Sweet Home’s varsity runners tuned up for districts Friday, May 5, at the Wally Chiochetti Invitational at Cottage Grove.
In a field of 17 teams, representing most of the top schools in the 4A division, the Huskies didn’t have the manpower to finish high in the team scoring. Both the boys and girls finished 16th.
Sophomore Tanner Sayers posted his fourth straight PR in the 3000 over the past three weeks, running 9:47.46 to shave two seconds and change off his previous best for eighth place in a field of 30 runners.
Noah Dinsfriend, also a sophomore, was seventh in the 300 hurdles, in 43.21, also a personal best for him.
For the girls, Dana Hiett was seventh in the triple jump, with a leap of 31-5½. Freshman Megan Hager was the only other Husky to finish in the top 10 in an event, throwing 91-7 to place 10th in the discus.
The district meet begins Thursday, May 11, at Sutherlin, with field events starting at 11 a.m. and track events, most of them preliminaries, at 1 p.m. Finals in most events will be Saturday, which follows the same schedule.
The boys 4×400 relay team of Wes Parker, Noah Taraski, Lance Hanson and Nathan Hager looks to have promising prospects for making state, with an eighth-place ranking in the 4A going into district.
The 4×100 team of Nick Rietz, Austin Stevens, Hayden Nichol and Justin Carpenter have the third-best time in the league.
The Huskies look strong in the pole vault, with Eric Blanchard leading the league with a 13-1 jump earlier this season and Dillon Stutzman ranked third.
Austin Stevens is ranked second in the long jump and Wes Parker is tied for third in the triple in the rankings.
Sophomore Noah Dinsfriend has been steadily improving in the 300 hurdles, with repeated PR’s in recent weeks, and is standing third going into district. Fellow sophomore Tanner Sayers has moved up the rankings in the 3000, with PR’s in the event in each of his last four races.
Despite their lack of numbers, intensified by the loss of multiple state placewinner Bethany Gingerich to a leg injury, the Huskies look to be competitive in many events, including several field events on the girls side.
Going into the district meet, senior Dana Hiett, the only other Sweet Home girl with state experience, is ranked first in the triple jump, in which she qualified last year. Freshman Zoe James is ranked fifth in the 400 and second in the high jump, and freshman Megan Hager is second in the discus.
Wally Chiochetti Invitational
Top Three, Top Sky-Em Finishers, Sweet Home Finishers
Boys Results
100 – (1) Hunter Comyford (North Valley) 11.34; (2) Jacob Woods (Cottage Grove) 11.34; (3) Michael Gift (Scappoose) 11.47; (8) Cooper Ladd (Cottage Grove) 11.78; (11) Justin Carpenter (SH) 11.92; (22) Hayden Nichol (SH) 12.15.
200 – (1) Jacob Woods (Cottage Grove) 23.07; (2) Michael Gift (Scappoose) 23.30; (3) Jasson Claffey (North Valley) 23.52; (5) Cooper Ladd (Cottage Grove) 23.81; (12) Austin Stevens (SH) **24.21; (17) Wes Parker (SH) **24.42; (32) Nathan Hager *(SH) **25.03.
400 – (1) No Sweet Home entrants.
800 – (1) Emmett Bailor (Crook County) 2:00.33; (2) Josh Snyder (Bandon) 2:01.74; (3) Austin Barker (North Bend) 2:04.19; (7) Keaton Green (Sisters) 2:05.61; (23) Casey Tow (SH) **2:15.02; (25) Austin Sills (SH) **2:16.63.
1500 – (1) John Kavulich (Scappoose) 4:07.26; (2) Josh Snyder (Bandon) 4:08.51; (3) Hunter Hutton (Bandon) 4:09.13; (8) Carson Bain (Elmira) 4:20.93; (32) Austin Sills (SH) 4:49.95; (34) Ricky Yunke (SH) 4:52.81.
3000 – (1) Michael Brown (North Bend) 9:02.09; (2) Konrad Raum (Cottage Grove) 9:26.71; (3) Jack Pickell (Siuslaw) 9:31.02; (4) James Talley (Cottage Grove) 9:32.73; (8) Tanner Sayers (SH) **9:47.46; (30) Cameron Taber (SH) 11:01.51.
110 Hurdles – (1) Elijah Castro (8) Ethan Frolov (Elmira) 16.73; (9) Keegan Greaney (Sisters) 17.01; Hidden Valley) 15.06; (2) Hunter Ellis (Klamath Union) 15.64; (3) Tyler Hanrahan (Newport) 16.08; (20) Noah Dinsfriend (SH) 18.16.
300 Hurdles – (1) Hunter Comyford (North Valley) 39.64; (2) Keegan Greaney (Sisters) 40.61; (3) Hunter Ellis (Klamath Union) 41.12; (7) Noah Dinsfriend (SH) **43.21; (17) Lance Hanson (SH) 45.88.
4×100 Relay – (1) North Valley 44.61; (2) Hidden Valley 44.97; (3) Scappoose 45.01; (7) Cottage Grove 45.16; (8) Sweet Home (Nick Rietz, Austin Stevens, Hayden Nichol, Justin Carpenter) 45.26.
