Despite the convoluted complications of competing during COVID, Sweet Home’s track and field team had another good outing, this time in a multi-team event at the Philomath Invitational Saturday afternoon, May 1.
The meet was actually divided into two sections, with Philomath, Cascade and Stayton competing in the morning and Sweet Home, Newport and Woodburn in the afternoon. Top finishers from each flight were then organized by time in the final results.
Head Coach Nathan Whitfield said the Huskies “had a good day, for the most part, especially on the track, with a lot of improvements from, really, across the board.”
Some second-place finishers might have improved even more if they’d had a competitor next to them, he acknowledged.
“They do a great job of competing and if you put someone fast next to them, they do a great job of staying right with them,” he said.
Tristan Calkins was second in the 200 (23.31) and the 400 (in a personal-best 53.16) to opponents who ran in the morning, for instance. Eddy Martinez-Maya was second in the 1500 (in a 10-second personal-best 4:24.46, which cracked the 4A top 10 as of Monday) to Newport’s James Lackey, who ran next to him, but was also second in the 3000 (in a 30-second personal-best 9:51.18) to Philomath’s Mateo Cadnoza, who ran in the morning session in 9:36.28.
On the girls side, Jessy Hart ran for the first time this season in her specialities, the 200 (29.11), in which she lost to Newport’s Stella Barber (28.33), but was second in the 400 (1:03.18) to Cascade’s Ashley Raser 1:02.89, who was in the morning race and posted the fastest time to date in the 4A division. Hart is No. 2. Whitfield noted that Hart literally returned from the airport an hour before the meet and was “jet-lagged.”
Some highlights for the Huskies were freshman Zianna Duncan’s nine-second personal best in the 800, and a three-inch PR (15-6½) for Crystal Wolf to win her third-straight long jump competition, all with big personal bests.
Gavin Walberg had a big PR in the 400, running 53.72 to cut his best by a second and a half.
Junior Charlie Crawford had a big PR to win the shot in 39-9¼, and Shelbey Nichol won the triple jump (30-7) in her first outing in that event this year, after taking second in the shot (32-3¼).
The Huskies host Stayton, Santiam Christian and possibly Alsea on Wednesday, May 5, with Oregon West JV districts on Friday at Stayton. The varsity district meet will be Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, at Stayton and state will be May 21-22 at Siuslaw.
Boys Results
Team Scores – (1) Philomath 147; (2) Cascade 111; (3) Newport 110; (4) Sweet Home 66; (5) Woodburn 48; (6) Stayton 41.
Top Three and Sweet Home Results
100 – (1) Ashton Williams (C) 11.43; (2) Larell Covington (N) 12.08; (3) Lucas Ainsworth (P) 12.26; (10) Aiden Shamek (SH) 13.18*; (15) Ben Tolman (SH) 13.95*
200 – (Ashton Williams) (C) 23.29; (2) Tristan Calkins (SH) 23.31; (3) Larell Covington (N) 23.84; (6) Jorel Leyba (SH) 25.32; (11) Mason Lopez (SH) 26.70*; (13) Aiden Shamek (SH) 27.05*;
400 – (1) Sean Cummings (P) 52.44; (2) Tristan Calkins (SH) 53.16*; (3) Ben Wiese (N) 53.46; (4) Gavin Walburg (SH) 53.72*; (10) Eddy Martinez-Maya (SH) 58.75*; (11) Ethan Hurst (SH) 54.49*.
800 – (1) Brody Bushnell (P) 1:58.17; (2) Levi Knutson (P) 2:04.82; (3) Sam Laurel (N) 2:04.85; (8) Nathaniel Coleman (SH) 2:19.43*; (12) Ben Tolman (SH) 2:30.47*; (17) Max Klumph (SH) 2:55.09*; (19) Tristan Lemer (SH) 3:05.48*; (20) Tyler Lemmer (SH) 3:15.97*.
1500 – (1) James Lackey (N) 4:22.83; (2) Eddy Martinez-Maya (SH) 4:24.46*; (3) Angel Leonardo (W) 4:24.69; (8) Nathaniel Coleman (SH) 4:42.98*; (19) Tristan Lemmer (SH) 5:58.32; (21) Tyler Lemmer (SH) 6:49.02.
3000 – (1) Mateo Cadanoza (P) 9:36.28; (2) Eddy Martinez-Maya (SH) 9:51.18*; (3) Tanner Manning (S) 10:43.17; (4) Ethan Hurst (SH) 10:47.80.
110 Hurdles – No Sweet Home competitors.
300 Hurdles – No Sweet Home competitors.
4×100 Relay – (1) Cascade 45.72; (2) Philomath 47.01; (3) Sweet Home (Charlie Crawford, Mason Lopez, Aiden Shamek, Jorel Leyba) 47.92; (4) Woodburn 48.05; (5) Newport 49.56; (6) Cascade 54.29.
4×400 Relay – (1) Philomath 3:35.55; (2) Cascade 3:39.57; (3) Newoort 3:46.04; (4) Sweet Home (Gavin Walberg, Eddy Martinez-Maya, Ethan Hurst, Jorel Leyba) 3:50.61; (5) Philomath “B” 3:55.11; (6) Woodburn 3:58.46; (7) Stayton 4:05.20; (8) Cascade “B” 4:40.39.
Shot Put – (1) Charlie Crawford (SH) 39-9¼*; (2) Conner Reidman (S) 39-7; (3) Coleton Urquhart (C) 36-9; (7) Keegan Fox (SH) 34-10; (12) Tanner Waldrop (SH) 32-6½; (19) Jake Fanning (SH) 28-2; (22) Colby Gazeley (SH) 26-11.
