The Twentynine Palms High School Track and Field team traveled to Beaumont High School on Saturday (March 15) to compete against 26 other schools at the loaded Cougar Classic.
The Lady Wildcats were led by the all freshman 4×1 relay team consisting of: Jazmyn James, Teilani Trimble, Eva Tili, and Sabrina Graham. They ran a season best time of 53.39, the top time in the Desert Valley League. This performance earned the four freshmen a silver medal.
The boys 4×1 relay team followed the girls with a medal winning performance of their own. Coy Wallace, Aaron Haney, Nathaniel Mejia, and Logan Candelaria ran a 46.86 and earned a bronze medal and 6 points.
The top performer of the day was Teilani Trimble. She led all scorers with 26 points. She earned 2 gold medals: triple jump 31’7, high jump 4’8. She also placed 5th and earned 4 points in the long jump with a mark of 14’0.
Sophomore hurdler Logan Candelaria led the boys with 18 points. Along with the 4×1 relay, he earned 2 Silver Medals in the hurdles with times of 18.20 (110HH) and 43.71PR (300H).
In total the Wildcats earned 48 personal records and 28 Desert Valley League Finals qualifying marks.
Next the Wildcats will send their distance squad to Arroyo HS on Saturday to compete in the Adidas Meet of Champions on Saturday March 22nd.
