Strong showing for Mavericks, Warriors

EDMONDS — When Edmonds-Woodway’s Kate Southcote-Want heard footsteps behind her during the third and fourth laps of the 1,600-meter race at the Western Conference South Division championships, she did what any good runner would do.

“I ran faster,” Southcote-Want said.

The Edmonds-Woodway junior extended her lead and easily won, finishing in 5 minutes, 13.45 seconds on May 12 at Edmonds Stadium.

“It was definitely a solid time,” Southcote-Want said. “I think next week when we add the North runners in also, it’s going to go a lot faster. I feel like I had something left at the end, too. So it’s all coming together now.”

Shorewood freshman Dominique Amor took second place (5:15.22).

The victory was Southcote-Want’s second of the meet. She finished first in the 3,200 on May 10. Southcote-Want clocked in with a meet-record time of 11:19.45, ahead of Shorewood senior Hannah Vietmeier, who finished in 11:27.17. Vietmeier pushed Southcote-Want early in the race.

“The first mile, Hannah Vietmeier was right with me, so just having her there really helped me to keep the first mile solid,” Southcote-Want said. “I just had to pick it up there and see if I could separate.”

Southcote-Want also ran on the winning Warriors’ 1,600 relay team along with Jordan Huegli, Amy O’Banion and Jasmine Loutsis, which finished in 4:08.85. Southcote-Want is feeling confident heading into this week’s Class 4A Northwest District championships at Stanwood High School.

“This is the time when everyone is at their peak and everyone is getting to where they’re at their best,” Southcote-Want said. “Everyone is bringing it.”

Lynnwood senior Caitlin Bonney certainly brought it, winning the 300 hurdles (46.29) and taking third in the 100 hurdles (16.70). Bonney finished second in the 300 hurdles at the 2005 Class 3A state meet.

“I felt strong,” Bonney said. “I think on Wednesday (during the 300 hurdles preliminaries) I went out really fast and that felt really good, but then I kind of died over the 100. (This time) I felt really strong through the last 100.”

Bonney also was happy with her time in the 100 hurdles, a personal best. Bonney also ran on the Royals’ 1,600 relay team, which took third (4:10.46).

The Warriors’ 400-relay team of Traci Marcy, Onyi Esonu, O’Banion and Anna Nguyen was a winner (50.99).

In the team competition, Edmonds-Woodway finished second (104 points) behind Wesco South Division rival Shorewood (199). Everett was third (95.5), Meadowdale was fourth (91) and Lynnwood was fifth (83.5).

Meadowdale senior Latrina Woods dominated the sprints by winning the 100 (12.79) and 200 (26.16). Woods finished more than a second ahead of Shorewood senior Liz Schoach (27.39) in the 200.

Woods also anchored the Mavericks’ winning 800-relay team along with Kanisha Draper, Megan Bosaw and Hannah Fjortoft with a 1:47.01.

“I know I can go faster in the 100 and 200,” Woods said.

Woods holds the school record in the 100 and is 0.4 seconds off the mark in the 200.

Each postseason meet is a new experience for Woods, who hadn’t run track until this year.

“It (districts) is my first time ever going to something that big,” she said. “I’m excited. I’m just going to wait and see the competition and hopefully break some records at my school.”

Top finishers in the girls’ competition included Lynnwood’s Mariya Golonko (second in 400, second in triple jump), Lynnwood’s Kaytlyn Dill (second in 100 hurdles, second in 300 hurdles, third in high jump), Meadowdale’s Kanisha Draper (second in 100, third in 400), Meadowdale’s Monika Gruszecki (second in javelin), Edmonds-Woodway’s Jordan Huegli (second in 800), Mountlake Terrace’s Rebecca Lance (third in discus), Mountlake Terrace’s Tram Dinh (third in long jump), Edmonds-Woodway’s Jennifer Quick (tie for third in pole vault), Mountlake Terrace’s Dianna Hanson (fourth in the 100 hurdles) and Edmonds-Woodway’s Jasmine Loutsis (fourth in 400).

Boys track

Everett easily won the boys team title, scoring 216.5 points to Kamiak’s 114. Shorecrest (104), Jackson (77), Edmonds-Woodway (70) and Mariner (70) rounded out the top six.

Edmonds-Woodway sophomore Antoinne Wafer took first in the 400 (51.15) edging out Jackson’s Kevin Salkey (51.37) and Lynnwood’s Tim Carrithers (51.85). Wafer’s time was a personal best.

“I started off out the blocks really fast and I just made sure I kept up with Carrithers and made sure I was coming right behind him the whole race,” Wafer said. “He’s one of the fastest in the league, so I just focused on catching up with him.”

The victory means that Wafer will head into the district finals.

“I feel great now that I get to rest and get prepared for Friday,” Wafer said. “I’m ready to go and give it my all and try to beat our school record.”

Wafer wasn’t trying for a personal best, just running a good race.

“I didn’t even think about time,” he said. “I just kept thinking about running and going all out.”

Edmonds-Woodway coach Rick Fillman noted that Wafer has made significant progress from a year ago. Wafer’s best time as a freshman was 53.3.

“He’s knocked about two seconds off in the last year and he’s only just under a second off our school record and he’s a sophomore,” Fillman said.

Carrithers also took second in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 1 inch. Shorecrest’s Jesse Hoffman was first (22-7).

Other top finishers were Mountlake Terrace’s Eric Doyle (second in the 110 hurdles), Mountlake Terrace’s Josh Carey (second in the shot put), Mountlake Terrace’s Matt Beeinga (second in the 800), Edmonds-Woodway’s Eric Greenwood (second in the high jump), Edmonds-Woodway’s Alex Harrison (third in the javelin, fifth in the discus), Edmonds-Woodway’s Bryan Shiu (third in the high jump), Edmonds-Woodway’s Yonathon Yilma (third in the 3,200, fourth in the 1,600) and Meadowdale’s Mike Baginski (fourth in 400).