Jaden Marlow’s two titles boost Shorewood boys track at state

Published 10:57 pm Friday, May 29, 2026

TACOMA — Jaden Marlow was getting in the zone.

Standing at the top of the long jump runway at Mount Tahoma High School during the WIAA Track & Field State Championships on Friday, the Shorewood senior took several deep breaths and nodded his head before cupping his hands over his mouth and shouting, “Let’s go!”

Starting a slow clap above his head, the surrounding crowd picked up his rhythm and gradually increased the pace as Marlow eased into his run-up. Reaching full speed by the end of the runway, Marlow launched across the sand pit and landed at 23 feet, 4.25 inches, setting a new high for the 3A Boys Long Jump field on his third attempt.

“My coach always says that it’s a sprint event,” Marlow said. “So he’s like, ‘You got to go as fast as you can, almost uncontrollable speed,’ is what he says. So, uncontrollable speed, get the claps going, you get a little adrenaline.”

That mark would remain the high, as Marlow picked up his second individual state title after defending his 3A Boys Pole Vault crown from last season earlier that morning.

And it was a busy morning for Marlow, who also placed second in the 110m hurdles and seventh in the discus throw to score 30 points for the Shorewood boys (59), who sit well-ahead of Central Valley (21) and Kennewick (16) in the team standings entering Saturday.

Marlow is a decathlete, but the rate at which he switched between events was still dizzying.

With the pole vault pit opened earlier than expected in the morning, Marlow started with warmups there before leaving the stadium for discus, where he warmed up and took his first three throws.

He returned to the track to warm up and compete in the 110 hurdles, then shuffled back to discus to complete his final three attempts before finally competing in the pole vault. Mercifully, he had a bit of a break before competing in the long jump.

“It was busy, and really hard going back-and-forth between events,” Marlow said. “But as a decathlete, I’m used to that sort of just going back-and-forth, but it was definitely really hard to manage.”

Shorewood coach Joel Reese made sure Marlow would be physically prepared to compete at the highest level in each event by this point in the season, and he praised the senior’s ability to compartmentalize his focus to execute in each one.

“He’s just got that muscle memory of how to perform,” Reese said. “And he just goes out there and takes care of business.”

While Jaden Marlow picked up significant points for the Stormrays, his brother Tyler Marlow made a couple of massive contributions as well.

The sophomore won the 3A Boys Javelin Throw on Thursday with 185-8 and placed fourth in the 3A Boys Long Jump with 22-4, outperforming his seed entry in both events.

Tyler shattered his personal record in the javelin by 18 feet, breaking the school record previously held by… well, take a guess.

“The last three weeks, he hasn’t been doing AAU basketball, so I think it’s helped,” Jaden said about Tyler. “But I mean, his potential is ridiculous, and I’m so happy that he could break that school record.

“I was hoping that he would only do it next year, because then I would be able to say, ‘Oh, you broke it the same year as me,’ but nope. As a sophomore, of course, he had to win state and break it. But no, I’m really proud of him.”

Shorewood also received big performances from senior Max Billett (4 minutes, 6.56 seconds) and junior Elijah Graves (4:07.63), who finished second and third in the 1600 meters, respectively, on Thursday. That duo is expected to score even more points in the 3200 on Saturday, where the Stormrays have an opportunity to lock up the first state championship in program history.

“Shout out Eli Graves and Max Billett,” Tyler Marlow said. “It’s really cool being able to be a part of this team and being a big part, just showing up on the right days.”

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Lynnwood’s Ena Dodik finds redemption with second-place finish in 3A Girls Discus Throw

Once Ena Dodik saw two fellow Wesco competitors pass her in the standings entering her final attempt on Friday, she knew she had to leave everything on the line in what would be her final throw as a high schooler.

After failing to eclipse the 131-10 she threw on her first attempt, Dodik slipped behind Everett’s Malachai Smith (134-5) and Edmonds-Woodway’s Kaydence Hansen (132-6) into fourth, with Peninsula’s Suri Sardinia (145-6) leading the pack.

