The Mustang Broncos cruised to their third straight meet championship last week and successfully defended home turf with a dominant performance in the 2024 Bronco Invitational.
The Broncos won 12 events, including sprints, middle- and long-distance runs, hurdles, relays, and throws. They cleared the second-place Piedmont Wildcats by 150 points on route to the victory.
Aidan Edwards (Sr.) and Derek Straughn (So.) won two events each to lead the Broncos individually. They also combined to help guide three relay victories.
Edwards once again swept the hurdles events, finishing first in the 110 with a time of :14.48 and first in the 300 with a time of :40.23.
He, along with Taven Brown (Fr.), Ben Patkowski (Jr.), and Tyrone Reynolds (Sr.), finished first in the 4×100 relay, clocking in at :43.56. He, Straughn, Zachari Young (Sr.), and Noah Thayer (So.) finished first in the 4×400 with a time of 3:33.97.
Straughn took home gold in the 200-meter dash, crossing the finish line in :21.91, and the 400-meter dash with a time of :51.41. He also helped lead the 4×200 relay team to a victory, along with Brayden Pierce (Jr.), Reynolds, and Patkowski. They finished with a time of 1:31.49.
The Broncos won three distance events thanks to some cross country star power.
Thayer finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:59.67 while Cameron Langdon (Jr.) won the 1600-meter run, finishing in 4:37.38. They both helped lead the 4×800 relay team to a win as well, clocking in at 8:32.66 with teammates Carson Patten (Sr.) and Tavien Gallop (Sr.).
Xavion Chagolla (Sr.) finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles last week at the 2024 Bronco Invitational. Chagolla helped lead the Broncos to their third straight meet title to start the season. (Photo by Trey Hunter)
Brayden Cox (Fr.) and CarVelle Jones (Sr.) rounded out the team’s victories in the jumps.
Cox won the high jump with a mark of 6’2” while Jones hit 21’9.5” for first place in the long jump. Jones also finished runner-up to Cox with a leap of 6’0”, third in the 300-meter hurdles (:41.36), and fourth in the 110-meter hurdles (:15.52).
SILVER & BRONZE
The Broncos finished with six silver medals overall and six bronze.
Reynolds finished second in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dash. He clocked in at :10.99 in the 100 and :22.26 in the 200.
Jesus Soto (Sr.) nabbed his first silver medal, finishing second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of :40.93.
James Wharry (So.) added a silver in the pole vault (11’9”) while Trent Dovers (Sr.) finished second in the long jump (20’7.5”). Dovers also finished eighth in the 200-meter dash (:23.42).
Patkowski and Patten collected bronze medals in the running events. Patkowski finished third in the 100-meter dash (:11.06) while Patten finished third in the 1600-meter run (4:41.58).
Austin Reed (Sr.) finished third in the shot put (44’8”) while Waleed Gaines Jr. (Jr.) and Avante Locke (Sr.) tied for third in the high jump (5’10”). Locke also finished fourth in the long jump (20’0”).
Taveon Penn (Sr.) finished fifth in the 200-meter dash last week at the 2024 Bronco Invitational at Bronco Stadium in Mustang. Penn helped lead the Broncos to their third straight meet title to start the season. (Photo by Trey Hunter)
TOP 10 FINISHERS
Pierce finished fourth in the 100-meter (:11.15) and fourth in the 200-meter dash (:23.08). Locke finished eighth (:11.38) in the 100 while Gaines Jr. finished 10th (:11.39).
Taveon Penn (Sr.) finished fifth in the 200-meter dash (:23.13) while Jace Bartee (Sr.) finished sixth (:23.26) and Jackson Bryan (So.) finished ninth (:23.66).
Teagan Nelson (So.) finished sixth in the 3200-meter run (10:43.78) and 10th in the 1600 (5:00.01). Carson Fincher (Jr.) finished fifth in the 800-meter run while Myles Mayfield (Jr.) finished ninth in the 3200 (11:03.91).
Xavion Chagolla (Sr.) finished sixth in the 300-meter hurdles (:43.36) and seventh in the 110 (:16.55). Zachary Kitchen (Fr.) finished ninth in the 300 (:44.09) while Connor McLeod (Fr.) finished 10th (:45.82).
Tristan Epp (Fr.) finished fifth in the long jump (19’10”) and tied Tanner Sharon (Sr.) for sixth in the high jump (5’8”). Cameron Graham (Jr.) finished fifth in the discus throw (123’1”) while Griffin Murray (Jr.) finished eighth (111’2”).
Chayse Wagoner (Fr.) finished ninth in the pole vault (9’3”).
