It was a busy but successful day at the OSAA track and field state championships Friday, as the Mid-Valley enjoyed numerous championships.
In 2A girls, Gervais’s Izzy Boyd won the shot put state title with a throw of 39-07.00.
In the 2A 800 meters, Santiam’s Averie Peterson won the state title with a time of 2:17.89.
In the 2A triple jump, Salem Academy’s Emma Brewer won the state championship with a distance of 34-2.25.
In 2A boys, Blanchet’s Isaac Edo won the discus state title with a throw of 150-00.
In the 2A 200 meters, Gervais’s Gotti Ramon won the state title with a time of 23.04.
In 1A girls, St. Paul’s Stella Koch won the triple jump state title with a distance of 33-00.50.
In 1A boys, St. Paul’s 4×100 relay team of Kenyon Jackson, Jackson Cook, Ralph Pohlschneider and Gage Cook won the state title with a time of 45.03.
Earlier in the day, the big schools held a few finals and a bunch of preliminaries.
In Class 5A boys, Central’s Gabriel Haines set a PR to win the discus state championship with a throw of 147-07.
Before Friday, Haines’ season-best throw was 139-0.5, according to Athletic.net.
In 6A boys, West Salem’s Jack Meier had a strong 3,000-meter final, finishing second with a time of 8:20.80.
Meier will compete Saturday in the 1,500-meter final.
In the 6A girls 3,000-meter final, Sprague’s Sara Abbott and West Salem’s Avery Meier both finished in the top 10 — Abbott was sixth at 10:17.23, and Meier ninth at 10:23.96. Both will compete in the 1,500-meter final Saturday.
In the 100 meter preliminaries for 6A boys, West Salem’s Mihaly Akpamgbo (10.67) and North Salem’s DeMari Thompson (10.68) recorded fast times and are seeded first and second in the Saturday finals.
The sprinter battle between Akpamgbo and Thompson has been great all season, and one of them has a strong shot at the state title Saturday.
The state championships continue Saturday with the rest of the finals in 6A, 5A and 4A.
Friday’s girls state track results
CLASS 6A FINALS
- Triple jump: Champion — Maleigha Canaday-Elliott (McDaniel) 40-06.75. Locals — 11: Madison Downey (Sprague) 34-05.75; 12: Alessia Lemeza (West Salem) 33-06.50.
- Pole vault: Champion — Alexa Anderson (Tigard) 12-06.00. Locals — 7: Mariko Sonis (North Salem) 10-00.00; 8: Alessia Lemeza (West Salem) 10-00.00.
- Javelin: Champion — Kyeese Hollands (Central Catholic) 149-06. Locals — 9: Asia St. John (McNary) 112-01; 15: Olivia Powell (West Salem) 97-10.
- 3,000 meters: Champion — Lauren Ayers (Tualatin) 10:01.57. Locals — 6: Sara Abbott (Sprague) 10:17.23; 9: Avery Meier (West Salem) 10:23.96.
CLASS 5A FINALS
- Javelin: Champion — Zowie Nunes (Ridgeview) 132-01. Locals — 2: Dakoda Bennett (Dallas) 130-03.
- Triple jump: Champion — Breanna Raven (Thurston) 38-10.5. Locals — 3: Amanda McArthur (Central) 35-03.75; 4: Sadie Wendering (Central) 35-00.25.
- High jump: Champion — Isabella Sanderl (Summit) 5-04.25. Locals — 9: Brooklyn Pfeifer (Silverton) 4-09.75.
- 3,000 meters: Champion — Emily Wisniewski (Crescent Valley) 9:28.52. Locals — none.
CLASS 4A FINALS
- High jump: Champion — Andi Harmon (Klamath Union) 5-01.75. Locals — 7: Rylee Prichard (Cascade) 4-09.75.
- Javelin: Champion — Drew Hood (North Bend) 118-02. Locals — 11: Olivia Frizelle (Cascade) 99-06.
- Triple jump: Champion — Aja LaPan (Hidden Valley) 36-09.75. Locals — none.
- 3,000 meters: Champion — Brooke Perry (La Grande) 10:32.23. Locals — 8: Hope Bridge (Stayton) 11:06.54.
CLASS 3A FINALS
- Pole vault: Champion — Reagan Krantz (Coquille) 10-09.00. Locals — Vivy Hirschfelder (Scio) NH; Holly Gay (Jefferson) NH.
- Triple jump: Champion — Sidney DeBoer (St. Mary’s) 36-02.25. Locals — 13: Natalie Oliveira (Dayton) 30-08.50.
