20-5 1/2, 12. Grace Gordon 20-0 1/2

Discus — 3. Sam Edgell 71-6*, 5. Maddie Croft 64-1 1/2, 7. Ily Williams 59-1 1/2, 8. Claire Hultgren 58-1 1/2, 14. Ellidi Joy 36-7

SEVENTH GRADE

Team scores — 1. Lovell 128, 2. Powell 126, 3. Riverside 60, 4. Sheridan 53, 5. Burlington 40, 6. Greybull 30, 7. Rocky Mountain 19, 8. Worland 11

100 meters — 4. Keylyn Knuth 14.99, 11. Darby Mckee 16.02, 19. Ivy Lennon 17.32

200 meters — 1. Zaphira Paul 31.74, 14. Keylyn Knuth 39.12, 19. Sophie Erkkila 41.29, 20. Darby Mckee 41.5

400 meters — 2. Lynea Christensen 1:11.55, 4. Kara Sanders 1:12.29, 9. Sophie Erkkila 1:17.66, 10. Ann Trinh 1:18.51

800 meters — 2. Lynea Christensen 3:01.59, 4. Anyston Keller 3:05.69, 5. Kara Sanders 3:05.99, 6. Landyn Horsley 3:08.45

1600 meters — 1. Anyston Keller 6:08.56*

100 meter hurdles — 11. Kaylene Bradshaw 25.36

200 meter hurdles — 2. Zaphira Paul 36.7

4x100 relay — 1. Zaphira Paul, Keylyn Knuth, Darby Mckee and Ann Trinh 59.72

4x400 relay — 1. Lynea Christensen, Anyston Keller, Kara Sanders and Landyn Horsley 5:02.31

High jump — 1. Lynea Christensen 4-4, 4. Keylyn Knuth 3-10, 6. Ann Trinh 3-6

Pole vault — 2. Zaphira Paul 6-0*

Long jump — 4. Ann Trinh 12-4 3/4, 11. Anyston Keller 10-2 3/4, 17. Darby Mckee 8-10 1/2, 23. Sophie Erkkila 6-1 3/4, 25. Ivy Lennon 5-0 1/4

Triple jump — 2. Kara Sanders 28-0 1/4*, 4. Landyn Horsley 22-11 1/2

Shot put — 3. McKenzie Moger 21-2, 4. Macey Davison 20-6 1/2, 8. Elora Joy 19-2, 9. Breiyah Bonander 19-1 1/2

Discus — 8. Breiyah Bonander 47-1 1/2, 10. Macey Davison 45-9, 17. Elora Joy 36-10 1/2, 19. McKenzie Moger 35-5