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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:01 pm

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Who were the best county track athletes?
The list of prep track records in Snohommish County is more than just a compilation of names and accomplishments.

By Mike Cane
Herald Writer





About a year ago, Jeff Page got curious. He wondered: Who are the best high school track and field athletes in Snohomish County history?

Instead of just pondering the question, Page, head track coach at Lake Stevens High School, decided to investigate.

Sounds like a pretty intense, time-consuming project, right?

It took him all of an hour.

Page had everything he needed thanks to information compiled in an issue of the Washington Track Annual, a highly detailed statewide guide published by Scott Spruill of the Yakima Herald-Republic newspaper. He simply scrolled through state record lists and plucked the top all-time performances by county competitors.

The result of Page's work is a fun look at the history of prep track and field in the area. The county records lists feature all-time marks in 18 girls events and 17 boys events. The oldest one is from 1935 (Lee Orr of Monroe, boys 200-meter dash) and the newest record belongs to 2006 Cascade graduate Whitney Hooks (girls shot put).

There are seemingly endless storylines related to the compilation, but here are a few interesting angles.

Oldest, most controversial

In 1935 Monroe's Orr ran a hand-timed 200 (at the time it was the 220-yard dash) in 21.2 seconds. Back then, the event was held on a straightaway, unlike the modern format that starts on a curve.

In 2001, Kamiak's Derrick Bradley, as a sophomore, ran the 200 in an electronic time of 21.69. Page came up with a conversion to factor in the format change and the difference between hand timing and electronic timing.

"It came out to be really close," Page said.

But Page and Kamiak coach Paul Kirkpatrick agree that Orr, who ran for Washington State and placed fifth for Canada in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, probably would prevail against Bradley with the benefit of modern-day footwear and surface improvements.

Don't feel too badly for Bradley: He does own the 100 record (10.69 in 2002).

Most impressive

Everett alum Sherron Walker's girls long jump record (21-3) is also the all-time state record. Walker won four state long jump titles and participated in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.

Page points to the prowess of three Edmonds girls who set five county records between 1974 and 1979. You could call them the D Team: Dana Arnim (400, 800), Debbie Quatier (1,600, 3,200) and Deanna Carr (javelin). Their performances came relatively soon after girls sports got an enormous boost with the introduction of Title IX legislation in 1972.

"That's pretty remarkable that they were all there (around) the same time. That's a pretty interesting coincidence," said Page.

Everett coach Doug Hall marvels at the records of Ben Lindsey, who set boys marks in shot put (66 feet, 8 inches) and discus (203-6) at Lynnwood in 1996. Hall doesn't expect anyone to challenge the records of Lindsey, who was an All-American at Washington, any time soon.

"Nobody that I've seen throw in the league - no one's even close to that right now," said Hall.

McKane Lee's boys pole vault record (16-7.25, Arlington, 2003) is also formidable. The area's current top vaulter, Kamiak senior Sean Beighton, is ranked No. 1 in 4A with a personal best of 15-3.

Top teams

The programs with the most total country records are: Edmonds (five, all by girls), followed by Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Arlington (four apiece). Snohomish and Cascade have three each.

Most breakable

To break a county record, an athlete generally needs ideal conditions, intense competition and a dose of luck. Based on the potential of a few current performers, some marks could fall either this year of the next.

Both triple jump records are vulnerable, coaches say. Snohomish teammates Bri Clark (a senior) and Jessica Yates (a junior) could attack the girls mark, while Everett junior Rendel Jones is capable of eclipsing the boys record. (Read more about this triple-jump trio in a separate story in today's paper.) How about distance events?

"The one kid around I think that has a shot at getting it done is Joey in the 1,600 and the 3,200," Page said of Lake Stevens junior Joey Bywater, the 2006 4A 3,200 champ. Bywater's personal best in the 3,200 is 9:03.97, just over nine seconds behind Reed Mayer's record (8:54.9, Snohomish, 1973).

"He certainly has the talent to be able to do it," Kirkpatrick said of Bywater, "and if he can get other people that are there to push him - you can't do it by yourself."

