DW Track & Field kicks off season in Clarkston

CLARKSTON, Wash.— DW track & field coach said the team had a good tournout for the first District meet of the season at Clarkston on Tues., March 29, even though a few athletes had not yet met eligibility requirements.

“We weren’t expecting PRs since the time for peak performance is the middle of May, not the third week in March. Early in the season we’re looking for improvement in form and technique, after which the marks will naturally improve,” Nechodom said.

Nechodom said the women’s relay team performed well, with a good hand-off for this early in the season. The DW women placed seventh in the 4x100 relay and fifth in the 4x200 relay. The men’s relay team had to step out due to injuries.

“Kirsten Miller had good performances with clear effort shown in improving some technical aspects of hurding and running. Watch for her times to drop as she improves,” Nechodom said.

Miller placed fourth out of ten competitors in the 100m hurdles, with Julia Brooks placing eighth. Miller placed fifth out of nine competitors in the 300m hurdles.

“Mostly, I was happy to see athletes taking their warm-up and cool-down seriously and watching other athletes to pick up tips on technique,” Nechodom said.

DW returned to Clarkston for a second meet on Tues., March 26. The team will compete at the 3rd Annual Clay Lewis Invite at Hanford Stadium at 10:30 a.m. on Sat., March 30.

Men’s Track & Field Results

Place Grade Name Time/Score

100 Meters

47 9 Robbie Patterson 14.70

51 9 Max Schmidt 18.70

200 Meters

18 9 Dylan Bledsoe 27.20

9 Iziaha Highsmith NT

800 Meters

18 12 Daltin Lambert 2:42.20

1600 Meters

25 12 Daltin Lambert 6:01.00

Javelin

22 12 Daltin Lambert 96-02

41 9 Dylan Bledsoe 74-03

43 9 Robbie Pattereson 72-02

44 9 Ben Ingram 67-08

47 9 Max Schmidt 60-05

50 9 Iziaha Highsmith 42-09

Long Jump

19 9 Dylan Bledsoe 15-07.25

27 9 Ben Ingram 12-02.5

29 9 Iziaha Highsmith 10-00.50

Women’s Track & Field Results

100 Meters

21 12 Aliyah Picarella 14.40

31 12 Kira Boggs 15.00

45 9 Julia Brooks 17.30

200 Meters

14 12 Aliyah Picarells 31.00

24 12 Kira Boggs 31.8

100m Hurdles – 33”

4 11 Kirsten Miller 18.51

8 9 Julia Brooks 24.10

300m Hurdles – 30”

5 11 Kirsten Miller 54.50

4x100 Relay

7 Aliyah Picarella 58.3

Kira Boggs

Trista Villaro

Kirsten Miller

4x2000 Relay

5 Aliyah Picarella 2:05

Trista Villary

Kira Boggs

Kirsten Miller

Shut Put – 4 kg

23. 9 Alexis Reeves 24-08.00

Discus – 1kg

34 9 Alexis Reeves 55-04

49 11 Jurnee Griffen 43-09.5

Javelin – 600g

39 11 Jurnee Griffen 50-01

44 9 Trista Villaro 43-11

45 9 Alexis Reeves 43-08

Long Jump

27 10 Cassidy Laughery 9-03.75