Cub athletes rack up medals

RICHMOND — After losing several talented seniors last year to graduation, Humboldt High’s track and field team was looking for some fresh athletes to fill some important roles.
Those newcomers are already making their mark.
Humboldt’s Justin Meins, a junior in his first ever track meet, brought home a gold medal in the 300-meter hurdles, a silver in the high jump and two other top-five finishes.
Meanwhile, sophomore Bryce Isaac won the triple jump and took third in the long jump, while Andrew Keazer won the 800-meter run as the Cubs took third among nine teams.
“I was very pleased with the way everyone competed,” Humboldt track coach Eric Carlson said. “I was especially impressed with our freshmen boys and girls. We knew Justin was athletic, but that doesn’t always translate to the individual events. Justin had a very good showing.”
Meins won the 300 hurdles with a time of 46.55 seconds. His high jump mark was good for 5 feet, 6 inches. He finished fourth in the long  jump at 17’7  1/2” and fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at 20.36 seconds.
Isaack’s triple jump of 39’9½” was good for the win. He took third in the long jump with a distance of 18’6”.
Keazer won the 800 meters with a time of 2:15.21.
Ethan Bartlett took third in the 200 meters at 24.84 seconds and fourth in the 400 at 54.5 seconds.
The quartet of Isaac, Keazer, Joe Kline and Bartlett finished third in the 4×400 relay with a time of 3:51.0
Rayden Goltry, Kline, Jason Mangold and Ronnie Jarred took sixth in the 4×800 relay at 9:48.

FRESHMEN led the way for the Lady Cubs as well.
Angie Lawson took fifth in the 3200 meters with a time of 13:52.
The freshman quartet of Paige Durand, Padyne Durand, Kendra McNutt and Brecken Sutherland took sixth with a time of 1:02.46.
Two other freshmen, Cara Bartlett and Annalise Whitcomb, teamed with seniors Kolbyn Allen and Sheri Middleton to take fifth in the 4×800 relay with a time of 12:51.
“It was a cold, windy afternoon, which doesn’t make for a fun meet,” Carlson said. “However, the kids all competed well and worked hard.”