The boys 300 hurdle record, held by Ryan McKinney of Lake Stevens (38.74, 2001), is vulnerable, Page said. But Page is not sure if any current boy can break it. Archbishop Murphy senior Nick Snyder might have a shot. His personal best is 39.85.

Who will be next?

Part of the excitement surrounding these county records is that even though certain well-known athletes could make history, it's always possible a record-breaking performance will spring from an unexpected source.

"Sometimes," Page said, "somebody just comes out of the woodwork and you just say, 'Wow!'"

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Five to watch





BOYS

Five to watch

A look at some of the area's top returning boys track and field athletes.

Sean Beighton, Sr., Kamiak

Events/specialty: pole vault.

Up close: Turned out for track and field (and tried pole vault) only after getting cut during baseball tryouts as a freshman. "Now it's turned into his passion," Kamiak coach Paul Kirkpatrick said of the two-time state qualifier who placed sixth in 4A last year. Now ranked No. 1 in 4A and plans to compete at the University of Washington.

Joey Bywater, Jr., Lake Stevens

Events/specialty: distance running.

Up close: Captured 4A 3,200-meter state title during remarkable late-season surge in 2006. Also went to state in 1,600. Was 4A cross country runner-up in November. This season, "The biggest thing is expectations," Lake Stevens coach Jeff Page said. "Everybody knows who he is." Despite receiving letters of interest from schools like UCLA and Notre Dame, Bywater remains humble, said Page: "He's still just Joey."

Rendel Jones, Jr., Everett

Events/specialty: triple jump, long jump, high jump, 400 relay.

Up close: Two-time state qualifier in triple jump strives to keep improving and earn opportunity after high school. "He's really motivated to go to college to be a jumper," Everett coach Doug Hall said. "That's probably his No. 1 motivation." Ranked No. 3 in state in all classifications.

Dak Riek, Sr., Mariner

Events/specialty: distance running.

Up close: 4A state qualifier in 3,200 and third at 4A cross country meet in November. Known for magnetic personality, Riek has chance to place at state in 3,200 and 1,600. Has been hampered by injuries before but Mariner coach Dave McFadden said Riek is healthy and his winter training went very well.

Nick Snyder, Sr., A. Murphy

Events/specialty: hurdles, long jump, 100.

Up close: Last season was 2A champ in 110 hurdles and fourth in 300 hurdles. Legitimate threat to go to state in all of his events. "He could very well be a contender in all four of them," Archbishop Murphy coach Don McClure said. "As a hurdler, I don't think there are too many better than him in the state."

GIRLS

Five to watch

A look at some of the area's top returning girls track and field athletes.

Brittany Aanstad, Sr., Lake Stevens

Events/specialty: javelin, high jump, long jump, shot put/pole vault.

Up close: Ms. Versatility placed in three events as a sophomore and placed twice more as a junior, including 4A state title in javelin. Might do shot put, a new event for her, instead of pole vault for safety reasons after suffering two concussions during basketball season. "She's such a phenomenal athlete," Lake Stevens coach Jeff Page said. "It doesn't take her long to pick things up."

Krystal Paszkeicz, Sr., Sultan

Events/specialty: discus, shot put.

Up close: Two-time 2A discus champ verbally committed to throw for Elon University (N.C.). "She's done everything that I ask of her and she seems pretty motivated and excited to get on with the season," said first-year Sultan coach John Hubbard, adding that district competition will be better because of reclassification. Ranked No. 1 in discus and No. 2 in shot put in 2A.

Mietra Smollack, Jr., Oak Harbor

Events/specialty: 800, 400, 1,600, javelin.

Up close: Placed fifth in 4A 800-meter run in 2006. Hopes to break school record of 2:14.60 in 800. Ability is outstanding but desire puts her over the top, Oak Harbor coach Eric Peterson said: "It's easy to see the strength in her stride watching her run. But what really sets Mietra apart is her drive. As a competitor, even in practice, she runs with purpose - to beat everyone, boy or girl, freshman or senior - she wants to win."

Kate Southcote-Want, Sr., Edmonds-Woodway

Events/specialty: distance running.

