Day 1 Oregon State Track

Thursday May 23, 2008

The first day of the Oregon high school track championships was highlighted by the running of the 3,000 meters for the boys & girls from the 4A to 6A levels with all events being finals. Taylor Wallace of Henley took the lead almost immediately in the 4A race. The defending champion in that event led Mikayla Bradbury of Molalla through the 400 in a time of 1:19.2 & the 800, which was reached in 2:40.0. By that point the leaders had opened up a good 20 meter gap over other potential challengers. It was a cool day and Wallace, who had qualified for the prestigious Foot Locker XC Championships last December, had hopes of taking down the state record of 9:50 for 4A & had even written down the splits that she needed on her hand prior to the race but that was not to be as her 3rd 400 was a bit off, because she had slowed a bit to an 83 second 400. Up to that point she had essentially been doing all the work but she at least had Bradbury close behind to push her but unfortunately the Molalla star fell off the pace after that point, so Wallace was on her lone from that point. Taylor reached the 1600 meter mark in 5:24.2, having run an 81 second lap, and then followed that with another in 81.9. Wallace had opened a huge lead by the time that she had crossed the finish line in 9:58.30, which would prove to be the best time of the day. Mikayla Bradbury finished alone in second and was in such fine spirits when she finished that she exclaimed to the 3rd & 4th place finishers, who were ninth graders: "Just freshmen ... That’s so cool."

The 5A race saw Michelly Foley of Crook County run in pretty much the same fashion as had Wallace. She led essentially from the start, although Kaayleigh Tyerman of Crater led briefly & then followed closely behind for some time. Over the course of the race Foley gradually increased her lead and won with a time of 10:04.97, which was faster than last year’s winning time of Hermiston’s Jennifer Macias, who was on hand to watch the race. Tyerman placed 2nd and Michelly’s sister Kellie Foley took third. Emily Olsen of Crater took 4th.

The girls’ 6A race proved to be much different than the previous ones with numerous runners remaining in contention until late in the contest. Michelle Dettman of Centennial, the current 6A XC champion, led during the early laps with the first being run in 80.1. Khalia Tidwell of Gresham ran close behind in the first few laps but the final shape of the race began to emerge prior to the 1600 when Jesuit’s Adrienne McGuirk & Sarah Bridges moved to the front. Their time at 1600 was 5:19. Piper Delaney of North Medford moved into contention around the 2K but in the end neither she nor Bridges could stay with McGuirk, who surged away over the final 300 meters to win in a time of 10:00.69. Her team mate Bridges took 2nd ahead of Piper Delaney & Michelle Dettman claimed 4th.

Elliott Jantzer of Phoenix battled Spencer Lynass of North Bend early in the boys 4A race, which was reminiscent of the duel in the XC championship last fall. During the later stages of the races Jantzer gradually pulled away to claim victory with a time of 8:40.7. Lynass placed 2nd ahead of Travis Stevens of Siuslaw.

Probably the most exciting race of the day was the one waged for the 5A:title. Jordan Ringe of Hermiston moved boldly into the lead late in the race but the final battle for the championship was between Matt Miner of Ashland & Jared Bassett of Marshfield. Miner had moved into the lead during the last lap but Bassett made a strong surge on the final turn to close the gap. By the time that they had reach the final straight he had moved to Miner’s shoulder. They raced almost side-by-side over the final 100 meters but Miner was able to edge Bassett at the end by six-tenths of a second. The race was so impressive that it was even shown on Portland’s channel 2 - enough said! Jordan Ringe placed 3rd ahead of Josh Elliott (only a sophomore) from Crater & Tim Costin of Springfield.

Brian Manning of Jesuit took the early lead in the 6A race just as he had the previous year. Peter magg, also from Jesuit, followed closely behind as they ran splits of 70 & then 2:23.3. At that point Bryce Bugess, the 6A XC champion, was back in fifth. David Marks of Lakeridge moved up to challenge after that & led, when he completed the 3rd lap in 3:34.9. He continued to lead at 1600 meters reached in 4:55 but close behind loomed Manning as well as leo Castillo of Hood River along with Burgess. Burgess claimed the lead during the next lap & had a time of 7:05 at the 2K mark. Both Burgess & Marks began their duel during the course of the next lap pulling ahead of the valiant Manning. The leaders sprinted almost together off the final turn but Marks was never able to catch Burgess, who won with a time of 8:36.83. Marks finished a second behind & Manning placed 3rd. Leo Castillo finished ahead of Peter Magg to claim 4th

Ali Super of West Linn defended her 6A title in the javelin with 149' 01".

