On Tuesday, May 3rd the Elmira track and field team set off on a two hour bus ride to the Steve Prefontaine Track at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay for what would be the last meet for Junior Varsity athletes.
After the team arrived at 3 p.m., field events began at 4 p.m. and running events started at 5 p.m.
Elmira took first place in many events. Senior Gavyn Laing took first in the 200m, sophomore Iris Frome in the 400m, and 9th grader Jude Carman in 3000m with a personal record (PR) of 10 minutes and 40 seconds. Senior Claire Head took first in the 100m hurdles with a PR of 18.6 seconds.
Gavyn Laing, Isaiah Wilson, Desmond Wilson, and Tanner Hunt brought home first in the 4×100 with a PR of 45.45 seconds. Senior Bayden Wanaisie took first in long jump with a PR of 19 feet 3.5 inches and junior Ashlyn Turnbo, shooting for the school record, took first in pole vault with a PR of 9 feet flat.
With only 9th grader Olivia Fatooh, senior Cosette Fowler, and junior Alyssa Johnson participating in the 3000m, junior Alyssa Johnson took first place.
Senior Joey Meyer participated for the first time in the 4×100 with Grey Stirling, Evan Booth, and Nio Turtura.
Elmira saw a total of 41 personal records broken:
Women’s 100m – Shanie Bradburn, Baeley Qualls
Women’s 200m – Claire Head
Women’s 400m – Alyssa Johnson, Olivia Fatooh, Mele Turtura
Women’s 3000m – Oliviah Fatooh, Cosette Fowler
Women’s 300m Hurdles – Destiny Smith
Women’s Shot Put – Lillian Ossowski
Women’s Discus – Isa Turtura
Women’s Javelin – Maritza Espinoza, Isa Turtura
Women’s Pole Vault – Mele Turtura
Men’s 100m – Christian Keagy
Men’s 200m – Kainoa Harwood, Christian Keagy
Men’s 400m – Mo Wondra, Kainoa Harwood, Evan Booth
Men’s 800m – Grey Stirling, Jacob King Todd
Men’s 1500m – Jude Carman, Jesus Coronado-Valle, William Uphold
Men’s 3000m – Jesus Coronado-Valle
Men’s 110m Hurdles – David Bay, Garrett Flores
Men’s 300m Hurdles – David Bay, Nio Turtura, Garrett Flores
Men’s Discus – Quinn Chambers
Men’s Javelin – Tryston Rogers
Men’s Pole Vault – Nio Turtura
