TRACK NOTES - MAY 30, 2009

Area records in parentheses

BOYS


100 (10.74)

Marques Avery (Pasco) 10.90, Steven Piippo (Richland) 11.06, Blair Collins (Royal) 11.13, Jordan Ness (Walla Walla) 11.15, Travis Stewart (Hanford) 11.19, Andrew Bloom (Walla Walla) 11.23, Josh Bland (Hanford) 11.25, Cori Nickerson (Kamiakin) 11.26. Also Luis Ortiz (Hermiston) 10.8wh, Morgan Baker (Waitsburg-Prescott) 11.0h.

200 (21.42)

Marques Avery (Pasco) 21.95, Steven Piippo (Richland) 22.26, Josh Bland (Hanford) 22.47, Cori Nickerson (Kamiakin) 22.66, Tim White (Kamiakin) 22.76, Blair Collins (Royal) 22.98, DeVonte Rhea (Richland) 23.02, Jerrod Johnston (Kamiakin) 23.06 (also 22.6wh). Also Doug Rogers (Pasco) 22.6wh, Luis Ortiz (Hermiston) 22.9wh.

400 (47.66)

Josh Bland (Hanford) 49.21, Jordan Ness (Walla Walla) 49.51, Cori Nickerson (Kamiakin) 50.03, Tyler Bowers (Richland) 50.85, Andrew Bloom (Walla Walla) 51.32, Vi Perez (Grandview) 51.2h, Peter Gilbert (Pasco) 51.54, Steven Piippo (Richland) 51.61, Nathan Schweiger (Richland) 51.86. 1A/2B/1B Peter Stice (Umatilla) 52.10.

800 (1:49.94)

Peter Gilbert (Pasco) 1:55.92, Aaron Smith (Southridge) 1:57.93, Casey Casillas (Richland) 1:58.38, Nathan Schweiger (Richland) 1:58.45, Kyle Sturdefant (Southridge) 1:59.24, Andrew Gonzales (Southridge) 1:59.58, Zac Martin (Hanford) 1:59.99, Reid Empey (Connell) 2:00.37.

1600 (4:08.86)

Andrew Gonzales (Southridge) 4:17.02, Quinton Olivas (Southridge) 4:19.02, Evan Fiske (Kamiakin) 4:23.87, Anthony Armstrong (Kamiakin) 4:26.91, Justin Yoke (Kamiakin) 4:28.34, Peter Gilbert (Pasco) 4:30.15, Kyle Jameson (Walla Walla) 4:30.15, Caleb Parker (Richland) 4:30.27. 1A/2B/1B Jose Marcial (Kiona-Benton) 4:32.78. 1500 Jordan Ringe (Hermiston) 4:03.17.

3200 (8:57.19)

Andrew Gonzales (Southridge) 9:10.59, Evan Fiske (Kamiakin) 9:24.20, Anthony Armstrong (Kamiakin) 9:32.76, Colby Cravens (Southridge) 9:35.75, Aaron Nelson (Walla Walla) 9:36.21, Justin Yoke (Kamiakin) 9:40.97, Jeff Marsh (Moses Lake) 9:54.38, Jose Marcial (Kiona-Benton) 9:57.20. 3000 Jordan Ringe (Hermiston) 8:44.36.

110H (14.20)

Garrett Gerling (Walla Walla) 15.25, Morgan Baker (Waitsburg-Prescott) 15.27, Lalo Mendoza (Wahluke) 15.32, Kennedy Sarmiento (Sunnyside) 15.33, Kyle Eaton (Walla Walla) 15.41, Jason Yale (Southridge) 15.43, Josh Smith (Waitsburg-Prescott) 15.60, Joe Clements (Hanford) 15.61.

300H (37.38)

Garrett Gerling (Walla Walla) 39.53, Rainer Luhrs (Pasco) 40.23, Morgan Baker (Waitsburg-Prescott) 40.24, Jason Yale (Southridge) 40.41, Joe Clements (Hanford) 40.86, Jordan LeMieux (Pasco) 41.12, Kyle Eaton (Walla Walla) 41.25, Lalo Mendoza (Wahluke) 41.46.

4x100 (41.74)

Kamiakin (Jerrod Johnston, Tim White, Cori Nickerson, Ethan Morgan) 42.78, Pasco 43.01, Walla Walla 43.52, Hanford 43.74, Richland 43.85, Moses Lake 44.07, Sunnyside 44.38, Southridge 44.64. 1A/2B/1B Connell 44.89.

