Jr. high athletes place at Cisco
By Sam Waller
The Albany Junior High track teams competed in their second meet of the season Friday, March 10, at the Junior High Lobo Relays at Cisco.
The teams return to action Friday, March 24, when they host the Albany junior high meet.
At Cisco, Albany athletes won eight events. The seventh grade boys posted the top team finish, placing third, while the eighth grade girls were fourth and the eighth grade boys tied for fourth. The seventh grade girls placed fifth.
For the eighth grade boys, Jack Nail won the 100 and the long jump, as well as running a leg on the winning 800 relay with Wesley Gleitz, Sam Vickers, and Michael Hernandez.
Gleitz was second in the shot put, while Britton Farmer was second in the triple jump. Zane Green was third in the shot and fifth in the 100. In the pole vault, Hernandez was fifth with Braxton Henry sixth. Connor Smith was sixth in the triple jump, and Judson Rogers was sixth in the 800.
The 400 relay of Green, Hernandez, Gleitz, and Farmer placed fourth, while the 1600 relay of Gleitz, Hernandez, Nail, and Farmer was third.
For the eighth grade girls, Zayne Lefevre won the 100 and long jump, while Ashlyn Miller won the 400 and was second in the high jump. Brooke Richards was third in the 100 and fifth in the long jump, while J’Cee Keen was fifth in the discus.
The 400 relay of Lefevre, Richards, Miller, and Charlee Hefner finished third. The same foursome placed fourth in the 1600 relay.
For the seventh grade boys, Clay Chapman won the long jump and tied teammate Jakobi Roberson for first in the high jump. Roberson was third in the long jump. Albany went 1-2 in the pole vault with Aiden Vickers winning over Rush Kidd.
Graham Ceder scored points in three individual events, taking second in the discus, fourth in the 800 and sixth in the 1600. Bennett Neece was second in the 100 and Kidd was sixth in the 400.
The quartet of Roberson, Chapman, Aiden Vickers, and Neece placed third in both the 400 relay and 800 relay. Roberson, Kidd, Chapman, and Vickers finished second in the 1600 relay.
Fort the seventh grade girls, the 400 relay of Finlee Brown, Tara Cauble, Cayla Green, and Madeline Stapp finished fourth.
JUNIOR HIGH
CISCO LOBO RELAYS
EIGHTH GRADE BOYS
Team totals – 1. Breckenridge, 166; 2. Eastland, 138
3. Cisco, 132; 4. (tie) Albany, 89; Clyde, 89.
Shot put – 2. Wesley Gleitz, 37-1½; 3. Zane Green, 36-8.
Long jump –1. Jack Nail, 16-10.
Triple jump – 2. Britton Farmer, 32-11½; 6. Connor Smith, 29-10½.
Pole vault – 5. Michael Hernandez, 8-0; 6. Braxton Henry, 7-6.
400 relay – 4. Albany (Zane Green, Michael Hernandez, Wesley Gleitz, Britton Farmer),49.84.
800 – 6. Judson Rogers, 2:46.20.
100 – 1. Jack Nail, 12.63; 5. Zane Green, 13.44.
800 relay – 1. Albany (Wesley Gleitz, Sam Vickers, Michael Hernandez, Jack Nail),1:42.26.
1600 relay – 3. Albany (Wesley Gleitz, Michael Hernandez, Jack Nail, Britton Farmer),3:57.69.
EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS
Team totals – 1. Cisco, 208; 2. Eastland, 142; 3. Clyde, 125; 4. Albany, 68; 5. Breckenridge, 61.
Discus – 5. J’Cee Keen, 56-11.
Long jump –1. Zayne Lefevre, 14-9½; 5. Brooke Richards, 12-10.
High jump – 2. Ashlyn Miller, 4-4.
400 relay – 3. Albany (Zayne Lefevre, Brooke Richards, Ashlyn Miller, Charlee Hefner),55.86.
100 – 1. Zayne Lefevre, 13.55; 3. Brooke Richards, 1452.
400 – 1. Ashlyn Miller, 1:05.61.
1600 relay – 4. Albany (Zayne Lefevre, Brooke Richards, Ashlyn Miller, Charlee Hefner),4:52.37.
SEVENTH GRADE BOYS
Team totals – 1. Breckenridge, 175; 2. Cisco, 132.67;
3. Albany, 112; 4. Eastland, 106.33; 5. Clyde, 87.
Discus – 2. Graham Ceder, 85-11.
Long jump – 1. Clay Chapman, 16-6½; 3. Jakobi Roberson, 14-11¾.
High jump – 1. (tie) Clay Chapman, 4-10; Jakobi Roberson, 4-10.
Pole vault – 1. Aiden Vickers, 8-0; 2. Rush Kidd, 8-0.
400 relay – 3. Albany (Jakobi Roberson, Clay Chapman, Aiden Vickers, Bennett Neece),52.98.
800 – 4. Graham Ceder, 2:49.40.
100 – 2. Bennett Neece, 13.99.
800 relay – 3. Albany (Jakobi Roberson, Clay Chapman, Bennett Neece, Aiden Vickers),1:54.18.
400 – 6. Rush Kidd, 1:07.74.
1600 – 6. Graham Ceder, 6:58.17.
1600 relay – 2. Albany (Jakobi Roberson, Rush Kidd, Clay Chapman, Aiden Vickers),4:22.47.
SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS
Team totals – 1. Cisco, 163; 2. Clyde, 162; 3. Breckenridge, 139; 4. Eastland, 124;
5. Albany. 4.
400 relay – 5. Albany (Finlee Brown, Tara Cauble, Cayla Green, Maddie Stapp),1:05.08.
