List of top local state track competitors

State track

The state track and field championships take place Thursday through Saturday. The 4A, 3A and 2A meets are held at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. The 1A, 2B and 1B meets are at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. Below is a list of local athletes who have a top-five time or mark in their classification heading into state, according to the website Athletic.net.

4A BOYS

400 meters: 2) Daniel Arias (Jackson) 48.65; 4) Ethan Willems (Glacier Peak) 49.24. 800 meters: 1) Noah Wallace (Lake Stevens) 1:52.61; 2) Chris Bianchini (Glacier Peak) 1:52.90. 1600 meters: 1) Anthony Garcia (Jackson) 4:12.08; 2) Matthew Watkins (Jackson) 4:13.84. 3200 meters: 1) Matthew Watkins (Jackson) 8:48.84; 2) Riley McDowell (Glacier Peak) 9:12.68. 4×400 relay: 5) Kamiak 3:24.73. Discus: 5) Elbert Johnson IV (Glacier Peak) 155-0. Pole vault: 4) Tristian Norton (Monroe) 14-9.

4A GIRLS

800 meters: 1) Taylor Roe (Lake Stevens) 2:09.98; 3) Elena Willems (Glacier Peak) 2:13.45. 1600 meters: 1) Taylor Roe (Lake Stevens) 4:50.56; 5) Alicia Anderson (Kamiak) 4:59.47. 3200 meters: 1) Taylor Roe (Lake Stevens) 10:27.03; 5) Alicia Anderson (Kamiak) 10:50.63. Shot put: 5) Hannah Aaenson (Lake Stevens) 40-3. Javelin: 1) Maya McFadden (Glacier Peak) 137-7. Pole vault: T5) Tyrza Lamma (Cascade) 11-0.

3A BOYS

800 meters: 1) Devan Kirk (Shorewood) 1:54.18. 1600 meters: 2) Matthew Park (Edmonds-Woodway) 4:18.30; 3) Aaron Leavens (Snohomish) 4:19.23. 3200 meters: 3) Matthew Park (Edmonds-Woodway) 9:18.16. Discus: 3) Harris Cutuk (Lynnwood) 174-6.5. Javelin: 2) Gabriel Green (Arlington) 186-4.

3A GIRLS

100 meters: 1) Trina Davis (Marysville Pilchuck) 12.19; T2) Juliette Williams (Arlington) 12.23; 5) Lily Mays (Snohomish) 12.25. 400 meters: 3) Caroline Dolan (Stanwood) 58.28. 1600 meters: 5) Malia Pivec (Lynnwood) 5:03.07. 3200 meters: 4) Yukino Parle (Edmonds-Woodway) 10:47.44; 5) Olivia Meader-Yetter (Edmonds-Woodway) 10:52.11. 100-meter hurdles: 1) Sidney Trinidad (Arlington) 14.65; T2) Marieke Visscher (Shorecrest) 15.02; 4) Rita Sakharov (Lynnwood) 15.04. 300-meter hurdles: 1) Sidney Trinidad (Arlington) 44.30; 2) Rita Sakharov (Lynnwood) 44.95. 4×100 relay: 3) Snohomish 49.41; 4) Shorecrest 49.46. 4×400 relay: 3) Shorecrest 4:04.21. Discus: 1) Vernice Keyes (Edmonds-Woodway) 138-7. High jump: T3) Summer Sanden (Marysville Pilchuck) 5-4. Pole vault: T2) Allyson Ely (Edmonds-Woodway) 12-6; T5) Megan Ware (Snohomish) 11-6. Triple jump: 5) Sydney Brandt (Shorecrest) 37-3.

2A BOYS

1600 meters: 1) Ian Fay (Cedarcrest) 4:19.58; 2) Grant Van Valkenburg (Cedarcrest) 4:20.24. 3200 meters: 2) Grant Van Valkenburg (Cedarcrest) 9:21.75. Javelin: 1) Brandon Bach (Mountlake Terrace) 188-11.

2A GIRLS

300-meter hurdles: 3) Bethany Fisher (Lakewood) 45.48. 4×100 relay: 2) Cedarcrest 49.84. 4×200 relay: 2) Granite Falls 1:45.41. 4×400 relay: 5) Granite Falls 4:07.04. Javelin: 4) Paige Shimkus (Lakewood) 132-9. Pole vault: 1) Kelsey Bassett (Granite Falls) 11-9. Long jump: 2) Yareli Ochoa (Lakewood) 17-6.75.

1A BOYS

100 meters: 3) Caleb Perry (King’s) 10.96. 200 meters: 1) Caleb Perry (King’s) 22.16. 800 meters: 2) Matt Jackson (King’s) 1:57.12; 3) Ryan Abdalla (Cedar Park Christian) 1:57.39. 1600 meters: 3) Ryan Abdalla (Cedar Park Christian) 4:23.42. 3200 meters: 4) Ryan Abdalla (Cedar Park Christian) 9:45.14. 300-meter hurdles: 4) Pierce Papke (King’s) 40.79. 4×100 relay: 1) King’s 43.41. 4×400 relay: 1) King’s 3:26.81. Javelin: 5) Carson Pettett (Cedar Park Christian) 169-2. High jump: T5) Chewy Zevenbergen (King’s) 6-2. Pole vault: T4) Luke Wicks (King’s) 13-6. Triple jump: 4) Peter Kulits (King’s) 43-11.

1A GIRLS

1600 meters: 4) Naomi Smith (King’s) 5:06.63. 3200 meters: 5) Naomi Smith (King’s) 11:19.16. 300-meter hurdles: 3) Emma Culberson (King’s) 46.26; 4) Sophia Nielsen (South Whidbey) 46.30. 4×100 relay: 3) South Whidbey 50.32. Shot put: 3) Nicole Jacobson (King’s) 38-7.5. High jump: T2) Maddie Nielsen (King’s) 5-2.

1B BOYS

100 meters: 3) Gerrit VanBeek (Grace Academy) 11.39. 200 meters: 1) Gerrit VanBeek (Grace Academy) 22.75. 400 meters: 1) Gerrit VanBeek (Grace Academy) 50.83. 4×100 relay: 4) Grace Academy 45.39. Shot put: 5) Jake Donovan (Grace Academy) 42-10. Long jump: T5) Caleb Sanders (Grace Academy) 20-0.

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