Kent schools track athletes finished spring break with top finishes at invitational meets in the region while Tahoma made the most of the week off from the league schedule.
Kent-Meridian’s boys finished fourth out of a 45-team field while Tahoma’s boys came in 11th at the Larry Eason Invitational at Snohomish High on April 14. The Royals girls team finished 10th, while the Bears girls took 31st.
Elsewhere in Washington state, the Kentwood girls took fourth at the Pasco Invitational, while Kentridge boys secured 10th place. The Kentwood boys placed 53rd and the Kentridge girls placed 51st.
At the Larry Eason Invitational Bears sophomore Riley Campbell took seventh in the mile race after running a time of 4:29.48, breaking his previous personal record by four seconds.
In the distance medley, the boys team, comprised of Campbell, James Dagley, Merritt Kropelnicki and Jacob Larsen took second with a combined time of 11:05.72.
In the shot put, Aaron Davis took third after throwing it 50 feet, 2.5 inches. Junior Anthony Gasero took eighth in the javelin after throwing it 149 feet, six inches. Sophomore Deshon Williams took seventh in the high jump after jump five feet, 10 inches.
Bears girls senior Alivia Ward took 10th in the shot put after throwing it 35 feet, 6.5 inches, a two feet improvement over her personal record from last year. Junior Savanna Haverfield took fourth in the javelin after throwing it 111 feet, four inches. Senior Nadine Hyde took eighth in the discus with a throw of 117 feet, 11 inches.
The Conks boys 400 relay team, comprised of Matt Riddle, Brandon Stribling, Bailey Paladin and Tre Thomas, took ninth with a combined time of 44.22.
Conks girls senior Madelayne Varela took home second in the 100 meters with a time of 12.34 seconds. She also placed ninth in the 200 meters, crossing the finish line at 28.03. In the long jump she took seventh with a leap of 17 feet, eight inches. The girls 1,600 relay team, comprised of Amari Bradley, Megan McNally, Carly Horn and Tessa Carlin, took ninth with a combined time of 4:14.14. In the field events, Alyx Toeaina took second in the shot put and fourth in the discus, throwing a distance of 42 feet, two inches and 124 feet respectively.
In javelin, senior Kacie Seims took fifth with a throw of 126 feet, three inches. In the high jump, junior Carly Horn took fourth after jumping five feet, four inches. Junior Beth Parish took fifth in the pole vault, vaulting at 10 feet, six inches. Sophomore Sarah Toeaina took sixth in the triple jump, jumping a combined distance of 36 feet, 3.25 inches.
Chargers senior Kaid Tipton took second in the boys 110 hurdles with a time of 14.66. He also took third in the 300 hurdles, crossing the finish line at 39.5. Fellow senior Reggie Collins took fourth in the 300 meters, coming in right behind Tipton at 39.87. Chargers girls sophomore Lexi Klinkenberg took seventh in the 300 hurdles with a time of 46.54.
Royals boys junior Cartez Green took 10th in the 400 meters, crossing the finis line at 52.79 seconds, a one second improvement over his previous personal record.
Junior Abu Kamara took home first place in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.77. He also finished sixth in the 300 hurdles with a time of 40.63. In the 400 relay, Tyler Hammond, Kamara, B.J. Phillips and Jarey Suiter took fourth with a time of 43.73. Their 1,600 team, comprised of Green, Suiter, Phillips and Henry Hammond, finished sixth after running a combined time of 3:32.62. The distance medley team secured third place behind Tahoma, with Teddy Besrat, Edson Zaldivar, Stewart Kunzelman and Quincy Carter running a combined time of 11:13.69.
Junior Josh Smith took ninth in the pole vault after vaulting 12 feet, six inches, tying with Sehome sophomore Blaise Black. In the long jump, junior Tyler Hammer took third after jumping 21 feet, nine inches, a new personal record.
K-M sophomore Kariona Micks took sixth in the girls 200 meters with a time of 26.69. Junior Stephanie O’Hara took seventh in the 400 meters with a time of 1:00.69. In the 300 hurdles, sophomore Sara Madden shared 10th place with Henry Jackson junior Madeline Miller after she crossed the finish line at 50.32. Senior Alexia Martin took third in the two mile, running at 11:18.56.
In the 400 relay, the Royals team comprised of Kariona Micks, Deedra Patterson, Stephanie O’Hara and Jenica Rogers took third with a combined time of 51.23. In the 800 relay, Stephanie O’Hara, Sara Madden, Jenica Rogers and Kariona Micks took ninth place with a combined time of 1:50.34. The girls 1,600 relay team of Stephanie O’Hara, Alexia Martin, Sara Madden and Jessy O’Hara, placed sixth after running 4:15.81.
Senior Chelsea Muskelly took fourth in the high jump after leaping five feet, two inches. Junior Juliana Adams took fifth in the pole vault after vaulting nine feet, six inches.