- Shot put: Champion — Caitlin Horrell (Burns) 35-08.00. Locals — 2: Rylie Hedgecock (Dayton) 32-09.50; 8: Hailee Stewart (Amity) 29-08.25; 12: Konstance Albright (Dayton) 28-06.25.
- 4×100 relay: Champion — Cascade Christian 50.88. Locals — 9: Amity (Adie Nisly, Eliza Nisly, Alyssa McMullen, Sara Sims) 52.85.
- 1,500 meters: Champion — Lauren Tittel (Oregon Episcopal) 4:47.11. Locals — 10: Athena Lau (Scio) 5:21.18.
- 100 meters: Champion — Mia Rhodes (De La Salle) 12.58. Locals — 6: Chloe Ayala (Sheridan) 13.12.
- 400 meters: Champion — Gracie Vohs (Sisters) 1:00.25. Locals — none.
- 100-meter hurdles: Champion — Autumn Murray (Cascade Christian) 15.24. Locals — none.
- 800 meters: Champion — Sophie Schoolmeester (Banks) 2:14.73. Locals — none.
- 200 meters: Champion — Mia Rhodes (De La Salle) 26.24. Locals — none.
- 300-meter hurdles: Champion — Sierra Samhammer (Cascade Christian) 46.60. Locals — none.
- 4×400 relay: Champion — Sisters 4:10.82. Locals — none.
- TEAM SCORES: Champion — xx. Coquille 66. Locals — 23: Dayton 8; 28: Amity 5; 31: Sheridan 3.
CLASS 2A FINALS
- Triple jump: Champion — Emma Brewer (Salem Academy) 34-2.25. Other Locals — 3: Averie Peterson (Santiam) 32-11; 7: Izzy Boyd (Gervais) 31-8.75; 9: Lindsey Arritola (Blanchet) 30-3.75; 12: Alyse Williams (Kennedy) 29-8.25.
- Shot put: Champion — Izzy Boyd (Gervais) 39-07.00. Other Locals — 3: Hallee Hughes (Willamina) 36-03.50; 6: Molly Mucken (Blanchet) 34-05.00; 11: Kaylee Silbernagel (Regis) 30-00.25.
- Pole vault: Champion — Makayla Webber (Nestucca) 8-02.75. Locals — 2: Ellie Lindemann (Santiam) 8-00.00; 4: Eilee Mucken (Blanchet) 7-06.00; 7: Sarah Naegeli (Blanchet) 6-11.75; 10: Grace Mucken (Blanchet) 6-11.75; 12: Ashlee Somphone (Salem Academy) 6-06.00; 13: Evelyn Anderson (Willamina) 6-06.00; Olivia Boyd (Gervais) NH.
- 4×100 relay: Champion — Delphian 51.63. Locals — 2: Blanchet (Lindsey Arritola, Valentina Milani, Scarlett Prine, Tatum Fleming) 51.81; 3: Regis (Rachel Koellmann, Mac Parrish, Daisy Hernandez, Clara Persons) 52.31; 6: Salem Academy (Riley Tillery, Chase Sullivan, Lynia Jones, Celia James) 52.80.
- 1,500 meters: Champion — Daisy Lalonde (East Linn Christian) 4:56.36. Locals — 9: Chase Sullivan (Salem Academy) 5:21.94.
- 100 meters: Champion — Portia Binford (Delphian) 12.89. Locals — 5: Valentina Milani (Blanchet) 13.23; 7: Tatum Fleming (Blanchet) 13.41.
- 400 meters: Champion — Owyhee Harguess (Enterprise) 57.79. Locals — 3: Averie Paterson (Santiam) 1:01.08; 4: Celia James (Salem Academy) 1:02.18; 5: Clara Persons (Regis) 1:02.87.
- 100-meter hurdles: Champion — Peyton Craven (Colton) 15.85. Locals — 2: Olivia Boyd (Gervais) 16.17; 5: Valentina Milani (Blanchet) 16.97; 6: Daisy Hernandez (Regis) 17.21.
- 800 meters: Champion — Averie Peterson (Santiam) 2:17.89. Other Locals — 10: Briar Hachenberg (Kennedy) 2:36.16; 12: Chase Sullivan (Salem Academy) 2:37.53.
- 200 meters: Champion — Hallee Hisler (Heppner) 26.80. Locals — 5: Mac Parrish (Regis) 27.50.
