Lake Stevens wins 14 of 18 events in Wesco North meet

Herald staff

STANWOOD – Lake Stevens dominated a Wesco North girls track meet at Stanwood Thursday, winning 14 of the 18 events.

The Vikings scored 105 points to double up rivals Stanwood (44) and Snohomish (40).

“Lake Stevens has an excellent track team,” Stanwood coach Paul Johnson said. “The girls are very strong.”

Lake Stevens won all three relays. The Vikings’ Brittany Aanstad won the javelin and tied for first with Snohomish’s Laura Bulander in the pole vault. Lake Stevens’ Brandi Edwards won both hurdles races.

At Stanwood

Team results-Lake Stevens 105, Stanwood 44, Snohomish 40.

3,200-Stopa (Sn) 11:37.86; 100 hurdles-Edwards (LS) 15.49; 100-Mylott (LS) 13.16; 1,600-Sporrong (Sn) 5:15.52; 400 relay-Lake Stevens 51:45; 400-Beard (LS) 1:01.76; 800-Piccolo (St) 2:24.32; 200-Hinton (LS) 26.89; 300 hurdles-Edwards (LS) 48.13; 800 relay-Lake Stevens 4:17.90; 1,600 relay-Lake Stevens 4:17.90; Javelin-Aanstad (LS) 122-6; Discus-Cook (Sn) 108-3; Triple jump-Kippola (LS) 35-0.25; Shot put-Osburn (LS) 35-4.5; High jump-Ochiltree (LS) 5-2; Long jump-Patterson (LS) 16-6.75; Pole vault-tie, Aanstad (LS) and Bulander (Sn) 9-0.

Arlington 75, Cascade 68.5, Monroe 44.5: Brooklyn Holton won the long jump (15 feet, 9 inches) and triple jump (34-4) for Arlington in the Wesco North meet. Sophomore Nicole Pederson won the 200-meter sprint (27.7) and was on the winning 800 relay team. Her twin, Roxanne Pederson, won the 400 (1:03).

At Arlington

3,200-Rivera (Cas) 13:53; 100 hurdles-Liza (Cas) 17.3; 100-Hill (Monl) 13.2; 1,600-Sadler (Cas) 6:01; 400 relay-Cas (Hazel Franks, Kendall, Cassilas, Liza) 53.00; 400-R. Pederson (Arl) 1:03; 800-Bopp (Mon) 2:38; 200-N. Pederson (Arl) 27.7; 300 hurdles-Gates (Mon) 49.8; 800 relay-Arlington (N. Pederson, Peterson, O’Sullivan, Holton) 1:52; 1,600 relay-Arlington (S. Denike, M. Denike, Foster, peneda) 4:27; Javelin-McCormack (Arl) 132; Discus-Hooks (Cas) 133.1; Triple jump-Holton (Arl) 34-4; Shot put-Hooks (Cas) 46-5; High jump-O’Sullivan (Arl) 5-0; Long jump-Holton (Arl) 15-9; Pole vault-Frank (Cas) Ojalhto (Mon) 8-0.

Marysville-Pilchuck 101, Oak Harbor 63, Mount Vernon 24: Marysville-Pilchuck’s Betsy Ware picked up first place honors in the 100-meter hurdles, the long jump and the triple jump to lead the Tomahawks to victory in the Wesco North meet.

At Marysville

3,200-Hall (OH) 12:59; 100 hurdles-Ware (M-P) 17.0; 100-Bradley (M-P) 13.1; 1,600-Rolfson (MV) 6:11.0; 400 relay-Marysville-Pilchuck 51.9; 400-Walker (OH) 1:02.41; 800-Nemra (M-P) 2:27.98; 200-Runyon (M-P) 27.49; 300 hurdles-Houghton (M-P) 49.64; 800 relay-Oak Harbor 1:54.24; 1,600 relay-Marysville-Pilchuck 4:16.10; Javelin-Kingma (OH) 112-11; Discus-Speer (OH) 98-11; Triple jump-Ware (MP) 35-1.25; Shot put-Green (M-P) 36-1; High jump-Evans (M-P) 4-10; Long jump-Ware (M-P) 16-5; Pole vault-Verbon (M-P) 9-0.

Jackson 98, Shorewood 94.5, Kamiak 52.5, Everett 31: Shorewood won eight of 18 events but Jackson displayed superior depth (six winners and seven runners-up) to claim the Western Conference South Division meet at Everett Memorial Stadium. Freshman Kristi Kingma led Jackson with first-place performances in the 100- (13.66 seconds) and 400-meter dashes (1:00.51) and a second-place effort in the 200 (28.0). Kingma excels in soccer, basketball and track for the Timberwolves. “She’s phenomenal,” Jackson coach Eric Hruschka said. “She’s got a lot on her plate.”

