Biggs track and field team achieves success at invitationals
Apr 12, 2022 12:00AM ● By By Seti Long
Biggs senior Baylee Bowles poses for a photo with the two medals that she won in the high jump and triple jump at the Vern Regier Invitational on Friday, April 1 in Durham. Photo courtesy of Steve Williams
Biggs, CA (MPG) – Midway through the season, the Biggs High School Wolverines track and field team has two major standouts.
At the Vern Regier Invitational on April 1 in Durham, California, Biggs track and field athletes went up against 15 different schools, including: North Tahoe, Wheatland, Durham, Hamilton City, Clear Lake, Oroville, Providence Christian, Corning, Sutter, Pierce, Las Plumas, Colusa, Lindhurst and CORE Butte.
The Biggs boy’s varsity team would take on 14 of the aforementioned teams, as Wheatland took first place with 103 overall points. Biggs finished in second to last place with a score of 1.
The Wolverine girls would take on one more team than the boys, competing against 15 other teams. North Tahoe placed first with an overall total of 74.5 points. Biggs came in 11th with an overall score of 21.
Biggs senior Baylee Bowles cemented herself in the history books by tying a school record for the high jump at 4’8”, which is also her new personal record. Bowles would also take first place in the triple jump, soaring to a height of 31’ 8”.
On the track, Biggs freshman Emily Williams displayed incredible speed, placing 1st in the 100-meters with a time of 14.56 seconds and 200-meter races with a time of 31.35 seconds against a tough field of competition.
Bowles and Williams were the only Wolverines to represent Biggs at the Chico Track and Field Invitational on April 9, competing against 40 area schools. Both continued to perform well even with the added challenge of competing in gale force winds.
“The wind was crazy on the track,” said Biggs coach Steve Williams. “You could literally see the kids slow down into the headwinds and then significantly speed up with their backs to the wind.”
Bowles took 2nd place in the high jump, reaching a height of 4’6”, and 3rd place in the triple jump, reaching a height of 31’3”. Williams placed 1st and set a new personal record in the 100-meters with a time of 14.05 seconds.
The Biggs track and field team compete again Wednesday at the MVL Meet held at Durham High School beginning at 3 P.M.