4x400 (3:19.12)

Richland (Tyler Bowers, Casey Casillas, Nathan Schweiger, Steven Piippo) 3:22.44, Kamiakin 3:24.64, Walla Walla 3:28.09, Kennewick 3:28.69, Hanford 3:30.87, Pasco 3:32.85, Connell 3:33.28, Southridge 3:33.32.

High jump (7-0)

Steven Piippo (Richland) 6-5, Josh Bland (Hanford) 6-4, Jason Hanson (Kennewick) 6-3, Brandon Search (Pasco) 6-2, Shawn Vandermark (Hanford) 6-2, Cori Nickerson (Kamiakin) 6-2, John Kayembe (Hermiston) 6-2, Tim McEuen (Walla Walla) 6-0, Tyler Holle (Kamiakin) 6-0, Tim White (Kamiakin) 6-0, Michael Royer (Hermiston) 6-0, James Coulson (Connell) 6-0, Travis Kafentzis (Richland) 6-0, Jason Hanson (Kennewick) 6-0.

Pole vault (15-9 3/4)

Robert Jessop (Kennewick) 14-3, Storm Shea (Grandview) 13-6, Kyle Schuetze (Prosser) 13-6, Jacob Garretson (Southridge) 13-6, Hank Bohnet (Walla Walla) 13-0, Patrick Maeder (Bickleton) 12-9, Corey Kolasch (Pasco) 12-6, Devin Shaw (Pasco) 12-6, Quentin Wright (Pasco) 12-6.

Long jump (23-8 1/2)

Blair Collins (Royal) 22-4, Randy Koon (Moses Lake) 21-5 1/2, Justin Piek (Walla Walla) 21-4, Luis Ortiz (Hermiston) 21-2 1/2, Wyatt Withers (Waitsburg-Prescott) 20-11, Tyrell McGee (Southridge) 20-9, Jacob McKinney (Richland) 20-5 3/4, Tyler Carroll (Irrigon) 20-5 1/2.

Triple jump (49-1 1/4)

Josh Bland (Hanford) 44-1 1/2 (also 44-3 1/4w), Joseph Babcock (Grandview) 44-1 (also 44-10 3/4w), Blair Collins (Royal) 43-10, Robert Jessop (Kennewick) 43-9 1/2, Colton Riner (Connell) 43-6 1/4, Spencer Fackrell (Moses Lake) 43-5 3/4, Justin Piek (Walla Walla) 42-11 1/2, Mitchell Hill (Moses Lake) 42-9.

Shot put (61-4)

Cody Humphrey (Hermiston) 52-2 1/4, James Lehr (Waitsburg-Prescott) 50-11 1/2, Lale Ena (Hermiston) 50-7 1/4, Brandon Porter (Walla Walla) 50-3, Chris Benson (Riverside) 48-10 1/2, Faafiaula Ena (Hermiston) 48-7, Skylar Keeton (Pasco) 47-5, RJ Harris (Hanford) 47-3 1/2.

Discus (186-2)

James Lehr (Waitsburg-Prescott) 162-8, Alvaro Barajas (Othello) 158-5, Cody Humphrey (Hermiston) 157-4, Scott Christensen (Richland) 155-1, Kyle Holden (Walla Walla) 149-5, Spencer Fackrell (Moses Lake) 147-10, Lale Ena (Hermiston) 146-11, Travis Sharp (Kennewick) 143-11.

Javelin (206-6)

Kyle Wagar (Hanford) 188-8, Ethan Morgan (Kamiakin) 185-4, Brandon Porter (Walla Walla) 183-2, Cameron Wagar (Hanford) 179-0, Jordan Friesz (Hanford) 175-11, Jacob Price (Pasco) 175-0, Matt Hadley (Connell) 174-1, Joseph Taylor (Grandview) 172-2.

GIRLS


100 (11.86)

Whitney Leavitt (Kiona-Benton) 12.18 (also 11.8h), Kasey McNeill (Southridge) 12.35 (also 12.33w), Yesenia Ortiz (Pasco) 12.61, La'Quilla Upton (Southridge) 12.64 (also 12.2wh), Angelica Rodriguez (Hermiston) 12.69 (also 12.2wh), Shaniae Lakes (Richland) 12.72, Amy Kegler (Riverside) 12.91, Martha Sanford (Richland) 13.04, Marlee Rees (Prosser) 13.04. Also Stacy Potter (Waitsburg-Prescott) 12.4h, Magie Munoz (Moses Lake) 12.8wh.