Up close: Vanderbilt University recruit missed cross country season with knee injury. Two-time state qualifier in track (sixth in 4A 1,600 in 2006) and three-time state cross country participant started running again in late January. "Unfortunately," E-W coach Rick Fillman said, "she is still feeling the effects of her injury and is not at 100 percent yet. Hopefully she is strong by the end of the year, but we'll have to see."

Kara Sporrong, Sr., Snohomish

Events/specialty: distance running.

Up close: University of Georgia-bound runner trained hard over the winter with teammate and friend Ellie Bonner, a junior. "We both have big goals, and so do all the other girls on our team," said Sporrong, who missed most of 2006 track season with a left leg injury. Won 1,600 and 3,200 at districts in 2005.

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Snohomish County Track Records





Snohomish County Track Records

Girls

100 11.7 Pam Riggs Mountlake Terrace 1972

200 24.1 Pam Riggs Mountlake Terrace 1972

400 55.1 Dana Arnim Edmonds 1976

800 2:08.80 Dana Arnim Edmonds 1978

1600 4:43.70 Debbie Quatier Edmonds 1974

3200 10:26.40 Debbie Quatier Edmonds 1976

100 Hurdles 14.56 Cambrielle Jensen Arlington 2000

300 Hurdles 42.23 Cambrielle Jensen Arlington 2000

400 Relay 49.0 Everett 1976

800 Relay 1:43.17 Kelly Bay, Lori Anderson, Lake Stevens 2001

Shannon Hulbert, Tanya Pater

1600 Relay 3:53.44 Langan, Sultze, McCorkle, York Cascade 1982

Shot Put 51-1 1/2 Whitney Hooks Cascade 2006

Discus 168-6 Mary Etter Snohomish 1999

Javelin 164-5 Deanna Carr Edmonds 1979

Long Jump 21-3 Sherron Walker Everett 1975

High Jump 5-9 Francine Richardson Mountlake Terrace 1995

Triple Jump 39-41/2 Kolleen Faires Edmonds-Woodway 1991

Pole Vault 12-7 Emily Enders Snohomish 2003

Boys

100 10.69 Derrick Bradley Kamiak 2002

200 21.2 Lee Orr Monroe 1935

400 47.65 James Cowan Mariner 1983

800 1:52.55 Ryan Sherwood Lynnwood 1985

1600 4:08.80 Scott Hall Lynnwood 1974

3200 8:54.90 Reed Mayer Snohomish 1973

110HH 14.03 Jim Mahan Meadowdale 1981

300IH 38.74 Ryan McKinney Lake Stevens 2001

400 Relay 42.39 Ford, J. Curtis, Killeen, L. Curtis Mountlake Terrace 2000

1600 Relay 3:17.84 Tommy Mitchell, Anthony Cowan, Mariner 1983 Dave McFadden, James Cowan

Shot Put 66-8 Ben Lindsey Lynnwood 1996

Discus 203-6 Ben Lindsey Lynnwood 1996

Javelin 216-10 Paul McPherson Arlington 1969

Long Jump 23-6 Erick Strock Woodway 1985

High Jump 7-2 Tim Marks Granite Falls 1998

Triple Jump 47-91/2 Toure Butler Cascade 1996

Pole Vault 16-71/4 McKane Lee Arlington 2003

Source: A compilation by Lake Stevens High School track and field coach Jeff Page based on information in Scott Spruill's Washington Track Annual. Records are current through 2006 season.

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McCain vaults to victory

SEATTLE ---- Kalama's Trevor McCain vaulted 13 feet to win the pole vault portion of the Seattle Academy Relays held at West Seattle Stadium on Friday.

Kalama's Wade Holter grabbed third place in the meet after vaulting 12-feet.

Kalama will compete in the second half of the 25-team meet today at West Seattle Stadium.

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Navigators track team boasts two of Ocosta Invite's best



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HOQUIAM - Joscelyn Minton and Cameron Hamilton were named girls and boys athletes of the meets, respectively, as Northwest Christian shined at the Ocosta Invitational track meet on Saturday.

Minton broke meet records in the 3,200- and 1,500-meter runs and anchored the 1,600 relay as the girls finished first in the team standings with 104 points.