- 300-meter hurdles: Champion — Marley Petrey (Bandon) 46.70. Locals — 4: Valentina Milani (Blanchet) 50.37; 6: Daisy Hernandez (Regis) 51.17.
- 4×400 relay: Champion — Enterprise 4:13.02. Locals — 3: Salem Academy (Lynia Jones, Chase Sullivan, Riley Tillery, Celia James) 4:19.85); 4: Regis (Rachel Koellmann, Mac Parrish, Daisy Hernandez, Clara Persons) 4:20.53; 5: Kennedy (Precious Ifenuk, Briar Hachenberg, Alyse Williams, Haley Kline) 4:24.92.
- TEAM SCORES: Champion — Bandon 61. Locals — 4: Blanchet 44.5; 5: Santiam 42; 6: Gervais 39; 7: Regis 35; 11: Salem Academy 28; 13: Willamina 27; 21: Kennedy 10.
CLASS 1A FINALS
- Shot put: Champion — Ella Randall (Pine Eagle) 39-05.75. Locals — 7: Audra Rose (St. Paul) 31-01.75.
- Pole vault: Champion — Annie Rose Miller (Joseph) 9-03.00. Locals — 7: Julia Fast (Perrydale) 8-00.00; 7: Greta Fillible (Perrydale) 8:00.00.
- Triple jump: Champion — Stella Koch (St. Paul) 33-00.50. Other Locals — 5: Vanessa Makarenko (Crosshill Christian) 32-04.75.
- 4×100 relay: Champion — Powder Valley 50.27. Locals — 4: St. Paul (Gracie Koch, Ariana Campos, Halsie Hempfling, Meredith Coleman) 52.36.
- 1,500 meters: Champion — Presley Speelmon (Adrian) 5:07.71. Locals — none.
- 100 meters: Champion — Addy Martin (Adrian) 12.73. Locals — none.
- 400 meters: Champion — Addy Martin (Adrian) 59.53. Locals — none.
- 100-meter hurdles: Champion — Samara Baker (Triangle Lake) 15.99. Locals — none.
- 800 meters: Champion — Presley Speelmon (Adrian) 2:23.71. Locals — 3: Claire Fish (Crosshill Christian) 2:29.54.
- 200 meters: Champion — Addy Martin (Adrian) 26.13. Locals — none.
- 300-meter hurdles: Champion — Samara Baker (Triangle Lake) 47.03. Locals — none.
- 4×400 relay: Champion — Joseph 4:15.15. Locals — 6: St. Paul (Ariana Campos, Stella Koch, Halsie Hempfling, Gracie Koch) 4:25.49.
- TEAM SCORES: Champion — Damascus Christian 67. Locals — 12: St. Paul 20; 17: Crosshill Christian 14.5; 25: Willamette Valley Christian 6; 30: Perrydale 3.
Friday’s boys state track results
CLASS 6A FINALS
- Triple jump: Champion — Grant Nyhus (Lincoln) 44-00.50. Locals — 7: Logan Hilty (West Salem) 42-06.75; 16: Kelly Filley (West Salem) 37-10.00.
- Shot put: Champion — Parker Jarvis (Grants Pass) 59-00.00. Locals — 11: Makai DeBerry (West Salem) 46-11.75; 16: Roan Bashioum (North Salem) 41-05.25.
- Pole vault: Champion — Kevin Swindler (Tigard) 15-03.00. Locals — 6: Griffin Haider (South Salem) 14-00.00; 16: Carson Hunsaker (Sprague) 12-00.00.
- Discus: Champion — David Fuiava (North Medford) 155-08. Locals — 9: Wil Charles (Sprague) 138-08; 16: Roan Bashioum (North Salem) 122-04.
- 3,000 meters: Champion — Jacob Nenow (Jesuit) 8:17.07. Locals — 2: Jack Meier (West Salem) 8:20.80; 17: Ryan Newton (West Salem) 9:21.83.
CLASS 5A FINALS
- Discus: Champion — Gabriel Haines (Central) 147-07. Other Locals — Javonte Williams (Dallas) Foul.
- Triple jump: Champion — Noah Goodrich (Summit) 45-07.75. Locals — 8: Michael Young (Central) 41-11.50; 11: David Hari (Silverton) 41-07.25; 13: Joshua Peters (Central) 41-01.50.
- Shot put: Champion — Spencer Elliott (Summit) 52-09.25. Locals — 6: Sam Schaffers (Silverton) 44-00.00; 7: Jordan Braziel (Dallas) 43-11.25.
