Photos by Nicole Flowers
March 7, 2024
Bulldog boys finish fourth at Bandera Invitational
By Brady Keane
The Bandera Prophet
The Bandera boys track and field team had another strong showing in the Bandera Invitational last week, placing 4th ahead of Devine, Hondo and Lytle while scoring points in nearly every running event.
The Bulldogs strongest race was the 200m dash, as Bandera claimed three of the race’s top 6 spots. Freshman Breydan Gherman was first, junior Sam Snavely was third and sophomore Jeffry Thomas finished fifth.
Senior Mariano Casas had another strong meet for the Bulldogs, scoring points in each of the events he competed in. Casas finished 2nd in the 800m run, 3rd in the 400m run and anchored a 4th place finish in the 4x400m relay.
Other top three finishes for Bandera included a 3rd place finish in 4x100m relay (Gherman, Colton Boyd, Eli Salas and Tyler Quinn), Esteban Leyva (3rd in the 110 hurdles) and a 3rd place finish by the 4x200m relay (Quinn, Snavely, Boyd, Gherman).
The Bandera track and field team will be back in action in La Vernia on Thursday March 7.
“The guys put together another week of good performances in front of the home crowd,” Bandera Boys Head Track Coach Sam Farrell said. “It was a cold day, but we still saw some PRs. We’re getting a lot of contributions from some younger guys which is exciting, and I know they are ready to get back after it next week in La Vernia.”
Bandera Invitational Results
Boys JV and Varsity
JV 3200M: Fili Quintero - 2nd
JV 4x100: 3rd - Dane Barnett, Chris Hoffman, Taylor Hill, Michael Verhey
V 4x100: 3rd - Breydan Gherman, Colton Boyd, Eli Salas, Tyler Quinn
V 800M: Mariano Casas - 2nd
JV 110H: Aiden White - 2nd
V 110H: Esteban Leyva - 3rd
JV 100M: Chris Hoffman - 1st
V 100M: Tyler Quinn - 6th
V 4x200: 3rd - Tyler Quinn, Sam Snavely, Colton Boyd, Breydan Gherman
JV 400M: Ruffin Scartocci 4th, Taylor Hill 5th
V 400M: Mariano Casas - 3rd
JV 300mh: Aiden White - 4th, Chris Hoffman - 6th
V 300mh: Esteban Leyva - 4th
JV 200m: William Vidmer - 2nd
V 200m: Breydan Gherman - 1st, Sam Snavely - 3rd, Jeffry Thomas - 5th
JV 1600M: Fili Quintero - 4th
JV 4x400M: 3rd - William Vidmer, Ruffin Scartocci, Ben Adamietz, Michael Verhey
V 4x400M: 4th - Kyle Moore, Colton Boyd, Eli Salas, Mariano Casas
JV Shot Put: Oscar Hernandez - 6th
JV Discus: Slayton Jeffers - 6th
V Discus: Roman Rigelsky - 4th
JV Pole Vault: Jonah Klein - 1st, William Vidmer - 6th
The Bulldogs strongest race was the 200m dash, as Bandera claimed three of the race’s top 6 spots. Freshman Breydan Gherman was first, junior Sam Snavely was third and sophomore Jeffry Thomas finished fifth.
Senior Mariano Casas had another strong meet for the Bulldogs, scoring points in each of the events he competed in. Casas finished 2nd in the 800m run, 3rd in the 400m run and anchored a 4th place finish in the 4x400m relay.
Other top three finishes for Bandera included a 3rd place finish in 4x100m relay (Gherman, Colton Boyd, Eli Salas and Tyler Quinn), Esteban Leyva (3rd in the 110 hurdles) and a 3rd place finish by the 4x200m relay (Quinn, Snavely, Boyd, Gherman).
The Bandera track and field team will be back in action in La Vernia on Thursday March 7.
“The guys put together another week of good performances in front of the home crowd,” Bandera Boys Head Track Coach Sam Farrell said. “It was a cold day, but we still saw some PRs. We’re getting a lot of contributions from some younger guys which is exciting, and I know they are ready to get back after it next week in La Vernia.”
Bandera Invitational Results
Boys JV and Varsity
JV 3200M: Fili Quintero - 2nd
JV 4x100: 3rd - Dane Barnett, Chris Hoffman, Taylor Hill, Michael Verhey
V 4x100: 3rd - Breydan Gherman, Colton Boyd, Eli Salas, Tyler Quinn
V 800M: Mariano Casas - 2nd
JV 110H: Aiden White - 2nd
V 110H: Esteban Leyva - 3rd
JV 100M: Chris Hoffman - 1st
V 100M: Tyler Quinn - 6th
V 4x200: 3rd - Tyler Quinn, Sam Snavely, Colton Boyd, Breydan Gherman
JV 400M: Ruffin Scartocci 4th, Taylor Hill 5th
V 400M: Mariano Casas - 3rd
JV 300mh: Aiden White - 4th, Chris Hoffman - 6th
V 300mh: Esteban Leyva - 4th
JV 200m: William Vidmer - 2nd
V 200m: Breydan Gherman - 1st, Sam Snavely - 3rd, Jeffry Thomas - 5th
JV 1600M: Fili Quintero - 4th
JV 4x400M: 3rd - William Vidmer, Ruffin Scartocci, Ben Adamietz, Michael Verhey
V 4x400M: 4th - Kyle Moore, Colton Boyd, Eli Salas, Mariano Casas
JV Shot Put: Oscar Hernandez - 6th
JV Discus: Slayton Jeffers - 6th
V Discus: Roman Rigelsky - 4th
JV Pole Vault: Jonah Klein - 1st, William Vidmer - 6th