200 (24.58)

Whitney Leavitt (Kiona-Benton) 25.37 (also 24.9h), Shaniae Lakes (Richland) 25.75, Angelica Rodriguez (Hermiston) 25.85, Kasey McNeill (Southridge) 26.01 (also 25.4wh), Chelsea Bourque (Southridge) 26.29, Martha Sanford (Richland) 26.42, La'Quilla Upton (Southridge) 26.45 (also 26.2wh), Yesenia Ortiz (Pasco) 26.86. Also Sarah Nicole Pierce (Pasco) 26.5wh, Stacy Potter (Waitsburg-Prescott) 26.6h.

400 (54.8h)

Yesenia Ortiz (Pasco) 57.36, Angelica Rodriguez (Hermiston) 57.56, Andrea Smith (Southridge) 59.74, Whitney Leavitt (Kiona-Benton) 59.89, Jenna Wallace (Southridge) 59.89, Megan Dart (Hanford) 1:00.57, Kailee Davisson (Walla Walla) 1:00.88, Martha Sanford (Richland) 1:01.28.

800 (2:09.99)

Janette Rodriguez (Pasco) 2:22.36, Maggie Jones (Richland) 2:22.54, Kaylee Brooks (Kamiakin) 2:22.94, Megan Dart (Hanford) 2:23.78, Katie Mahoney (Richland) 2:25.29, Kiley Johnson (Richland) 2:25.30, Breanna Daniel (Hanford) 2:26.05, Marisa Vander Malle (Pasco) 2:26.61. 1A/2B/1B Becky Flores (River View) 2:29.45.

1600 (4:59.63)

Marisa Vander Malle (Pasco) 5:06.88, Emily Hazen (Richland) 5:17.21, Erin Hegarty (Hanford) 5:18.12, Janette Rodriguez (Pasco) 5:20.02, Kiley Johnson (Richland) 5:24.27, Lauren Dernbach (Richland) 5:25.30, Emily Butler (Southridge) 5:27.64, Maggie Jones (Richland) 5:35.20. 1A/2B/1B Melissa Gibbons (Connell) 5:35.44. 1500 Nancy Cardenas (Umatilla) 4:56.97.

3200 (10:43.38)

Erin Hegarty (Hanford) 11:06.07, Marisa Vander Malle (Pasco) 11:16.48, Lauren Dernbach (Richland) 11:18.82, Emily Hazen (Richland) 11:20.64, Alisha Till (Richland) 11:35.99, Natalie April (Richland) 11:49.12, Emily Butler (Southridge) 11:57.99, Kari Merrell (Southridge) 11:58.88. 1A/2B/1B Melissa Gibbons (Connell) 12:24.1h. 3000 Cristal Delgado (Hermiston) 10:43.74.

100H (14.11)

Chelsea Bourque (Southridge) 15.08, Andrea Smith (Southridge) 15.35, Katharine Lotze (Kiona-Benton) 15.53, Brianna Casper (Connell) 15.60, Khadidja Toure (Kamiakin) 15.67, Sadie Sparks (Pasco) 15.70, Martha Sanford (Richland) 15.72, Kay-Leigh Barnitz (Hermiston) 15.93.

300H (42.17)

Martha Sanford (Richland) 45.62, Gabby Brower (Richland) 46.84, Chelsea Bourque (Southridge) 47.11, Danielle Rovira (Pasco) 47.34, Brianna Casper (Connell) 47.91, McKhayla Morris (Walla Walla) 47.97, Sadie Sparks (Pasco) 48.07, Katharine Lotze (Kiona-Benton) 48.25. Also Kristi Beyer (Kamiakin) 48.1h.

4x100 (47.84)

Southridge (Chelsea Bourque, La'Quilla Upton, Andrea Smith, Kasey McNeill) 48.10, Richland 48.79, Pasco 49.04, Hermiston 50.19, Prosser 50.84, Kiona-Benton 51.10, Waitsburg-Prescott 52.23, Connell 52.53.

4x200 (1:41.76)

Southridge (Chelsea Bourque, Andrea Smith, La'Quilla Upton, Kasey McNeill) 1:41.76, Richland 1:43.35, Kiona-Benton 1:46.96, Pasco 1:47.98, Prosser 1:49.42, Connell 1:50.31, Moses Lake 1:51.42, Hanford 1:52.38.

