Local tracksters head to big show

Published 5:00 pm Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Joseph's Licia Miller clears the bar on her way to a 9'0" second place finish in the pole vault at district on Friday. Photo by Don Swart Jr.

Enterprise’s track teams pulled out all of the stops on Friday at the 2A district track meet held in Nyssa. The EHS boys team finished second with 110 points to edge out the Joseph boys with 109. Enterprise’s girls squad finished the afternoon in fourth with a score of 61. The E-gals were in sixth with 53 team points. Nyssa captured first place in both divisions with a 166 for the boys and 145 for the girls.

The top two placers in each event qualify to compete in the 2A state meet at Western Oregon University in Monmouth May 23 and 24.

Individually, JHS speedster Licia Miller was the big winner capturing the 100 and 200 meter sprints with times of 13.10 and 26.45 seconds respectively. Miller also ran on the first place 1600 meter relay squad with teammates Tiffany Zimmer, Denae Micka and Julie Butterfield posting a new meet record 4:13.33. The Joseph senior also qualified for state competition in the pole vault with a second place finish after clearing the bar at 9’0″.

Enterprise distance man Michael Swart ran away with first place wins in the 800 meter and 1500 meter events. Swart posted a 2:06.44 in the 800 and captured the 1500 meter win with a time of 4:21.07 just .53 ahead of Imblers’ John Bartell.

Cousin, Tony Swart flew his way to a first place 19’6″ leap in the long jump.

EHS distance runner Krista Stangle set a new meet record in the 3000 meters breaking the tape in 11:34.74. Her counterpart, Austin Himes won the 3000 meters for the EHS boys with a time of 10:06.21. Joseph’s Kyle Clough was second with a time of 10:21.72

Enterprise high jumper Maya Waldron advanced to state with a first place leap of 5′ 4″. Teammate Julie Vernarski placed third after clearing the bar at 5′ 0″.Vernarski met the qualifying standard of 5′ 0″ set by the OSAA to advance to the state meet.

Joseph sprinter Corey Otten took first place honors in the 200 meters with a time of 23.81. Otten along with teammates Tristan Patton, Randall Eschler and Cole Lathrop won the 1600 meter relay with a time of 3:35.37 almost three seconds ahead of second place Imbler.

Patton ran his way to a first place win in the 400 meters after crossing the line in 53.12.

The JHS 400 meter relay team of Eschler, Otten, Patton and Eric Butterfield finished second with a time of 45.78 behind first place Nyssa. Butterfield also had a second place finish in the pole vault after clearing the bar at 13′ 0″.

Enterprise hurdler Jason Douglas posted a first place victory in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 16.95.

JHS big man Mike Marks won the discus with a toss of 136′ 1″.

Boys

TEAM SCORING – Nyssa 166; Enterprise 110; Joseph 109; Elgin 81; Imbler 56; Union 51; Grant Union 44; Pine Eagle 37.

POLE VAULT – 1. Seth Ellsworth, Nyssa, 13-0; 2. Eric Butterfield, Joseph, 13-0; 3. Vance Horn, Elgin, 12-7; 4. Josh Arrand, Elgin, 12-0; 5. Justin Cernazanu, Grant Union, 11-6; 6. Marshall Ackley, Nyssa, 11-6; 7. Cody Granning, Joseph, 10-0; 8. Brad Casch, Pine Eagle, 10-0.

DISCUS – 1. Mike Marks, Joseph, 136-1; 2. Vance Horn, Elgin, 128-1; 3. Seth Follett, Elgin, 127-8; 4. Craig Swart, Enterprise, 114-4; 5. David Ortega, Nyssa, 111-0; 6. Joseph Craig, Union, 110-5; 7. Drew Froerer, Nyssa, 108-2; 8. Jeff Chamberlain, Pine Eagle, 105-8.

