Garfield-Palouse Vikings capture district title

PALOUSE - After the two-day 1B and 2B district championship track meet, the Garfield-Palouse Vikings girls stood alone atop the podium.

The meet was held Wednesday, May 15, and Saturday, May 18, in Ritzville.

Wednesday was primarily the finals for most of the field events, with a few happening Saturday. The meet Saturday was primarily the finals for the running events, with top times heading to the state meet in Yakima, Thursday through Saturday, May 23-25.

The Viking girls scored 147.5 team points to capture the district title. The Oakesdale Nighthawks finished fourth with 63 team points, followed by the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles with 46 points.

The boys side saw Valley Christian take first, scoring 136 team points. The Eagles finished third with 54 team points, followed by the Vikings in fifth, and the Nighthawks in 10th.

For 2B, the boys overall winner was St. George's with 116 team points. The Colfax Bulldogs finished third with 77 points.

St. George's also captured the girls title with 138 team points. Colfax finished fifth with 51 team points.

Results from the finals on Saturday are as follows:

Colfax Bulldogs

Boys

100-meter- Zachary Cooper, 2nd, 11.64; and Ryan Robinson, 5th, 12.06.

200-meter- Cooper, 2nd, 23.50.

4 X 100 relay- Colfax (Robinson, Jaxon Wick, Tanner Senter, Cooper), 1st, PR, 43.99.

4 X 400 relay- Colfax (Brayden McNeilly, JP McAnally, Matthew Morgan, Wick), 4th, 3:41.71.

Discus- John Largent, 9th, 106-10.

Pole Vault- Cooper, 1st, 14-0; and Morgan, 2nd, 10-6.

Girls

100-meter- Adisyn Ring, 4th, SR, 14.09.

800-meter- Adalynn Penwell, 8th, 2:50.82.

100-meter hurdles- Destiny Nelson, 5th, PR, 18.05.

4 X 100 relay- Colfax (Nelson, Paige Claassen, Paige Horton, Ring), 5th, PR, 54.24.

4 X 400 relay- Colfax (Ashley Morgan, Penwell, Atylee Cornish, Winona McGraw), 5th, PR, 4:48.80.

Shot Put- Cianna Gibb, 7th, 30-2; Hailey Demler, 8th, PR, 28-9.5; and Dory Doty, 10th, 27-3.

High Jump- Hailey Demler, 2nd, J4-10.

Garfield-Palouse Vikings

Boys

800-meter- Brendan Snekvik, 1st, PR, 2:01.60; and Kieran Snekvik, 4th, PR, 2:04.89.

1600-meter- Brendan Snekvik, 2nd, PR, 4:34.29; and Kieran Snekvik, 6th, PR, 4:38.82.

3200-meter- Brendan Snekvik, 2nd, 10:26.15.

4 X 400 relay- Garfield-Palouse (Isaiah Hightree, Liam Cook, Brendan Snekvik, Kieran Snekvik), 3rd, PR, 3:42.10.

Girls

100-meter- Kyra Brantner, 1st, 13.33; and Noemie Appel, 8th, 14.48.

200-meter- Appel, 5th, PR, 29.43.

400-meter- Samantha Pfaff, 2nd, PR, 1:04.53.

800-meter- Ashleigh Hightree, 2nd, SR, 2:31.49; and Courage Hightree, 3rd, PR, 2:31.92.

3200-meter- Lola Edwards, 1st, 12:35.08; Ashleigh Hightree, 2nd, 12:57.00; and Courage Hightree, 3rd, 12:59.92.

100-meter hurdles- HettyLee Laughary, 3rd, PR, 19.03.

300-meter hurdles- HettyLee Laughary, 3rd, PR, 53.60.

4 X 100 relay- Garfield-Palouse (Appel, HettyLee Laughary, Pfaff, Brantner), 2nd, PR, 52.70.

4 X 400 relay- Garfield-Palouse (Appel, Ashleigh Hightree, Courage Hightree, Pfaff), 4th, PR, 4:33.69.

Discus- Zoe Laughary, 5th, 84-10.5.

Javelin- Zoe Laughary, 4th, PR, 100-11.

Triple Jump- Brantner, 4th, PR, 35-5.5.

Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves

Boys

Shot Put- Thomas Place, 9th, 36-6.

Girls

4 X 100 relay- Tekoa-Rosalia (Kayla Eilertson, Kiyana Lowney, Jorian Abdnor, Briley Smith), 6th, PR, 56.55.

Triple Jump- Eilertson, 11th, 29-1.5.

St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles

Boys

100-meter- Brody Fleming, 3rd, 11.78.

200-meter- Fleming, 4th, 24.49.

400-meter- Will Tollett, 2nd, 53.74.

300-meter hurdles- Tyler Hough, 4th, 46.19.

Javelin- Fleming, 4th, 137-9.

Pole Vault- David Logen, 5th, J8-0; and Jake Hone, 7th, 7-6.

Long Jump- Fleming, 1st, 19-7.5; and Hough, 9th, 16-11.

Girls

400-meter- Emery Molina, 5th, PR, 1:06.28.

4 X 100- St. John (Dakota Fox, Lily Barlass, Julia Guske, Rowdie Broeckel), 8th, PR, 58.23.

Discus- Chloe Waddell, 3rd, 89-3; and Barlass, 12th, 66-3.5.

