Sweet Home track and field athletes competed in the 14 team Stayton Twilight Friday night.
“We basically had our District lineup for this meet,” Coach Billy Snow said. ” However we did not put all our kids in their main events. We had some kids sick, a few injured, and then there was the weather. It was cold, wet and then the hail started halfway through. We pulled some kids from different events because we did not want to hurt anyone before Districts this Friday.”
Boys Results
Sweet Home’s short relay team started things off well. Despite some less-than-perfect handoffs, the team of Seth Graves, Robert McGarry, Randy Nicholson, and Paris Ramsey ran their second best time of the season in 44.6 which was good for third place.
Ramsey came came back a little while later to win the 100M going away in a speedy 10.9. Randy Nicholson was 10th in the same race at 11.7.
John Lovik had a couple of good races. His 4.22.1 PR in the 1500M placed him 10th and he came back later and PRed in the 800M. Ben Schmidt also ran tough and had a PR in the 800M at 2.17.3.
In the 400M, Chris Burford had a season best 55.1 which was good for ninth. Burford subbed in for the 200M and ran a season PR there also at 24.7. Wayne Martinez had a 200M PR in 25.4.
Jeremy Fisher ran his first 300M hurdle race in several weeks and responded with a great race. His PR of 44.7 placed him 10th overall and puts him #10 on the sophomore list.
Shant Little had about a 20 second PR in the 3000M, running 12:27.7.
In the 1600M relay, the team of Ian Lynn, Lovik, Mike Lummus, and Burford ran 3:47.1 for eighth place overall. Lovik’s split of 57.6 was a season best for him.
In the field, the conditions again really held down the marks for all athletes. Robert McGarry was able to negotiate 13-00 in the vault to finish third. In the high jump, Robert went 5-06 to finish ninth.
Randy Nicholson had a season PR in the long jump, going 20-10 for a second place finish in that event. In the triple jump, Kellen Petersen (38-11) and Seb Strickler (36-06) both had season bests. Petersen’s mark placed him eighth overall and puts him #4 on the sophomore lists.
In the throws, Matt Slauson had a best put of 52-09 on the day to finish second. He came back in the discus to take seventh at 136-01. In the javelin, Brad Seiber had season PR of 124-06.
Girls Results
The short relay team of Ashley Smith, Nicki Emmert, Holly Keesecker, and Hannah Swanson started things off well with a season PR of 54.8. “With good handoffs and conditions, this group could dip into the 53’s,” Coach Snow said. “Megan Snow had a great night. She finished with a six second PR in the 1500M at 5:41.1. Then in the 3000M, she had about a 30 second PR, running 12:17.1 for ninth place. Her time puts her #10 on the junior list.”
Holly Keesecker got a great start and ran a .5 second PR in the 100M, going 14.4. In the 400M, Hannah Swanson and Kari McGuyre both had big improvements. Swanson ran 63.7 for fifth place overall and McGuyre ran 67.3 for a PR. Swanson’s time places her #8 on the frosh girls list.
Lisa Brocard had a great day in the hurdles, Coach Snow said. In the highs, she ran a season PR of 17.6 for sixth place. That puts her #8 on the junior list. In the 300M hurdles, Brocard ran a near season PR of 49.8 for third place overall.
In the field, Brocard went 32-05 in the triple jump for third place overall. In the long jump, all the girls were well off their season bests. Brocard finished ninth in that event.
Kari McGuyre and Ashley Smith both went 4-06 to finish ninth in the high jump. In the throws, Krystle Streight had a best put of 34-08 for fourth place overall. Rachel Gaskey’s best of 31-01 placed her eighth. In the discus, Streight’s 99-04 was good for sixth place on the day.
Calendar: District meet here Friday and Saturday. This coming Friday and Saturday, Sweet Home plays host to the Capital Conference Track and Field Championships. The meet is a two day affair with Friday’s competition starting at 3 p.m. and Saturday’s competition beginning at 12-noon.