- 3,000 meters: Champion — Tyrone Gorze (Crater) 8:04.60. Locals — 11: Ty Cirino (Central) 8:55.14.
CLASS 4A FINALS
- Discus: Champion — Cody White (Estacada) 159-06. Locals — 3: Emmett Riedman (Stayton) 146-07; 13: Coleton Urquhart (Cascade) 121-03.
- Pole vault: Champion — Jonathon Parks (Marshfield) 15-00.00. Locals — 9: Eli Atiyeh (Cascade) 12-00.00.
- Shot put: Champion — Myer Whitmore (La Grande) 52-09.50. Locals — 7: Cole Records (Cascade) 46-10.00.
- Triple jump: Champion — Nolan Mead (Pendleton) 44-05.25. Locals — none.
- 3,000 meters: Champion — Alexander Garcia-Silver (Marshfield) 8:31.08. Locals — none.
CLASS 3A FINALS
- Triple jump: Champion — Orin Stipe (Nyssa) 42-11.75. Locals — none.
- Javelin: Champion — Tyrese Boyd (Riverside) 185-11. Locals — 4: Kiyan Vrell (Amity) 165-09.
- High jump: Champion — Darrell Goddard (La Pine) 6-04.00. Locals — none.
- Discus: Champion — Jonathan Rose (Siuslaw) 141-09. Locals — 2: Ethan Hedgecock (Dayton) 135-02; 10: Kiyan Vrell (Amity) 109-06.
- 4×100 relay: Champion — Santiam Christian 43.29. Locals — 13: Dayton (Alex Garcia, Trae Wall, Nathaniel Martin, Boston Hodges) 46.38.
- 1,500 meters: Champion — Morgan Amano (Valley Catholic) 4:05.06. Locals — none.
- 100 meters: Champion — Malcolm Grant (Catlin Gabel) 10.92. Locals — none.
- 400 meters: Champion — Malcolm Grant (Catlin Gabel) 49.30. Locals — none.
- 110-meter hurdles: Champion — Joshua Widdows (Catlin Gabel) 14.81. Locals — none.
- 800 meters: Champion — Samuel Ulrich (Siuslaw) 1:55.20. Locals — none.
- 200 meters: Champion — Malcoln Grant (Catlin Gabel) 22.08. Locals — none.
- 300-meter hurdles: Champion — Cole Crossen (Banks) 40.20. Locals — none.
- 4×400 relay: Champion — Siuslaw 3:26.00. Locals — none.
- TEAM SCORES: Champion — Siuslaw 90. Locals — 15: Dayton 15; 25: Amity 5; 25: Scio 5.
CLASS 2A FINALS
- Discus: Champion — Isaac Edo (Blanchet) 150-00. Other Locals — 3: Caleb McGraw (Salem Academy) 133-02; 7: James Barnett (Blanchet) 117-07; 8: Aden Dardis (Salem Academy) 117-02; 9: Marcos Moreno (Santiam) 116-09.
- High jump: Champion — Kolun Reed (Clatskanie) 6-02.00. Locals — 2: Tim Crowell (Regis) 6-02.00; 8: Josh Blish (Regis) 5-08.00; 8: Carson Smith (Blanchet) 5-08.00; 11: Monty Andres (Gervais) 5-08.00; 13: Parker Hanna (Santiam) 5-06.00; 13: Dylan Graham (Willamina) 5-06.00.
- Javelin: Champion — Nelson Wilstead (Gold Beach) 183-00. Locals — 7: Jackson Mucken (Blanchet) 152-02; 8: Isaac Berning (Kennedy) 151-08; 10: Elijah Traeger (Kennedy) 141-02; 11: Ridge Jantzi (Salem Academy) 136-06.
- Triple jump: Champion — Kaleo Wellman (East Linn Christian) 44-08.75. Locals — 4: Gage Twede (Santiam) 41-00.25; 6: Gotti Ramon (Gervais) 40-04.25; 9: Noe Contreras (Blanchet) 39-04.00; 10: Jackson Mucken (Blanchet) 38-10.50.
- 4×100 relay: Champion — Mannahouse Academy 44.44. Locals — 4: Blanchet (Jacob Fromwiller, Phalen Arnold, Ethan Nicoloff, Rafael Rodriguez) 45.04; 6: Salem Academy (Logan Brownell, Noah Dettwyler, Brady Brownell, Jesse Bauldree) 45.35; 9: Gervais (Gotti Ramon, Alejandro Solano, Alex Lezama, Isaiah Martushev) 46.06; 12: Kennedy (Jeremiah Traeger, Griffin Kilbourne, Dakota Heard, Javier Rodriguez) 46.36.
