Big C Relays
2025
Courtesy of VHS Track & Field Coach
This past weekend, 28 Buccaneer track and field athletes traveled to The Dome
in Anchorage to join over 1000 other athletes from 36 teams, both 3A and 4A, across
the state to compete in the Russ Edwards Big C Relays. It’s always a treat to compete
in The Dome. The energy was high and the competition was fierce. The Bucs had a
great showing and logged in some new PRs (personal records) and several new school
records.
The Big C Relays offers some interesting relays we don’t see at other meets
throughout the season. Brody Liljedahl, Merrick McCumby, Andrew Baczuk, and Reggie
Baksis set a new school record in the 100m,100m, 200m, 400m sprint medley with a
time of 1:42.81. Dylan Passage, Brody Liljedhal, Reggie Baksis, and James Humphrey
also set a new school record In the 200m, 200m, 400m, 800m sprint medley with a time
of 4:06.32, and in the distance medley, 1200m,400m, 800m, 1600m, James Humphrey,
Cirque Carter, Romen Weber, and Reggie Baksis set a new VHS record with a time of
12:25.91. In the Co-ed 4X1650m, Jewely Weber, Morgan Hamilton, Kaden VanBuskirk,
and James Humphrey set a new VHS time of 27:14.36, and the girls distance medley
(1200m,400m, 800m, 1600m) of Jewely Weber, Hailey Major, Laken Unger, and
Morgan Hamilton set a new school record with a time of 17:19.03.
Individual events and relays are as follows:
100m-
Andrew Baczuk- 11.81
Jace Wadsworth- 12.57
Hunter Smilie- 13,44
Kain Montgomery- 14.22
River Smelcer- 13.90
Regan Pedersen- 14.98
Aliya Valeriano- 15.39
Hailey Major- 16.25
Shot Put-
Kyle Petersen- 39’ 4.25” (PR)
Dennis Baron- 31’ 7.25”
Sawyer Stites- 19’ 4”
Jamie Rupert- 29’ 9.5” (PR)
River Smelcer- 22’ 10”
Clair Wesson- 14’ 1.5”
Discus-
Kyle Petersen-103’
Sawyer Sttes- 53’ 6”
Jamie Rupert – 72’ 10”
Clair Wesson- 14’ 1.5”
High Jump-
Merrick McCumby- 5’ 2”
Long Jump-
Andrew Baczuk- 18’ 11”
Kaden VanBuskirk- 15’ 1.75”
Kain Montgomery- 14’ 5.25”
Regan Pedersen- 12’
Laken Unger- 11’ 3.75”
4X100-
Merrick McCumby, Kaden VanBuskirk, Brody Liljedahl, Andrew Baczuk- 47.03
Jace Wadsworth, Kyle Petersen, Kain Montgomery, Tristan Agcaoili-Smith- 50.90
Aliya Valeriano, Regan Pedersen, Hailey Major, Laken Unger- 2:16.72
4X400-
Kaden VanBuskirk, Reggie Baksis, James Humphrey, Romen Weber- 3:54.33
Zach Berkley, Zane Caruthers, Cody Miller, Cirque Carter- 4:25.34
We are looking forward to our next meet in Wasilla on April 25th and 26th.