EDMOND – The Mustang Bronco boys opened the season with a third-place finish while the Bronco girls finished ninth at the 2024 Field Run Festival at Deer Creek High School last week.
Three runners on the boys team finished inside the top 20, including Noah Thayer (Jr.), Teegan Nelson (Jr.), and Cameron Langdon (Sr.). Emerson Hodde (Sr.) paced the girls squad, coming in 50th individually.
BOYS
Thayer, who finished second overall in the 2023 Class 6A state championship meet, led the Broncos with a ninth-place finish, crossing the finish line with a time of 16:06.74. Nelson clocked in at 16:23.04 in 18th place while Langdon finished with a time of 16:35.67 in 20th.
Rylan MartinezKappel (So.) and Jackson Hill (So.) rounded out the team’s scorers. MartinezKappel finished 33rd with a time of 17:05.73 while Hill clocked in at 17:13.38 in 39th place.
Teegan Nelson (Jr.) finished third for the Broncos and 18th overall last week at the 2024 Field Run Festival at Deer Creek High School. (Photo by Trey Hunter)
Myles Mayfield (Sr.) finished 52nd with a time of 17:36.70 while Wyatt Karber (Jr.) placed 68th at 18:24.01 as the team’s displacers.
The Piedmont Wildcats won the race with 64 points and all five placers inside the top 20. The host Deer Creek Antlers finished second with 112 points and all five placers inside the top 35.
Zachary Williams from Cache finished first individually with a time of 15:21.92.
GIRLS
Hodde cracked the 22-minute mark with her top 50 performance, clocking in at 21:32.06 to lead the Mustang girls.
Arwyn Mann (Jr.), Jayci Klopfenstein (So.), Lauren Vivier (Sr.), and Dylan Britton (Fr.) rounded out the team’s scorers and all finished inside the top 70.
Mann placed 60th overall with a time of 22:35.06, Klopfenstein placed 63rd with a time of 22:56.74, Viver placed 66th with a time of 23:10.96, and Britton placed 70th at 23:39.06.
Natalie Echeverria (So.) finished 72nd with a time of 23:50.16 while Elliana Ortiz (Jr.) finished 74th with a time of 24:00.92 as the team’s displacers.
Piedmont dominated the race, totaling 33 points with all five placers finishing inside the top 15. The Jenks Trojans finished second with 61 points and the Edmond North Huskies finished third with 92.
Gwyneth Meyers from Bishop Kelley finished first overall with a time of 18:10.68.
Emerson Hodde (Sr.) paced the Mustang Bronco girls with a 50th place finish at the 2024 Field Run Festival at Deer Creek High School. (Photo by Trey Hunter)
NEXT UP
Mustang hits the course at Wild Horse Park this weekend for the 2024 Mustang Harrier night race.
Races are set to start at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday with lights across the course.
