Sweet Home’s track and field squad got a dose of reality in their second meet of the season, at Cascade.
The Cougar girls are stacked in the sprints and throws, and it showed as Cascade ran away with the team competition, outscoring the Huskies 101-38, with East Linn Christian Academy in third with 19 points.
On the boys side, Cascade won with 72.5 points, to 48 for Sweet Home and 40.5 for East Linn.
“Cascade is loaded,” Sweet Home Coach Nathan Whitfield said. “If they don’t win state this year, I will be shocked. Emma Gates is probably going to score 40 points at state this year by herself. Emma Gates – that’s really all you’ve got to say.”
Sweet Home’s young team – 22 of the 26 athletes who have competed thus far for the Huskies are underclassmen on the girls side, though the boys are more balanced – showed up, Whitfield said.
“The kids were tough. They competed. I was proud of them.”
Winners for Sweet Home on the boys side were seniors Eddie Martinez in the 1500 (4:37.49), Tanner Waldrop in the discus (133-8) and Aiden Shamek in the triple jump (38-1½), and junior Mason Lopez in the javelin (135-6½).
For the girls, senior Kasmi Hart won the discus in a personal-best 75-8 and was second in the shot, sophomore Rylee Markell won the 800 (3:11.58), and Kallie Maas, also a sophomore, was first in the long jump (12-2).
Whitfield noted that Hart PR’d in all three of her events – she was second in the shot and in the 800, an event that was new to her.
He said sophomore Ivy Dewitte “ran a great time” in the 200, finishing sixth in 30.56 as Cascade swept the top four spots in that event.
Freshman Conner Stevens, who was third in both the 100 and 200, “is looking awesome,” Whitfield said.
Although none of Sweet Home relay teams was a winner, as Cascade swept the top spots on both the boys and girls sides, “our relay teams are looking really good,” Whitfield said, noting, “The girls 4×400 didn’t have single upperclassmen in it.
“The kids are doing good,” he said. “We’re starting to find places where they fit in more and more.”
Sweet Home will host its first home meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, against Newport and Philomath.
Boys Results
Team Scores – (1) Cascade 72.5; (2) Sweet Home 48; (3) East Linn Christian 40.5.
Top 3 and Sweet Home Finishers
* Personal Best
100 – (1) Jacob Hampton (C) 12.44; (2) Aidan Morgan (EL) 12.48; (3) Conner Stevens (SH) 12.52; (6) Charley Crawford (SH) 12.81; (8) Von James (SH) 12.93*; (11) Colton Savri (SH) 13.22; (15) Ryker Hartsook (SH) 13.46; (16) Deacon Bachand (SH) 13.72*; (17) Jayce Miller (SH) 14.04.
200 – (1) Lance VanHoose (C) 25.25; (2) Jacob Hampton (C) 25.67; (3) Conner Stevens (SH) 25.73*; (6) Dakota Seiber (SH) 26.42; (8) Kyle Sieminski (SH) 26.91*; (11) Deacon Bachand (SH) 28.28*.
400 – (1) Thomas Boyer (C) 55.75; (2) Mason Lopez (SH) 58.57*; (3) Colton Savri (SH) 59.15; (5) Kyle Sieminski (SH) 1:00.89; (7) Ryker Hartsook (SH) 1:03.35; (8) Ben Tolman (SH) 1:03.58.
800 – (1) Arlen Kuenzi (C) 2:20.57; (2) Trevor Reese (C) 2:21.95; (3) Heath Nichol (EL) 2:22.25; (5) Ben Tolman (SH) 2:49.17; (7) Colby Gazeley (SH) 3:00.79; (8) Tyler Lemmer (SH) 3:04.82.
1500 – (1) Eddie Martinez (SH) 4:37.49; (2) Arlen Kuenzi (C) 4:42.28; (3) Trevor Reese (C) 4:42.58; (4) Kasey Kast (SH) 4:53.69; (9) Tristan Lemmer (SH) 5:14.78.
