Newcastle Boys Win District Track Championship!
Girls Team Takes Third!
April 24, 2009
Newcastle Bobcat track coach, Brad Wilkinson, sat alone on the top bleacher of Jayton Jaybird stadium waiting quietly for the final team results to be announced. He was pretty confident up until the final event, the boys 1600 relay. Thinking that his boys team may have just slipped into second place due to a disqualification for dropping the baton as the final leg crossed the finish line, Coach Wilkinson’s relief and satisfaction was visible when the announcement was made, “With 109 points the 2009 district 11-A boys track champion is Newcastle High School”.
This was no ordinary district championship for the Bobcats. The newly aligned district 11-A contained 13 high schools and several of them were known for their strength in track and field events. There were the usual strong competitors from Throckmorton, Woodson and Bryson but this year there were a few new faces that consistently send young men and women to the state track and field finals – Rule, Jayton, Knox City, Guthrie and Aspermont to name a few. No. This was no ordinary district championship because when the final points were totaled the closest team to the Bobcats were the Knox City Greyhounds with 86 points. If not for the disqualification, the Bobcats would have dominated the district 11-A track and field meet!
The Newcastle LadyCats third place finish with 72 points was pretty amazing also due to the fact that only 10 girls claim membership on this LadyCat team! They have consistently placed in the top 3 at their 2009 track meets against some very stiff competition.
Individual Winners for the LadyCats included the following:
Tara Evans – 2nd 3200 meter run, 3rd place 400 meter dash, 2nd place 400 meter relay, 2nd place 1600 meter relay
Courtney Spitzer – 2nd place 400 meter dash, 2nd place 400 meter relay, 2nd place 1600 meter relay
Latisha Short – 4th place 800 meter run, 4th place 1600 meter run
Kimberly Bell - 2nd place 400 meter relay, 6th place 800 meter relay
Darcey Lewelling – 5th place 100 meter dash, 6th place 800 meter relay
Randi Bohannon – 5th place 1600 meter run
Amy Clayborn – 6th place high jump
Courtney Bailey – 6th place 200 meter dash, 6th place 800 meter relay, 2nd place 1600 meter relay
400 meter relay – 2nd place –K. Bell, C. Spitzer, H. Kramer, & T. Evans
800 meter relay – 6th place – K. Bell, D. Lewelling, H. Kramer, & C. Bailey
1600 meter relay – 2nd place – T. Evans, H. Kramer, C. Bailey, C. Spitzer
Girls Team Totals: Knox City - 88 points; Guthrie - 86; Newcastle LadyCats - 72; Aspermont - 69; Jayton - 67; Throckmorton - 61; Rule - 55; Spur - 52; Bryson - 37; Patton Springs - 13; Woodson - 12; Benjamin - 4; and Paint Creek - 0.
Individual Winners for the Bobcats included the following:
Pecos Bohannon – 1st place shot put
Paul Martinez – 1st place discus
Jacob Crouch - 1st place 800 meter relay, 2nd place 400 meter relay
Justin Utley – 1st place 200 meter dash, 3rd place long jump, 1st place 800 meter relay, 2nd place 400 meter relay
Casey Terrell – 2nd place high jump
Dakota Lowe – 3rd place high jump
Brandon Bailey – 4th place 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Trey Abshire – 5th place shot put, 100 meter dash, 1st place 800 meter relay, 2nd place 400 meter relay
Kerry Lowe – 5th place 3200 run
Arturo Moreno – 5th place 800 meter run
Jewel Jackson – 5th place 400 meter dash
Brandon Kimbro – 5th place 200 meter dash, 1st place 800 meter relay, 2nd place 400 meter relay
Jason Thomas – 5th place 1600 meter run
Chet Short – 6th place 800 meter run
800 meter relay – 1st place – B. Kimbro, J. Crouch, J. Utley, T. Abshire
400 meter relay – 2nd place – B. Kimbro, J. Crouch, J. Utley, T. Abshire
Boys Team Totals: Newcastle 109 points; Knox City - 86; Aspermont - 67; Throckmorton - 60; Bryson - 58; Rule - 45; Jayton - 43; Spur - 43, Woodson - 35; Benjamin - 27; Paint Creek - 18; Guthrie - 16; and Patton Springs - 0.
