Steamboat Pilot & Today

The middle school track teams nearly swept the competition in the final meet of the season May 13 at Steamboat Springs High School.

The eighth-grade boys and girls both won. The seventh-grade girls followed suit, but the seventh-grade boys were nipped by Moffat County in the final standings.

Tyler Johnson led the way for the eighth-grade team with first-place finishes in the 100-meter dash (12.69) and the 200-meter dash (26.10).

The Sailors' Alex King also led a 1-2-3 sweep in the 100-meter hurdles. King led the way with a time of 17.10, David McDonald was second at 17.46 and Cody Badaracca was third at 17.88.

The Sailors also swept the shotput event. Marsh Gooding topped the field with a throw of 41-4.5. Nelson was second at 39-4 and Tim Higbee was third at 37-9.75. The Steamboat team scored 105 points in the meet. Moffat County was second at 87.

The eighth-grade girls also chalked up a win in the final meet of the season. Steamboat netted 84 points. Moffat County was second with 82.

Steamboat's Hannah Gary won the high jump with an effort of 4-9. Lindsey Stanford was third at 4-6.

Steamboat also won the 100-meter hurdles with Amanda Gragnebian's time of 19.14. Lisl Pearson won the 1,600-meter run with a time of 6:08.57.

The Steamboat distance runners also dominated the 800-meter run. Pearson was first at 2:48.8, and Wernig was second at 2:49.04.

Steamboat's Shelley Dunlop won the discus with a throw of 26-7. Steamboat also won the 1,600-meter and 800-meter relay events.

The Steamboat seventh-grade girls also went out on a winning note, scoring 68.5 points at the meet. Craig was second with 52 points.

Steamboat won the 800-meter, 1,600-meter and the 800-meter medley.

Steamboat's Jenna Conlin was also first in the high jump, clearing 4-4. Steamboat's Jennifer Hooper was also first in the 800-meter run.

The seventh-grade boys team placed second with 68 points. Moffat County won with 72.

First-place finishes came from Adam Tilley in the high jump (4-8) and Galen Dahl in the 400-meter run (1:04.16). Andrew Zoph was also first in the discus.