Minton's time of 5:37.5 in the 1,500 broke the record of 5 minutes, 38.4 seconds set in 1987 by Jessica Brathovd of Tenino, and her 3,200 time of 11:55.0 shattered the old record of 12:02 set by Autumn Belford of Orting in 1984.

Janaye Lockett also had a solid meet for the girls, winning the long jump with an effort of 15 feet, 1 inch, and taking second in the 100 at 14.2 and 200 at 29.8.

Montesano was second in the team scoring with 92 points.

Hamilton won the 100 in 12.58, the 200 in 25.5 and the long jump at 19-11 as the boys team finished fourth with 90 points, behind Hoquiam's 120, South Bend's 111 and Montesano's 100.

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Athletes of the Week: Ross VanZanten, Alyssa Gallow
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Ross VanZanten
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VanZanten, a junior, established a school record in the high jump when he leaped 6-feet-8 1/4 at the 30th annual Rotary Relays held at Longview Memorial Stadium on Saturday. He also closed out his afternoon with a victory in the 110 hurdles in 16.41 seconds.

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Record day at Relays
By Jesse Cramer
Mar 17, 2007 - 11:59:49 pm PDT


In its first appearance at the Rotary Relays since the last millennium, Kelso made its presence felt by winning the boys' team trophy while a young group of Lassies were runners up after challenging Molalla for the girls' title.

"It's a fun meet and the kids like the relays," Kelso coach Joe Krieder said, referring to the meet's unique relay format where individual athletes work toward a cumulative team score in each event, including a handful of coed events.

RAL coach Butch Allinger agreed. "There's something here for everybody and you can get anybody into the meet that you want. This is just great fun."

The 30th consecutive Rotary Relays, held at Longview Memorial Stadium, was also an enjoyable experience for the Rotarians.




"The nice thing about this event is that it gives Rotarians a chance to participate and be around kids," organizer Rollie Johnson said. "They can give something of their time, service and self back to the community."

The seven-team field included co-hosts Mark Morris and R.A. Long, Kelso, Rainier, Aberdeen, Molalla and Washougal.

"We appreciated Kelso being here and also Rainier," Johnson said. "It's nice to have these four local schools." Kelso broke three meet records in its return to the meet, which it swept in its previous appearance in 1993.

The Hilanders set a new mark in the triple jump with a distance of 120 feet, 11 inches, eclipsing the old record by more than two-and-a-half feet. Dylan Gaudette, Jordan Wishard and Riley Davis combined for the win.

The Scots also broke the 400 relay record by a hundredth of a second, finishing in 44.09 seconds with a team of Gaudette, Wishard, Tanner Davis and Matt Montesano.

In the coed javelin, throws by Kelso's Cody Clark, Braden Keller, Chelsea Schulz and Jill Karnofski totalled 527 feet to bust the former mark by nearly 11 feet.

Kelso wasn't the only school with a landmark performance. Ross VanZanten of Mark Morris set a new school record in the high jump at 6-8 1/4.

"It was a great way to start the season and a phenomenal jump," MM coach Sam Tilton said. "He cleared it very nicely with room to spare.

"For an athlete to be ready to do that at this point in the season is rare, but Ross is probably as mentally tough as any high jumper I've had in the 20 years I've coached," Tilton added.

VanZanten also won the 110 hurdles in 16.41 and the Monarchs were winners in the coed pole vault (35-6).

The top performance of the day for RAL was a second-place showing in the boys' discus, as Drew Brock, Angelo Folz-Edwards and Justin Bliss combined for a distance of 322 feet.

In all, the Kelso boys won 11 of 15 events to finish with a team score of 142 points. Molalla was second with 95, followed by Mark Morris (89), Washougal (72), Rainier (41), R.A. Long (37) and Aberdeen (9). Along with the three record-setters, winning teams for Kelso were: Tanner Davis, Riley Davis and Preston Moore in the high jump (17-2), Darry Rupe, Nathan Raglin and Keller in the discus (383-10), Gaudette, Wishard and Riley Davis in the long jump (57-8), Clark, Rupe and Raglin in the shotput (136-10), Bryce Davis, Trent Crossland, Zach Johns and Aaron Cook in the distance medley (11:03.13), Adam Scalesse, Josh Wright, Junel Cervantes and Faisal Abdullahi in the 1600 medley (3:47.66), and Crossland, Omar Zurita, Travis Peters and Montesano in the 1600 relay (3:38.06).

