I will repeat the data point I’ve tweeted before: An NFL personnel director with four Super Bowl rings once told me that he won’t draft a lineman in the first two rounds who didn’t throw the shot or disc. It makes that much difference in footwork, balance, etc.

State schedule with our events highlighted. (Blue = pending qualification).

Gavin Maass scores our first points of the 2024 state meet. 3rd in high jump.

Another senior on the award stand for the first time. Weston Hill seventh place in the javelin.

New school record holder in the 200. Drew Tolar with a 21.93 in state prelims.

First points for the girls! Trinity Griffin 5th place in the 100H.

Two for one. Reagan Ayres (6th) and Alex Bittner (4th) both on the award stand in the javelin.

Gavin Maas is the state runner-up in triple jump!

Drew Tolar finishes 5th in the 100m dash!

Katy Wehrman on the award stand! 7th place in the pole vault.

Girls 4x100 is 3rd at state!

Another two-for-the-price-of-one. Alex Bittner (6th) and Breanna Wells (3rd) both score in the 300H.

Drew Tolar finishes 3rd in the 300H!

Drew continues to add to his collection. 8th in the 200m.

Boys 4x400 cap a strong season for us. They come in 5th and the team finishes 8th in the team standings.

Add Alex to this list of absolute legends. Only 7 Cheney athletes have ever earned four state medals in multiple years. Gretchen Bohm (’85, 86) Carla Holt (86, 87) Tonya Jopp (90, 91) Drew Thalmann (96, 97) Taylor Needham (13, 14) Layne Needham (17, 18, 19) Alex Bittner (23, 24)