Strong performances at the Cody Trackstravaganza on Thursday led the Powell Panther girls’ track and field team to another win to end the regular season. Panther sophomore Paige Sanders stood out among the rest as she broke the school record in the triple jump.

Sanders took the top spot in the triple jump with a leap of 37 feet, 1/4 inch, becoming the first Panther girl in history to jump over 37 feet and breaking the old record of 36 feet, 8 1/2 inches, set by Waycee Harvey just over one year ago.

“Paige has been consistently improving all year, and seeing her break the record was awesome,” coach Scott Smith said.

In addition to Sanders, the Panthers took the top spot in a number of events, including two multiple event winners.

Audrey Johnson swept the sprinting events, winning the 100 meter dash in 13.07 seconds, the 200 meters in 26.63 seconds and the 400 meters in 1:00.87; while Kinley Cooley won the 800 meters in 2:19.99 and the 1600 meters in 5:31.44.

Johnson added the 100 and 200 meters to her state qualifying events and Cooley added the 800 meters.

The Panther’s final victor was Nalani Jordan in the shot put with a throw of 34 feet, 4 inches.

Powell added a number of second place finishes, as Kindyle Floy placed second in the 200 meters (27.76) and the 400 meters (1:04.38); Kenna Jacobsen placed second in the 800 meters (2:25.5); Karee Cooley placed second in the 1600 meters (5:32.36); Shelby Zickefoose took second in the 3200 meters (12:29.12); Sanders took second in the long jump (16-7); Anai Torres placed second in the shot put (34-3 3/4) and Jordan took second in the discus (123-1).

Strong performances in the distance events helped Jacobsen add the 800 meters to her state qualifying events, while Jordan’s strong throw in the discus set a personal best as the first Panther to throw over 120 feet this season.

“Our distance girls are very talented and deep. The new automatic qualifiers give us difficult decisions, but they are all good decisions,” Smith said. “It was nice to see Nalani break through with a great throw last week. It has been there all along and this is definitely the best time of year to let it fly.”

Other top five finishes for the Panthers included Averie Warner who took third in both the 100 meters (13.31) and the 200 meters (27.8); Karee Cooley took third in the 800 meters (2:27.27); Jacobsen placed third in the 1600 meters (5:34.08); Kinley Cooley took third in the 3200 meters (12:31.67); Kate Williams placed third in the pole vault (9-0); Nyah Johnson was third in the discus (105-9); Sanders took fourth in the 200 meters (28.31); Stella Shoopman took fourth in the 300 meter hurdles (51.8); Abigail Visocky was fourth in the pole vault (7-6) and fifth in the 300 meter hurdles (52.74); Ryann Hutzenbieler was fourth in the triple jump (30-2); Eleasah Horsley took fifth in the 400 meters (1:05.34); Vera Thomas placed fifth in the 100 meter hurdles (18.08); Addy Brown was fifth in the long jump (14-8); Cambree Dicks placed fifth in the triple jump (30-1) and Torres was fifth in the discus (103-5).

As a team the Panthers scored 267 points, just ahead of Cody with 252 while a small contingent of Lovell Bulldogs made the trip and scored 28 points.

Powell now returns home for the first stop in the postseason, hosting the 3A West Regionals on Friday and Saturday at Panther Stadium.

It figures to be a difficult regional meet, as some of the top scoring teams and individual performers in 3A will converge on Powell for the two day meet.

Athletes who have not yet prequalified for the state meet in Casper next week will have an opportunity to punch their ticket, as the top eight individuals in each event and top four relays will qualify for state even if they do not reach prequalification standards.

Events are scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday, with the final event scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

CODY TRACKSTRAVAGANZA

* Denotes state qualifying mark

Team scores — 1. Powell 267, 2. Cody 252, 3. Lovell 28

100 meter dash — 1. Audrey Johnson 13.07*, 3. Averie Warner 13.31, 10. Addy Brown 14.3, 11. Ashlee Jacobsen 14.36, 12. Autumn Kidd 14.75

200 meters — 1. Audrey Johnson 26.63*, 2. Kindyle Floy 27.76, 3. Averie Warner 27.8, 4. Paige Sanders 28.31, 6. Ashlee Jacobsen 29.61, 7. Alaja Love 30.31

400 meters — 1. Audrey Johnson 1:00.87*, 2. Kindyle Floy 1:04.38, 5. Eleasah Horsley 1:05.34, 7. Autumn Kidd 1:07.58, 9. Alaja Love 1:10.51

800 meters — 1. Kinley Cooley 2:19.99*, 2. Kenna Jacobsen 2:25.5*, 3. Karee Cooley 2:27.27, 6. Shelby Zickefoose 2:30.79, 7. Eleasah Horsley 2:31.02, 13. Macie Velasco 2:34.71, 15. Myah Rakness 2:43.86

1600 meters — 1. Kinley Cooley 5:31.44*, 2. Karee Cooley 5:32.36*, 3. Kenna Jacobsen 5:34.08, 8. Salem Brown 6:58.52

3200 meters — 2. Shelby Zickefoose 12:29.12, 3. Kinley Cooley 12:31.67, 6. Macie Velasco 13:21.84

100 meter hurdles — 5. Vera Thomas 18.08, 6. Stella Shoopman 18.16, 8. Abigail Visocky 18.52

300 meter hurdles — 4. Stella Shoopman 51.8, 5. Abigail Visocky 52.74, 10. Vera Thomas 57.52

4x100 relay — 2. Averie Warner, Addy Brown, Paige Sanders and Kindyle Floy 52.34*

4x400 relay — 2. Myah Rakness, Eleasah Horsley, Autumn Kidd and Audrey Johnson 4:20.38; 3. Kenna Jacobsen, Ashlee Jacobsen, Karee Cooley and Kinley Cooley 4:24.25

Pole vault — 3. Kate Williams 9-0*, 4. Abigail Visocky 7-6

Long jump — 2. Paige Sanders 16-7*, 5. Addy Brown 14-8, 6. Cambree Dicks 14-2, 8. Lainni Cary 14-1, T12. Alaja Love and Ryann Hutzenbieler 12-6, 14. Ryli Belliston 11-6

Triple jump — 1. Paige Sanders 37-0 1/2*, 4. Ryann Hutzenbieler 30-2, 5. Cambree Dicks 30-1 1/4, 6. Ryli Belliston 29-11, 7. Lainni Cary 28-9 1/2

Shot put — 1. Nalani Jordan 34-4, 2. Anai Torres 34-3 3/4, 8. Nyah Johnson 30-6, 9. Sam Edgell 28-10, 13. Sharae Shoopman 25-8

Discus — 2. Nalani Jordan 123-1*, 3. Nyah Johnson 105-9, 5. Anai Torres 103-5, 7. Sharae Shoopman 94-2, 9. Sam Edgell 92-9