110 Hurdles – No Sweet Home competitors.
300 Hurdles – No Sweet Home competitors.
4×100 Relay – (1) Cascade 47.82; (2) Sweet Home (Charley Crawford, Von James, Aiden Shamek, Mason Lopez) 48.07; (3) Sweet Home “B” (Conner Stevens, Dakota Seiber, Colton Savri, Cooper McKinnon) 50.58; (4) Cascade “B” 53.61.
4×400 Relay – (1) Cascade 3:57.77; (2) Sweet Home (Eddie Martinez, Kasey Kast, Aiden Shamek, Dakota Seiber) 4:00.24; (3) East Linn Christian 4:09.14; (4) Cascade “B” 4:09.46; (5) East Linn Christian “B” 4:43.07.
Shot Put – (1) Coleton Urquhart (C) 40-0; (2) Cole Records (C) 38-9½; (3) Nathan Rehart (EL) 37-9*; (4) Tanner Waldrop (SH) 37-7½*; (5) Charley Crawford (SH) 36-9½; (6) Colby Gazeley (SH) 33-11½*; (10) Evan Jensen (SH) 31-3*; (14) Jon Hart (SH) 26-9½; (17) Jackson Barringer (SH) 22-0½*.
Discus – (1) Tanner Waldrop (SH) 133-8; (2) Colton Urquhart (C) 116-9; (3) Nathan Rehart (EL) 103-5*; (8) Heath Nichol (EL) 89-5*; (9) Jon Hart (SH) 81-4½*; (10) Max Klumph (SH) 79-9½*; (14) Tristan Lemmer (SH) 62-2; (28) Gavin Gardner (SH) 52-4; (19) Boden Sayer (SH) 51-9*; (20) Jackson Barringer (SH) 51-5*.
Javelin – (1) Mason Lopez (SH) 135-6¼; (2) Charlie Crawford (SH) 126-9*; (3) Evan Jensen (SH) 117-4½*; (4) Heath Nichol (EL) 117-4½*; (12) Max Klumph (SH) 92-3; (13) Nathan Rehart (EL) 88-3½; (15) Gavin Gardner (SH) 74-7½*; (18) Boden Sayer (SH) 49-1.
High Jump – No Sweet Home competitors.
Pole Vault – (1) Eli Atiyeh (C) 10-0; (2) Jadon Loveless (EL) 8-0; (3-tie) Ethan Kuntz (C), Evan Christenson (EL) 7-0; (5) Jayce Miller (SH) 6-6*.
Long Jump – (1) Roman Farrell (C) 18-10; (2) Aiden Shamek (SH) 18-0; (3) Elliot Nofziger (EL) 17-9½; (4) Ryker Hartsook (SH) 17-4*; (5) Von James (SH) 16-11*; (7) Conner Stevens (SH) 15-7*; (9) Jayce Miller (SH) 14-9*.
Triple Jump – (1) Aiden Shamek (SH) 38-1½; (2) Elliott Nofziger (EL) 36-1; (3) Aidan Morgan (EL) 36-0.
Girls Results
Team Scores – (1) Cascade 101; (2) Sweet Home 38; (3) East Linn Christian 19.
Top 3 and Sweet Home Finishers
100 – (1) Julia Duncan (C) 13.78; (2) Victoria Ferrioli (SH) 14.26*; (3) Allison Course (C) 14.31; (5) Kaylynn Mamac (SH) 14.83; (6) Amelia Sullens (SH) 13.92*; (8) Stephanie Saultz (SH) 14.11; (10) Kallie Maas (SH) 15.32; (11) Peyton Lindsey (SH) 15.33; (12) Lydia Wright (SH) 15.47; (14) Isabel Sayer (SH) 15.56; (15) Zianna Duncan (SH) 15.68; (18) Natiya Koenig Walters (SH) 16.05*; (19) Mercedes Burks (SH) 16.07; (22) Jenaya Mcelhinny (SH) 16.35*; (28) Gracie Vaughan (SH) 17.26*; (30) Abygail Foss (SH) 17.62; (31) Samantha Pineda Villa (SH) 17.66; (33) Brooklyn Erickson (SH) 17.92*.
