BAYARD—The Leyton High School track and field team traveled to Bayard on Thursday, April 2, 2026, for the annual Bayard CD Meet, where standout performances highlighted a solid showing for the Warriors despite Burns (WY) sweeping both the boys’ and girls’ team titles.
Junior Alec Watchorn stole the spotlight for Leyton, dominating the hurdles events and earning the meet’s Outstanding Male Athlete honor. Watchorn clocked a winning time of 15.18 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles finals (after a 15.14 in prelims) and followed it up with a victory in the 300-meter hurdles at 40.16 seconds. His impressive double made him the clear individual star of the day on the boys’ side.
The Leyton boys’ squad posted several other strong results. Austin Beutler leaped to first place in the long jump with a mark of 20 feet, 3.5 inches and placed seventh in the 200-meter dash finals with a time of 24.61 seconds (after running 24.29 in prelims).The 4x100-meter relay team earned a podium spot, finishing third in 46.60 seconds. Riley Benish contributed a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter run at 2:16.13, while Colt VanAnne took ninth in the 100-meter dash prelims (12.00 seconds) and 17th in discus (98-8). Henry Mc-Laughlin added a sixth in the 300 hurdles (48.95) and 10th in the 110 hurdles.