JAVELIN – 1. Marshal Schultz, Grant Union, 151-5; 2. Zach McDowell, Nyssa, 149-5; 3. Jose Escobedo, Nyssa, 141-8; 4. Kyle Hook, Joseph, 141-5; 5. Donald Love, Elgin, 141-0; 6. Clay Freels, Enterprise, 138-0; 7. Brinn Jones, Enterprise, 135-2; 8. David Ortega, Nyssa, 130-7.

LONG JUMP – 1. Tony Swart, Enterprise, 19-6; 2. Cody Bloom, Pine Eagle, 18-10.75; 3. Ethan Davis, Imbler, 18-9.75; 4. Nick Southard, Elgin, 18-0.25; 5. Kyle Bollman, Enterprise, 17-11.75; 6. Jeremy Hamill, Elgin, 17-9.25; 7. Andrew Lewis, Nyssa, 17-4; 8. Mike Fuentes, Nyssa, 17-0.50.

HIGH JUMP – 1. Kevin Talbot, Nyssa, 6-2; 2. Josh Hamill, Elgin, 6-2; 3. Danny Cosgrove, Grant Union, 6-1; 4. Cole Lathrop, Joseph, 6-1; 5. Ben Williamson, Union, 5-8; 6. Nick Southard, Elgin, 5-4; 7. Andrew Lewis, Nyssa, 5-4; 8. Tristan Patton, Joseph, 5-2.

TRIPLE JUMP – 1. Cody Bloom, Pine Eagle, 42-1; 2. Josh Hamill, Elgin, 40-4.75; 3. Danny Cosgrove, Grant Union, 39-10.25; 4. Jeremy Hamill, Elgin, 39-6.75; 5. Kevin Talbot, Nyssa, 38-9.25; 6. Ralph Altebockwinkel, Union, 38-8.75; 7. Nick Southard, Elgin, 38-3.75; 8. Kyle Bollman, Enterprise, 37-9.

SHOT PUT – 1. Zach McDowell, Nyssa, 45-1.50; 2. Derek Kirby, Union, 43-1.50; 3. Vance Horn, Elgin, 42-1.50; 4. Mitch Page, Elgin, 42-0; 5. Drew Froerer, Nyssa, 41-3; 6. Jose Escobedo, Nyssa, 40-9; 7. Joseph Craig, Union, 39-1.50; 8. Mike Marks, Joseph, 38-9.50.

400 METER RELAY – 1. Nyssa (A), 45.08 (Jeff Wong, Mike Fuentes, Reynaldo Guerrero, Zach McDowell); 2. Joseph (A), 45.78 (Randall Eschler, Corey Otten, Tristan Patton, Eric Butterfield; 3. Union (A), 47.90 (Sean Maley, Kaleb Thurston, Ralph Altebockwinkel, Ben Willi; 4. Elgin (A), 48.00 (Jeremy Hamill, Donald Love, Josh Arrand, Eddy Arnold); 5. Enterprise (A), 49.50 (Isaac Gerner, Erik Gilliland, Travis Morgan, Jason Douglas).

1500 METER RUN – 1. Michael Swart, Enterprise, 4:21.07; 2. John Bartell, Imbler, 4:22.00; 3. Juan Sandoval, Nyssa, 4:27.10; 4. Miguel Ponce, Nyssa, 4:28.70; 5. Justin Coats, Grant Union, 4:44.80; 6. Klammath Walker, Union, 4:51.30; 7. Forrest Hayes, Grant Union, 5:00.80; 8. Marcus Mejia, Nyssa, 5:02.20.

100 METER DASH – 1. Jeff Wong, Nyssa, 11.50; 2. Zach McDowell, Nyssa, 11.53; 3. Corey Otten, Joseph, 11.70; 4. Sean Lynch, Pine Eagle, 12.07; 5. Clay Freels, Enterprise, 12.17; 6. Craig Wyatt, Imbler, 12.20; 7. Mike Fuentes, Nyssa, 12.37; 8. Mitch Page, Elgin, 12.40.