4×400 Relay – No Sweet Home entrants.
Shot Put – (1) Trent Reavis (Siuslaw) 50-2; (2) Will Beaudry (Newport) 48-9½; (3) Nate Maller (Scappoose) 47-11; (9) Dylan Porter (Elmira) 42-8; (11) Austin Griffin (SH) 35-8¼.
Discus – No Sweet Home entrants.
Javelin – (1) Ty Hampton (North Bend) 191-9; (2) Will Beaudry (Newport) 165-3; (3) William Weaver (Elmira) 164-8; (5) Hunter Hall (Cottage Grove) 157-9; (9) Gabe Fox (Elmira) 152-3; (11) Dillon Stutzman (SH) 147-6; (17) Nathan Hager (SH) 135-8; (28) Jake Swanson (SH) 116-1.
High Jump – (1) Tyler Hanrahan (Newport) 6-4; (2) Erick Vallejo Giffen (Cottage Grove) 6-0; (3) Giovanni Byers (North Bend) 5-8; (4 Ethan Frolov (Elmira) 5-8; (8) Casey Tow (SH) 5-4.
Pole Vault – (1) Boot Clark (Henley) 14-6; (2) Hunter Hutton (Bandon) 14-0; (3) Ben Dailey (North Bend) 14-0; (7) Dillon Stutzman (SH) 12-0; (8) Eric Blanchard (SH) 12-0.
Long Jump – (1) Elijah Castro (Hidden Valley) 21-6½; (2) Tucker Porter (Cottage Grove) 19-9¾; (3) Jostan Brown (Newport) 19-2½; (4) Jacob Woods (Cottage Grove) 19-0; (20) Noah Taraski 17-3¾.
Triple Jump – (1) Elijah Castro (Hidden Valley) 42-7; (2) Dominic Langley (Crook County) 40-7; (3) Christian Wutcherley (North Valley) 40-3; (13) Daniel French (Elmira) 37-8¼; (15) Wes Parker (SH) 37-2; (24) Lance Hanson (SH) 36-4.
Girls Results
100 – No Sweet Home entrants.
200 – No Sweet Home entrants.
400 – (1) Bayley Touey (North Valley) 58-95; (2) Hannah Albrecht (Cottage Grove) 1:01.29; (3) Salior Hutton (Bandon) 1:-1.72; (7) Mandi Calvan (Sisters) 1:03.42; (20) McKenzie Yoder (SH) 1:12.05.
800 – No Sweet Home entrants.
1500 – No Sweet Home entrants.
3000 – No Sweet Home entrants.
100 Hurdles – (1) Sabrina Reifschneider (Sisters) 16.25; (2) Izabella McLane (Newport) 16.38; (3) Molly Klipfel (Philomath) 16.83; (4) Faryn Dahlen (Cottage Grove) 17.02; (6) Kennady Laing ((Elmira) 17.40; (12) Dana Hiett (SH) 18.29.
300 Hurdles – No Sweet Home entrants.
4×100 Relay – (1) Sisters 50.94; (2) Philomath 51.73; (3) Scappoose 51.84; (4) Henley 51.89; (5) Pleasant Hill 52.10; (6) Crook County 53.10; (7) North Bend 53.72; (8) Cottage Grove 54.48; (12) Sweet Home (Gracie Olson, Ria Chiba, Alice Ramsey, Jessi Thomas) 56.46.
4×400 Relay – No Sweet Home entrants.
Shot Put – (1) Carissa Oliver (Siuslaw) 41-7½; (2) Madison Reynolds (Siuslaw) 36-7½; (3) Kayleigh Haupt (Klamath Union) 35-6¼; (27) Megan Hager (SH) 25-8¼.
Discus – (1) Carissa Oliver (Siuslaw) 136-5; (2) Kiya Wilder (Klamath Union) 118-3; (3) Kenna Woodward (Crook County) 118-0; (6) Miranda Harrison (Elmira) 98-1; (10) Megan Hager (SH) 91-7.
Javelin – (1) Tehya Woodruff (Newport) 116-9; (2) Kaylee Touey (North Valley) 109-5; (3) Mardion Hargett (Newport) 108-10; (5) Melissa Powers (Cottage Grove) 105-5; (6) Julianne Meeter (Sisters) 105-2; (22) Kendyl Stutzman (SH) 82-8; (31) Megan Hager (SH) 78-00.
High Jump – No Sweet Home entrants.
Pole Vault – (1) Nishi Chase (Klamath Union) 10-0; (2) Kalista Ross (North Bend) 9-6; (3) Lily Bogard (Philomath) 9-0; (4) Marissa Shults (Elmira) 8-6; (5) Erynn Ricker (Sisters) 8-6; (7) Nicole Kersavage (Sisters) 8-6; (9) Annalisa Linn (Elmira) 8-0; (12) Gracie Olson (SH) 7-6; (14) Dana Hiett (SH) 7-6.