Discus – (1) Payton Cunningham (N) 134-0; (2) Noah Daniels (N) 114-5; (3) Mason Rosenau (C) 113-7; (4) Tanner Waldrop (SH) 112-9*; (10) Colby Gazeley (SH) 91-11; (11) Charles Crawford (SH) 90-5; (12) Keegan Fox (SH) 83-9½; (14) Jake Fanning (SH) 75-1½*; (16) Max Klumph (SH) 72-2*; (19) Tristan Lemmer (SH) 65-3½.
Javelin – (1) Connor Reidman (S) 144-5; (2) Mason Lopez (SH) 143-2*; (3) Charlie Crawford (SH) 120-9½*; (9) Chase Lopez (SH) 106-9; (12) Evan Jensen (SH) 102-1½; (19) Max Klumph (SH) 86-1½; (22) Ben Tolman (SH) 82-4½.
High Jump – No Sweet Home competitors.
Pole Vault – (1) Eli Atiyeh (C) 8-6; (2-tie) Paul Amrein (SH), Aaron Schaffer (P) 8-6. .
Long Jump – (1) Tristan Calkins (SH) 21-0½; (2) Larell Covington (N) 20-9; (3) Payton Cunningham (N) 20-0; (8) Jorel Leyba (SH) 16-9*; (11) Gavin Walberg (SH) 16-6.
Triple Jump – No Sweet Home competitors.
Girls Results
Team Scores – (1) Newport 146; (2) Cascade 108; (3) Philomath 103; (4) Sweet Home 96; (5) Woodburn 44; (6) Stayton 29
Top Three and Sweet Home Results
100 – (1) Emma Gates (C) 12.81; (2) Yahaira Rodriguez (W) 13.73; (3) Hannah Driebergen (M) 14.40; (6) Shelbey Nichol (SH) 14.90*; (9) Lydia Wright (SH) 15.04*; (17) Kailey James (SH) 15.75; (18) Natalie Rodgers (SH) 15.84*; (19) Hailey Green (SH) 15.86; (20) Kallie Maas (SH) 16.07*; (28) Angel Cordes (SH) 18.89.
200 – (1) Stella Barber (N) 28.33; (2) Cami Oliva (C) 28.34; (3) Jessy Hart (SH) 29.11; (6) Lydia Wright (SH) 31.28*.
400 – (1) Ashley Raser (C) 1:02.89; (2) Jessy Hart (SH) 1:03.18; (3) Charlotte Gardner (N) 1:06.83; (5) Lydia Wright (SH) 1:09.95*; (9) Zianna Duncan (SH) 1:14.42*; (10) Hailey Green (SH) 1:18.95; (11) Meeja Bitter (SH) 1:20.64.
800 – (1) Ingrid Hellesto (P) 2:29.40* (2) Madelynn Mitzel (S) 2:31.70; (3) Jordan White (Neah-Kah-Nie) 2:33.46; (9) Zianna Duncan (SH) 2:57.78*.
1500 – (1) Jordan White (Neah-Kah-Nie) 5:09.66; (2) Aliya Larsen (N) 5:12.27; (3) Hope Bridge (S) 5:29.14; (11) Meeja Bitter (SH) 6:44.71.
3000 – No Sweet Home competitors.
100 Hurdles – (1) Aliva Pittman (P) 16.84; (2) Anna Willson (C) 18.22; (3) Lucy Roache (C) 18.40; (5) Crystal Wolf (SH) 21.30*.
300 Hurdles – No Sweet Home competitors.
4×100 Relay – (1) Cascade 53.00; (2) Philomath 54.30; (3) Newport 56.48; (4) Woodburn 58.02; (5) Sweet Home (Crystal Wolf, Jessy Hart, Hailey Green, Natalie Rodgers) 59.16.
4×400 Relay – (1) Cascade 4:13.11; (2) Stayton 4:37.40; (3) Philomath 4:37.72; (4) Woodburn 4:38.75; (5) Sweet Home (Jessy Hart, Shelbey Nichol, Hailey Green, Zianna Duncan) 4:41.79; (6) Newport 4:43.25.
Shot Put – (1 Mia Rust (P) 35-11; (2) Shelbey Nichol (SH) 32-3¼; (3) Isabelle Fisher (C) 30-7; (6) Angel Cordes (SH) 23-7¾*.
Discus – No Sweet Home competitors.
Javelin – (1) Erika Schones (N) 110-3½; (2) Kailey James (SH) 103-1½*; (3) Sage Kramer (P) 99-6; (4) Jillian Lynn (SH) 97-7½; (6) Natalie Rodgers (SH) 92-7½.
High Jump – No Sweet Home Competitors.
Pole Vault – (1) Anna Wilson (C) 8-6; (2) Amey McDaniel (P) 8-0; (3) Madison Juhl (P) 706l (8) Crystal Wolf (SH) 6-6.
Long Jump – (1) Crystal Wolf (SH) 15-6½*; (2) Stella Barber (N) 14-0; (3) Yahaira Rodriguez (W) 13-10½; (13) Lydia Wright (SH) 12-0*; (15) Kallie Maas (SH) 10-9; (18) Angel Cordes (SH) 9-8*.
Triple Jump – (1) Shelbey Nichol (SH) 30-7; (2) Madison Juhl (P) 30-3; (3) Hannah Gordan (N) 27-9¾.