Getting back on the track in Gillette the Powell High School track and field team saw improvements across the board, as school records fell again for the third straight meet.

“We had a great meet. Over 80% of the performances were either personal records or season bests,” coach Scott Smith said.

Those records came in the same events as the meet prior, as Paige Sanders broke her triple jump record for a third consecutive meet, finishing second with a leap of 35 feet, 8 1/2 inches.

Sanders was also part of the 4x200 relay team, as she, Ashlee Jacobsen, Audrey Johnson and Kaytlee George broke their own school record for a second consecutive meet with a time of 1 minute, 53.23 seconds to take eighth.

That time was an automatic qualifying time for the state meet in March.

Smith added that the boys’ 4x200 team of Breckyn Kobbe, Brayden Benander, Tanner Seifert and Lincoln Crawford was .04 seconds off an additional school record with a time of 1:39.51 to take eighth.

Additional top eight individual finishes came in the distance races, as Karee Cooley took sixth in the 800 meters (2:30.44) and Anyston Keller was eighth in the 1600 meters (5:40.63).

The girls’ 1600 sprint medley team of Jacobsen, Sanders, Johnson and Cooley earned a state qualifying time of 4:37.35 in a seventh place finish.

Overall the Panther girls finished 12th as a team with 15 points, fourth among a group of 3A teams as Cody was the top 3A team in seventh with 40.5 points. Thunder Basin took the overall girls’ title, scoring a 60.5 point victory over second place with a total of 146 points.

The 4x200 relay alongside the 1600 sprint medley team of Cobey Khan, Benander, Alex Werner and Korbyn Warren took seventh as the other points scorers for the Panther boys with a time of 3:57.05.

The Powell boys finished 17th with three points, as Cody was the highest 3A team with 44 points. The Sheridan boys took the team title by 37.5 points with 127.

Smith said the Panthers saw significant improvements in the sprints, as at least four runners improved by .1 seconds in the 55 meter dash as well as big PRs in the 200 meters.

Powell heads back to Gillette this weekend, taking part in the Bronc Invitational on Saturday.

“This week we are still emphasizing speed conditioning on the track, then we’ll start backing off the next couple weeks a bit and start focusing more on technical aspects of the different events,” Smith said.

BASIN NATION INVITE

* Denotes state qualifying mark

GIRLS RESULTS

Team scores — 1. Thunder Basin 146, 2. Laramie 85.5, T3. Sheridan and Kelly Walsh 61, 5. Cheyenne Central 51, 6. Natrona County 43.5, 7. Cody 40.5, 8. Worland 26, 9. Torrington 24, 10. Campbell County 21, 11. Lander 17, 12. Powell 15, 13. Tongue River 10, 14. Wheatland 7.5, 15. Rawlins 5, 16. Buffalo 4, 17. Douglas 3, 18. Burns/Pine Bluffs 2

55 meter dash — 29. Audrey Johnson 7.92, 33. Ashlee Jacobsen 7.97, 119. Peyton Ott 8.61

200 meters — 25. Kaytlee George 28.57, 27. Ashlee Jacobsen 28.6, 101. Charlie Taylor 31.32, 106. Rae Jackson 31.45, 115. Alaja Love 32

400 meters — 24. Kaytlee George 1:07.42, 33. Kara Sanders 1:09.73, 35. Charlie Taylor 1:10.6, 51. Alaja Love 1:14.49

800 meters — 6. Karee Cooley 2:30.44, 17. Anyston Keller 2:40.58, 28. Macie Velasco 2:46.45, 38. Kara Sanders 2:52.83

1600 meters — 8. Anyston Keller 5:40.63, 29. Macie Velasco 6:17.75, 49. Natalee Laing 7:16.75

55 meter hurdles — 67. Rae Jackson 11.99

4x200 relay — 8. Kaytlee George, Audrey Johnson, Paige Sanders and Ashlee Jacobsen 1:53.23*

1600 sprint medley — 7. Ashlee Jacobsen, Paige Sanders, Audrey Johnson and Karee Cooley 4:37.35*

High jump — T33. Lynea Christensen 4-4

Long jump — 18. Paige Sanders 15-6 1/2, T31. Kaytlee George 14-5 3/4

Triple jump — 2. Paige Sanders 35-8 1/2*, 23. Kara Sanders 29-10

Shot put — 12. Anai Torres 33-4 1/4, 32. Noelle Leighton 29-0 3/4, 39. Meredyth Giltner 27-7 1/4, 47. Rowan Borcher 26-0 1/2, 56. Macey Davison 24-6 1/2, 73. McKenzie Moger 20-9

BOYS RESULTS

Team scores — 1. Sheridan 127, 2. Cheyenne East 89.5, 3. Thunder Basin 76.5, 4. Laramie 53, 5. Kelly Walsh 45, 6. Cody 44, 7. Natrona County 43, 8. Campbell County 38, 9. Worland 22, 10. Cheyenne Central 21, 11. Big Horn 16, 12. Rawlins 10, 13. Tongue River 8, 14. Douglas 7, 15. Torrington 6, 16. Burns/Pine Bluffs 5, 17. Powell 3

55 meter dash — T35. Breckyn Kobbe 7, T38. Cobey Khan 7.02, T43. Tanner Seifert 7.06, T52. Harper Havron 7.12, 58. Tristin Winninger 7.15, T96. Brayden Benander 7.38, 201. Mateo Smith 8.54

200 meters — 32. Tanner Seifert 24.53, 37. Harper Havron 24.64, 50. Tristin Winninger 25.12, 69. Cobey Khan 25.46, T70. Brayden Benander 25.51, T75. Breckyn Kobbe 25.6

400 meters — 31. Alex Werner 57.22, 67. Colin Walker 1:03.38, 90. KC Nelson 1:10.93

800 meters — 13. Korbyn Warren 2:15.11, 30. Alex Werner 2:25.31, T32. Michael Stensing 2:25.7, 40. Nathan Varian 2:27.28, 60. Karson Howe 2:44.59

1600 meters — 10. Korbyn Warren 4:55.34, 24. Colin Walker 5:09.63, 36. Michael Stensing 5:23.25, 41. Nathan Varian 5:32.77, 52. Karson Howe 5:51.84

55 meter hurdles — 15. Lincoln Crawford 8.89

4x200 relay — 8. Breckyn Kobbe, Brayden Benander, Tanner Seifert and Lincoln Crawford 1:39.51

1600 sprint medley — 7. Cobey Khan, Brayden Benander, Alex Werner and Korbyn Warren 3:57.05

Long jump — 34. Tristin Winninger 17-9, 38. Lincoln Crawford 17-5 3/4

Shot put — 47. Gabe McMillin 37-1 3/4, 58. James Emmett 34-4, 113. Andrew Walker 24-2 1/2