4x400 (3:53.63)

Pasco (Danielle Rovira, Shaunice Townsend, Sadie Sparks, Yesenia Ortiz) 4:01.50, Richland 4:04.68, Southridge 4:09.56, Hermiston 4:12.9h, Prosser 4:13.73, Walla Walla 4:16.64, Waitsburg-Prescott 4:17.55, Hanford 4:19.43.

High jump (6-0 1/2)

Taymussa Miller (Hanford) 5-5, Catherine Routson (Umatilla) 5-3, Elise Jepsen (Kamiakin) 5-2, Kendall Gilmore (Pasco) 5-2, Veronica Bradley (Hanford) 5-2, Melissa Merrill (Hanford) 5-2, Crystal Schmidt (Hermiston) 5-2, Kendall Taylor (Connell) 5-1, Jamie Weisner (Walla Walla) 5-1, Katharine Lotze (Kiona-Benton) 5-1.

Pole vault (12-6)

Jessica Christian (Richland) 12-5, Mackenzie Hall (Southridge) 11-4, Katie Smoot (Southridge) 10-9, Liz Dotson (Richland) 10-6, Danielle Cuevas (Kamiakin) 10-0, Joanna Chen (Richland) 10-0, Janice Barlow (Walla Walla) 9-6, Kirstie Schnetzer (Southridge) 9-6, Sarah McGary (Connell) 9-6.

Long jump (19-5)

Kasey McNeill (Southridge) 17-11 1/4 (also 18-0w), Brittany Hill (Southridge) 17-5 1/4, Shallynn Jackson (Richland) 17-2 1/2, Taymussa Miller (Hanford) 16-11, Kellisa Owens (Dayton) 16-8 3/4, Andrea Smith (Southridge) 16-7 3/4, Shaniae Lakes (Richland) 16-7 3/4, Kay-Leigh Barnitz (Hermiston) 16-5 1/2 (also 16-7 1/2w). Also Kaitlin Kessie (Kamiakin) 16-9w.

Triple jump (39-4)

Shaniae Lakes (Richland) 39-0, Katharine Lotze (Kiona-Benton) 37-1, Elise Jepsen (Kamiakin) 36-10, Taymussa Miller (Hanford) 36-2 1/4, Trish Pierson (Hermiston) 35-8 1/2, Brittany Hill (Southridge) 34-6 1/4, Kayla Chamberlain (Moses Lake) 34-5 1/2, Crystal Schmidt (Hermiston) 34-5 1/4.

Shot put (46-9 1/2)

Mary Barnett (Hermiston) 42-6, Emma Murillo (Southridge) 38-0 1/2, Kaytlyn Coleman (Kennewick) 37-10 1/2, Tiffany Martinez (Othello) 37-4, Ashley Willoughby (Richland) 37-2 1/4, Sadie Sparks (Pasco) 36-4 3/4, Adrianna Rodriguez (Walla Walla) 36-4, Kayla Blankenship (Hermiston) 36-3 1/2. 1A/2B/1B Kirsten McCallum (Echo) 33-10 3/4.

Discus (149-5)

Ana Zapien (Prosser) 135-9, Mary Barnett (Hermiston) 131-0, Tiffany Martinez (Othello) 129-4, Emma Murillo (Southridge) 121-8, Kinzi Poteet (Grandview) 120-8, Arianna Balderas (Pasco) 120-3, Adrianna Rodriguez (Walla Walla) 120-0, Kelsey Julian (Kennewick) 118-9. 1A/2B/1B Maci Whitby (Connell) 116-4.

Javelin (160-10)

Christine Kirkwood (Othello) 151-10, Kenna Ross (Walla Walla) 145-3, Crystal Schmidt (Hermiston) 133-5, Haley Tank (Hanford) 133-5, Emma Murillo (Southridge) 132-3, Kinzi Poteet (Grandview) 126-5, Reina Malito (Kennewick) 126-4, Adrianna Rodriguez (Walla Walla) 121-7. 1A/2B/1B Kala Koelzer (Connell) 112-9.

TRACK AND FIELD STANDINGS - MAY 7, 2009

Boys

Walla Walla 13-0
Southridge 11-2
Wenatchee 11-2
Pasco 10-3
Kamiakin 9-4
Richland 8-5
Hanford 7-6
Davis 6-7
Eastmont 4-8-1
Eisenhower 4-8-1
Moses Lake 3-10
Sunnyside 1-11-1
Kennewick 1-12
West Valley 0-12-1

Girls

Southridge 13-0
Richland 12-1
Pasco 11-2
Wenatchee 10-3
Eisenhower 9-4
Eastmont 7-5-1
Walla Walla 6-6-1
Kamiakin 6-7
Hanford 5-8
West Valley 5-8
Kennewick 2-11
Moses Lake 2-11
Sunnyside 2-11
Davis 0-13

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - APRIL 30, 2009

Josh Bland was named athlete of the week by the Tri-City Herald for breaking a twenty-five year old school record in winning the 400 meters at the Prosser Invite. Josh also won the 200 and 400 at the CBBN league meet that week.

