Solid individual performances propelled the Madill girls track and field team to a fourth place team finish and the boys to sixth in the Pauls Valley Invitational held last week.
While each squad had several high finishes, the lone gold medal winner was junior Yadira Barbosa on the girls’ side as she posted a time of 11 minutes, 53.99 seconds to capture the 3,200 meters title. The long-distance stalwart also placed third in the 1,600 meters at 5:31.58.
Also for the Lady Wildcats, freshman Hadon Stuckey narrowly missed gold in the 200 meters, taking second in 27.98 seconds. Nene Stumblingbear added a fourthplace mark of 1:05.29 in the 400 meters and Zeplyn Thomas sprinted to a time of 13.55 seconds while ending fifth in the 100 meters.
Madill’s sprint relay tandem regularly composed of Thomas, Elexis Holmes, Joshlynn Clayburn and Luci Douglas was a close runnerup finisher by breaking the tape in 52.59 seconds.
The same unit was third in the 800 relay at 1:54.99 while Madill also wrapped up fifth in the 1600 relay in a time of 4:31.17.
Tristan Barnes was the top point producer on the boys’ side with a second place leap of 11-feet even in the pole vault.
Ryder Douglas checked in third in the 800 meters in 2:04.16 with teammate Jose Campos checking in sixth at 2:08.17. Gilberto Grimaldo also posted a third-place mark of 128 feet, 11 inches in the discus while fellow Wildcat Aroddy Camacho ended sixth at 120-4.
Grimaldo tossed in a 41 feet, 6 inch heave for fifth in the shot put as Jagger Rogers cleared five feet, eight inches in taking fifth in the high jump. James Valadez added a fourth in the 3,200 meters as he clocked in at 4:45.61 and was also fifth in the 1,600 meters at 4:45.61.
Camacho,JoseMenchaca, Jaxon Diaz and Douglas managed a fifth place effort of 3:35.89 in the mile relay whileValadezcombinedwith Campos,DouglasandRogers to tally a third in the 3,200 relay with a time of 8:26.52.
The Wildcats were slated to compete at the Durant Invitational this week.