400 METER DASH – 1. Triston Patton, Joseph, 53.12; 2. Reynaldo Guerrero, Nyssa, 53.19; 3. Willie Grover, Enterprise, 53.32; 4. Randall Eschler, Joseph, 53.52; 5. Ralph Altebockwinkel, Union, 55.19; 6. Craig Swart, Enterprise, 55.79; 7. Mike Fuentes, Nyssa, 58.37; 8. Josh Arrand, Elgin, 59.77.

110M HURDLES – 1. Jason Douglas, Enterprise, 16.95; 2. Troy Hoskins, Imbler, 17.38; 3. Tony Swart, Enterprise, 17.48; 4. Ben Williamson, Union, 17.75; 5. Brandon Farner, Joseph, 17.82; 6. Marshall Ackley, Nyssa, 17.85; 7. Cole Lathrop, Joseph, 17.95; 8. Denny Cline, Imbler, 19.78.

800 METER RUN – 1. Michael Swart, Enterprise, 2:06.44; 2. Josh Arnall, Grant Union, 2:07.78; 3. Eric Lower, Pine Eagle, 2:09.58; 4. Miguel Ponce, Nyssa, 2:10.28; 5. Tristan Gorsline, Joseph, 2:11.58; 6. John Bartell, Imbler, 2:13.51; 7. Juan Sandoval, Nyssa, 2:15.97; 8. Kyle Hook, Joseph, 2:15.98.

200 METER DASH – 1. Corey Otten, Joseph, 23.81; 2. Reynaldo Guerrero, Nyssa, 23.87; 3. Jeff Wong, Nyssa, 24.04; 4. Kevin Talbot, Nyssa, 24.25; 5. Kaleb Thurston, Union, 24.91; 6. Sean Lynch, Pine Eagle, 25.05; 7. Craig Swart, Enterprise, 25.11; 8. Gus Stiner, Grant Union, 25.90.

300M INTERM. HURDLES – 1. Colin Culbreth, Imbler, 41.30; 2. Marshall Ackley, Nyssa, 42.67; 3. Tony Swart, Enterprise, 43.27; 4. Brandon Farner, Joseph, 44.37; 5. Troy Hoskins, Imbler, 44.67; 6. Jason Douglas, Enterprise, 44.70; 7. Cole Lathrop, Joseph, 45.73; 8. Denny Cline, Imbler, 47.38.

3000 Meter Run – 1. Austin Himes, Enterprise, 10:06.21; 2.Kyle Clough, Joseph, 10:21.72; 3. Chris Lozier, Enterprise, 10:33.87; 4. Bren Sheehy, Union, 10:47.94; 5. Marcus Smithe, Imbler, 11:24.95; 6. Talyn Elliott, Grant Union, 11:37.43; 7. Kevin Ryan, Joseph, 11:39.97; 8. Matthew Almarez, Nyssa, 11:51.41.

1600 METER RELAY – 1. Joseph (A), 3:35.37 (Randall Eschler, Corey Otten, Tristan Patton, Cole Lathrop); 2. Imbler (A), 3:38.17 (Colin Culbreth, Troy Hoskins, Ethan Davis, John Bartell); 3. Nyssa (A), 3:40.17 (Jeff Wong, Miguel Ponce, Marshall Ackley, Reynaldo Guerrero); 4. Enterprise (A), 3:40.47 (Willie Grover, Michael Swart, Craig Swart, Isaac Gerner); 5. Union (A), 3:42.88 (Ben Williamson, Klammath Walker, Ralph Altebockwinkel); 6. Pine Eagle (A), 3:53.25.

Girls

TEAM SCORING – Nyssa 145; Grant Union 141; Imbler 122; Enterprise 61; Union 58; Joseph 53; Elgin 36; Pine Eagle 29.

DISCUS – 1. Tiffany Rasmussen, Imbler, 113-10; 2. Amanda Courchesne, Grant Union, 104-9; 3. Rose Darrow, Elgin, 90-5; 4. Kayla Humphrey, Grant Union, 83-2; 5. Meghan Arrand, Elgin, 82-11; 6. Jordan Froerer, Nyssa, 82-7; 7. Maci Mascall, Grant Union, 81-11; 8. Leeanna Moore, Elgin, 79-1.