Long Jump – (1) Emma Jones (Scappoose) 16-3; (2) Ryliereece Morgan (Sisters) 15-8½; (3) Kaylee Krusemark (Hidden Valley) 15-7½; (5) Kannady Laing (Elmira) 15-5; (8) Erynn Ricker (Sisters) 14-10½; (26) Ria Chiba (SH) 13-1.
Triple Jump – (1) Molly Klipfel (Philomath) 32-7½; (2) Tatiana Kelly (North Valley) 32-3¾; (3) Jenelle Hurley (Hidden Valley) 32-1; (6) Jade Anaya (Sisters) 31-9; (7) Dana Hiett (SH) 31-5½; (27) Gracie Olson (SH) 27-3.
Cottage Grove JV Invite
The JV Invite, which included all the Sky-Em teams except Sisters, along with 2A Monroe and Oakland, and 1A Triangle Lake and Umpqua Valley Christian, provided an opportunity for the younger Huskies to establish themselves for the varsity district meet.
The lone winner for Sweet Home was sophomore Jake Swanson, who threw an eight-foot PR of 143-03 in the javelin, which left him ranked 10th in the district in that event.
Freshman Casey Tow was second in the 800 (2:40.43), his first attempt at that event in high school, and third in the javelin, with a PR of 138-6. Brad Wolthuis also placed second, in the pole vault, with a personal best of 9-0.
The boys 4×100 relay of Swanson, Tow, Chase Blanco and Noah Moore placed second in 47.64.
On the girls side, Ria Chiba was the top finisher with a second-place effort of 13-8 in the long jump, in her first attempt at that event. Madelyn Neuschwander was right behind her in third, with a 4½-inch PR of 13-4½.
The two also combined with Shelby Goodwin and Jessi Thomas in a third-place finish in the 4×100 relay, in 57.94.
Sweet Home’s boys placed fourth in the team standings in the field of nine teams, behind Triangle Lake (165), Monroe (78) and Elmira (64). The girls, who only had entrants in six of the 17 events, placed eighth out of nine teams.
Cottage Grove JV Invite
Sweet Home Boys Results
** Personal Best
100 – (3) Chase Blanco (SH) 12.15; (16) Brad Wolthuis (SH) 13.66.
200 – (4) Chase Blanco (SH) **25.22; (9) Parker Lemmer (SH) 26.59; (16) Noah Moore (SH) 27.72; (23) Brad Wolthuis (SH) 30.56.
400 – (6) Tristan Saultz (SH) 1:02.05.
800 – (2) Casey Tow (SH) 2:20.43; (9) Noah Webb (SH) 2:48.94; (12) Caden Knight (SH) 3:07.59.
1500 – (7) Cameron Taber (SH) 5:13.17; (15) Mason Hook (SH) **5:40.02; (18) Noah Moore (SH) 5:47.45; (22) Caden Knight (SH) 6:35.92.
300 Hurdles – (7) Cameron Taber (SH) 1:03.21.
4×100 Relay – (2) Sweet Home (Chase Blanco, Noah Moore, Casey Tow, Jake Swanson) 47.64.
4×400 Relay – (4) Sweet Home (Tristan Saultz, Ricky Yunke, Casey Tow, Chase Blanco) 4:01.90.
Shot Put – (15) Robbie Yunke (SH) **28-1; (17) Ricky Yunke (SH) **27-7½.
Discus – (25) Parker Justham (SH) 31-2.
Javelin – (1) Jake Swanson (SH) **143-3; (3) Casey Tow (SH) **138-6; (4) Noah Moore (SH) 134-8; (6) Ricky Yunke (SH) **129-7; (8) Robbie Yunke (SH) **117-7; (12) Parker Lemmer (SH) 105-5; (38) Andrew Baham (SH) **59-7.
Pole Vault – (2) Brad Wolthuis (SH) **9-0.
Long Jump – (9) Christian Baham (SH) 14-9½; (13) Parker Lemmer (SH) 14-2¾; (23) Andrew Baham, (SH) 10-8¾.
Triple Jump – (11) Christian Baham (SH) 29-6½; (14) Andrew Baham (SH) 20-8¾.
Sweet Home Girls Results
100 – (13) Alice Ramsey (SH) 14.94; (14) Shelby Goodwin (SH) 15.1; (21) Jessi Thomas (SH) 15.44; (22) Jinny Chawengchote (SH) **15.65.
200 – (11) Madelyn Newuschwanders (SH) **31.33.
4×100 Relay – Sweet Home (Jessi Thomas, Ria Chiba, Shelby Goodwin, Madelyn Neuschwander) 57.94.
Shot Put – (15) Shelby Goodwin (SH) 22-8¼; (18) Makayla Griffin (SH) 20-4½; (22) Lauren Taber (SH) **18-0½.
Discus – (18) Makayla Griffin (SH) 40-5; (20) Lauren Taber (SH) 35-4½.
Long Jump – (2) Ria Chiba (SH) ** 13-8; (3) Madelyn Neuschwander (SH) 13-4½; (13) Jinny Chawengchote (SH) 11-4½.