DirectCom Invitational Highs and Lows

The DirectCom Invitational is gaining a reputation for having some extreme weather challenges for the participants involved.  This year was no different.  The two day meet that was held at Davis Field on the campus of Idaho State University featured one day of cold temperatures that included some snow flurries and one day of sunshine.  The temperatures were not the only thing that had its ups and downs as some of the performances touched each end of the spectrum.

The Grace and Soda Springs track teams each made the trip to Pocatello to take part in the large and challenging meet.  This year’s meet was set up similarly to the state championship meet.  This gave the athletes and coaches a chance to see how they would perform in that format.  Each of our local schools saw some of their top athletes fail to meet some of the marks that we have come to expect out of them.  Fortunately each team also saw a flurry of personal and season best performances.  Several local athletes were able to overcome some adversity and really showcase their athletic ability.

One of the highlights of the meet was the 2000M Steeplechase.  This is a race that is rare in Idaho high school meets and for many of our locals involved it was their first time running the race.  

The race is a five lap race that has large hurdles spread out on the track one of which has a water filled pit for the athletes to land in.  It was a crowd favorite to watch but for those involved it was a strenuous challenge.  Brooklyn Porter and Colt Coleman participated in it for the Grizzlies while Austin Housley and Landon Moldenhauer competed for Soda Springs.  Moldenhauer placed an impressive third in the race.  Some other athletes that stood out were Rosie Harris and Ellie Wood who performed well in the 400M race, and Indy Galloway who pr’d in the 800M race.  Cole Garbett who had a disappointing shot put bounced back to claim second in the discus.  Degan Stoor and his fellow hurdlers also performed well with Stoor claiming second place while Zayden Garbett and Blake Maughan each earned pr’s.  In addition to placing second in the steeplechase Moldenhauer also pr’d in the pole vault and the 3200M race.  

The Grizzly distance girls turned in some very impressive marks with Cally Coleman placing second in the 3200M race and also setting a new school record in the 1600M.  Her two teammates Brooklyn Porter and Lily Coleman sit right behind her in the school record book in that 1600M distance.  Kallie Stoddard earned a pr in the high jump for Grace as well.  Perhaps of all the local teams competing the Grizzly men may have had the most impressive meet.  They saw several pr’s get set and some new school records as well.  Colt Coleman set pr’s in both the 1600 and 3200M races to add to his steeplechase school record.  Gavin Draper and Bryant Moss duked it out in the javelin with Moss setting the school record this week.  Nearly every 200M sprinter for the Grizzlies set a new pr with Freshman phenom Carter Mecham leading the way.  AJ Mejia placed an impressive second in the 800M race and Jack Eddins matched his own school record in the pole vault.  All of that and the most impressive performance came from the 4X400 relay team that consisted of Bryant Jensen, Jonah Wilkerson, AJ Mejia and Carter Mecham.  The team were seeded in the slower heat coming into the meet but blew the doors off of the competition winning their heat very easily and turning in a time to not only win the meet but set a new school record while doing so.

The Cardinals will be in action at home this week so take the opportunity to get outside and watch some very talented kids while you can.  The Grizzlies will travel to Boise. 

Grace Girls

100M - Jeanaelie Shaffer 14.16, Loa VanGass 16.6

200M - Bailey Stoddard 30.62, Loa VanGass 35.52

400M - Bailey Stoddard 1:08.16, Tessica Jorgensen 1:09.18, Jeanaelie Shaffer 1:10.08

1600M - Cally Coleman 5:25.30, Brooklyn Porter 5:32.23, Lily Coleman 5:45.67, Lilly Gilbert 5:59.10

2000M - Brooklyn Porter 8:47.75

3200M - Cally Coleman 11:53.22, Lilly Gilbert 12:39.34, Lily Coleman 12:42.19

100M Hurdles - Bella Eddins 17.92, Callie Yost 19.64

300M Hurdles - Bella Eddisn 49.49 Kallie Stoddard 52.28, Callie Yost 56.24, Alayna Smith 1:00.15

4x100 Relay - Alayna Smith, Kallie Stoddard, Bella Eddins, Callie Yost 55.27

4x200 Relay - Tessica Jorgensen, Kallie Stoddard, Bella Eddins, Callie Yost 1:57.32

4x400 Relay - Tessica Jorgensen, Lilly Gilbert, Cally Coleman, Brooklyn Porter 4:33.54

Medley Relay - Alayna Smith, Jeanaelie Shaffer, Bailey Stoddard, Brooklyn Port 2:03.48

Shot Put - Vesica Eiman 25’7”

Discus - Giulia Succetti 63’11”

Javelin - Tessica Jorgensen 88’3”, Giulia Succetti 58’7’, Vesica Eiman 43’2”

