El Dorado High School hosts their first home track meet

by: Brian Goatley
On Tuesday, April 12, the El Dorado Springs High School Track Team hosted 23 teams at their only home track meet of the season. The conditions were challenging for the athletes, as it was a very windy day. Despite that, the athletes pushed through, endured, and made the most of the day.
On the boys’ side, the following El Dorado Springs athletes placed in the top 8 to score. In the 800 meter run, Braxton Watts finished 3rd with a time of 2:12.5. In the 1600 meter run, Connor Goatley finished 2nd with a time of 4:53.4. In the 3200, Daelen Ackley finished 1st with a time of 9:42.3, followed by teammate Logan Fisk, finishing 7th in the same event. In the 110 High Hurdles, Sam Margrave finished 4th with a time of 18.7 seconds, and then went on to finish 8th in the 300 hurdles with a time of 46.4 seconds. Will Seitz finished in a tie for 7th in the boys high jump, with a season best height of 1.67 meters. The boys 4 x 100 meter relay, consisting of Landon Murry, Will Seitz, Riley Massie and Sam Margrave, finished 5th with a time of 48.2. The same team finished 8th in the 4 x 200 meter relay with a time of 1:42.1. The 4 x 400 meter relay team, consisting of James King, Landon Murry, Connor Goatley and Daelen Ackley, finished 5th with a time of 3:45.0. The 4 x 800 meter relay, consisting of James King, Braxton Watts, Connor Goatley and Daelen Ackley finished 1st with a time of 8:50.5. At the end of the day, the Boys team found themselves finishing in 3rd as a team.
On the girls side, Kiera Strauch placed 7th in the 100 m. dash with a time of 14.4 seconds. In the 400 meter dash, Hannah Klaiber finished 2nd, with a time of 1:03.7, followed by teammate Gracie Mead in 7th, with a time of 1:09.5. Kenli Rader finished 3rd in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:42.8. Colbie Wood finished 5th in the 1600 meter run with a time of 6:31.1. Audrey Goatley finished 1st in the 3200 meter run, with a time of 12:56.7. Morgan Mitchell finished 7th in the 300 hurdles with a time of 55.6 seconds. Camille Bland finished 2nd in the high jump with a personal best jump of 1.52 meters (5’ 0”), with teammate Gracie Mead, finishing tied for 8th in the same event. Kiera Strauch finished 4th in the triple jump with a jump of 8.55 meters. AbiGayle Schmitt finished 5th in javelin with a personal best throw of 24.50 meters, followed shortly by teammate Christian Steuck in 6th. The 4 x 100 meter relay, consisting of Olivia Graves, Camille Bland, Kiera Strauch and Camden Julian finished 6th with a time of 1:00.0. The 4 x 200 meter relay, consisting of Olivia Graves, Gracie Mead, Kiera Strauch and Hannah Klaiber, also finished 6th with a time of 2:02.0. The 4 x 400 meter relay, consisting of Morgan Mitchell, Audrey Goatley, Gracie Mead and Hannah Klaiber finished 3rd with a time of 4:42.2. The 4 x 800 meter relay, consisting of Morgan Mitchell, Audrey Goatley, Kenli Rader and Hannah Klaiber finished 1st with a season best time of 10:36.4. At the end of the day, the girls team found themselves finishing 2nd as a team, bringing home a 2nd place plaque.
With hosting a meet, coaching is at a minimum, due to all the work that goes into running off the meet. We had, like always, tremendous teachers volunteer their time to help make this event run off smoothly. We are indebted to their incredible professionalism. At the end of the day it all went off well, and the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs had a great night, representing El Dorado Springs well. The Coaching Staff and the Team would like to Thank all of those who came out to support and/or work the track meet. You are Awesome.