Guymon Girls Still Rack Up Points!

Posted on April 16, 2008, 9:02am by Guymon Community Representative, Debbie Browning

Beaver’s Ellie Bridwell races toward the finish line with the baton in her right hand while Guymon’s Devery Shaddy shadows in pursuit during the 4×200-meter relay at the Guymon Invitational at Memorial Stadium Friday.
For Guymon High School girls’ track and field coach Ty Ware, the injuries continue to mount on his squad.
And despite that, the Tigers still finished sixth overall with 52 points at its own invitational that took place on Friday at Carl and Lou McKinnon Field here in the city.
Middle-distance and relay specialist Stefani Almeida suffered a hip flexor and a strained quadriceps muscle. Briana Labrier, who had been injury free, strained her hamstring and incurred a sore knee.
The Tigers points came from the relays and sprints.
Guymon earned a winning time of 52.93 seconds in the 4×100-meter relay as the quartet of Myca Hunter, Alison Peacock, Brittany Gallegos and Briana Labrier came through for the hometowners.
“The sprint relay ran its fastest time of the year,” Ware said. “Our handoffs were the best they’ve been all season. The girls stepped up.”
Labrier was injured in the 4×100-meter relay and was replaced on the 4×200-meter foursome by freshman Devery Shaddy, who filled in admirably and helped the Tigers get second (1:57.62) behind Beaver.
“To put a leg like that out there at the last minute, Devery ran really well,” Ware added.
Brittany Gallegos also added a second-place effort in the 200 (28.75).
In the team standings, Beaver dominated again in preparation for its own meet next Friday at McVay Stadium. Most of the Panhandle schools will be attending this invitational.
The Dusters racked up 193.5 points, almost 100 more than Liberal, Kan.
Beaver won three relays and four different girls won individual events.
Kamee Gabel leaped to a mark of 4-feet 10-inches in the high jump to win it. Janene Estala marked at 7-6 to take the pole vault. Catie Rife raced to a gold-medal time of 51.57 to win the 300-meter hurdles. Ellie Bridwell won the 400 dash (1:04.16).
Local girls certainly fared well in the field events as Marisela Gomez from Texhoma took the long jump title with a lunge of 15-7 and Turpin’s Amanda Becker was the discus champion (104-0).
In the running events, Hooker’s Laura Voth sat out the 3,200, giving Texhoma’s Beatriz Rey a chance to win and she did, clocking in at 14:18.25.
Voth still competed in the 800 and 1,600 and won those with respective times of 2:39.28 and 5:57.44. Teammate Saira Ugarté won the 200 dash (28.56).
“Saira was motivated by the fact she was placed in the second heat (during pre-heating),” Hooker coach Stan Kachel said. “She’s a competitive young lady. She ran against the clock.”
Also, Keyes’ Rachel Durham captured the top spot in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.87 and fellow Cimarron County athlete Stephanie Tooley from Boise City garnered the 100 dash (13.13).
ERIC X. VICCARO/Guymon Daily Herald

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