HIGH JUMP – 1. Maya Waldron, Enterprise, 5-4; 2. Stefanie Jensen, Nyssa, 5-2; 3. Julie Vernarsky, Enterprise, 5-0; 4. Valerie Davis, Enterprise, 4-10; 5. Kristin Thamert, Elgin, 4-8; 6. Shanley Day, Grant Union, 4-6; 7. Hannah Gzik, Nyssa, 4-2.

LONG JUMP – 1. Amy Jones, Grant Union, 16-6.25; 2. Charity Holliday, Grant Union, 15-9; 3. Bree Myers, Grant Union, 14-8; 4. Sylvia Kuwahara, Pine Eagle, 14-6; 5. Hannah Gzik, Nyssa, 13-11.25; 6. Kirian Kossler, Pine Eagle, 13-2.50; 7. Heather Marshall Joseph, 12-9.50; 8. Hailey Froerer, Nyssa, 12-9.25.

SHOT PUT – 1. Tiffany Rasmussen, Imbler, 34-2; 2. Lexi Moody, Nyssa, 32-10.50; 3. Victoria Escobedo, Nyssa, 31-0.50; 4. Kristal Holliday, Grant Union, 29-5.50; 5. Karla Rogers, Nyssa, 29-4; 6. Rosa Goodman, Union, 28-10; 7. Brenna Caughlin, Grant Union, 28-5; 8. Rose Darrow, Elgin, 27-2.

POLE VAULT – 1. Kristal Holliday, Grant Union, 9-0; 2. Licia Miller, Joseph, 9-0; 3. Julie Butterfield, Joseph, 8-0; 4. Laura Urrutia, Nyssa, 7-6; 5. Diana Godinez, Nyssa, 7-6; 6. Mandy Griffin, Imbler, 7-6; 7. Wendy Wong, Nyssa, 7-0; 8. Amanda Myers, Grant Union, 6-6.

TRIPLE JUMP – 1. Amy Jones, Grant Union, 36-7.25 (NEW MEET RECORD!); 2. Kaylee Lemcke, Grant Union, 34-9; 3. Charity Holliday, Grant Union, 33-11.25; 4. Valerie Davis, Enterprise, 33-8; 5. Ashley Sharratt, Union, 30-11.50; 6. Hannah Hall, Imbler, 28-9.75; 7. Wendy Wong, Nyssa, 28-8; 8. Emily Correll, Imbler, 28-4.50.

JAVELIN – 1. Tiffany Rasmussen, Imbler, 129-10; 2. Amanda Courchesne, Grant Union, 119-9; 3. Leeanna Moore, Elgin, 117-6; 4. Rose Darrow, Elgin, 115-11; 5. Valerie Davis, Enterprise, 103-11; 6. Victoria Escobedo, Nyssa, 102-5; 7. Hannah Hall, Imbler, 99-2; 8. Rosa Goodman, Union, 92-11.

400 METER RELAY – 1. Nyssa (A), 51.60 (Luz Gordilla, Yamill Escobedo, Stefanie Jensen, Lexi Moody) (NEW MEET RECORD!); 2. Grant Union (A), 52.40 (Anna Cronin, Charity Holliday, Ashley Krause, Kaylee Lemcke; 3. Union (A), 56.10 (Amber Hooten, Shannon Mitchell, Sarah House, Rosa Goodman); 4. Enterprise (A), 57.80.

1500 METER RUN – 1. Liz Woody, Imbler, 5:07.60; 2. Ashley Sharratt, Union, 5:11.70; 3. Krista Stangel, Enterprise, 5:19.60; 4. Rosario Venegas, Nyssa, 5:45.50; 5. Amber Hooten, Union, 5:48.90; 6. Karla Rogers, Nyssa, 6:11.00; 7. Amber Drake, Grant Union, 6:17.50.

