17 Dogies headed to state track — Hill takes 1st in high jump; Olson breaks two school records
Photo by RJ Morgan/Douglas Budget 3A East Regional track was held in Glenrock on Friday and Saturday and as a result of their efforts, 17 Dogies are headed to Casper May 21-23 for 3A State Championships. Landen Hill, above, took first place in the high jump scoring 6-3.
The Newcastle Dogies turned in a strong performance at the 3A East Regional Track and Field Championships, finishing sixth in both the boys and girls team standings while qualifying 17 athletes for this week’s state meet in Casper.
Highlighting the weekend was sophomore Landen Hill’s regional championship in the high jump, while junior Adalyn Olson broke two school records she had previously set in the 100-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash.
“Dogie Nation had an outstanding showing at the 3A East Regional Track Meet,” the coaching staff said in comments provided following the meet. “Both our men’s and women’s teams placed sixth overall, and we are excited to announce that 17 athletes will be representing Newcastle High School at the State Track & Field Meet in Casper this coming week.”
The Newcastle girls finished sixth in the regional team standings behind standout performances from Olson, who qualified in multiple events and captured the regional long jump title with a leap of 17 feet, 10.75 inches. Olson also posted the top preliminary time in the 100-meter hurdles at 16.46 seconds and finished second in preliminaries of both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
Anika Oleson added points for the Lady Dogies with a sixth-place finish in long jump at 16-3.5, while Sydney Pederson earned seventh in discus with a throw of 89-9.
The girls 4x100-meter relay team also placed fourth with a time of 54.69 seconds.
For the boys, Hill led the way with his regional championship in high jump and a fourth-place finish in long jump at 19-9.5. Dane Crabtree also placed seventh in long jump at 19-7.5.
Collin McConkey narrowly missed finals in both sprint events, placing sixth in the 100-meter preliminaries in 11.78 seconds and eighth in the 200-meter preliminaries in 24.09.
Distance runner Archer Ohnstad placed seventh in the 3200-meter run in 11:06.35 and added a 12th-place finish in the 800 meters.
The Dogies boys 4x100-meter relay team finished fifth overall with a time of 44.56 seconds.
Several Newcastle athletes earned top-10 finishes across the regional competition. Dustin McCarthy placed sixth in the 110-meter hurdles preliminaries, while Connor Kitch finished 10th in discus at 112-1.
“We are incredibly proud of how all our Dogie Track & Field athletes competed,” the coaches said. “Many came close to qualifying for State, and we as coaches are thrilled with the progress made throughout the season.”
The coaching staff also praised the team’s overall improvement throughout the spring.
“Keep training, stay focused, and continue pushing yourselves to reach your full potential next year — we’re already looking forward to next season,” the coaches said.
Newcastle’s state qualifiers will compete Friday and Saturday, May 22-23, at the Wyoming State Track and Field Championships in Casper.
Team standings
Girls team standings
- Douglas
- Buffalo
- Torrington
- Burns
- Glenrock
- Newcastle
Boys team standings
- Burns
- Buffalo
- Glenrock
- Rawlins
- Douglas
- Newcastle
Newcastle regional results
Girls
100 meters: Adalyn Olson, second, prelims, 13.08; Anika Oleson, 12th, 14.06; Hana Alexander, 18th, 14.53; Brystal Sweet, 25th, 15.10.
200 meters: Adalyn Olson, second, prelims, 27.55; Hana Alexander, 16th, 31.41; Brystal Sweet, 18th, 31.62; Ashlynn Shroyer, 25th, 34.19.
400 meters: Josie Smith, 11th, 1:12.36; Adrianna Schofield, 16th, 1:52.32.
100 hurdles: Adalyn Olson, first, prelims, 16.46.
300 hurdles: Kaia Pederson, 12th, 57.91.
4x100 relay: Newcastle, fourth, 54.69.
Long jump: Adalyn Olson, first, 17-10.75; Anika Oleson, sixth, 16-3.5; Hana Alexander, 12th, 14-9; Josie Smith, 14th, 14-2.25.
Discus: Sydney Pederson, seventh, 89-9; Kyndal Von Eye, 11th, 83-9; Lilly Patterson, 13th, 82-8; Heidi Sanford, 20th, 66-0.
Boys
100 meters: Collin McConkey, sixth, prelims, 11.78; Dane Crabtree, ninth, 11.93; Rurik Herrberg, 12th, 12.06; Adam Butler, 28th, 12.70.
200 meters: Collin McConkey, eighth, prelims, 24.09; Landen Hill, ninth, 24.12; Rurik Herrberg, 14th, 25.08; Jaden McGuire, 15th, 25.13.
400 meters: Cole Erb, 12th, 55.24; Rurik Herrberg, 17th, 57.68; Wyatt Kaminski, 21st, 1:00.24; Braylon Gregory, 27th, 1:17.15; Kellan Hespe, 28th, 1:24.48.
800 meters: Archer Ohnstad, 12th, 2:14.00.
3200 meters: Archer Ohnstad, seventh, 11:06.35; Lane Carter, 14th, 13:16.75.
110 hurdles: Dustin McCarthy, sixth, prelims, 17.61; Adam Butler, seventh, 18.03.
300 hurdles: Adam Butler, 12th, 46.44.
4x100 relay: Newcastle, fifth, 44.56.
Long jump: Landen Hill, fourth, 19-9.5; Dane Crabtree, seventh, 19-7.5; Cole Erb, 10th, 18-4.5; Dustin McCarthy, 19th, 17-2.
Discus: Connor Kitch, 10th, 112-1; Lucas Benshoof, 27th, 80-7; Owen Evenson, 28th, 76-10.