Archived Meet Recaps

Bronco Roundup Distance Carnival (3-6-26): A steady wind out of the north presented a problem for the runners at the 2026 Bronco Distance Carnival but the wind didn't seem to show up in the final results. From the first heats to the "cowboy hat" heats we had excellent times and competition. This early season meet is always a great benchmark for our runners to gauge were they are in their training cycles. It allows them to be more aware of what they need to keep doing and what needs to be adjusted. Check out the results below to view each of the Bronco's progress so far this season.

Results | Video

Some Bronco highlights:

Ron Ruptier Invitational (3-7-26): The first thing on everyone's mind was last year's meet because last year it was so cold. We were all releaved when we arrived at Ponderosa High School and the weather was quite pleasant for this time of year. There was a slight but steady wind out of the northwest all day which aided the sprinters none more than Bella Vista Junior Sofia Ramos.

Sofia had her first sub-thirteen second 100 meters last year on this same track and after that performance really started hitting her groove as the season progressed. The coaches had a feeling we might see something special from her in the 100 again this season on this track because her first leg in the varsity girls 4 x 100 relay earlier that day was so dominant. Sofia did not disappoint blasting out of the blocks to lead the whole way and win her second invitational in a row in a school record 12.22 (video). She broke Emma Barthel's record of 12.27 from 2019. Emma helped coach Sofia last season so this was a special moment for everyone. We are so proud of the hard work and dedication Sofia has put in this season!

Results | Video (I didn't get much video for this meet so if anyone has any please send my way at daveu@surewest.net)

Three of our 800 meter runners dropped down a distance and ran the 400 meters on Saturday. Cade Rucker, Jonah Wooden and Lincoln Manweller all posted excellent early season times on 52.02, 52.36, and 51.13 respectively. Lincoln cracked his second all time list in as many days debuting him at number 20 all time with his 51.13 performance.

The top three in each event earned a medal. Here are the Bronco medalists:

A great outing and a great day of track for the Broncos! We are looking forward to our first league meet on Wednesday when we will get to see all of the Broncos competing together for the first time this season. Make sure to come out and support the team. GO Broncos!

Glenn Poole Invitational (2-28-26): The Broncos saw perfect weather in the morning with temperatures in the 60s. The meet started with sunny skies and finished under cloud cover and a balmy 77 degrees. All in all a pretty good track day! Overall, the coaching staff was very pleased at the efforts we saw at Oakmont High School.

Glenn Poole Results! | Video!

Medal Winners! Quite a few medals were earned by the Broncos at our first meet of the season. The top four placements in each event were awarded medals. Below is a list of BV medal winners:

All Timers: On occasion the Broncos will have performances that place athletes on the team's all time list. This means the time or field mark is one of the best in school history. Even though the Glenn Poole Invitational was the first meet of the year we had a few Broncos make appearances on our lists. The varsity boys 4 x 800 relay of Cade Rucker, Jonah Wooden, Griffin Keel, Lincoln Manweller ran a solid early season time of 8:22.34 which places them 12th in school history. I'm sure that this team's times will get lower and lower as the season progresses. The varsity boys 800 meters saw a new entrant at Oakmont on Saturday. Junior Calvin Fear won the race with a fine timee of 1:59.57 debuting him on the list at number 27 all time.

Core Value - Improvement: One of our team core values is improvement. We value it because it keeps our minds in the present and forces us to focus on the most effective ways to better ourselves in the here and now. A great way to track improvement is through the website athletic.net. Follow this link (choose the "show team filters" button and select Bella Vista to view all BV athletes in meet) to view how our team did. When you see a "PR" after an athletes time/mark it means a personal record was achieved. If you see a "SR" after the time/mark it is a season record marking the best time/mark for that season so far. To focus on improvement you have to focus on the process of getting better.

We see a lot of potential on our team this season and we know that hard work and perceverance are the only ways to reach that potential. Let's get after it this next week in training and see it we can improve. GO BRONCOS!

The scene at Oakmont Saturday morning (Matt Warriner photo)