Track and Field

Ladycats second at Northwest

Posted Wednesday, March 8, 2023 7:28 am

Aledo athletes among state leaders

Entering their own meet at press time, several members of the Aledo Ladycats and Bearcats are among the state’s leaders in their respective track events, including two who lead all competitors in Class 5A.

Pole vaulters Sean Gribble and Taylor Hindman top their events in Class 5A, with Gribble having cleared 16 feet and Hindman having gone more than 12 feet, 1 inch. Gribble is second among all classifications.

Also in 5A pole vaulting, Brad Campbell’s clearance of 14-06 has him tied for fourth in the state and Braylon Campbell is tied for eighth at 13 feet. Among the girls, Maggie Kilburn has vaulted 10-06 and is tied for ninth in 5A.

Thrower Lauren St. Peters is among the top five in two events. She is fourth in the shot put with a throw of 39 feet, 10.75 inches and is fifth in the discus with a 134-06 toss.

Teammates Sofia Brandenburg and Sarah Tillotson are eighth and ninth in Class 5A in the 800-meter run with times of 2:18.22 and 2:18.83, respectively.

- Rick Mauch

By Rick Mauch
The Community News

In a field that included some of the top programs around, the Aledo Ladycats placed second in the always-tough Northwest Texan Invitational this past Friday, March 3, in Justin.

Aledo scored 128 points, trailing only Northwest Eaton with 140.

“That was a very tough meet. I am so proud of the girls for their performance,” coach Mike Pinkerton said. “The competition there was about as good as it gets and our girls did fantastic.

“Best of all, we are a young team and are only going to keep getting better.”

The Ladycats got a pair of gold medals from freshman Sofia Brandenburg, who took first place in the 800-meter and 1600-meter runs, running a personal-best time in each. Also, junior Lauren St. Peters won gold in both the shot put and discus and junior Taylor Hindman took the top spot in pole vault.

Aledo also captured three silver medals and four bronze medals.

The Ladycats bested two fellow teams from District 5-5A as Denton Ryan was third with 100 points and Northwest was fourth with 93.

The Ladycats were competing in their own Bearcat Relays at press time.