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Several local 2B track and field athletes qualified for the state championships this Friday and Saturday in Cheney.
Competing last week at the District 9 meet in Clarkston, Tyler Blakely of the Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia boys took first in the high jump and finished second in the100 meters and 200 meters.
SJELW’s Darcy Stamper finished in second in the high jump, tying Blakely’s mark of six feet, while Blakely had less misses.
For the girls, Olivia Pakootas took first in the high jump and the triple jump.
Annie Bailey of SJELW won the javelin while T.O.R.’s Courtenay Perry took first in the 800 meters.
Several SJELW and T.O.R. girls and boys finished second in various events, also qualifying them for the state meet.
In team results, the SJELW girls took second place in the district with 98 points behind Asotin’s 160. The T.O.R. girls finished third with 94 points.
The state championships’ prelimary races begin at Eastern Washington University at 10 a.m. Friday.
Final heats will take place Saturday.
Local Top 5 Finishers
District 9 2B Track and Field Championships
May 16-17, 2013
Clarkston High School
Boys
100 Meters
Second, Tyler Blakely, T.O.R., 11.85
200 Meters
Second, Tyler Blakely, T.O.R. 23.69
Fourth, Darcy Stamper, SJELW, 25.36
4 X 100 Relay
Fourth, SJELW, 46.51 (Sam Harder, Sawyer Hostetler, Rodrigo Santos)
Five, T.O.R., 46.51 (Eli Richardson, Mel Miller, Chase Neill, Marcus Pluff)
4 X 400 Relay
Fifth, T.O.R., 3:59.20 (Chase Neill, Dillon Jacobs, Drew Howard, Brett Curtis)
Shot Put – 12 pound
Fourth, Sawyer Hostetler, SJELW, 37 feet, 5.5 inches
High Jump
First, Tyler Blakely, T.O.R., Six feet
Second, Darcy Stamper, SJELW, Six feet
Long Jump
Second, Darcy Stamper, SJELW, 19 feet, 2.75 inches
Fourth, Tyler Blakely, T.O.R., 17 feet, 9.5 inches
Fifth, Dalton Jacobs, T.O.R., 17 feet, 8 inches
Triple Jump
Third, Dalton Jacobs, T.O.R., 38 feet, six inches
Girls
100 Meters
Third, Gretchen Van Lith. SJELW, 14.00
200 Meters
Fifth, Annie Bailey, SJELW, 30.43
400 Meters
Second, Maddie Bogenreif, T.O.R., 1:02.18
Third, Abby Glorfield, SJELW, 1:02.80
800 Meters
First, Courtenay Perry, T.O.R., 2:32.54
Third, Shania Bailey, SJELW, 2:38.63
1600 Meters
Second, Courtenay Perry, T.O.R., 5:34.43
Third, Heather Siegel, SJELW, 5:57.65
3200 Meters
Second, Heather Siegel, SJELW, 12:29.24
Fourth, Jade Porubek, SJELW, 14:14.00
100 Meter Hurdles
Fifth, Melissa Groom, T.O.R., 19.34
300 Meter Hurdles
Fourth, Melissa Groom, T.O.R., 51.18
4X100 Meter Relay
Third, SJELW, 54.38
(Gretchen Van Lith, Rachel Gfeller, Annie Bailey, Shania Bailey)
4 X 200 Meter Relay
Second, SJELW, 1:53.15 (Melissa Groom, Courtenay Perry, Maddie Bogenreif, Jamie Wilson)
Third, T.O.R., 1:55.80 (Gretchen Van Lith, Rachel Gfeller, Abby Gorfield)
4 X 400 Meter Relay
First, T.O.R., 4:22.49 (Melissa Groom, Olivia Pakootas, Courtenay Perry, Maddie Bogenreif)
Third, SJELW, 4:35.90 (Abby Glorfield, Shania Bailey, Sami Bailey, Heather Siegel)
Shot Put – 4kg
Fifth, Alex Naught, T.O.R. 28 feet, 4.75 inches
Discus – 1kg
Fifth, Hayley Adams, T.O.R., 75 feet, one inch
Javelin – 600 g
First, Annie Bailey, SJELW, 118 feet, one inch
Third, Hayley Adams, T.O.R., 105 feet, five inches
Fourth, Gabby Israel, T.O.R., 98 feet, two inches
High Jump
First, Olivia Pakootas, T.O.R., Five feet, four inches
Third, Jessica Ford, T.O.R., Four feet, four inches
Long Jump
Second, Gretchen Van Lith, SJELW, 15 feet, .75 inches
Fifth, Maggie Bogenreif, T.O.R., 13 feet, 8.75 inches
Triple Jump
First, Olivia Pakootas, T.O.R., 33 feet, 4.5 inches
Second, Rachel Gfeller, SJELW, 32 feet, six inches
Fourth, Abby Glorfield, SJELW, 30 feet, 11.25 inches
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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