100 METER DASH – 1. Licia Miller, Joseph, 13.10; 2. Lexi Moody, Nyssa, 13.58; 3. Sarah House, Union, 13.91; 4. Charity Holliday, Grant Union, 13.98; 5. Anna Cronin, Grant Union, 14.08; 6. Luz Gordilla, Nyssa, 14.10; 7. Penny Cline, Imbler, 14.52; 8. Laura Urrutia, Nyssa, 14.58.

400 METER DASH – 1. Abby Morrison, Pine Eagle, 1:00.70; 2. Amy Clerget, Imbler, 1:02.30; 3. Ashley Krause, Grant Union, 1:05.03; 4. Yamill Escobedo, Nyssa, 1:06.46; 5. Kristin Thamert, Elgin, 1:06.49; 6. Laura Urrutia, Nyssa, 1:08.43; 7. Darcey Witherrite, Joseph, 1:11.40; 8. Jessi Botham, Joseph, 1:12.83.

100M HURDLES – 1. Tiffany Rasmussen, Imbler, 17.75; 2. Amy Clerget, Imbler, 17.92; 3. Diana Godinez, Nyssa, 18.02; 4. Rachel Lowe, Imbler, 18.12; 5. Leah Supulski, Grant Union, 18.62; 6. Shannon Mitchell, Union, 19.25; 7. Hailey Froerer, Nyssa, 19.65; 8. Stephanie Jensen, Nyssa, 20.01.

800 METER RUN – 1. Liz Woody, Imbler, 2:25.06 (NEW MEET RECORD!); 2. Abby Morrison, Pine Eagle, 2:28.20; 3. Rosario Venegas, Nyssa, 2:32.74; 4. Julie Vernarsky, Enterprise, 2:35.41; 5. Natasha Holmstrom, Grant Union, 2:43.38; 6. Kristin Thamert, Elgin, 2:52.62; 7. Emily Correll, Imbler, 3:05.34; 8. Wendy Wong, Nyssa, 4:13.24.

200 METER DASH – 1. Licia Miller, Joseph, 26.45; 2. Stefanie Jensen, Nyssa, 27.15; 3. Lexi Moody, Nyssa, 28.02; 4. Anna Cronin, Grant Union, 28.35; 5. Sarah House, Union, 28.48; 6. Luz Gordilla, Nyssa, 28.78; 7. Abby Morrison, Pine Eagle, 28.80; 8. Ashley Krause, Grant Union, 28.95.

300M LOW HURD – 1. Amy Clerget, Imbler, 47.60; 2. Diana Godinez, Nyssa, 48.90; 3. Rachel Lowe, Imbler, 50.23; 4. Leah Supulski, Grant Union, 52.57; 5. Hannah Hall, Imbler, 54.04; 6. Stephanie Jensen, Nyssa, 55.04; 7. Hailey Froerer, Nyssa, 57.51; 8. Chelcee Noland, Enterprise, 58.78.

3000 METER RUN – 1. Krista Stangel, Enterprise, 11:34.74 (NEW MEET RECORD!); 2. Shannon Mitchell, Union, 11:37.11; 3. Ashley Sharratt, Union, 11:45.89; 4. Jill Vorderstrasse, Union, 12:35.54; 5. Cerri Jones, Joseph, 12:47.61; 6. Christy Deleon, Nyssa, 13:00.90; 7. Samantha Granberg, Elgin, 13:06.03; 8. Lila Forte, Pine Eagle, 13:19.71.

1600 METER RELAY – 1. Joseph (A), 4:13.33 (NEW MEET RECORD!); 2. Imbler (A), 4:14.73 (Hannah Hall, Liz Woody, Amy Clerget, Rachel Lowe); 3. Nyssa (A), 4:16.97 (Diana Godinez, Stefanie Jensen, Yamill Escobedo, Rosario Ve; 4. Grant Union (A), 4:18.00 (Anna Cronin, Amy Jones, Kaylee Lemcke, Bree Myers); 5. Enterprise (A), 4:43.53.

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