The 2022 Best of the West Track and Field meet was hosted on April 27, at Bearcat Stadium in Scottsbluff, where qualifiers among the Alliance Bulldogs and Bull pups were in attendance to compete and find out who is the best in the west.
The Mens Varsity placed sixth out of 22 teams with a score of 32 and the Womens Varsity claimed sixth out of 24 teams with a team score of 41.
Many Bulldogs set new personal records at The Best of the West meet, showing everyone in attendance they came to compete.
“Kids did a good job of competing! We had a number of personal bests so that is always exciting to see at a meet like this one. It isn’t always the case that the best times in the area are at one track meet and Best of the West showcases those races. I feel like we can still get better and that is what we will focus on in practice and during these last few meets heading into Districts,” said Coach Nate Lanik on the performance of The AHS qualifiers.
The Bulldogs had eight medal winners who had claimed gold, silver and bronze medals that day.
Isaiah Martinez proved he was a force to be reckoned with when he claimed two gold medals in Shot Put and Discus. Martinez broke two of his personal records with a throw of 51-04.50 in Shot Put and 150-02 in Discus.
Benjamin Cassatt-Reina also set a personal record with a time of 11:08.43a earning a bronze medal in the 3200 Meter.
Macey Seebohm earned a silver medal in the 800 Meter with a time of 2:29.41a and a bronze medal on the 4×800 Relay team with teammates Haylie Winter, Lily Wagner and Mikayla Seebohm where they ran a time of 10:36.44a
Jaelynne Clarke earned a bronze medal with a time of 1:01.33a setting herself a new personal record in the 400 Meter.
The Middle School Boys put on a show with an impressive performance, where they claimed third out of 21 other teams with a team score of 68. The girls ended up in a tie with Hay Springs for 21st out of 21 teams.
The boys claimed nine medals that day, where Trevor Zurn had been a double gold winner in the 400 and 800 Meter events. Zurn ran the 400 Meter in 54.17a setting a personal record and the 800 Meter in 2:18.30a setting a season record. Zurn was also on the 4×400 Relay team where Zurn and his teammates Espen Lanik, Trae Red Bear and Carson Swenson earned the bronze with a time of 3:58.34a
Jett Herian set a personal record in the 200 Meter with a time of 26.03a and earned the bronze.
Eladio Campos got himself a silver and bronze medal and set personal records in Shot Put and Discus. Campos threw for 39-00.50 in the 4kg Shot Put event where he placed third. He then threw for 124-05.50 in the 1kg Discus event where he placed second
The following are the results for the High School and Middle School:
Mens Results
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
3. Benjamin Cassatt-Reina 11:08.43a PR
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
6. Benjamin Cassatt-Reina 8:56.67a
Seth Meyring
Aiden Hancock
Danny Steele
Shot Put – 12lb Varsity – Finals
1. Isaiah Martinez 51-04.50 PR
Discus – 1.6kg Varsity – Finals
1. Isaiah Martinez 150-02 PR
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
8. Jonah Amill 40-07.75 PR
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
7. Jonah Amill
Womens Results
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
3. Jaelynne Clarke 1:01.33a PR
800 Meters Varsity – Finals
2. Macey Seebohm 2:29.41a
100 Meters – 33” Varsity – Finals
7. Macala Hood 17.83a
300 Meters – 30” Varsity – Finals
4. Josie Sanders 50.38a
8. Macala Hood 52.53a
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
4. Josie Sanders 52.67a
Kenna Montes
Amauri Browning
Kayel Lambert
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
5. Jaelynne Clarke 4:18.97a
Riley Lawrence
Kayel Lambert
Macey Seebohm
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
3. Haylie Winter 10:36.44a
Macey Seebohm
Lilly Wagner
Mikayla Seebohm
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
5. Amauri Browning 16-04.00
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
9. Jaelynne Clarke 30-01.00
Middle School Boys Results
100 Meters Middle School – Finals
7. Jett Herian 12.67a
8. Carson Swenson 13.04a
200 Meters Middle School – Finals
3. Jett Herian 26.03a PR
400 Meters Middle School – Finals
1. Trevor Zurn 54.17a PR
800 Meters Middle School – Finals
1. Trevor Zurn 2:18.30a SR
200 Meters Hurdles – 33” Middle School – Finals
5. Trae Red Bear 31.45a
4×100 Relay Middle School – Finals
6. Jett Herian 50.85a
Tony Escamilla
Espen Lanik
Carson Swenson
4×400 Relay Middle School – Finals
3. Carson Swensen 3:58.34a
Trae Red Bear
Espen Lanik
Trevor Zurn
Shot Put – 4kg Middle School – Finals
3. Eladio Campos 39-00.50 PR
11. Chandler Romero 32-10.75
13. Mikey Johnson 32-00.50
Discus – 1kg Middle School – Finals
2. Eladio Campos 124-05.50 PR
Long Jump Middle School – Finals
5. Jett Herian 15-10.00
7. Espen Lanik 15-08.00
Triple Jump Middle School – Finals
4. Espen Lanik 34-11.00
8. Tony Escamilla 33-01.50
Middle School Girls Results
Shot Put – 4kg Middle School – Finals
10. Danika Garcia 25-01.25
Discus – 1kg Middle School – Finals
8. Danika Garcia 76-01 PR
High Jump Middle School – Finals
9. Madison Dietrich 4-01.00
9. Addison Weber 4-01.00
(Photos Courtesy of Chelsie Herian, Collen Hood and Coach Kelley Erickson)
