Track and Field Region VI Meet 2023
Rafe Caruthers
All Photos Courtesy of Justin Prax
Courtesy of VHS Coaches – It was a beautiful, sunny, weekend at the Region Meet VI Track and Field Meet in Fairbanks, and boy were the Bucs ready for this week’s competition. The boy’s team took 1st place overall with a whopping 131 team points, and our small but mighty girl’s team took second with 67 team points. The Bucs also saw three new school records set in three events. Dillon Fowler had a flawless run in the 110m and set a new VHS record with a scorching time of 16.51. With a combo of speed and perfectly placed hand-offs, the girl’s 4X100 relay team of Anika Palomar, Kelsey Prax, Destiny Day, and Izzy Kizer set a new VHS record with a time of 54.20, and the boy’s 4X800 team of Jason Smilie, Rafe Caruthers, Gavin Morris, and Barrett McCumby set a new record with a blistering time of 8:55.50, beating their competition by 300 meters. The Bucs will travel to Palmer this weekend for the State Championship Track and Field Meet at Palmer High School.
A huge thank you to Justin Prax for taking some stunning photos of our team in action this weekend!
4X400
1st Place:
4X100– Andrew Baczuk, A.J. Mann, Nick Alfaro, and Jason Smilie- 47.14
4X100- Anika Palomar, Kelsey Prax, Destiny Day, and Izzy Kizer- 54.20 (New VHS Record)
4X200– Dillon Fowler, A.J. Mann, Nick Alfaro, and Andrew Baczuk- 1:36.97
4X400- Dillon Fowler, Jason Smilie, Barrett McCumby, and Nick Alfaro- 3:49.52
4X800- Jason Smilie, Rafe Caruthers, Gavin Morris, and Barrett McCumby- 8:55.50 (New VHS Record)
1600m- Rafe Caruthers- 5:00.02
3200m- Rafe Caruthers- 11:09.51
110m Hurdles- Dillon Fowler- 16.51 (New VHS Record)
Shot Put- Gabe Brewi- 35’ 10.75”
Discus- Griffin Hastings- 93’ 2”
Long Jump- Dillon Fowler- 18’ 11.25”
Triple Jump- Barrett McCumby- 37’ 10”
100m- Izzy Kizer- 13.59
Shot Put- Momoe Togagae- 27’ 10.75”
Long Jump- Izzy Kizer- 15’ 8.75”
Triple Jump- Anika Palomar- 31’ 5.75”
2nd Place:
4X200- Kelsey Prax, Hailey Major, Destiny Day, Isabella Smelcer- 2:03.14
800m- Rafe Caruthers- 2:08.21
Shot Put- Griffin Hastings- 34’ 3.50” (PR)
Discus- Gabe Brewi- 92’ 10”
High Jump- Gavin Morris- 5’ 4” (PR)
Long Jump- Andrew Baczuk- 18’ 11.25” (PR)
Triple Jump- Nick Alfaro- 37’ 2.50”
Discus- Momoe Togagae- 98’ 10”
Triple Jump- Kelsey Prax- 29’ 7.50”
3rd Place:
100m- Andrew Baczuk- 12.16
100m- Kelsey Prax- 1438
4th Place:
A.J. Mann- 25.36
Long Jump- Destiny Day- 13’ 9.25”
Triple Jump- Isabella Smelcer- 26’ 8.75” (PR)
5th Place:
100m- Griffin Hastings- 12.76
300m Hurdles- Isabella Smelcer- 1:02.38
6th Place:
100m- Anika Palomar- 14.63
Long Jump- Barrett McCumby- 17’ 2.75”
7th Place:
200m- Hailey Major- 33.42 (PR)
800m- Romen Weber- 5:37.74
3200m- Romen Weber- 12:51.87
New PRs (Personal Records)
Romen Weber- 800m- 1600m- 5:37.74, 3200m- 12:36.12
Kyle Petersen- Shot Put- 29’ 4”
Madison Sauls- – 200m-35.14
Anika, Kelsey triple jump
Barrett, Nick triple jump
Destiny to Bella 4X200
Dillon Hurdles
Andrew 100m
2023 Team
Rafe Caruthers
Dillon Fowler
Anika Palomar in the long jump
Aaron Mann at the blocks
Hailey 200m
Kelsey triple jump
Izzy 100m
Kelsey to Hailey 4X200
James
Jace 400m