High Jump - Kallie Stoddard 4’8”

Long Jump - Jeanaelie Shaffer 13’3”

Grace Boys

100M - Braden Kimball 11.53, Caron Welch 11.94, Bryant Moss 12.05, Kade Kimball 12.40

200M - Carter Mecham 23.53, Landon Moss 24.42, Bryant Jensen 24.45, Carson Welch 24.84, Gavin Draper 25.54

400M - Landon Moss 55.23, Kade Kimball 56.23, Gavin Draper 57.56

800M - AJ Mejia 2:02.34, Cutler Andersen 2:40.29

1600M - Colt Coleman 5:09.41

2000M - Colt Coleman 7:55.49

3200M - Colt Coleman 10:48.76

110M Hurdles - Jonah Wilkerson 16.00, Parker Yost 17.46

300M Hurdles - Jonah Wilkerson 42.16, Parker Yost 45.52, Ty Stoddard 49.23

4x100 Relay - Bryant Moss, Kade Kimball, Bryant Jensen, Carson Welch 45.57

4x400 Relay - Bryant Jensen, Jonah Wilkerson, Carter Mecham, AJ Mejia 3:33.94

Medley Relay - Landon Moss, Bryant Jensen, Carter Mecham, AJ Mejia 3:42.09

Shot Put - Carson Reeves 36’5.5”, Case Williams 30’8”

Discus - Carson Reeves 117’05”, Case Williams 107’1”

Javelin - Bryant Moss 133’5”, Gavin Draper 129’2”, Ty Stoddard 99’6”

Pole Vault - Jack Eddins 12’0”

Long Jump - Gavin Draper 17’4”, Kade Kimball 16’1”

Triple Jump - Jonah Wilkerson 40’8”.25 

Soda Girls

100M - Miriam Evans 14.40, Alexa Dory 16.23, Audry Norris 17.08, Brecklyn Golightly 17.57

200M - Miriam Evans 31.09, Audry Norris 36.65, Brecklyn Golightly 36.75

400M - Rosie Harris 1:03.38, Ellie Wood 1:04.38, Rebekah Evans 1:06.71

800M - Rebekah Evans 2:33.66, Indy Galloway 2:40.47

1600M - Ellie Wood 5:49.57, Indy Galloway 5:54.44

4x100 Relay - Kylee Fullmer, Alexa Dory, Taylie Brewer, Miriam Evan 58.12

Medley Relay - Miriam Evans, Rebekah Evans, Layla Torman, Ellie Wood 1:59.

Shot Put - Soleil Somsen 27’09”, Andi Carpenter 26’03”, Rachel Hansen 20’01”

Discus - Soleil Somsen 84’02”, Andi Carpenter 70’03”

Javelin - Soleil Somsen 77’10”, Rachel Hansen 49’10”

High Jump - Ameliarose Harris 4’10”

Long Jump - Alexa Dory 10’09”

Pole Vault - Ameliarose Harris 7’6”

Soda Boys

100M - Zayden Garbett 11.97, Jace Garbett 12.81, Nolan Lott 13.08, Caleb Hansen 13.70

200M - Kage Kirby 25.17, Dawson McAlister 25.58, Nolan Lott 26.59 

400M - Kage Kirby 55.52, Jaxson Horsley 57.94, Bridger Dilworth 1:16.93

800 M - Kage Kirby 2:11.79, Jaxson Horsley 2:15.29, Bridger Dilworth 2:46.68

1600M - Austin Housley 5:21.53, Noah Hansen 7:06.50

2000M - Landon Moldenhauer 7:05.97, Austin Housley 7:51.08

3200M - Landon Moldenhauer 10:18.68

110M Hurdles - Degan Stoor 15.01, Blake Maughan 18.83

300M Hurdles -Degan Stoor 39.69, Zayden Garbett 43.28, Blake Maughan 45.47, Caleb Hansen 54.11

4x100 Relay - Blake Maughan, Jace Garbett, Jaxson Horsley, Dawson McAlister 49.72

4x200 Relay - Blake Maughan, Jace Garbett, Nolan Lott, Dawson McAlister 1:43.01

4x400 Relay - Degan Stoor, Zayden Garbett, Kage Kirby, Landon Martinsen 3:42.96

Medley Relay - Degan Stoor, Zayden Garbett, Landon Martinsen, Landon Moldenhauer 3:54.29

Shot Put - Carson Cook 33’6”

Discus - Cole Garbett 140’4”, Carson Cook 90’10”

Javelin - Carson Cook 96’10”

Pole Vault - Landon Moldenhauer 10’6”

Long Jump - Landon Martinsen 18’11”

Triple Jump - Landon Martinsen 37’9”.5, Jaxson Horsley 35’8”