TRACK: Tahoma girls track team dominates

The Tahoma track and field team hosted Kentridge April 23 with both the boys and girls rolling up victories.

The girls team continued its unbeaten streak with a 103-33 victory as the last two weeks of the regular South Puget Sound League, 4A North season comes to a close. The team is in a good position to battle for a state title.

The Tahoma boys team lost 53-83.

Tahoma hosted Kentlake Thursday. Check The Reporter Web site, www.maplevalleyerreporter.com, for results and a slide show of the meet.

The Bears will compete in the Lake Washington Invitational beginning 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Eastlake High

Tahoma will close the regular season on the road at Kent-Meridian High in a tri-meet against the Royals and Thomas Jefferson High.

Against Kentridge, The Tahoma girls took every running event except the 1,600 relay.

Savannah Johnson brought a triple threat to the meet winning three individual events and helping the 800-meter relay to a victory.

Johnson won the 100-meter in 12.77 seconds. In field events Johnson won the long jump reaching 17 feet, 3.5 inches and the triple jump with a leap of 36-11.5.

Mollie Picha took the 200-meter sprint in 27.77 and Cassidy Richmond was best in the 400 with a time of 63.08.

Lauren Clawson won the 800 in 2:27.42.

Molli Bahlenhorst won two distance events, taking the 1,600 in 5:25.7 and the 3,200 in 11:45.3.

Tate Latimer was once again dominating in the hurdle events. In the 100-meter hurdles, Latimer won in 15.67 and the 300 hurdles in 49.18.

In the 400 relay, the team of Picha, Richmond, Alex Taylor and Mande McKinney won in 51.18.

The 800 relay was won in 1:49.55. The runners on the team were McKinney, Picha, Latimer and Johnson.

Erica Nation won the high jump reaching 4-4.

For the boys, Kelton Sears took two events. Sears won the 800-meter in 1:59.34 and the 1,600 in 4:29.7.

Casey Campbell won the 3,200 in 9:50.

Nick Castagna won the 110-meter high hurdles in 16.63.

In field, Derek Eager won the javelin with a throw of 142-4.

James Williams took the triple jump reaching 39-0.

Reach Dennis Box at (425) 432-1209 ext. 5050 or dbox@maplevalleyreporter.com.