200 – (1) Emma Gates (C) 26.97; (2) Julia Duncan (C) 29.00; (3) Lillian Pickett (C) 29.45; (5) Victoria Ferrioli (SH) 30.43; (5) Ivy Dewitte (SH) 30.56*; (7) Kaylynn Mamac (SH) 30.72; (9) Lydia Wright (SH) 31.85; (10) Peyton Lindsey (SH) 32.36; (11) Kallie Maas (SH) 32.46; (13) Zianna Duncan (SH) 33.07; (15) Natiyah Koenig Walters (SH) 33.78; (16) Isabel Sayer (SH) 33.83*; (19) Jenaya Mcelhinny (SH) 34.74*; (21) Gracie Vaughan (SH) 37.12*; (23-tie) Samantha Pineda Villa (SH), Brooklyn Erickson (SH) 38.74.
400 – (1) Emma Gates (C) 1:00.70; (2) Cami Oliva (C) 1:03.41; (3) Gabriella Floyd (C) 1:08.98; (4) Ivy Dewitte (SH) 1:10.05*; (5) Amelia Sullens (SH) 1:14.43; (6) Natiyah Koenig Walters (SH) 1:15.09.
800 – (1) Rylee Markell (SH) 3:11.58; (2) Kami Hart (SH) 3:29.98; (3) Rachel Wheeler (EL) 3:41.74; (6) Payton Brookfield (SH) 4:04.35.
1500 – (1) Daisy Lalonde (EL) 5:14.31; (2) Jaci Nixon (C) 5:44.95; (3) Abigail Scott (C) 6:20.52; (4) Rylee Markell (SH) 6:20.80; (7) Peyton Markell (SH) 7:04.03.
3000 – No Sweet Home Competitors.
100 Hurdles – (1) Anna Wilson (C) 18.27; (2) Alexandra Newton (C) 19.05; (3) Alina Khamruk (C) 20.83; (5) Beatrice Reeve (SH) 22.94.
300 Hurdles – No Sweet Home competitors.
4×100 Relay – (1) Cascade 51.16; (2) Sweet Home (Stephanie Saultz, Kaylynn Mamac, Lydia Wright, Victoria Ferrioli) 55.06; (3) Cascade “B” 55.63; (4) Sweet Home “B” (Zianna Duncan, Isabel Sayer, Mercedes Burks, Peyton Lindsey) 59.25; (5) East Linn Christian 1:00.53.
4×400 Relay – (1) Cascade 4:27.72; (2) Sweet Home (Lydia Wright, Zianna Duncan, Ivy Dewitte, Kaylynn Mamac) 4:43.22; (3) Cascade “B” 4:43.73.
Shot Put – (1) Madeleine LaCross (C) 31-10½; (2) Kami Hart (SH) 30-0½*; (3) Kalina Saechao (C) 29-2; (5) Jess Martineau (SH) 24-2; (8) Bakelee Jewell (SH) 20-11½; (12) Tierney Clarno (SH) 19-3; (13) Iris Erickson (SH) 18-5; (16) Arielle Erickson (SH) 14-2*.
Discus – (1) Kami Hart (SH) 75-8*; (2) Madeleine LaCross (C) 69-10; (3) Teagan Sanders (C) 69-6; (14) Jess Martineau (SH) 49-8*; (15) Tierney Clarno (SH) 49-5½; (16) Blakelee Jewell (SH) 49-5; (17) Iris Erickson (SH) 47-4½; (19) Arielle Erickson (SH) 38-5*.
Javelin – (1) Averie Stueve (C) 82-0½; (2) Olivia Frizelle (C) 78-3¼; (3) Teagan Sanders (C) 73-5½; (5) Peyton Markell (SH) 59-6*; (12) Ivy Dewitte (SH) 49-9; (13) Rylee Markell (SH) 47-0¼*; (16) Abygail Foss (SH) 44-0½.
High Jump – No Sweet Home Competitors.
Pole Vault – (1) Anna Wilson (C) 8-6; (2) Victoria Ferrioli (SH) 6-6; (3-tie) Jessica Corliss (EL), Daisy Lalonde (EL) 6-0; (5) Mercedes Burks (SH) 5-6.
Long Jump – (1) Kallie Maas (SH) 12-2; (2) Beatrice Reeve (SH) 11-7½; (3) Jessica Main (C) 11-6½.
Triple Jump – No Sweet Home Competitors.