Richland Springs' speed adds up to fifth

Richland Springs scored 30 points to end up tied with Sands for fifth place in the team standings.

The Coyotes ran third in the 4x100 relay and got a silver medal from Jadeyn Bryant and a bronze from Zane Capps.

Capps was third in the 100 – along with a fourth-place finish in the long jump -- while Bryant was second in the 300 hurdles. Both ran on the sprint relay.

“We had a pretty good handoff,” said Capps, a junior who ran anchor leg. “We’ve struggled with handoffs all year. I almost caught whoever was in front of me, I think it was purple, but we got third.”

Capps said he was pleasantly surprised by the medal performance in a season-best time of 44.08.

“I think it surprised all of us. I came in thinking maybe fifth or fourth, but I didn’t think a medal, honestly.

Capps ran a PR of 10.81, .13 seconds faster than his best this year.

Bryant, a junior who started off the sprint relay, ran a PR 40.02 in the intermediate hurdles but was disappointed with the finish.

“I felt great on the start and I came around the curve and felt like all odds were in my favor, but then the second-to-last hurdle just got me,” he said.

Nick Nilson and Landon Burkhart rounded out the Coyote relay.