CHEYENNE – The Wheatland Bulldogs boys and girls track teams combined to rack up 10 top-eight finishes Thursday at the Cheyenne Central Invitational, with the boys finishing fifth and girls taking sixth in the team standings.
Roman Smith continued his solid season on the track, placing in two events. In the 200-meter dash, he won with a time of 23.44 seconds. He also took silver in the 100, turning in a time of 11.73 seconds. Adam Suko joined Smith in the top-eight of the 200, with his time of 26.26 seconds earning him seventh.
Dylan Pearson had the best finish among the field athletes for Wheatland, taking second in the high jump after clearing 6 feet. He also snagged seventh in the long jump with an 18-foot, 6-inch effort.
Forest Cole picked up some points for the Bulldogs with a 102-foot, 5-inch throw in the discus to take fifth. Carlos Garcia also placed as a thrower, securing eighth in the shot put with a throw of 38 feet, 1 inch.
As a team, the Bulldogs racked up 35 to finish fifth in the standings, just ahead of Cheyenne South, with 32 points. Laramie won the team title with 199 points, edging out Cheyenne East’s 187.5 points. Cheyenne Central tallied 149 points to finish third.
Khayla Otero had the best finish for the Lady Bulldogs. She finished fourth in the 800, clocking a time of 2:43.01. She also finished fifth in the long jump, clearing 15 feet, 7.25 inches.
Christina Haroldson rounded out the Wheatland girls placers. She cleared 7 feet in the pole vault to finish fifth.
Wheatland’s girls amassed 12.5 team points to finish sixth. Cheyenne Central ran away with the win, racking up 261.5 points. Laramie took second with 180 points, while Cheyenne East’s 75 points rounded out the top-three.

Dan Hansen Invitational
The Cheyenne Central Invitational was originally scheduled for Saturday, but was moved to Thursday because of weather concerns. Because of the change, the Bulldogs were able to add a second meet to the week, competing in the Dan Hansen Invitational in Sheridan on Saturday.
Smith was not done shining for the week, picking up another first-place finish in the 200 with a time of 22.45 seconds. He also secured another silver in the 100 (11.35 seconds).
In the high jump, Pearson snagged the bronze after clearing 6 feet, 2 inches. Decker Anderson was the final Bulldog boy to amass points, taking eighth in the discus with a throw of 108 feet, 3 inches.
The Wheatland boys finished eighth in the varsity team standings with 25 points. Natrona County won the team crown with 148 points, while Sheridan (136) and Kelly Walsh (77.5) rounded out the top-three schools.
Otero was the only Lady Bulldog to compete in the varsity ranks Saturday. Her best finish in her three events came in the long jump, where she finished eighth with a jump of 15 feet, 2.5 inches.
Otero’s one point put the Lady Bulldogs at 10th in the team standings, behind Kaycee’s two points. Sheridan also won the girls team crown with 163 points. Natrona County, with 115.33 points, and Kelly Walsh, with 100.5 points, completed the top-three.
In the JV ranks, Wheatland’s girls finished ninth with 25.5 points, with Elly Smith, Halle Smith and Christina Haroldson all earning points for the squad. Adam Suko was the only Bulldog boy to earn JV points, picking up one point to put Wheatland 13th.
The Bulldogs are slated to return to the track Saturday for the Dennis Zowada Invitational in Lusk.

Full results for those who did not reach the top-eight, as well as junior varsity performances, include:
Boys @ Cheyenne Central
100-meter dash – 9, Joey Madsen, 12.54; 16, Adam Suko, 13.10; 31, Ian Engling, 14.28.

200 – 29, Ian Engling, 29.60.
400 – 34, Rhett Karr, 1:09.23.
Long Jump – 20, Joey Madsen, 15-3.5.
High Jump – 12, Colton Caves, 5-2.
Shot Put – 10, Wyatt Crane, 37-9.5; 18, Decker Anderson, 35-1; 27, Forest Cole, 31-9.
Discus – 9, Decker Anderson, 95-5; 11, Wyatt Crane, 93-10; 13, Carlos Garcia, 92-9; 24, Colton Caves, 78-7.

Girls @ Cheyenne Central
100-meter dash – 35, Christina Haroldson, 15.67; 42, Shannon Leathers, 16.13.
200 – 38, Shannon Leathers, 33.96.
Long Jump – 14, Christina Haroldson, 13-5.
Shot Put – 9, Natalie Iacovetto, 26-7.75; 10, Rory Anderson, 26-1.
Discus – 15, Rory Anderson, 59-4; 21, Natalie Iacovetto, 54-10.

Boys @ Sheridan
100-meter dash – 19, Joey Madsen, 12.69.
Long Jump – 10, Dylan Pearson, 19-2; 22, Joey Madsen, 15-11.
Shot Put – 15, Carlos Garcia, 38-9; 24, Decker Anderson, 33-11.
Discus – 25, Carlos Garcia, 85-10.

Boys JV @ Sheridan
100-meter dash – 20, Adam Suko, 12.84.
200 – 8, Adam Suko, 25.68.
400 – 25, Justin Martinez, 1:06.50; 26, Rhett Karr, 1:06.78.
800 – 17, Rhett Karr, 2:41.34; 18, Justin Martinez, 2:48.73.
110-meter hurdles – 9, Liam Adams, 21.44.
Long Jump – 20, Rhett Karr, 14-11.5.
Shot Put – 22, Forest Cole, 31-6.5.
Discus – 13, Forest Cole, 96-11.5.

Girls @ Sheridan
200-meter dash – 15, Khayla Otero, 28.82.
400 – 11, Khayla Otero, 1:08.11.

Girls JV @ Sheridan
100-meter dash – 11, Christina Haroldson, 14.97; 12, Shannon Leathers, 14.99; 17, Elly Smith, 15.22.
200 – 22, Shannon Leathers, 32.30.
800 – 9, Halle Smith, 2:57.10.
High Jump – 1, Elly Smith, 4-6; 3, Halle Smith, 4-2.
Pole Vault – 2, Christina Haroldson, 7-6.
Long Jump – 7, Christina Haroldson, 13-8.5.
Shot Put – 9, Natalie Iacovetto, 28-4.5; 13, Rory Anderson, 26-6.
Discus – 14, Rory Anderson, 75-0; 28, Natalie Iacovetto, 58-4.5.