Bulldog boys 12th, girls 15th in Casper

CASPER – The Wheatland Bulldogs had four athletes place at the Kelly Walsh Invitational on Saturday in Casper, with the boys team placing 12th and the girls sliding to 15th.
Roman Smith continued his stellar season in the sprints for the Bulldogs. In the 100-meter dash, he took first, clocking a time of 11.36 seconds. He slid down the podium in the 200, but still captured third with a time of 23.42 seconds.
Like Smith, Pearson stood atop the podium at the end of the day, snagging the top spot in the high jump after clearing 6 feet. He finished just outside the top-eight in the long jump, finishing 12th after clearing 18 feet, 7.5 inches.
Pearson and Smith were two of the four members of Wheatland’s only relay team for the day. Joey Madsen and Simone Mainetti joined Smith and Pearson for the 400-meter relay, with the foursome turning in a time of 47.04 seconds, taking 10th.
The Bulldog boys finished with 20 points in the team standings to finish 12th, just behind Green River’s 24 points. Billings West won the boys team title with 128 points, followed by Natrona County (94) and Kelly Walsh (70).

Girls
Danielle Brow was the lone Lady Bulldog to place in the top-eight Saturday, recording a seventh-place finish in the 3200 with a time of 13:16.59.
Khayla Otero and Elly Smith were two Wheatland girls to just miss the top-eight. Otero clocked a time of 1:06.62 in the 400, finishing ninth. Smith took 10th in the high jump with a 4-foot, 6-inch effort.
Wheatland’s girls finished with two points in the standings, tying Ten Sleep and Torrington for 15th place. Billings West took the top spot for the girls with 131.5 points, followed by Billings Senior’s 104 points and Cheyenne Central’s 102 points.

Wyoming Track Classic
Wheatland’s Roman Smith and Dylan Pearson both competed in the Wyoming Track Classic in Casper on Friday. The classic had the top performers from across the state, regardless of class.

Against the stiff competition, Smith still had a solid day. He finished second in both the 100, with a time of 11.32 seconds, and the 200, with a time of 22.57 seconds.
Pearson snagged a fifth-place finish in the high jump with a 6-foot effort.
The Bulldogs finished with 18.5 points to finish 12th. Kelly Walsh won the boys team race with 63 points, while Natrona County (47) and Pine Bluffs (34.5) rounded out the top-three.

Full results for the Kelly Walsh Invitational include:

Boys
100-meter dash – 39, Simone Mainetti, 12.30; 43, Joey Madsen, 12.35; 83, Adam Suko, 13.32.
200 – 42, Kobey Preuit, 25.25; 60, Adam Suko, 26.12.
400 – 22, Trigg Peasley, 57.64; 36, Justin Martinez, 1:02.12.
800 – 49, Justin Martinez, 2:42.80.
Shot Put – 33, Carlos Garcia, 36-11; 38, Clayton Iacovetto, 36-3.5; 64, Forrest Cole, 30-9.5; 74, Decker Anderson, 27-10.
Discus – 35, Decker Anderson, 103-7; 37, Carlos Garcia, 101-2; 38, Clayton Iacovetto, 101-1; 54, Forrest Cole, 89-3.
Long Jump – 30, Joey Madsen, 17-1.5.

Girls
100-meter dash – 35, Holly Kennison, 14.38; 57, Natalie Iacovetto, 14.89; 73, Shannon Leathers, 15.72; 75, Elly Smith, 15.85; 76, Christina Haroldson, 15.94.
200 – 31, Khayla Otero, 29.35; 36, Shannon Leathers, 29.69.
800 – 31, Halle Smith, 3:04.11.
Shot Put – 33, Natalie Iacovetto, 28-11; 45, Rory Anderson, 27-8.5.
Discus – 64, Rory Anderson, 67-11; 76, Natalie Iacovetto, 60-1.
High Jump – 22, Halle Smith, 4-0.
Pole Vault – 19, Christina Haroldson, 7-0.
Long Jump – 20, Khayla Otero, 14-1.5.