"All of our boy throwers had PRs today," Krieder added.

On the girls' side, Molalla (122) edged Kelso (116). Mark Morris was third with 66 followed by Aberdeen (64) and Washougal (50). R.A. Long and Rainier tied with 25.5 points apiece.

The Lassies won both the 1600 medley (Kayla Davis, Lana Nyman, Caitlynn Jackson and Jessica Warthen in 4:45.19) and long jump (Davis, McCulley and Jill Radcliffe with a distance of 43-11 1/2).

"I'm encouraged with how well our girls competed for as young as we are," Krieder said. "We only had two seniors competing and because of the way they competed and how they work in practice, I believe they're going to improve throughout the course of the season."

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Saari, Burkhalter lead Comets

WESTPORT ---- Erin Saari and Kyle Burkhalter were individual winners for Naselle here Saturday at the nine-team Ocosta Invitational track and field meet.

Saari won the pole vault (8 feet) and also placed third in both the high jump (4-6) and 200. Teammate Nicole Laney was third in the triple jump (29-3 1/4).

Burkhalter won the 400 in 57.8 seconds. Also for Naselle, Beau Keightley took third in the javelin (119-0).

Hoquiam won the boys' side with 120 team points while Naselle (31) finished fifth. Northwest Christian was the girls' winner (104) and Naselle (43) was seventh.


Bingham paces Mules

RAINIER, Wash. ---- Wahkiakum won six events and Ilwaco was first in one to lead local schools at the 12-team Rainier Icebreaker Invitational track and field meet here Saturday.

Host Rainier won the girls' meet while the Wahkiakum girls took fifth, led by Jasmine Bingham's first-place finish in the 100 (12.87). Bingham also combined with Whitley Wirkala, Riley Prestegaard and Jon Murphy to win the split sprint medley in 1:48.34.

The Mules' 400 relay team of Brandi Arness, Valle Ledtke, Whitney Chaput and Bingham won in 54.42. Wahkiakum's 800 relay (Arness, Ledtke, Wirkkala, Bingham) was second in 1:53.92.

For the Wahkiakum boys, Romeo Savant was a double-winner by taking both the javelin (174-11) and high jump (5-8).

Walker Riley took second in the 1600 (4:51.76) and Jon Murphy was second in the 800 (2:11.75).

The Wahkiakum boys placed third overall and Elma won the meet.

For the Ilwaco boys, who placed sixth, Matt Kaino won the 400 in 52.57. Jake Nesbitt was third in the high jump (5-4).

Ilwaco's coed sprint medley team of Cameo Ulbricht, Eddie Knick, Bonnie Perez and Kaino finished third in 1:51.33.

Kelly Freese placed third in the 3200 (12:57) and Perez was third in the javelin (89-6) for the Ilwaco girls, who finished eighth.

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Grizzly boys nab Ocosta track title
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Bickleton's Raschko first in 2,000-meter run at Ike jamboree

YAKIMA - Bickleton's Danielle Raschko earned a photo finish first place win in the 2000- meter run this past Saturday at the Ike Jamboree season opener.
"Danielle chased a runner from LaSalle for the entire race, until the final stretch where she nipped her at the tape," said Bickleton track coach Darrell Lang.
"There was only a couple of hundredths separating the two at the tape," he added. Raschko's time was 7:47.7.
Lady Pirate Alejandra Molena earned a second place finish and personal record in the discus, throwing for 87-9. Molena also placed seventh in the shot-put, throwing for 28-3.
Freshman Johanna Jensen of Bickleton claimed second place honors in the long jump with a leap of 14-0. "And she ran a very strong anchor leg in the 4x100 relay," said Lang.
Eric Hess, who placed fourth at State last year in the discus, placed fifth at the Ike Jamboree in the same event. Hess threw for a distance of 127-0. "He is in good shape to make some real improvement this year," said Lang.
Tricia McBride of Bickleton placed fifth in the pole vault with a leap of 6-0, a personal best for her.
The Pirates travel to Yakima for the Papa Wells invite this Saturday, March 24.

