Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Colton Kneale rounds the Davenport track at the meet on May 1.
COLFAX - The Colfax High School track team is in the midst of a flurry of meets in a shortened season, acting as a home fill-in location for teams not permitted to host.
On May 1 in Davenport, the boys 400-meter relay team of Dyamin Vanek, Damian Demler, Jaxon Wick and Bradyn Heilsberg took first place at an eight-team meet. In overall results, the Colfax boys finished fourth and the girls third.
On April 23, in a six-team gathering at home, the Colfax boys' team finished first with 186 points as Colton Kneale won the 110 high hurdles and 300 hurdles. Vanek topped the 800 meters, Josh Huber won the 3200, Trentin Ensley took the long jump, Jacob Brown the shotput and the team of Vanek, Brown, Heilsberg and Wick won the 4X100 relay.
For the girls, Paige Claassen earned first place in pole-vault, Hailey Demler claimed the high jump and Jaisha Gibb won the 300 hurdles.
The meets lead to Friday's divisional championship, hosted by Colfax, to whittle league competitors to the top eight in each event. The athletes advance to Ritzville on May 13 to crown Bi-County 2B league winners.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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