Oregon Relays - April 19 & 20
With the two day Oregon Relays completed at Hayward Field, here are some of the highlights:
Friday
The invitational girls 2-mile came down to three athletes, Amaya Aramini of Bishop Manogue, Chloe Huyler of Lakeridge and Emily Wisniewski of Crescent Valley. Huyler had the lead coming around the last turn and Aramini and Wisniewski made the pass for the win, but Huyler fought off the challenge. Ultimately Wisniewski won at the tape in a time of 10:16.24 and Huyler fell at the line for second at 10:16.35 with Aramini finishing third at 10:17.08.
Yemane Mulugeta of LA Matheson and Tayvon Kitchen of Crater shared the lead late in the boy's invitational 2-mile. Kitchen pulled away in the last lap to win in a time of 8:58.47 and Mulugeta finished second in a time of 9:02.47.
Cuthbertson girls from North Carolina won the invitational distance medley in a meet record time of 11:30.36 and Lincoln of Oregon finished second in a time of 11:33.67 which is an Oregon state record. Herriman boys came in with their NXN championship reputation and won the invitational DMR easily in a meet record time of 9:59.57. Speaking of records, Brooks Beasts followed the high school DMR with a world record performance of 9:14.58.
Photo gallery of the GIRLS 2-mile and invitational DMR races are HERE
Photo gallery of the BOYS 2-mile and invitational DMR races are HERE
Long Beach Wilson girls team ran the fastest time in the open distance medley division with a time of 12:26.52. Hermiston boys ran the fastest DMR in the open division with a time of 11:37.42
Photo gallery of the open GIRLS DMR are HERE
Photo gallery of the open BOYS DMR are HERE
Saturday
The Saturday morning races included the mile and 800 meter races. Artana Nice of North Eugene ran the fastest time in the morning session breaking the five-minute barrier in a time of 4:59.46. Sophia Malinoski of Lincoln dominated her heat and ran the fastest 800-meter time of the morning session.
Photo gallery of the GIRLS Saturday morning mile and 800 are HERE
Luke Stockett of Victory Charter ran a 4:12.87 mile in the morning session and that time held as the fastest time of the entire meet. Chase McOmber of Centennial ran 1:54.97 to run the fastest 800-meter time of the morning session.
Photo gallery of the BOYS Saturday morning mile and 800 are HERE
Lincoln girls won the 4 X 800 in a time of 9:31.01, finishing ahead of close competitors Summit and Eastlake.
Photo gallery of the GIRLS 4 X 800 are HERE
Herriman boys repeated their DMR victory by capturing the 4 X 800 in a time of 7:50.68
Photo gallery of the BOYS 4 X 800 are HERE
After the completion of the 4 X 800, the meet shifted to the invitational or elite competition starting with the mixed 4 X 800. Bishop Blanchet pulled away from Herriman to win in a time of 8:34.92. Charlotte Bell of Cuthbertson won the girls 800 in a time of 2:08.90. Karissa Schweizer of Bowerman ran away from the pro field in the 1500 to win in 4:08.66. Chloe Huyler of Lakeridge and Sophia Rodriguez of Mercer Island battled in the third lap of the girls mile, but Anna Callahan of Skyline kicked in the final 200 to win by four seconds in a time of 4:45.40.
Photo gallery of the WOMEN evening races are HERE
Adam Reeder of local Eugene school Sheldon treated the hometown crowd with a win in the 800-meters in a time of 1:53.12. Owen Powell of Mercer Island ran the second half of the 1000-meter race alone and still set the high school record for the 1000 meters in a time of 2:23.22. World champion 1500-meter runner Josh Kerr of Brooks Beasts won the 800 easily with a time of 1:45.94. Nate Stadtlander of Meridian emerged from a pack of high school runners to win the mile in 4:13.94. The evening ended with the pros, which included Crater High School athlete Josiah Tostenson, which was won by Bowerman's Kieran Tuntivate in a time of 4:00.26.
Photo gallery of the Men evening races are HERE
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