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14 Wednesday, March 23, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Outlaws track teams get season underway By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Most track coaches expect a slow start to the track sea- son, as athletes are still round- ing into competitive form for the first month of the season. Sisters High School Coach Jeff Larson got some pleasant surprises in the team’s first outing, a dual meet at Bend High School on Wednesday, March 16. “I am very pleased with the outcome of our first per- formance,” said Larson. “We had not planned on a dual meet with Bend, but they were willing to host us at the last minute.” The change in plans came when Mountain View High School changed its traditional Icebreaker meet into a relay event, which neither Sisters nor Bend felt was the best way to introduce the season. “The dual meet was just right because it allows every- one to get a low-pressure start to the season, while establish- ing initial marks and sort of getting into the groove about the order of events and every- thing,” he said. With a mix of veterans and newcomers he did not know exactly what to expect from an early season meet, but he felt nearly everyone on the Gordon’s Last Touch Cleaning Specialists For… Carpets Upholstery Windows team gained valuable experi- ence and confidence. “A few of the kids really surprised themselves with positive performances right out of the gate,” said Larson. Among those was sprinter Sam Garbrecht, who estab- lished a career-best for 200 meters (23.65) after also win- ning the 100 (11.63). Cody Martin picked up second place in the 200 in 24.77. Garbrecht, the top scorer for the Outlaws on the day, also ran a leg of the winning 400-meter relay with team- mates Cody Martin, Jacob Allen, and Keegan Greaney. The foursome clocked 45.91. Sophomore Jordan Pollard also established a career-best on his way to third place (55.47) in a very competi- tive 400 meters in which the winner ran a blistering 50.53. In his “hobby” event, he chucked the javelin 121 feet 3 inches, which was the fifth- best throw of the day among boys. Pollard returned later to win the 3,000 meters in 10:18, which he ran alone from the gun. In the 110 hurdles, Seth Larson picked up first place in 19.20. He also tossed the javelin 135 feet 2 inches, which was less than two feet short of his personal best. J ad on Bachtold and Izaak Kanzig each picked up second-place finishes to start their senior campaigns. Bachtold ran a solid 4:18.29 in the 1,500 meters, while Kanzig, in his first track race on American soil after two years in South Korea, took the runner-up spot in the 800 meters in 2:09.87. In his first go at the 300- meter hurdles, Keegan Greaney also picked up a second-place with a time of 43.08. On the girls side, veterans Tessa O’Hern and Sabrina Reifschneider led the way for the Outlaws. After a first-place finish with a modest mark of 13 feet 1 inch in the long jump, O’Hern established a lifetime best in her signature event, the pole vault, with a clear- ance of 10 feet. Reifschneider placed sec- ond in the 100 hurdles (17.67) and won the 300 hurdles (52.55) while also provid- ing invaluable leadership in helping her new teammates through the warm-up process prior to their races, according to Larson. Junior Julianne Meeter started the season off with a bang by uncorking a lifetime best in the javelin of 115 feet even, four inches further than Spdcial Eastdr Brunch Buffdt Eastdr Sunday, March 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rdsdrvations pldasd, 541-549-3663 www.AspdnLakds.com for a full mdnu. Brand 33 Hours: At Aspdn Lakds Opdn Thurs. - Sat., for lunch & dinndr Love Your Smile! Happy Easter from We can help. Come visit us today! 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