Athletes of the week

The junior sprinter scorched the track at the District I meet with some of the state’s best performances this season.

Bradley’s time of 10.69 seconds in the 100-meter final was the best automatic-timed 100 of the year.

His 21.6-second finish in the 200 was one of the state’s fastest hand-held times.

Both times would have won events at the 2001 Class 4A state meet, where Bradley finished fifth in the 100 and third in the 200. Bradley and 2001 sprint triple-crown winner Craig Everhart of Lincoln are the top two returning sprinters for this year’s state meet, which will be at the Lincoln Bowl in Tacoma Friday and Saturday.

“I didn’t feel nervous, just really ready,” said Bradley, who is one of the state’s top football recruits. “I was more than ready. I was concentrating.

His best performance may have come in the 400-meter relay. The Kamiak team was in last place when Bradley took the handoff. He passed everyone and anchored the team to victory.

Other top boys track performers: Brandon Bilyeu, South Whidbey; Warren Eickoff, Snohomish; McKane Lee, Arlington; Derek Fekkes, Stanwood; Anthony Porter, Lynnwood; Adam Roe, King’s; Corey Nuro, Jackson; Travis Boyd, Kamiak; Aldis Raisters, Kamiak; Kevin Hutchinson, Lake Stevens; Stu Pruden, Everett; Brandon Myers, Jackson; Mike Johnson, Lake Stevens; Brenton Bodewig, Arlington; Vincent Radish, Stanwood; Nick Plastino, South Whidbey; Ben Mitchell, Granite Falls; Keith Ellis, Lynnwood.

Emily Kling

Emily Kling

The versatile junior won two events and ran on two winning relay teams to help the Panthers win the District I meet.

Kling won long jump and triple jump contests against competition that was likely as strong as she will face this weekend at the state meet.

On Wednesday, she won the long jump with a leap of 17 feet, 7.25 inches, which would have been good enough to win the 2001 state meet.

Her distance of 37 feet, 4.25 – and the jumps of the next two district finishers – would have won state last year.

Kling, who finished second in both events at the 2001 state meet, was more relieved than satisfied.

“I was just concerned about making it to state,” said Kling, who helped the Panthers win last year’s state title. “The competition was great. I was worried.”

Other top girls track performers: Lucy Miller, Snohomish; Lori Anderson, Lake Stevens; Emily Enders, Snohomish; Katy McGillen, South Whidbey; Julie Reese, Kings’ Kendra Monroe, Stanwood; Brittany Bekins, Cascade; Katelyn Waterhouse, Snohomish; Kim Bascom, Stanwood; Marji Bovey, Cascade; Breyanne Nortvedt, Kings’ Sharon Bjella, Everett; Lindsey Barnes, Lake Stevens; Michelle Handlesman, Stanwood; Alicia Steinruck, Lake Stevens; Amber Nash, Lakewood; Claudia Gil-Osario, South Whidbey; Sara Owen, Lynnwood; Caroline Carter, Lynnwood.

Baseball player of the week: Brian Pugmire, Cascade

Other top baseball performers: Josh McDonnell, Cascade; Ben Mummy, Meadowdale; Steven Griffith, Kamiak, Brian Ouellette, Kamiak; Jeff Poole, Kamiak; Nate Santiago, Kamiak; Chris Minkaer, Edmonds-Woodway; Ryan McCulloch, Edmonds-Woodway; Nick Maddox, Meadowdale; Jordan Padgett, Darrington.

Softball player of the week: Kristina Thorson, Shorecrest

Other top softball performers: Christie Robinson, South Whidbey; Gina Carbonatto, Lake Stevens; Krista Crosson, Lake Stevens; Alyssa Smoke, Cascade; Emily Weitzel, Marysville-Pilchuck; Kristen Linscott, Archbishop Murphy; Aimee Sisco, Everett; Brittany Roden, Lynnwood; Keasha Campbell, South Whidbey.

Boys soccer player of the week: Aaron Johnson, Sultan

Other top boys soccer performers: Bryan Harrison, Snohomish

Girls tennis player of the week: Theresa Black, Oak Harbor

Other top girls tennis performers: Nancy Hong, Kamiak; Deonna Hughes, Edmonds-Woodway; Sara Allen, Edmonds-Woodway.

Boys golfer of the week: L.B. Stave, Jackson

Other top boys golf performers: Ajae Slayton, Mount Vernon; Chad Gorney, Cascade; John Laws, Meadowdale.

Girls golfer of the week: Kim Shin, Shorewood

Other top girls golf performers: Renee Skidmore, Cascade; Kate Waller, Oak Harbor.

Aaron Coe, Herald Writer