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STATE SCORECARD: Dewey, Caney Valley boast state champions

mike tupa, bartlesville examiner-enterprise
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Cooper Fogle
Cooper Fogle
Dewey High's Braden Garrison poses after finishing second in the nation in the shot put in the Rising Stars category at a national competition this past winter in Boston.
Dewey High's Braden Garrison poses after finishing second in the nation in the shot put in the Rising Stars category at a national competition this past winter in Boston.

Following is a roundup of how several area schools fared in last weekend’s state track competition.

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DEWEY (Class 4A)

Following a blockbuster offseason of shot put competition, junior Braden Garrison entered this track campaign as one one of the state favorites to win it all.

And, that’s what he did.

Garrison launched a throw of 55-feet-3.5-inches to win by five-plus inches.

He became the first-ever Dewey boys athlete to win the state shot put championship.

Garrison also threw a very respectable 143-plus feet in the discus but that wasn’t enough to put him among the leaders.

Several other Dewey athletes competed in state but none placed in the top 10. This list included Kayah Weathers (girls 100m hurdles), Kyla Overton (girls shot put), Katie Wright (girls shot put) and Keidon Holt (boys 110m hurdles).

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CANEY VALLEY (2A)

The Trojans boys showed up very strong — they finished 14th out of 41 teams.

Leading the way was state pole vault champion Cooper Fogle. He cleared the bar at 12-feet-6-inches. He became the first Caney Valley boys state champion in pole vault.

He also helped joined a quality list of area athletes that have won the boys’ pole vault gold the past 30-seasons — Jeremy Ropp (Bartlesville, 1995, 1996), John Brown (Hominy, 2000), Louis Dailey (Hominy, 2003), Chance Herren (Pawhuska, 2005), Luke Christenson (Pawhuska, 2006), Dakota Trumbly (Hominy, 2011, 2012), Timmy Wann (Pawhuska, 2013), Aaron Hunt (Copan, 2018, 2019), Henry Auer (Oklahoma Union, 2021).

Jayden Allen earned boys points in the (shot put 4th, 46-6.5) and in the discus (8th, 126-4).

Quaid Jones finished fifth in the boys 200m dash (:22.99), stepping into a faster gear after having come in 8th in the prelim.

For the girls, Sammi Gilbreath recorded sixth place in the high jump (4-10) and McKenzie McCabe got 12th in the pole vault (7-6)

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WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN (A)

Trey White placed 8th in the boys 3200m run (11:17.07).

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OKLAHOMA UNION (2A)

Raven Estes made a bid for gold, but had to settle for 2nd in the girls 100m hurdles (:15.26). She also earned a medal in the girls 300m hurdles (4th, :47.75).

Waylon Miner posted 10th in the boy 100m dash (11:38).

Other OUHS state participants included: Lauryn Jackson (girls 1600m, 3200m 4x800m relay), Laney Camren (girls long jump), Ashland Lafalier (girls discus), Nicolas Jackson (boys 3200m run), Kaitlyn Bracket (girls 4x800m relay), Sami Sheaffer (girls 4x800m relay), Makenna Goemmer (girls 4x800m relay).

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BARNSDALL (A)

Braden Byers collected a point by finishing sixth in the boys high jump (5-10).

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PAWHUSKA (2A)

Madison Martin confiscated a fourth-place medal in the girls shot put (33-9), while Noah Wilson finished sixth in the boys discus (137-5).

Sharing fifth place in the girls 4x400m relay were Zowie miles, Dadence Dewitt, Kayden Cheves and Micah McNeil.

The 4x200m relay team came in 7th. Squad members were Pari Harper, Miya Curry, Caroline Perrier and Hannah Reynolds.

Curry also finished 8th in the girls 400m dash (1:03.71).

Pawhuska finished 12th out of 43 teams in the girls division.

Another Pawhuska participant included Riley Neel (100m hurdles).

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NOWATA

Nadean Stamps soared to ninth in the girls high jump (4-10) and Chelo Prince notched 15th place in the boys 100m dash (:11.71).

This article originally appeared on Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise: Dewey shot putter, Caney Valley pole vaulter win gold at state