TRACK NOTES - MARCH 27, 2009

PREVIEW: Mid-Columbia returners to watch
By René Ferrán, Herald staff writer
The biggest change in the Mid-Columbia track world this spring is the loss of the 4A/3A state championships back to the westside.

Mount Tahoma High in Tacoma will hold the 4A, 3A and 2A meets in a three-day format in late May, while the 1A, 2B and 1B meets will be held at Eastern Washington University.

The Pasco Invite will be held April 18 at Edgar Brown Stadium.

Here's a look at some of the top returnees:

Sprints

Richland senior Steven Piippo, who signed with Boise State in February, was the only CBBN boy (4A or 3A) to qualify for state in the short sprints last May. Hanford's Josh Bland and Walla Walla's Jordan Ness, both seniors, made it in the 400. Royal senior Blair Collins was runner-up at 1A state in the 100.

The best of a deep group of area girls resides in Benton City, where EWU-bound senior Whitney Leavitt of Kiona-Benton is the reigning All-Area MVP with six state titles to her resumé. Also back are all four members of Southridge's state champion 4x200 team, as well as Pasco senior Yesenia Ortiz, the 4A district champion in the 100 and 400.

Hurdles

Hanford junior Joe Clements and Walla Walla senior Kyle Eaton qualified for state a year ago in the high hurdles, while in the small-school ranks, Waitsburg-Prescott senior Morgan Baker had the area's fastest time in the 300 hurdles and placed at state in both hurdles races.

The Richland girls' hurdling tradition will be carried on by junior Martha Sanford and sophomore Melanie Valdez. They'll face competition from Southridge junior Chelsea Bourque and Kamiakin senior Elise Jepsen. Ki-Be senior Katharine Lotze, also a top triple jumper, signed with CWU last month.

Distances

Pasco senior Peter Gilbert, runner-up at state a year ago in the 800, and Southridge senior Andrew Gonzales (a WSU commit) were the CBL 4A and 3A runners of the year, respectively, a year ago. They and Hermiston senior Jordan Ringe, runner-up in the Oregon 5A cross country meet, highlight a deep distance corps in the area.

The girls had some surprise state qualifiers a year ago who look to build upon that success, including Pasco's Marisa Vander Malle (3,200) and Janette Rodriguez (800) and a pair of Richland sophomores in the 800 "€" Katie Mahoney and Maggie Jones. Hanford sophomore Erin Hegarty had an up-and-down cross country season but finished sixth at state in the 3,200 last May.

Jumps

Royal's Collins won the 1A long jump title and also is a top high jumper. The area CBBN teams were hit hard by graduation in this discipline, with Kamiakin losing a pair of regional champions. Among the Tri-Cities' 11 state qualifiers, only Kennewick senior Robert Jessop (triple jump) is back. Watch out for Wa-Hi senior Justin Piek.

The girls, though, feature a trio of state champions "€" Jepsen, who won the 3A high jump in 2007 and signed with EWU in February; Hanford senior Taymussa Miller, who succeeded Jepsen last May; and Richland senior Jessica Christian, who won the 4A pole vault and signed with South Dakota. The Bombers also return state qualifiers Shaniae Lakes (triple jump) and Shallyn Jackson (long jump).

Throws

This is another discipline hit hard by graduation "€" for both boys and girls. Hanford senior Kyle Wagar (javelin) is the only CBBN state qualifier in the area who's back, while among the smaller schools, Prosser senior Ana Zapien (discus) and Connell senior KieOsha Avery (javelin) and sophomore Maci Whitby (discus) placed at state last year.

TRACK NOTES - FERUARY 2009

Clay Lewis, the former boys and girls coach at Hanford, will be inducted into the Washington State Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame on Saturday in Everett.

Lewis retired as head coach in January 2006 after suffering a heart attack, but he has continued to help the Falcons jumpers and also is active in helping run local meets.

Lewis and longtime Lynnwood boys and girls coach Duane Lewis (no relation) will be inducted during a noon luncheon at the Holiday Inn.