Sweet Home and East Linn Christian both competed Saturday, April 11, at the Rob Frank Invitational hosted by Banks.
The meet included a mix of 19 schools, almost all from northwest Oregon. Team scores were not calculated.
Winners for Sweet Home were senior Dillan Davis in the 400 (23:51), senior McKenzie Miller in the 300 (11:01.11), with teammate Emma Whitton, a sophomore, second in a personal-best 11:50.31, and senior Selah Wright first in the javelin with a PR of 104-6.
Other top-five finishers for Sweet Home boys were junior Landon Murry, second in the 100 (11.67), with sophomore Sam Barringer fourth in a PR of 11.79; Davis second in the 200 (23.51); junior Nick Larson second in the 110 hurdles (17.48) and fifth in the 300 hurdles (46.14); Murray, Barringer, Davis and freshman Brayden Driver second in the 4×100 (44.95); junior Gavin Tyler third in the shot (46-11) and fourth in the javelin (130-8); senior Cannon Klumph fifth in the discus (118-9); Barringer fourth in the high jump (5-10) and second in the triple (38-11½); and junior Kaeson Walker fifth in the triple (37-1).
For the Husky girls, Miller was fourth in the 1500, in a PR of 4:58.81; junior Brooke Elder, senior Delainie Pratt, junior Noelle Helfrich and senior Loralai Mark were second in the 4×100 relay (54.42); Mark was third in the high jump (4-4), with junior Amara Gonzales in fourth (4-4).
“We did really well,” Sweet Home Head Coach Nathan Whitfield said, noting that his team came away with 18 personal bests, along with 10 season-bests from the veterans.
“We’re still in training mode. We’re not setting up anything big for competition yet. Seeing these improvements, we’re seeing where the kids are at and they’re doing pretty good.”
East Linn at Rob Frank
East Linn sophomore Ryder Howard won three events for the Eagles: the high jump with a season’s best 6-2, the long jump with a personal best of 20–6, and the triple jump with another PR, 38-9.
For the Eagle girls, Lexy Kauffman was first in the 400 (59.92, a PR) and second in the 200 (26.98), and combined with sophomore Kaylyn Kauffman, and juniors Avery Runyon and June Cowan to win the 4×100 relay in 53.60. Sophomore Macy Modderman won the discus (95-10) and junior Tessa Salvage took first in the high jump (4-8).
Other top-five finishers for the East Linn boys were Howard, fourth in the 200 (23.34) and senior Josh Rehart, right behind him in fifth (24.39). Senior Hank Davidson was second in the pole vault (12-0) and sophomore Cole Pennington was fourth in that event (10-0) and fifth in the long jump (18-6).
Senior Bella Albert was fourth for the girls in the 3000 (12.53.55, a PR) with freshman Morgan Lalonde right behind in fifth (12.58.52, also a PR). Cowan was second in the long jump (16-4, a PR) and third in the 300 hurdles in a PR of 52.29. Senior Svetlana Manner was third in the pole vault (8-6, a PR) and fifth in the javelin (98-11), while Tatiana Manner, also a senior, was fourth in the pole vault (8-0).
Up next for East Linn is a trip to Kennedy Thursday, April 16, followed by a trip to Toledo on April 23, and the Meet of Champions at Sweet Home April 25.
Sweet Home boys win three-way
Sweet Home’s boys scored 74 points to beat Stayton (63) and Newport (35) in a three-way meet matching Oregon West Conference teams Tuesday, April 7, at Husky Field.
The girls were third with 50 points, behind Newport (70) and Stayton (55).
With the Rob Frank meet coming up in four days, coaches curtailed the number of events for the Huskies’ top athletes, so they had limited entries, particularly in girls events.
The Huskies posted 42 personal bests on the boys side and 23 on the girls.
Winners on the track for the Sweet Home were Landon Murry in the 100 (11.65, a PR), Ryker Burr in the 400 (54.98), Nick Larson in the 110 hurdles (17.39), Logan Anderson in the 300 hurdles (47.71, a three-second personal best); and the 4×100 team of Murry, Sam Barringer, Kaeson Walker and Dillan Davis (45.17).
In the field, Sam Barringer won the high jump with a leap of 5-8 and the triple jump in 38-10½. Larson cleared 10-6 to win the pole vault.
For the girls, McKenzie Miller was the lone winner on the track, clocking a personal best of 5:04.13 in the 1500.
Selah Wright won the javelin with a throw of 92-4, and Delainie Pratt cleared 7-6 to win the pole vault.
Sweet Home will compete Wednesday, April 15, at Stayton, then again on April 22, with North Marion at Stayton before hosting the Meet of Champions on April 25.
