Mountain Home Track Teams 2nd, 3rd at Zizzer Relays

By Jeffery R. Callaham Last updated Apr 15, 2022

Photo: Members of the MHHS Boys School 4x400m Relay Team, consisting of Ky Bickford, Bryson Hodges, Anderson Hodges and Brody Patterson.

Mountain Home High School track teams won second and third place in the Zizzer Relays in West Plains on Thursday.

The Bombers finished second in the team standings with 166 points. West Plains won with 200 points. On the girls side, West Plains finished first, Waynesville second and Mountain Home third. Mountain Home set a new school record in one of the running events.

In the girls’ individual results for Mountain Home, Laurel Chafin won the 100-meter hurdles, Merritt McConnell was second in the triple jump, Cayden Jones was second in the discus, Jordan Ritenburg was third in the 3,200-meter Rylee Patterson was third in the 800 meters and fourth in the 1600 meters, Britney Jenkins was fourth in the high jump and Erika Krueger was fourth in the 800 meters.

In the Lady Bombers team events, the 4 × 800 meter relay team of Ritenburg, Whitney Wilber, Monica Chafin and Mackenzi Clark finished second. The team of Krueger, Clark, Wilber and McConnell finished third in the 4×400 meter relay. The 4×200 meter relay team of McConnell, Rachel Chamberlain, Mackenzie Clark and Laurel Chafin finished fourth.

In the boys’ individual results for Mountain Home, Brady Barnett won the long jump, Brody Patterson won the 100 meters hurdles, Anderson Hodges was first in the 400 meters and third in the 800 meters, Ky Bickford won the 800 meters and was second in the 1,600 meters, Hendrix Hughes was second in the 3,200 meters and fourth in the 1,600 meters, Michael Davis was second in the pole vault with Austin Callies third, Adrian Bzdel was third in the 300 meters hurdles and Bryson Hodges finished third in the 1600 meters and fourth in the 800 meters.

In the Bombers team events, the 4×400 meter relay team of Patterson, Ky Bickford, Bryson Hodges and Anderson Hodges won the event and broke the school record set 23 years ago. The distance relay team of Ryan Amick, Trey Czeschin, Jacob Lewis and Alex Hester finished first. The 4×800 meter relay team of Czeschin, Max Hough, Ty Lawrense and William Hill finished second. The team of Bzdel, Dylan McBride and Joseph Castellani finished third in the 4×200 meter relay. In the 4×100 meter relay, the team of Barnett, Castellani, Elijah Lagg and Bzdel finished fourth.

Nate Richer of Gainesville won the pole vault.
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