Good Friday was a great Friday for the Mountain Home relay teams. The Bombers moved to the top of the Arkansas rankings in the 4x800m and the 4x400m. It started with the 4x800m where Levi Payne, Jackson Free, Trenton Smith, and Garrett Barr ran the fastest time in state this year--8:06.
That is a fast time for this early in the season and it has the senior laden Bombers eyeing some big goals over the next month. According to the MileSplit Arkansas data base, the school record is 7:46 set t the Arkansas Meet of Champions in 2022. That performance is No. 2 all time in the state behind Bentonville's 4x800 performance last year at the Kansas Relays.
"We were just talking to our coach," Free said. "He said it's early and we are right where we need to be. We can burn it down and get below 8:00 this year."
The Bombers didn't stop there. The 4x400m team finished the meet with the fastest time in Arkansas this year--3:23.04. Mountain Home was able to beat a loaded Bentonville West team which ran a 3:23.44. The Wolverines have the second fastest time in Arkansas this year.