Courtesy of Melissa McCumby
VHS 4×100 Relay Team
Region VI Championship
1st Place Time: 46.64
Merrick McCumby, Dillon Agcaoili-Smith, Kaden VanBuskirk, & Brody Liljedahl
Submitted by VHS Track & Field Coach
The Bucs had an exciting weekend in Fairbanks at the Region VI Track and Field
Championships. The boys’ 4X800 team of James Sanborn, Kaden Vanbuskirk, Zane
Caruthers, and Reggie Baksis set a new school record with a time of 8:41.58.
The boys’ team took first place for the 6th year in a row with 151 team points,
and the girls’ team of just 10 scored an impressive 81 team points and a third-place
finish. Next weekend, the Buccaneers travel to Anchorage for the 2026 State
Championships at Dimond High School.
1st Place:
200m- River Smelcer- 28.50 (PR)
800m- Zane Caruthers 2:04.37 (PR)
110 Hurdles- Cirque Carter-17.98 (PR)
4X100- Brody Lijedahl, Merrick McCumby, Dylen Agcaioli-Smith, Kaden VanBuskirk- 46.64
4X400- James Sanborn, Kaden VanBuskirk, Zane Caruthers, Reggie Baksis- 3:43.46
4X800- James Sanborn, Kaden VanBuskirk, Zane Caruthers, Reggie Baksis (New
School Record!) 8:41.58
High Jump- Peyton Branshaw- 4’ 4”
Triple Jump- Connor Hamilton- 38’ 7” (PR)
Shot Put- Kyle Petersen- 44’ 3”
Discus- Kyle Petersen- 142’ 3” (PR)
2nd Place:
100m- River Smelcer-13.77 (PR)
200m- Merrick McCumby- 24.06 (PR)
16090m- Reggie Baksis- 4:53.13
4X100- Jewely Weber, Regan Pedersen, Peyton Branshaw, River Smelcer 55.73
4X200- Merrick McCumby, Dylan Agcaioli-Smith, Kaden VanBuskirk, Brody Liljedhal- 35.89
Long Jump- Regan Pedersen- 13’ 5.75”
3rd Place:
4X400- Laken Unger, Jewely Weber, Regan Pedersen, River Smelcer- 4:46.70
4X800- Zooey Baksis, Miquela Baksis, Hailey Major, Jewely Weber- 12.18.94
110 Hurdles- Dylan Passage- 19.26 (PR)
300 Hurdles- Dylan Passage- 44.68 (PR)
High Jump- Connor Hamilton
Shot Put-Laken Unger- 26’ 3”
4th Place:
100m- Merrick McCumby- 11.68 (PR)
400m- Regan Pedersen 1:06.98 (PR)
800m- Reggie Baksis- 2:08.58
300 Hurdles- Cirque Carter 45.45
High Jump- Kian St. Amand
Long Jump- Peyton Branshaw- 13’ 5.5”
5th Place:
400m- James Sanborn- 55.77
100m- Brody Liljedhal- 11.82
4X200- Jewely Weber, Zooey Baksis, Laken Unger, Hailey Major- 2:09.61
Long Jump- Kian St. Amand- 17’ 5.25”
6th Place:
1600m- Miquela Baksis- 7:16 (PR)
110 Hurdles- Eli McGee- 21.51 (PR)
300 Hurdles- Haakin Saxum- 48.16
7th Place:
100m- Dylan Agcaoili-Smith- 12.13 (PR)
100m- Peyton Branshaw
200m- Hailey Major- 32.16
800m- James Sanborn- 2:23.62
110 Hurdles- Haakin Saxum- 21. 79
Long Jump- Sean Hoffman- 16’ .25”
Shot Put- Isaac Disney- 30’ 7” (PR)
8th Place:
400m- Zooey Baksis-1:13.68 (PR)
400m- Hunter Smilie- 1:00.19
300 Hurdles- Eli McGee- 53.73
Long Jump- Connor Hamilton- 15’ 8.5”
Long Jump- Alaina Hoffman- 11’ 5.75” (PR)
Shot Put- Brody Gittins- 27. 3.5”(PR)
Shot Put- Claire Wesson- 18’ (PR)
Discus- Isaac Disney- 77’ 8” (PR)
9th Place:
800m- Miquela Baksis- 3:10.28 (PR)
400m- Sean Hoffman- 59.60 (PR)
