Rams athletes cheer as they hold the first place plaque through the crowd at the 2025 State Track and Field Championships in Casper at Kelly Walsh High School Friday May 24, 2025. The Rams placed first as a team and won the state championship.
CASPER — Before the beginning of the Wyoming High School Track and Field Championships in Casper Thursday through Saturday, Big Horn High School track and field knew they had a strong team to compete for a state title.
Answering the call, Rams athletes filled up the podium throughout the weekend and won their third-straight state title with a team score of 197, 63.5 more points than second-place Thermopolis.
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Rams’ Owen Petty and Cruz Hernandez run side by side in the 200-meter dash at the 2025 State Track and Field Championships in Casper at Kelly Walsh High School Friday May 24, 2025. Hernandez placed second and Petty placed third.
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Rams’ Daniel Walker and Eagles’ Hagen Walker compete neck and neck against each other in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2025 State Track and Field Championships in Casper at Kelly Walsh High School Friday May 23, 2025. Hagen Walker placed second and Daniel Walker placed fifth.
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Rams’ Cameron Guelde congratulates Sebastian Leonard after the 1600-meter run at the 2025 State Track and Field Championships in Casper at Kelly Walsh High School Friday May 24, 2025. Guelde placed first and Leonard placed sixth.
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Lady Rams’ Teagan Butler runs side by side with her Wyoming Indian opponent in the 1600-meter run at the 2025 State Track and Field Championships in Casper at Kelly Walsh High School Friday May 24, 2025. Butler placed third overall.
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