BHS TRACK: Turner soars to second in multi-state meet; thinclads make thunder in BTW competition
By Mike Tupa
April 23, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
The worst-kept secret in Oklahoma high school track is the status of a Bartlesville High School spring-legged sophomore as the best prep pole vaulter in the state.
Following Wesley Turner’s soaring performance at last weekend’s Kansas Relays regional competition in Lawrence, Kan., word is spreading.
Turner flew over the bar at 16-feet-plus to finish second out of a field of the elite human launchpads across the fruited plains. He didn’t quite match his career best (16-feet-three, set earlier this month) but he was the lone sophomore among the top 15. Turner also joined only two other competitors in clearing 16 feet.
In addition, Bartlesville also placed senior Logan Young in the top 15. Young cleared the bar at 14-feet-2 — a new career high — to finish 15th.
Bartlesville was the lone school with two pole vaulters finishing in the top 15.
In other track competition last weekend, Bartlesville made a distinct impact at the Booker T. Washington meet.
Kadance Barnett flirted with the 19-foot mark in the girls long jump before settling at 18-feet-9.5-inches to win first place. Barnett also burst to second place in the girls 100m dash (:12.14).
In the girls’ pole vault Bartlesville powered to the top four spots — Hailey Taylor (9-9), Emerson Casey (9-0), Parker Fielder (9-0) and Raylee Reeder (8-0).
Russell Miller set a blistering pace to finish second in the boys 3200m run (10:10.6) for the highest finish by a Bartlesville male.
Michael Taylor high-stepped to third place in the boys 110m hurdles (:16.15) and Fielder nailed down third place in the girls 100m hurdles (:16.94).
Following are some of the Bartlesville results at the BT Washington meet.
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GIRLS 100m DASH
2nd — Kadance Barnett (:12.14); 14th — Sophia Varela (:13.29); 36th — Ciara Swisher (:13.96); 47th — Lola Bloom (:14.73); 49th — Rilee Haskell (:14.88)
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GIRLS 200m DASH
7th — Evelynn Pratt (:28.38); 8th — Kadance Barnett (:28.42); 42nd — Cadence DeWitt (:32.18); 44th — Lola Bloom (:32.42); 49th — Charley Cramer (:33.72)
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GIRLS 100m HURDLES
3rd — Parker Fielder (:16.94); 6th — Hailey Taylor (:17.85); 9th — Lilian Uriarte (:18.79); 13th — Raylee Reeder (:19.19)
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GIRLS HIGH JUMP
2nd — Kadance Barnett (5-4); 6th — Kara Stose (4-6); 6th — Alayna Nightingale (4-6); 11th — Cadence DeWitt (4-6)
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GIRLS LONG JUMP
1st — Kadance Barnett (18-9.5); 13th — Cadence DeWitt (13-8)
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GIRLS POLE VAULT
1st — Hailey Taylor (9-9); 2nd — Emerson Casey (9-0)’ 3rd — Parker Fielder (9-0); 4th — Raylee Reeder (8-0); 6th — Theresa Hamilton (7-6); 6th — Reagan Barnes (7-6)
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GIRLS DISCUS
13th — Braylyn Andrews (71-7)
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GIRLS SHOT PUT
15th — Braylyn Andrews (24-6); 21st — Shelby Leeper (22-10); 32nd — Isabella Miller (16-11)
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GIRLS 4x100m RELAY
9th — :53.01 (Varela, Pratt, Barnes, Nightingale)
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GIRLS 4x200m RELAY
5th — 1:51.61 (Swisher, Varela, Barnes, Pratt)
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BOYS 100m DASH
33rd — Ivan Griffith (:11.56); 37th — Riley Hanson (:11.6); 52nd — Nathan Gunnell (:11.82); 55th — Kameron Chambers (:11.89); 58th — Fenix Bolding (:11.92); 66th — Tayton Dorsey (:12.06)
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BOYS 200m DASH
30th — Archer Swisher (:25.3); 34th — Kameron Chambers (:25.62); 37th — Ivan Griffith (:25.68); 44th — Nathan Gunnell (:25.87); 46th — Riley Hanson (:25.96)
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BOYS 3200m RUN
2nd — Russell Miller (10:10.6); 10th — Preston Shoesmith (11:14.37); 15th — Talmage King (12:08.67); 17th — Grayson Tesavis (12:24.93); 21st — Ben Lauritsen (12:54.89)
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BOYS 110m HURDLES
3rd — Michael Taylor (:16.15); 8th — Nick Davis (:18.66); 10th — Pierson Proctor (:18.94)
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BOYS HIGH JUMP
6th — Cameron Bishop (6-0); 8th — Bryce Lee (5-10); 9th — Michael Taylor (5-8); 12th — Brylon Lee (5-6)
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BOYS LONG JUMP
10th — Bryce Lee (17-7); 13th — Nick Davis (16-9); 14th — Kameron Chambers (16-6); 20th — Jeremiah Russell (15-2)
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BOYS SHOT PUT
12th — Xavier Beldner (39-1); 28th — Nathan Plummer (35-1); 37th — Holden Hodge (32-7); 39th — Dalton Land (31-4.5); 43rd — Alexandr Block (29-9); 44th — Collin Lawrence (29-6)
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BOYS 4x100m RELAY
10th — :45.26 (Griffith, Bolding, Lee, Hanson)
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BOYS 4x200m RELAY
9th — 1:37.71 (Griffith, Goad, Lee, Hanson)
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BOYS 4x800m RELAY
9th — 9:52.43 (Bulleigh, P. King, T. King, Huck)