Dodik stepped into the circle, spun and released the discus into the field with a loud yell. She saved her best for last. With a throw of 134-10, Dodik jumped into second place.

“I just thought about over the last three years coming here and things going my way and not going my way,” Dodik said. “I was like, ‘This is my last-ever throw in high school. Make it good.’”

Dodik felt disappointed falling short of first, but her second-place finish marked a significant bounce-back from last year, when she faulted on her first three attempts to finish without a score.

Entering this season, Dodik decided to take a significant amount of pressure off herself and focused on enjoying her senior year. She also put work into her reverse and increasing her speed.

“I would say that I’ve improved a lot this year with getting that speed in and having that shoulder-hip separation,” Dodik said.

The Royals senior is undecided on her post-graduation plans, but she hopes to continue track & field in some capacity while also pursuing physical therapy.

“Wasn’t as great of a mark as I wanted it to be, but I’m still very grateful for where I ended,” Dodik said. “… Being able to get second and get podium is really a privilege.”

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Complete Results of Area Top 8 Finishers through Friday:

Boys 2A

110 Hurdles— 8. Ke’ala Malunay (Marysville Pilchuck) 15.76

Shot Put— 5. Rhonan Copeland (Lakewood) 54-05.75

Girls 2A

Discus Throw— 6. Kani Cham (Archbishop Murphy) 113-05

Boys 3A

1600— 2. Max Billett (Shorewood) 4:06.56; 3. Elijah Graves (SW) 4:07.63

110 Hurdles— 2. Jaden Marlow (SW) 14.57; 5. Barric Danielson (Stanwood) 15.10

Pole Vault— 1. J. Marlow (SW) 15-06; 7. Michael Carpenter (Monroe) 14-00

Long Jump— 1. J. Marlow (SW) 23-04.75; 4. Tyler Marlow (SW) 22-04

Triple Jump— 3. Jakyle Williams (Meadowdale) 44-10.5

Discus Throw— 4. Garrett Gunnerson (Snohomish) 162-10; 7. J. Marlow (SW) 146-10

Javelin Throw— 1. T. Marlow (SW) 185-08

4×100 Mixed Unified— 2. Stanwood (Xander Krause, Isabella Jette, Abigail Schram, Levi Stiers) 53.20

800 Sprint Medley Relay Mixed Unified— 6. Stanwood (Krause, Schram, Jette, Stiers) 2:01.45

Girls 3A

100 Hurdles— 3. Brynlee Dubiel (Mountlake Terrace) 15.07

High Jump— t-6. Zoe Grant (Mea) 5-02

Long Jump— 2. Allison Mervin (MT) 18-09.5; 6. Sienna Capelli (Sno) 17-08

Discus Throw— 2. Ena Dodik (Lynnwood) 134-10; 3. Malachai Smith (Everett) 134-05; 4. Kaydence Hansen (Edmonds-Woodway) 132-06

Boys 4A

110 Hurdles— 1. Miller Warme (Kamiak) 14.34

High Jump— 3. Truant Schulz (Jackson) 6-05; 4. Royce Rabb (Lake Stevens) 6-05

Triple Jump— 4. Stephan Bonshe (Glacier Peak) 44-01; 5. Schulz (J) 43-10

Shot Put— 4. Luke Jennings (GP) 56-09

100 Ambulatory— 1. Avery Touchette (LS) 13.37

400 Ambulatory— 1. Ramon Little (Arlington) 1:00.80; 2. Touchette (LS) 1:00.88

Shot Put Ambulatory— 2. Little (A) 25-03

Discus Throw Ambulatory— 1. Little (A) 82-09

Javelin Throw Ambulatory— 2. Little (A) 98-09

Girls 4A

100 Hurdles— 3. Kaetyn Riley (LS) 15.13

Shot Put— 1. Keira Isabelle Tupua (LS) 41-06.5; 4. Oluwadarasimi Olotu (LS) 38-09.25

Javelin Throw— 6. Isa Palmer (Cascade) 119-04; 8. Delaney Lundquist (LS) 117-10