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John L. Braese
Special thanks to Nadalake Photography for the photo of Sawyer Dean
PORTLAND – A small number of track and field athletes representing Hermiston, Joseph, Riverside, Trout Lake, Vale and Imbler recently finished up competition at the Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays at Jesuit High School in Portland.
Attendance was by invitation only with minimum marks set by the organizers. Student athletes representing over 100 schools from Oregon, Washington and Idaho were battling it out over two days.
Trout Lake senior and Eastern Oregon University commit Sawyer Dean hit a new personal record in the pole vault, clearing 16 feet. The height places Dean at the top of pole vault for any classification in the high school ranks in Oregon.
In the talent laden field, Hermiston also found top 10 finishes from Ava Courtney (high jump), Avonlea Edwards (discus), Maxem Shilhanek(discus), Jaysen Rodriguez (3000 meters) and the distance medley relay team of Miguel Fuentes, Jose Juarez Rodriguez, Luis Silva Salas, Franco Gonzalez Mendoza.
Joseph’s Jett Leavitt picked up eighth in the 1500 meters while teammate Gavin Russell posted a sixth place showing in the javelin.
Boys Results
100 Meters Varsity: 46. Gio Gonzague (Hermiston), 11.51.
1500 Meters Varsity: 8. Jett Leavitt (Joseph), 3:58.96.
1500 Meters Thursday Twilight: 5. Nathen Hammond (Riverside), 4:17.99.
3000 Meters Enroute: 9. Jaysen Rodriguez (Hermiston), 8:31.39.
3200 Meters Varsity: 8. Jaysen Rodriguez (Hermiston), 9:03.97.
110m Hurdles: 29. Hunter Hansell (Hermiston), 16.26.
4×100 Relay: 24. Hermiston (Logan Zumwalt, Gio Gonzague, Ryan Allen, Kyan Webb), 44.02.
4×200 Relay: 18. Hermiston (Logan Zumwalt, Gio Gonzague, Ryan Allen, Kyan Webb), 1:32.71.
4×400 Relay: 18. Hermiston (Ryan Allen, Jairo Ramirez Ortega, Franco Gonzalez Mendoza, Jaysen Rodriguez), 3:27.58.
DMR 4000m – [1200-400-800-1600]: 7. Hermiston (Miguel Fuentes, Jose Juarez Rodriguez, Luis Silva Salas, Franco Gonzalez Mendoza), 10:45.06.
Shot Put: 7. Angel Ordaz Garcia (Hermiston), 50′ 10″. 8. Seth Reeve (Hermiston), 50′ 2″. 10. Maxem Shilhanek (Hermiston), 48′ 6.5″. 21. Jayden Kusky (Trout Lake), 45′ 7″. 40. Hunter Allen (Hermiston), 39′ 0.5″.
Discus: 3. Maxem Shilhanek (Hermiston), 163′ 4″. 11. Robert Akers (Hermiston) 146′ 4.5″. 16. Angel Ordaz Garcia (Hermiston), 138′ 10″. 42. Hunter Allen (Hermiston), 121′ 0″.
Javelin: 6. Gavin Russell (Joseph), 183′ 2″.
High Jump: 24. Carter Cleveland (Hermiston), 5′ 9″. 30. Hunter Hansell (Hermiston), 5′ 9″.
Pole Vault: 2. Sawyer Dean (Trout Lake), 16′ 0″. 31. Brandon Stewart (Vale), 11′ 9″.
Triple Jump: 28. Ethan Velasquez (Hermiston), 40′ 3″. 35. Logan Zumwalt (Hermiston), 39′ 5.5″.
Girls Results
100 Meters: 18. Claire Johnson (Vale), 12.69.
1500 Meters: 18. Paiten Braseth (Imbler), 4:50.11. 25. Melody Stock (Trout Lake), 4:53.37.
100m Hurdles: 35. Abigayl Dainty (Hermiston), 17.00. 38. Bella Johnson (Vale), 17.06. 47. Claire Johnson (Vale), 17.78.
4X100 Relay: 26. Vale (Elli Jacobs, Anna Jacobs, Bella Johnson, Claire Johnson), 50.75.
Shot Put: 14. Kaitlyn Edmonds (Pendleton), 33′ 7″. 17. Jayda Cant (Imbler), 32′ 8″. 18. Avonlea Edwards (Hermiston), 32′ 7″.
Discus: 9. Avonlea Edwards (Hermiston), 114′ 10″. 31. Jayda Cant (Imbler), 93′ 6.5″.
Javelin: 17. Mika Cherry (Hermiston), 117′ 9″. 21. Olivia Haddock (Imbler), 113′ 6″. 26. Emmerson Hook (Joseph), 111′ 1″. 27. Hope Melville (Hermiston), 111′ 0″. 36. Peyton Bates (Vale), 101′ 2″.
High Jump: 7. Ava Courtney (Hermiston), 5′ 1.5″.
Pole Vault: 37. Brynlee Hartley (Vale), 8′ 3″.
Long Jump: 11. Madeline Jared (Hermiston), 17′ 0.25″. 27. Jeytt Cant (Imbler),15′ 10.25″.