Friday

In the Boys 800 Meter Run 4A

1 Cole Watson Rogue River 1:54.71 10.

2 Ryan Soberanis La Salle 1:56.01 8

3 Jared Graham 12 Scappoose 1:56.17 6

4 Matt Hollander 12 Marist 1:57.00 5

5 Robert Callagan 11 Sweet Home 1:57.14 4

6 Connor Kasler 11 Hidden Valley 1:57.40 3

7 Jared Christian 11 Marist 1:58.25 2

8 Trevor Berrian 11 North Bend 2:00.11 1

Boys 800 Meter Run 5A =====================================================================NFHS: * 1:46.45 1996 Michael Granville, Bell Gardens,

State Meet: # 1:56.57 2007 Alex Ringe, Hermiston

2007 Champ: 1:56.57 Alex Ringe, Hermiston Name Year School Finals Points =====================================================================1 1 Russell Drummond 12 Churchill 1:55.85

2 Boru Guyuta 10 Jefferson 1:56.45

3 Wes Cheney 12 Bend 1:56.47

4 Alex Ringe 12 Hermiston 1:56.85

5 Tommy Marshall 11 Liberty 1:57.14

6 Ben Miramontes 11 Glencoe 1:57.22

7 Zeit Cai 11 Corvallis 1:59.99

8 Noah Wade 11 Crescent Valley 2:00.15

Event 84 Boys 800 Meter Run 6A =====================================================================NFHS: * 1:46.45 1996 Michael Granville, Bell Gardens,

State Meet: # 1:50.67 2006 Ryan Waite, St. Helens 2007 Champ: 1:52.64 Taylor Morgan, Cent Cath Name Year School Finals Points ===================================================================== 1 Elijah Greer 11 Lake Oswego 1:50.60 * Note new record

2 Nathan Mathabane 11 Lincoln 1:51.88

3 Taylor Morgan 12 Central Catholic 1:53.22

4 Tim Kessler 12 Jesuit 1:53.62

5 Casey Weinman 12 South Eugene 1:56.30

6 Forrest Jarvi 12 Sprague 1:57.00

7 Nathan Hope 12 Barlow 1:57.28

8 Dusty Klein 12 Forest Grove 1:57.84

Event 24 Girls 800 Meter Run 4A ===================================================================== NFHS: * 2:04.5h 1980 Joetta Clark, Maplewood, NJ

State Meet: # 2:12.78 2003 Brianna Ander.-Greg, Ph

2007 Champ: 2:14.35 Linsie Michels, Cascade Name Year School Finals Points =====================================================================1 Katie Waugh 11 Henley 2:17.74

2 Kailee Poetsch 10 Henley 2:18.65

3 Ashley Mayfield 11 Seaside 2:18.96

4 Maria Ramirez 11 La Pine 2:20.15

5 Allie Sibole 10 Marist 2:21.72

6 Jessianne Heley 12 North Bend 2:23.84

7 Emily James 10 Douglas 2:25.10

8 Monica Boyer 12 Baker 2:31.17

Event 64 Girls 800 Meter Run 5A =====================================================================

NFHS: * 2:04.5h 1980 Joetta Clark, Maplewood, NJ

State Meet: # 2:16.89 2007 Courtney Gardner, Crescent Valley

2007 Champ: 2:16.89 Courtney Gardner, Cr Val Name Year School Finals Points =====================================================================1 Alyssa O'Connor 11 Summit 2:12.00

2 Kayleigh Tyerman 11 Crater 2:16.31

3 Erin Jamison 10 West Albany 2:19.08

4 Aria Hemphill 12 Ashland 2:19.19

5 Christine Harwood 11 Pendleton 2:19.33

6 Tessa Scott 12 Wilsonville 2:19.89

7 Courtney Welling 12 Thurston 2:19.92

8 Sydnie Johnson 11 Churchill 2:19.97

Event 104 Girls 800 Meter Run 6A =====================================================================NFHS: * 2:04.5h 1980 Joetta Clark, Maplewood, NJ

State Meet: # 2:07.6h 1978 Teri Wierson, Sunset

2007 Champ: 2:17.92 Sara Wild, Grant ===================================================================== 1 Alexandra Jones 11 St. Mary's Academy 2:14.78

2 Lauren Lloyd 10 Hood River Valley 2:15.02

3 Sasha Teninty 10 South Eugene 2:16.62

4 Emily Maletis 9 Jesuit 2:17.22

5 Kema Harvey 10 Lincoln 2:17.46

6 Julia Fonk 10 Franklin 2:17.48

7 Bianca Martin 12 Westview 2:17.99

8 Janelle Everetts 12 McKay 2:21.36