At Everett

3,200-Chittick (K) 12:23; 100 hurdles-Handley (S) 17.31; 100-Kingma (J) 13.66; 1,600-Vietmeier (S) 5:37.9; 400 relay-Shorewood 52.83; 400-Kingma (J) 1:00.51; 800-Botham (S) 2:24.7; 200-Moore (E) 26.9; 300 hurdles-Boulanger (J) 50.76; 800 relay-Jackson 1:55.13; 1,600 relay-Jackson 4:22.55; Javelin-Sego (S) 122-2; Discus-Anyka (S) 90-0; Triple jump-Boulanger (J) 31-7.5; Shot put-Smith (E) 31-8.5; High jump-Handley (S) 4-10; Long jump-Claus (S) 15-1; Pole vault-Fjeran (K) 8-0.

Edmonds-Woodway 81, Shorecrest 63, Mountlake Terrace 42: Kate Southcote-Want won the 800- and 3,200-meter races to help Edmonds-Woodway finish first in the Wesco South meet. Mountlake Terrace’s Bianca Rowland also won two events, the 100 and shot put.

At Edmonds

3,200-Southcote-Want (E-W) 12:14.96; 100 hurdles-Hanson (MT) 16.97; 100-Rowland (MT) 13.43; 1,600-Huegli (E-W) 5:40.26; 400 relay-edmonds-Woodway 52.74; 400-Loutsis (E-W) 1:04.07; 800-Southcote-Want (E-W) 2:33.09; 200-Cagley (E-W) 28.39; 300 hurdles-Quick (E-W) 53.34; 800 relay-Shorecrest 1:53.46; 1,600 relay-Edmonds-Woodway 4:20.13; Javelin-Young (E-W) 95-08; Discus-Richards (S) 93-03; Triple jump-Shen (S) 34-01.75; Shot put-Lawson (S) 30-11; High jump-Farquhar (S) 4-11; Long jump-Rowland (MT) 15-07; Pole vault-Bendiksen (S) 8-0.

Meadowdale 79, Lynnwood 59, Mariner 34: Monica Gruzecki won the javelin and long jump and finished second in the triple jump to help lead Meadowdale to the Wesco South victory.

At Everett

3,200-Detschman (L) 13:07.8; 100 hurdles-Dill (L) 17.6; 100-Hill (L) 14.1; 1,600-Jones (Me) 5:46.9; 400 relay-Meadowdale 53.1; 400-Hill (L) 1:05.7; 800-Detschman (L) 2:45; 200-Hill (L) 28.7; 300 hurdles-Weber (Ma) 51.9; 800 relay-Meadowdale 1:53; 1,600 relay-Meadowdale 4:42.2; Javelin-Gruzecki (Me) 114-9; Discus-Not reported; Triple jump-Gittins (Me) 29-10; Shot put-Anakotta (Ma) 31-9; High jump-Wimmer (L) 4-8; Long jump-Gruzecki (Me) 13-9; Pole vault-Not held.

Sultan 68, King’s 58, Cedarcrest 56: Sultan’s Chelsea York, who posted victories in the 100- and 200-meter runs, and teammate Krystal Paszkeicz, who notched first place in the discus and shot put, led the Turks to the Cascade Conference win.

At Duvall

3,200-Reese (K) 14:41.8; 100 hurdles-Richer (S) 16.5; 100-York (S) 12.8; 1,600-Ramirez (C) 5:39.3; 400 relay-Cedarcrest (Quist, Pleis, Cullimore, Marshall) 51.5; 400- Northey (K) 1:04.0; 800-Kero (C) 2:35.2; 200-York (S) 26.6; 300 hurdles-Lawton (C) 50.1; 800 relay-Sultan (King, King, O’Hara, Bertram) 1:58.9; 1,600 relay-Cedarcrest (Quist, Lawton, Cullimore, Pleis) 4:15.6; Javelin-Mosiman (K) 128-1; Discus-Paszkeicz (S) 126-4; Triple jump-Drew (C) 29-10; Shot put-Paszkeicz 58-5.5; High jump-Lewis (K) 4-10; Long jump-Sumpter (S) 15-10; Pole vault-Zaragora (S) 7-6.

South Whidbey 96, Lakewood 55, Granite Falls 16: Annie Doran won the triple- (28 feet, 10.5 inches) and high-jump (4-4) for South Whidbey in the Cascade Conference meet.

At Lakewood

3,200-Gordon (SW) 12:49.3; 100 hurdles-Howe (L) 16.51; 100-East (SW) 12.93; 1,600-Bakeman (SW) 5:43.08; 400 relay-Lakewood 53.45; 400-Ruggiero (SW) 1:09.48; 800-Sannon (GF) 2:35.3; 200-Sandri (SW) 27.72; 300 hurdles-Johnson (SW) 50.55; 800 relay-South Whidbey 1:50.39; 1,600 relay-South Whidbey 4:36.93; Javelin-Larmore (SW) 87-1; Discus-Hern (SW) 109-4; Triple jump-Doran (SW) 28-10.5; Shot put-Hartman (L) 30-11.25; High jump-Doran (SW) 4-4; Long jump-Burgess (SW) 14-6.05; Pole vault-Phillips (L) 7-0.

Concrete meet: Winning 11 of 17 events, including two by Kristin Connelly, La Conner cruised to victory in the non-conference meet.

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