- 1,500 meters: Champion — Isaiah Rodriguez (Knappa) 4:12.11. Locals — 3: Jose Cruz (Willamina) 4:16.60; 11: Johnathan Kintz (Kennedy) 4:38.28.
- 100 meters: Champion — Ben Behrens (Colton) 11.36. Locals — Gotti Ramon (Gervais) 11.36.
- 400 meters: Champion — Lute Ramsden (Enterprise) 51.07. Locals — 6: Gage Twede (Santiam) 52.62; 7: Jose Cruz (Willamina) 52.87.
- 110-meter hurdles: Champion — Aidan Morgan (East Linn Christian) 15.43. Locals — 3: Noe Contreras (Blanchet) 16.47; 5: Cole Vogel (Kennedy) 16.61; 6: Jeremiah Traeger (Kennedy) 16.76.
- 800 meters: Champion — Isaiah Rodriguez (Knappa) 2:00.24. Locals — 8: Jase Potloff (Salem Academy) 2:10.50.
- 200 meters: Champion — Gotti Ramon (Gervais) 23.04. Other Locals — 5: Rafael Rodriguez (Blanchet) 23.67.
- 300-meter hurdles: Champion — Lucas Curry (Delphian) 41.09. Locals — 3: Noah Dettwyler (Salem Academy) 42.48; 5: Noe Contreras (Blanchet) 43.85.
- 4×400 relay: Champion — Enterprise 3:31.43. Locals — 6: Kennedy (Dakota Heard, Griffin Kilbourne, Elijah Traeger, Javier Rodriguez) 3:41.33; 10: Salem Academy (Noah Dettwyler, Hayden Brownell, Rylan Simeral, Brady Brownell) 3:48.49; 11: Blanchet (Ethan Nicoloff, Jacob Fromwiller, Noah Lutz, Geovanny Escobar) 3:48.83.
- TEAM SCORES: Champion — East Linn Christian 53. Locals — 4: Blanchet 43.5; 9: Salem Academy 30; 10: Gervais 29; 13: Santiam 20.5; 14: Regis 19.5; 18: Willamina 14; 21: Kennedy 12.
CLASS 1A FINALS
- Discus: Champion — Ray Gerrard (North Douglas) 171-08. Locals — 12: James Davidson (St. Paul) 96-01.
- Triple jump: Champion — Keith Gaskell (Days Creek) 42-07.50. Locals — 4: Mason Crawford (Perrydale) 41-03.25; 7: Branson Cook (St. Paul) 40-09.00; 9: Jackson Cook (St. Paul) 39-03.75; 12: Kirk Davis (Falls City) 37-05.00.
- Javelin: Champion — Kale Ferguson (Joseph) 189-04. Locals — none.
- 4×100 relay: Champion — St. Paul (Kenyon Jackson, Jackson Cook, Ralph Pohlschneider, Gage Cook) 45.03. Other Locals — none.
- 1,500 meters: Champion — Grady Greenwood (Condon) 4:03.19. Locals — none.
- 100 meters: Champion — Jace Martin (Adrian) 10.95. Locals — 3: Gage Cook (St. Paul) 11.55.
- 400 meters: Champion — Jace Martin (Adrian) 50.94. Locals — 2: Ralph Pohlschneider (St. Paul) 52.25.
- 110-meter hurdles: Champion — Trevor Treat (Imbler) 15.87. Locals — 4: Aaden Ackley (Willamette Valley Christian) 16.27.
- 800 meters: Champion — Cooper Gover (Pine Eagle) 1:58.51. Locals — 6: Jacques Armstrong (Crosshill Christian) 2:04.50.
- 200 meters: Champion — Jace Martin (Adrian) 22.02. Locals — 4: Gage Cook (St. Paul) 23.55.
- 300-meter hurdles: Champion — Stuart Lau (Southwest Christian) 41.37. Locals — 8: Mason Cacka (St. Paul) 46.79.
- 4×400 relay: Champion — Adrian 3:32.25. Locals — 3: St. Paul (Kenyon Jackson, Mason Cacka, Gage Cook, Ralph Pohlschneider) 3:33.75.
- TEAM SCORES: Champion — Adrian 57. Locals — 4: St. Paul 38.75; 19: Willamette Valley Christian 13; 30: Perrydale 7; 39: Crosshill Christian 3.
Statesman Journal reporter Pete Martini covers college and high school sports. He can be reached at [email protected].