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EUGENE – If you hang around track and field coaches, one plan for a state championship team is a balanced attack. Grab some team points in the sprints, maybe garner a few points in the distance events and maybe pick up a few points in the field events. Add the totals and you hope to pick up a state team title.
For first-year Adrian coach Reagan Shira, the plan was a bit different. Shira, a former speedster in his day along with his brother, saw the majority of the Antelope points in the team competition come from one source-pure speed.
The Lope boys picked up the maximum points in the sprint events to take the 1A OSAA Track and Field state team title after scoring 74 points. An old friend of the Adrian boys, the Powder Valley Badgers boys placed second and Joseph placed third making the top three an eastern Oregon sweep.
Adrian junior Jace Martin became the first 1A athlete to run the 100 meters in under 12 seconds in the history of the meet, clocking a 10.99 second race in a heat race. Martin combined with brother Conley, a senior, to go one-two in both the 100- and 200-meter races. The Martin duo teamed with Riley Griffin and Gavin Bayes to cross the line first in the 4-by-100 and relay with the Martins, Bayes and Jesse Walker also winning at the tape in the 4-by-400 relay.
Not far behind medals hanging on his neck was Powder Valley’s Kaden Krieger, a three-time state champion coming in the 400-meters, the 110-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles.
Pine Eagle’s Caleb Brown finished his high school career with a state championship in the 800 meters and Joseph’s Reece Nelson was tops in the triple jump.
If you are looking to soar above the crowd on a pole, consider Trout Lake. One of the newest members to the Oregon ranks, the small Washington high school scored not only a state title with freshman Sawyer Dean, but also had the runner-up position with Landon Heberling. Not bad for a school of 152 students in grades 5-12.
Photo Gallery – 1A/2A/3A State Track – Tom Nordtvedt
The state team title for Adrian is impressive as is the pure sweep of the sprint events by the Antelopes. Almost reminds some of us of a time of the Shira brothers some years ago. Could it be we write this story in years to come quoting Coach Jace or Coach Conley?
Individual State Champions
Jace Martin (Adrian) – 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 4X100 Relay, 4X400 Relay
Kaden Krieger (Powder Valley) – 400 Meters, 110-Meter Hurdles, 300-Meter Hurdles
Caleb Brown (Pine Eagle) – 800 Meters
Riley Griffin (Adrian) – 4X100 Relay
Gavin Bayes (Adrian) – 4X100 Relay, 4X400 Relay
Conley Martin (Adrian) – 4X100 Relay, 4X400 Relay
Jesse Walker (Adrian) – 4X400 Relay
Sawyer Dean (Trout Lake) – Pole Vault
Reece Nelson (Joseph) – Triple Jump
Team scores: 1. Adrian, 74. 2. Powder Valley, 52.5. 3. Joseph, 49. 4. Days Creek,40. 5. St. Stephen’s Academy, 38. 6. Pine Eagle, 30. 7. Cove, 25. 8. Glendale, 23. 9. Imbler, 22. 9. Crane, 22. 9. Southwest Christian, 22. 9. North Douglas, 22. 13. Jewell, 19. 14. North Clackamas Christian, 18. 14. Trout Lake, 18. 16. Horizon Christian-Hood River, 15. 17. St. Paul, 14. 17. Prairie City, 14. 19. Eddyville Charter, 12. 20. Mitchell-Spray, 11. 20. Mapleton, 11. 22. Pacific, 10. 22. Mohawk, 10. 22. Lyle-Wishram, 10. 22. Yoncalla, 10. 22. Damascus Christian, 10. 27. Arlington Community Charter, 8. 28. Triangle Lake, 7.5. 29. Condon, 7. 30. Powers, 6. 31. Bickleton, 5. 31. Camas Valley, 5. 31. Willamette Valley Christian, 5. 34. South Wasco County, 4. 34. Dufur, 4. 36. Elgin, 2. 36. Crosshill Christian, 2. 36. North Lake, 2. 39. Klickitat, 1. 39. Crosspoint Christian, 1.
100 meters: 1. Jace Martin (Adrian), 11.08. 2. Conley Martin (Adrian), 11.38. 5. Reece Dixon (Powder Valley), 11.56. 8. Marshal McLaughlin (Dufur), 11.94.
200 meters: 1. Jace Martin (Adrian), 22.35. 2. Conley Martin (Adrian), 22.85. 6. Reece Dixon (Powder Valley), 23.49.
400 meters: 1. Kaden Krieger (Powder Valley), 50.79. 3. Jackson Chandler (Powder Valley), 53.40. 4. Carter Nichols (Crane), 53.52. 5. Clinton Tarvin (Imbler), 53.54. 6. Jesse Walker (Adrian), 54.97.
