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Destiny Mitchell leads Cougar girls to title
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STAFFORD — Cougar Destiny Mitchell won the high jump (4-8) and the 3,200-meters (13:55.56) as the Otis-Bison girls (128) edged Cunningham (124) for the team title at the recent Stafford Track Invitational.

Mitchell anchored the Cougars' 3,200-meter relay (12:02.1) to first place with Macie Wiltse, Abi Rodriguez and Ava Kenyon. Cougar Kaylee Ficken won the 200 meters (28.77) and Emma McMillan won the 300-meter hurdles (1:01.32).

The St. John girls (105) placed third paced by double winner Lydia Reed in the 800 (2:50) and 1,600 (6:18.87). Reed earned first-place medals on the 400-meter relay ( 54.75) with Heidi Fisher, Addy Ward and Reagan Bonner; and the 1,600-meter relay (4:51.69) with Heidi Fisher, Bonner and Teresa Miller.

St. John's Heidi Fisher won the 400 (1:07.32) and Bonner won the triple jump (32-01/2).

BOYS DIVISION — Double winner Caden McCandless won the long jump (20-01/2) and 100 meters (11.66) and Quade Smith swept the 800 (2:15.95) and 1,600 (5:18.78) to lead the St. John Tigers (105) to third place.

Smith anchored first-place finishes in the 1,600-meter relay (3:53.87) with Jace Reyes, Alan Valenzuela and Braxton Alpers; and the 3,200-meter relay (10:17.62) with Jace Reyes, Valenzuela and Alpers.

St. John's Braxton Alpers won the triple jump (39-53/4).

Stafford's boys won the 400-meter relay (49.06) with Colson Minks, Brody Kerschenske, Dylan Brozek and Zachary Sedore. Otis-Bison's Gavin Alloway won the jump (5-10).

STAFFORD INVITATIONAL

GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Otis-Bison 128; 2—Cunningham 124; 3—St. John 105; 4—Stafford 61; 5—Fairfield 59; 6—Burrton 15; 7—Chase 1

GIRLS EVENTS

100m—1 –Ogg, Cunningham, 13.31; 2—Ficken, OB, 13.49; 3—Blanton, S, 13.5; 4—Denio, S, 13.52; 6—Bahr, OB, 14.09

100m hurdles—1— Espinosa, Fair, 18.79; 2—Sanders, SJ, 19.09

200m—1—Ficken, OB, 28.77; 3—Bahr, OB, 30.47; 5—Smith, OB, 31.87;  6—Duntz, SJ, 32.39

300m hurdles—1—McMillan, OB, 1:01.32; 3—Sanders, SJ, 1:02.32

400m—1—Heidi Fisher, SJ, 1:07.32; 2—Bonner, SJ, 1:07.33;  3—Kenyon, OB, 1:08.35;  6—Schwindt, OB, 1:13.80

800m—1—Reed, SJ, 2:50;  2—Mitchell, OB, 2:52; 5—H. Fisher, SJ, 3:20; 6—Pope, S, 3:40

1,600m—1—Reed, SJ, 6:18.87; 2—Costa, S, 6:58.54;  3—Callewaert, S, 8:53.08

3,200m—1—Mitchell, OB, 13:55.56; 2—Costa, S, 14:23.72; 3—Callewaert, S, 17:43

400m relay—1—St. John, 54.75 (H. Fisher, Reed, Ward, Bonner); 3—Stafford, 57.16 (Denio, Perez, Pope, Blanton)

1,600m relay—1—St. John, 4:51.69 (H. Fisher, Bonner, Reed, Miller); 2—Otis-Bison, 5:03.53 (Kenyon, Rodriguez, Schwindt, Wiltse)

3,200m relay—1—Otis-Bison, 12:02.1 (Wiltse, Rodriguez, Kenyon, Mitchell); 2—St. John, 14:25.06 (H. Fisher, Averi Fisher, Bonner, Reed)

High jump—1—Mitchell, OB, 4-8; 2—Denio, S, 4-6

Long jump—1—Hageman, Cunningham, 13-51/2; 2—Perez, S, 13-5; 3—Schwindt, OB, 13-4; 4—Sanders, SJ, 13-3; 5—Bahr, OB, 13-02.75 2

