Courtesy of VHS Coaches
Boys 4X400
This past weekend the Bucs traveled to the Valley to join 13 other 3A and 4A teams for the Wasilla Invitational. It was a busy and very exciting weekend. Izzy Kizer started the Bucs off with a bang by breaking her own VHS school record and taking 2nd overall at the meet in Long Jump with a 15’ 8.50” jump. Overall the team competed at their best and represented Valdez in a big way:
1st Place:
4X800-Dillon Fowler, Rafe Caruthers, Barrett McCumby, and Gavin Morris- 9:24.89
4X400- Dillon Fowler, Rafe Caruthers, Barrett McCumby, and Nick Alfaro- 3:50.09
2nd Place:
4X200- Andrew Baczuk, A.J. Mann, Nick Alfaro, and Dillon Fowler- 1:38.75
100m- Izzy Kizer- 13.33
Long Jump- Izzy Kizer- 15’ 8.5”
Triple Jump- Anika Palomar- 31’ 8.25”
3rd Place:
4X100- Andrew Baczuk, A.J. Mann, Nick Alfaro, and Dillon Fowler- 47:51
Long Jump- Andrew Baczuk- 18’ 1075”
4th Place:
100m Hurdles- Dillon Fowler- 16:72
4X100- Anika Palomar, Kelsey Prax, Destiny Day, Izzy Kizer- 55:57
5th Place:
100m- Andrew Baczuk- 11:95 (New PR)
Long Jump- Barrett McCumby- 18’ .5” (New PR)
6th Place:
4X200- Kelsey Prax, Joie Sheldon, Destiny Day, Isabella Smelcer- 2:06.26
New PRs (Personal Records)
Dillon Fowler- 110m Hurdles- 16.72
Jace Wadsworth- 100m- 13.62, 400m- 1:07.59
Kyle Petersen- 100m- 13.83, 200m- 28.67
Gabe Brewi- 100m- 14:.1
A.J. Mann- 200m- 24.92
Ben Aldrich- 200m- 26.43
James Humphrey- 400m- 1:08.15, 1600m- 5:49.13, 3200m- 13:01.91
Cole Wadsworth- 800m- 2:28.39, 1600m- 6:01.62
Romen Weber- 800m- 2:36.20, 1600m- 5:47.14, 3200m- 12:36.12
Rafe Caruthers- 1600m- 5:07.94, 3200m- 10:53.77
Gavin Morris- High Jump- 5’ 2”
Will Crater- Long Jump- 12’ 1.25”, Triple Jump- 26’ 8.25”
Kelsey Prax- 100m- 14.28. Long Jump- 13’
Destiny Day- 100m- 15.24, Long Jump- 13’ 3.75”
Madison Sauls- 100m- 17.89, Long Jump- 9’ 10”
Isabella Smelcer- Triple Jump- 26’ 1.75”
Izzy Kaiser
Rafe Caruthers in the 3200
Romen Weber
Anika Triple Jump podium
Boys 4X100
Izzy 100m
Madison long jump
Gavin High Jump
Andrew long jump