800 meters: 1. Caleb Brown (Pine Eagle), 1:58.69. 3. Cooper Gover (Pine Eagle), 2:01.05. 5. Taylor Fox (Cove), 2:04.37. 9. Trevor Collins (Trout Lake), 2:10.50. 11. Luke Binfet (Bickleton), 2:11.00.
1500 meters: 2. Bayden Menton (Joseph), 4:08.14. 3. Eli Williams (Cove), 4:14.00. 4. Taylor Fox (Cove), 4:18.14. 7. Luke Binfet (Bickleton), 4:24.93. 8. Jett Leavitt (Joseph), 4:25.09.
3000 meters: 2. Bayden Menton (Joseph), 9:01.68. 3. Caleb Brown (Pine Eagle), 9:10.19. 4. Eli Williams (Cove), 9:17.03. 6. Skyler Perkins (Cove), 9:48.15.
110-meter hurdles: 1. Kaden Krieger (Powder Valley), 15.55. 2. Riley Griffin (Adrian), 17.08. 5. Trevor Treat (Imbler), 18.02.
300-meter hurdles: 1. Kaden Krieger (Powder Valley), 39.90. 2. Kelton Dunten (Crane), 41.45. 5. Gavin Bayes (Adrian), 44.09. 8. Trevor Treat (Imbler), 45.70.
4X100 relay: 1. Adrian (Riley Griffin, Jace Martin, Gavin Bayes, Conley Martin), 43.82. 6. Crane (Taylor Krueger, Kelton Dunten, Tyson Ballard, Carter Nichols), 46.58. 7. Joseph (Gavin Russell, Dylan Rogers, Reece Nelson, Kale Ferguson), 47.10.
4X400 relay: 1. Adrian (Jesse Walker, Jace Martin, Gavin Bayes, Conley Martin), 3:34.84. 2. Pine Eagle (Reid Davis, Cooper Gover, Caleb Brown, Cole Morgan), 3:36.32. 7. Imbler (Nathan Bingaman, Adam Gordon, Dallin Rasmussen, Clinton Tarvin), 3:43.02. 11. Mitchell-Spray (Nils Lahme, Nate Clark, Alejandro Cayetano Bris, Linus Pullen), 3:53.03.
Shot put: 2. Kellen Gronquist (Arlington), 42-11.25. 4. Adam Thompson (Crane), 41-02.00. 5. Jeremiah Martin (Imbler), 40-11.00. 7. Logan Sweeney (Mitchell-Spray), 39-09.75. 8. Austin Fink (Klickitat), 38-03.00.
Discus: 2. Nate Clark (Mitchell-Spray), 128-10. 5. Kale Ferguson (Joseph), 126-06. 6. Jacob Jones (Dufur), 115-06. 8. Oscar Thomas (South Wasco County), 113-04. 10. Lewkus Burright (Ione), 100-11. 12. Logan Profitt (Powder Valley), 88-01.
Javelin: 3. Eli Wright (Prairie City), 159-05. 5. Kale Ferguson (Joseph), 156-01. 6. Oscar Thomas (South Wasco County), 152-02. 7. Joe Lathrop (Elgin), 151-09. 8. Aaron Smith (Lyle/Wishram), 148-05. 11. Jacob Jones (Dufur), 125-02.
High jump: 2. Eli Wright (Prairie City), 6-05.00. 3. Reece Nelson (Joseph), 6-00.00. 4. Kaden Krieger (Powder Valley), 5-10.00. 7. Rowan Hassinger (Cove), 5-08.00.
Pole vault: 1. Sawyer Dean (Trout Lake), 13-02.00. 2. Landon Heberling (Trout Lake), 12-08.00. 6. Reece Holycross (Bickleton), 10-08.00. 8. Brady Otley (Crane), 10-02.00.
Long jump: 3. Reece Nelson (Joseph), 19-07.00. 5. Aaron Smith (Lyle/Wishram), 19-03.00. 6. Reece Dixon (Powder Valley), 19-03.00. 8. Jake Bingaman (Imbler), 19-01.00. 9. Gavin Bayes (Adrian), 18-08.00. 11. Kole Martin (Sherman), 17-08.00.
Triple jump: 1. Reece Nelson (Joseph), 43-07.25. 3. Nathan Bingaman (Imbler), 42-08.25. 4. Aaron Smith (Lyle/Wishram), 40-08.25. 6. Colten Bayes (Adrian), 40-04.25. 7. Reece Dixon (Powder Valley), 39-08.50. 8. Nate Clark (Mitchell-Spray), 39-06.50. 12. Riley Griffin (Adrian), 38-01.00.
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