Courtesy of VHS Coaches
This past weekend 18 Buccaneer track and field athletes traveled to The Dome in Anchorage and joined over 1000 other athletes from 34 teams both 3A and 4A, across the state to compete in the Russ Edwards Big C Relays. It’s always a treat to compete in The Dome. The energy was high and the competition was fierce. The Bucs had a great showing despite only getting 1 day of practice on our track before it was covered again with snow and missing part of our team due to the Close Up trip..
The Big C Relays offer some interesting relays that we don’t see at other meets throughout the season. Our Co-ed 100/200/300/400 of Izzy Kiser, Barrett McCumby, Destiny Day, and Rafe Caruthers, finished in 2:30.10. In the 4 X 1 mile, Valdez athletes, Jewely Weber and Rafe Caruthers teamed up with Soldotna for a time of 25:24. In the Distance Medley 1200/400/800/1600, the boy’s team of James Humphrey, Hunter Smilie, Fox Sheldon, and Rafe Caruthers, finished with a time of 12:57.42. The girl’s team of Hailey Major, Paige Pedersen, Madison Sauls, and Jewely Weber, finished with a time of 17:51.49. In the 100/100/200//400, the boy’s team of Merrick McCumby, Dylan Passage, Hunter Smilie, and James Humphrey, finished with a time of 1:51.66, and the girl’s team of Joie Sheldon, Paige Pedersen. Hailey Major, and Madison Sauls, finished with a time of 2:36.35. And in our last medley relay, the 200/200/400/800, the boy’s team of Dylan Passage, Merrick McCumby, Merrick McCumby, and Rafe Caruthers, had a time of 4:09.59, coming in 3rd in the 3A teams. The girl’s team of Joie Sheldon, Paige Pedersen, Hailey Major, and Jewely Weber, finished with a time of 5:59.29.
In the individual events, Izzy Kiser took 2nd overall with an impressive first jump of the season at 16’ 3.25”. This puts her at 2nd overall in the state, and 1st in 3A. Izzy also made it into the finals with a sprint of 13.37 seconds. Other individual events and relays are as follows:
100m-
Destiny Day- 14.90
Kyle Petersen- 13.60
Fox Sheldon- 14.17
Shot Put-
Kyle Petersen- 34’ 6.75”
Corey Petersen- 29’ 7.75”
Jamie Rupert- 22’ 3”
Discus-
Kyle Petersen- 70’ 4”
Corey Petersen- 68’ 6”
Fox Sheldon
Discus-
Jamie Rupert- 54’ 3”
High Jump-
Merrick McCumby- 5’ 2”
4X100
Kyle Petersen, Dylan Passage, Merrick McCumby, Fox Sheldon- 51.88
Destiny Day, Paige Pedersen, Madison Sauls, Izzy Kiser
4X400
Hailey Major, Joie Sheldon, Madison Sauls, Jewely Weber- 2:36.35
We are looking forward to our next meet in Wasilla on April 26th and 27th.