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Weather conditions hamper track start

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The high school track teams got off to a slower than usual start last week due to weather conditions.

Albany traveled to Clyde for the usual first meet of the season, but field events were canceled and running events moved up due to cold and windy conditions.

The track teams will compete again at the Breckenridge meet set for Thursday (today) with field events starting at 4:00 p.m., followed by running events at 6:15 p.m.

“Considering the weather conditions, I really can’t complain with our results,” girls track coach Lauren Peacock said. “We had some kids compete very well, but we ended up pulling some entries due to tight muscles because of the cold.”

Boys coach Rod Britting said that it was a rough meet for the boys’ side too.

“We had some cramping and a pulled muscle, so we only got to run one relay,” Britting said. “This first meet is really about getting to see kids and place them in the right events. Mainly, we got to gain a little running experience against competition and take a look at who might help us in different areas.”

Albany’s contingent was also smaller than usual at the Clyde meet for a variety of reasons, leading to lower overall team points.

The varsity girls finished sixth with 18 points, while the varsity boys were also sixth with 14 points. 

The JV girls placed fifth with 36 points, and the JV boys finished sixth with 13.5 points.

Varsity Girls Results

100 m dash – 8. Tana Thompson, 14.0. 11. Blanton Belcher, 14.37.

200 m dash – 11. Torie Fuentes, 30.63. 12. Blanton Belcher, 30.74. 14. Tana Thompson, 30.81.

400 m dash – 1. Jaleigh Morales, 1:05.87. 20. Hannah Trail, 1:20.31.

100 m hurdles – 9. Alli Hill, 18.84.

4x200 relay – 4. Albany, 1:58. A. Hill, J. Morales, H. Trail, T. Fuentes.

JV Girls Results

100 m dash – 3. Ansleigh Garcia, 13.96.

200 m dash – 12. Susie Cormack, 32.35.

400 m dash – 1. Sarah Cotter, 1:08.33.

4x200 m relay – 1. Albany, 1:58.30. S. Cotter, K. Browning, S. Cormack, A. Garcia.

Varsity Boys Results

100 m dash – 11. Colby Hargett, 12.26. 11. Ben West, 12.26. 14. Payne Hebel, 12.50.

200 m dash – 11. Ben West, 25.40. 15. Payne Hebel, 26.31. 17. Colby Hargett, 27.06.

400 m dash – 5. Robert Bailey, 56.86. 13. Derek Isbell, 58.84.

4x200 relay – 3. Albany, 1:37.96. C. Dacus, P. Hebel, B. Kayga, C. Edgar.

JV Boys Results

100 m dash – 3. Jaheim Newton, 12.31. 6. Dillon Hindman, 12.43. 16. B.J. Morris, 12.84.

200 m dash – 7. Malachi Gueldner, 25.72. 14. Christian Morales, 26.65. 15. B.J. Morris, 26.68.

800 m run – 4. Luke Ivy, 2:23.62.

4x200 relay – 5. Albany, 1:42.87. J. Newton, C. Morales, D. Hindman, M. Gueldner.