FORT GIBSON — The Central and Vian high school track teams got their seasons underway at the Fort Gibson Invitational, which took place March 28.
On the boys’ side, the Tigers placed sixth as a team with 32 points.
Individually for the Tigers, Gavin Randolph had the best finish as he was third in the 400-meter dash (54.73 seconds), with Noah Buzzard fifth (57.06), Cale Stewart was 14th (1:02) and Aiden Cawhorn was 17th (1:02.97).
Braxin Goodson was fourth in the 400-meter dash (44.84), while Randolph was seventh (25.44 seconds), Aidan Sainer was 12th (26.49) and Cawhorn was 18th (27.58) in the 300-meter hurdles.
Goodson was ninth (2:17.13), Buzzard was 10th (2:18.87) and Stewart was 17th (2:35.55) in the 800-meter run, while Jake Woods was 15th (12.92 seconds), Sainer was 25th (13.59) and Brycen Chandler-Eisman was 28th (14.07) in the 200-meter run.
Two relay teams placed for the Tigers as Randolph, Buzzard, Dillon Miller and Goodson were second in the 1,600-meter relay (3:43.14), while Randolph, Jake Woods, Miller and Goodson were fifth in the 800-meter relay (1:40.48).
The Lady Tigers scored 32 points to finish eighth.
Individually for the Lady Tigers, Alyvia Warner was fourth in the 300-meter hurdles (55.29 seconds) with teammate Alexxus Bolin placing 14th (1:01.38) in the event, while Madison Jones was fourth (17:31.11) and Jacilynn Young was sixth (17:40.6) in the 3,200-meter run.
Paris Campbell was sixth (6:36.12), Xhayla Mosby was 14th (7:07.51) and Rileigh Ford was 17th (8:07.06) in the 1,600-meter run.
Warner was 10th (20.04 seconds) and Bolin was 13th (21.27) in the 100-meter hurdles, while Keeley Poindexter was 10th in the shot put (59-10).
Jhaselyn Gonzalez was 11th (12-11), Kaitlin Clark was 14th (10-7) and Ford was 16th (8-11) in the high jump, while Clark was 13th (15.29 seconds), Gonzalez was 14th (15.37) and Polina Lukasa was 29th (21.89) in the 100-meter run.
Clark was 15th (32.03 seconds), Gracie Thompson was 21st (33.79) and Hayley Hensley was 27th (36.66) in the 200-meter dash, while Cambree Bair was 18th (3:12.45), Scarlett Harrison was 20th (3:13.99) and Ryleigh Pierce was 21st (3:14.25) in the 800-meter run.
Pierce was 20th (1:18.82), Harrison was 22nd (1:19.4) and Payton Haneberg was 25th (1:43.6) in the 400-meter dash.
The Lady Tigers placed in all four relay events.
Warner, Kinly Lovell, Gonzalez and Poindexter were fourth in the 400-meter relay (54.32 seconds), while Warner, Thompson, Bair and Campbell were fourth in the 1,600-meter relay (4:51.43). Lovell, Campbell, Thompson and Bair were fifth in the 800-meter relay (2:02.14), while Campbell, Thompson, Pierce and Bair were sixth in the 3,200-meter relay (11:49.87).
The Vian Wolverines scored six points, complements of Emri Smith’s third-place finish in the shot put (30-11).
As for other Lady Wolverines, Annie Neal was 10th (12-11) in the long jump, while Tina Rautenberg was 11th (20.15 seconds) and Alina Mendoza was 19th (23.26) in the 100-meter hurdles.
Izzy Clouse was 12th in the discus (55-7), while Sidney Clark was 13th (31.63), Brooke Byers was 26th (34.96), Eva Lee was 28th (37.14) and Kylie Covie was 30th (39.66) in the 200-meter dash.
Carmen Rautenberg was 16th (3:10.55) and Maya Silos was 29th (4:05.34) in the 800-meter run, while Neal was 23rd (16.14 seconds) and Keira Ballesteros was 28th (20.3) in the 100-meter dash.
The Wolverines scored a point in the meet in the team standings, thanks to Peyton Johnson’s seventh- place finishing the shot put (38-2.5).
As for other Wolverines, Tristan Wiley was 12th in the discus (8410), while Jacob Brannick was 13th in the 100-meter dash (12.69 seconds).
Austin Wilson was 16th (1:02.62), Ricky Wolfe was 22nd (1:04.6) and Brannick was 26th (1:07.42) in the 400-meter dash, while Braxton Drake was 21st in the 800-meter run (2:48.03). The Tigers and Lady Tigers were to have participated in the Okemah Invitational on Friday, but it was rained out.