Triple jump—1—Bonner, SJ, 32-01/2; 4—Lumpkins, OB, 25-7

Shot put—1—Huelskamp, Cunningham, 30-81/2; 3—Reever, OB, 28-5; 5—Doggett, SJ, 25-4

Discus—1—Morgan, Cunningham, 83-31/2; 2—Reever, OB, 83-11; 3—Doggett, SJ, 81-61/2; 5—Wiltse, OB, 78-91/2

Javelin—1—Morgan, Cunningham, 91-0; 3—McMillan, OB, 85-1; 4—Reever, OB, 82-8

STAFFORD INVITATIONAL

BOYS TEAM SCORES—1—Cunningham High School 119; 2—St. John 106; 3—Fairfield 94; 4—Stafford 87; 5—Otis-Bison 71; 6—Burrton 14; 7—Chase 5

BOYS EVENTS

100m—1—McCandless, SJ, 11.66; 2—Sedore, S, 12.13; 5—Minks, S, 12.37; 6—Eston Juno, OB, 12.53

200m—1—Thimesch, Cunningham, 25.59; 2—Kerschenske, S, 26.1; 3—Juan Ibarra, SJ, 26.47;  4—Newdigger, SJ, 26.9; 5—Angel Ibarra, SJ, 27.2; 6—McVey, OB, 28.91

400m—1—Thimesch, Cunningham, 56.01; 2—Smith, SJ, 57.39; 3—Haselhorst, OB, 57.76; 5—Baird, S, 1:03.83; 6—Simmons, S, 1:07.1

800m—1—Smith, SJ, 2:15.95; 3—Polly, OB, 2:39.35

1,600m—1—Smith, SJ, 5:18.78; 5—Valadez, S 6:09.34; 6—Gonzales, SJ, 6:10.15

3,200m—1—Reed, Cunningham H 12:04.39; 4—Valadez, S, 12:24.94; 5—Julian, S, 12:55.4; 6—Gonzales, SJ, 12:58.67

110m hurdles—1—Wegerer, Cunningham,18.7;  2—Simmons, S, 22.23

300m hurdles—1—Wegerer, Cunningham, 45.51

400m relay—1—Stafford, 49.06 (Minks, Kerschenske, Brozek, Sedore); 2—Otis-Bison 49.12 (Alloway, Eston Juno,  Maier, Blackburn); 3—St. John, 49.41 (Reyes, Valenzuela, Juan Ibarra, Fernandez)

1,600m relay—1—St. John, 3:53.87 (Reyes, Valenzuela, Alpers, Smith); 3—Otis-Bison, 3:59.84 (Haselhorst, Alloway, Juno, Maier); 5—Stafford, 4:04.33 (Hildebrand, Minks, Nickleson, Julian)

3,200m relay—1—St. John 10:17.62 (Reyes, Valenzuela, Alpers, Smith); 3—Stafford, 10:34.35 (Hildebrand, Valadez, Nickleson, Julian); 4—Otis-Bison, 11:00.32 (Richardson, McVey, Polly, Kelson Juno)

High jump—1—Alloway, OB, 5-10; 2—Haselhorst, OB, 5-4; 3—Simmons, S, 4-8; 3—Brozek, S, 4-8

Long jump—1—McCandless, SJ, 20-01/2; 3—Alloway, OB, 18-4;  4—Minks, S, 17-91/2; 5—Richardson, OB, 16-53/4; 6—Blackburn, OB, 16-51/4

Triple jump-1—Alpers, SJ, 39-53/4; 2—Haselhorst, OB, 39-01/2; 4—Ibarra, Juan St. John-Hud 35-91/2; 5—Angel Ibarra, SJ, 34-93/4;  6—Hoopingarner, OB, 34-23/4

Shot put—1—Zongker, Fair, 47-6; 2—Harter, S, 41-3; 5—Cortez, OB, 39-61/2

Discus—1—Zongker, Fair, 140-41/2; 3—Hildebrand, S 123-5; 4—Harter, S, 123-4

Javelin—1—Lanning, Fair 139-6; 5—Marco Ibarra, SJ, 116-8; 6—Hoopingarner, OB, 115-5