Javelin- Waddell, 11th, 79-0; and Broeckel, 13th, 76-7.

Triple Jump- Guske, 10th, 29-6.

Oakesdale Nighthawks

Boys

100-meter- Logan Brown, 8th, 12.12.

3200-meter- Jaxon Eads, 5th, PR, 10:56.53.

4 X 100 relay- Oakesdale (Caleb Wagner, Dane Booth, Eads, Brown), 7th, PR, 48.10.

Shot Put- Charlie Henning, 6thm PR, 37-6.25; and Aidan Polumbo, 15th, 29-4.75.

Javelin- Brown, 2nd, PR, 149-3; Karl Cooper, 13th, 108-2; and Booth, 13th, 108-2.

Long Jump- Booth, 11th, 16-6.35.

Girls

400-meter- Grace Perry, 1st, 1:04.44.

800-meter- Lucy Hockett, 1st, PR, 2:29.85; and Megan Crider, 5th, PR, 2:33.98.

300-meter hurdles- Evelyn Goyke, 4th, PR, 53.82.

4 X 100 relay- Oakesdale (Brieyn Henley, Hockett, Perry, Bradyn Henley), 5th, PR, 54.43.

4 X 400 relay- Oakesdale (Brieyn Henley, Crider, Hockett, Perry), 2nd, PR, 4:31.30.

Javelin- Brieyn Henley, 7th, 94-9.5; and Autumn Roper, 16th, 61-11.

Triple Jump- Bradyn Henley, 3rd, PR, 36-1.5.

The track and field state tournament will take place Thursday through Saturday, May 23-25, in Yakima.

Qualified runners, throwers and jumpers from the Whitman County 1B and 2B schools are as follows:

1B

Boys

100-meter- Fleming, St. John.

200-meter- Fleming, St. John.

400-meter- Tollett, St. John.

800-meter- Brendan Snekvik, Garfield-Palouse, Kieran Snekvik, Garfield-Palouse.

1600-meter- Brendan Snekvik, Garfield-Palouse, Kieran Snekvik, Garfield-Palouse.

3200-meter- Brendan Snekvik, Garfield-Palouse, Eads, Oakesdale.

300-meter hurdles- Hough, St. John.

4 X 400 relay- Garfield-Palouse (Isaiah Hightree, Liam Cook, Brendan Snekvik, Kieran Snekvik).

Discus- Sena, Garfield-Palouse, Cook, Garfield-Palouse, Avery Anderson, St. John.

Javelin- Fleming, St. John, Brown, Oakesdale.

Long Jump- Fleming, St. John. Triple jump- Booth, Oakesdale, Brian Place, Tekoa-Rosalia.

Pole Vault- Logen, St. John.

Girls

100-meter- Brantner, Garfield-Palouse.

400-meter- Pfaff, Garfield-Palouse, Perry, Oakesdale.

800-meter- Courage Hightree, Garfield-Palouse, Hockett, Oakesdale, Ashleigh Hightree, Garfield-Palouse, Crider, Oakesdale.

1600-meter- Ashleigh Hightree, Garfield-Palouse, Edwards, Garfield-Palouse, Courage Hightree, Garfield-Palouse, Arabella Sievers, Garfield-Palouse.

3200-meter- Ashleigh Hightree, Garfield-Palouse, Courage Hightree, Garfield-Palouse, Edwards, Garfield-Palouse.

100-meter hurdles- HettyLee Laughary, Garfield-Palouse.

300-meter hurdles- HettyLee Laughary, Garfield-Palouse, Goyke, Oakesdale.

4 X 100 relay- Garfield-Palouse (Appel, HettyLee Laughary, Pfaff, Brantner).

4 X 200 relay- Oakesdale (Brieyn Henley, Hockett, Perry, Bradyn Henley).

4 X 400 relay- Garfield-Palouse (Appel, Ashleigh Hightree, Courage Hightree, Pfaff), Oakesdale (Brieyn Henley, Crider, Hockett, Perry).

Shot Put- Broeckel, St. John, Waddell, St. John.

Discus- Waddell, St. John.

Javelin- Zoe Laughary, Garfield-Palouse.

Long Jump- Guske, St. John, Bradyn Henley, Oakesdale, Brantner, Garfield-Palouse.

Triple Jump- Bradyn Henley, Oakesdale, Brantner, Garfield-Palouse.

High Jump- Molina, St. John, Pfaff, Garfield-Palouse.

Pole Vault, Molina, St. John.

2B

Boys

100-meter- Cooper, Colfax.

200-meter- Cooper, Colfax.

4 X 100 meter- Colfax (Robinson, Jaxon Wick, Senter, Cooper).

Long Jump- Robinson, Colfax.

Pole Vault- Morgan, Colfax, Cooper, Colfax.

Girls

4 X 200 relay- Colfax (Ava Cheney, Horton, Ring, Nelson).

High Jump- Hailey Demler, Colfax.

Pole Vault- Claassen, Colfax.

The state tournament will host both the 1B and 2B schools in Yakima.

Some events have preliminary rounds, taking place Thursday, May 23, while other events start Friday, May 24, that are finals.

Saturday, May 25, is the final day of the meet, where all running events and field events will be finals, with athletes competing for medals and top finishes to end their season on a positive note.

Look for the Oakesdale and Garfield-Palouse girls to dominate the distance and field events, with Colfax producing solid scores in the sprint events and pole vault.