On Saturday, BUHS Track and Field traveled to Minden, NV, to compete in the Big George Invitational, which featured 18 schools from across Nevada, including Mammoth High School. Freshman Hunter Dailey broke the BUHS Freshman 100m record with an impressive time of 12.38 seconds. The BUHS boys’ 4x100m relay team (Michael Spratt, Hunter Dailey, Manny Moreno, and Nik Calderon) ran a 49.12, placing 8th and setting a new personal record. The boys’ 4x400m relay team (Ezekiel Lundgren, Derek Holt, Kingston Gruwell, and Caleb Fitt) also placed in the top 6, achieving another PR.

Freshman Wyatt Miears had a standout performance, throwing 40’7.75” in Shot Put to place 9th and break the Freshman Shot Put record for the third time this season. Senior Layton Rossi set a new personal best in Shot Put with a throw of 40’2.25”, placing 10th. In the Boys’ Discus, Joseph Lent placed 4th with a throw of 141’1”, while Wyatt Miears placed 6th with a throw of 125’4”, breaking the Freshman Discus record for the third time this season and earning recognition as the 7th farthest Freshman throw in Discus in California according to Athletics.Net.

Freshman Hunter Dailey also made waves in Triple Jump, placing 10th with a jump of 35’6”, smashing the previous Freshman BUHS record by 3 feet.

On the girls’ side, the BUHS 4x100m relay team (Embry Aguilera, Gabby Veenker, Riley Van Nest, and Leah Taylor) ran a 55.90, placing 7th and achieving a huge PR. Riley Van Nest also had a strong performance in Triple Jump, placing 9th with a PR of 25’11.25”.

Overall, it was a fantastic meet, and I’m incredibly proud of my team for their outstanding performances, with a total of 28 personal records set.

Looking ahead, BUHS Track and Field will host a home meet against Rosamond on Wednesday, 4/9/25, and then travel to Bakersfield, CA, to compete in the Lonnie Shelton Invitational on Friday, 4/11/25.

Additionally, the BUHS Throws Team will host a 6th-8th grade throws camp on May 3rd from 9 AM to 11 AM, teaching kids how to throw Shot Put and Discus. If you’re interested in signing up, please email Coach Miears at Richard0693@gmail.com. This camp serves as a fundraiser to help purchase and update new equipment for the throws team and to introduce trowing to the community, as there are no track and field programs in our local middle schools here in the Owens Valley.