Published in the High Desert Advocate Newspaper, May 12th, 2023 Edition.
West Wendover 2023 Track and Field Team(photo credit WWHS Track and Field)
By Anthony Mori
On April 28, six Elko County track and field programs took part in the White Pine Invitational — West Wendover’s boys and girls leading the way in terms of team finishes.
For the boys, the Wolverines placed third with 108 points — trailing only second-place Battle Mountain (130.5) and champion Lincoln County (168.5). Jackpot’s boys closed out the top-five with 43 points, Independence finished eighth with 12 points, Wells rounded out the top-10 with nine points, Owyhee placed 11th with eight points and Carlin capped the 12-team field with three points.
On the girls side, West Wendover placed fourth with 53 points and the Lady Leopards finished off the top-five with 47 points — Jackpot taking seventh with 26 points and Carlin falling one spot outside the top-10 to 11th with eight points.
*Results listed are for the athletes who placed in the top-10 of their respective events.