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Sanchez two-time winner for Grandview in 800, 1,600-meter races at Toppenish meet
By Jennie McGhan
TOPPENISH - During their first event of the season, Grandview High School track team members scored an impressive third place finish for the girls and a fourth place showing for the boys this past Saturday, March 17, at the Toppenish Rotary Invitational.
The Greyhounds' Brittnee Sanchez came away with a first place finish in two events. Her win in the 800-meter run came in a time of 2:34.01, just six-tenths of a second ahead of Caiti Schmitz of Highland. Sanchez finished approximately 17 seconds ahead of her closest opponent, K. Garcia of Selah High School, in the 1600-meter run. Sanchez placed first in a time of 5:47.94.
Anna George of Grandview came away from the invite with a victory in the shotput with a personal best of 36 feet, 1 inch. She also threw for a second place finish in the javelin with an effort of 121 feet, 3 inches, also a personal best. She earned third place honors in the discus event with a throw of 85 feet, 5 inches.
Lady Greyhound teammate Kealey Johnston placed second in the triple jump (31-1) and Grandview's Anastasia Andrews came away with a second place finish to Mylissa Treft of Ephrata High School in the 400-meter run. Andrews recorded a time of 1:06.73 to Treft's first place clocking of 1:06.07.
The Grandview High School 4x400 girls relay finished with an impressive second place finish. Team members included Brittnee Sanchez, Kealy Johnston, Giovani Gomez and Krystal Martinez.
Grandview High School track Coach Jared Lind said 35 of the Greyhounds athletes were eligible to compete at Saturday's invite.
The boys team had a top finish from Juan Razo, who placed first in the 300-meter hurdles with Andrew Washut of Selah High School almost a second and a half behind him. Razo recorded a time of 41.93 to Washut's 43.67.
Also placing first for the Grandview boys was Joseph Babcock. He won the triple jump with an effort of 40 feet, 9.75 inches.
"It was a great first meet. A lot of our athletes are new and were trying their events out for the first time," said Lind.
The next event for the Greyhounds track team is this Thursday at Prosser.

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Grizzlies start strong at Ike jamboree
By John Fannin
YAKIMA - There were plenty of positive signs for the Sunnyside boys and girls track programs during last Saturday's season opening track jamboree at Eisenhower High School.
"Across the board we had a lot of really good performances," said Coach Robin Bryson.
In girls competition, Teresa Ramos recorded a first-place time of 1:50.31 in the 600-meter run for Sunnyside, and teammate Jordyne Jaquish brought home top honors in the high jump with a mark of five feet.
Jaquish narrowly missed a couple of attempts at tying her personal best of 5-2 in the high jump. "She didn't make it, but for her to start off at five feet at the beginning of the season is very good," Bryson said of the junior.
Other strong performances included a second and third-place finish in the shot put for Sunnyside's Carly Dahlstrom and Sarah Kilian, respectively. Dahlstrom threw for a distance of 31-1.50, with Kilian close behind at 30-2.
Also, Brittany Messmore earned second-place honors in the 1,000-meter run for Sunnyside with a time of 3:29.81
In boys competition, Roy Haringa earned first-place honors for the Grizzlies in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.57. Close behind the junior was Sunnyside freshman Kennedy Sarmiento in second place at 9.87.
Sunnyside also grabbed a one-two finish in the long jump, where Jaime Sambrano was first with a leap of 17-6.75, followed by teammate Jonas Linde with a mark of 16-4.
The Grizzlies had a couple of near misses, as Gracen Gonzalez brought home second-place honors in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:53.92.
Brice Rinehold also finished second for the Grizzlies, recording a personal best in the javelin with a throw of 148-3, just an inch off the winning distance recorded by Moses Lake's Grant Fish.
"We're young, but we've got quite a bit of talent," Bryson said in evaluating her team's performance. "If the athletes stay focused we should see a lot of improvement over the season."


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