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4 Wednesday, April 18, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Outlaws tracksters ramp up competitively By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Last week, the Outlaws track and field teams began ramping up into competition following a two-week spring break. Sisters hosted a three-way Sky-Em League meet on Thursday, April 12, against Sweet Home and Cottage Grove and a handful of run- ners traveled to Willamette University in Salem for the 1A/2A/3A/4A Meet of Champions on Saturday, April 14. Intermittent snow flur- ries and cool temperatures did not thwart competitors at Thursday’s meet as a few real bright spots emerged for the Outlaws. In the first race of the day, the quartet of Ryliereece Morgan, Mandi Calavan, Brooke Robillard and Erynn Ricker ran the fastest 4x100 relay of the season among all 4A schools. Twenty min- utes later, Ricker and Calavan went 1-2 in the 100, both dip- ping under the 13-second barrier in 12.93 and 12.99 respectively. Later in the meet, Calavan ran away with the 200-meter race with a sea- son best of 27.27 seconds. Morgan uncorked a per- sonal best in the long jump of 17 feet 3 inches to join five other 4A girls who have surpassed the 17-foot mark already this season. She also won the high jump with a clearance of 4 feet 10 inches. Other individual winners for the girls included Anna Bartlett in the 1,500 meters (5:24.23), Amy Hills in the 400 meters (1:09.), Kate Bowen in the 800 (2:31.91), and Erynn Ricker in the pole vault (8 feet 6 inches). Official team scores were not available following the meet. For the boys team Thursday provided a look at some of the best competi- tion the Sky-Em League has to offer, as both Sweet Home and Cottage Grove have large teams with talented athletes. The boys managed wins in two running events and three field events on the day. Jordan Pollard had a hand in two, as he won the 400 meters in a personal best of 52.09 sec- onds and ran the fastest leg for the winning 4x400 meter relay team that also included Korbin Sharp, Hayden Sharp and Keaton Green (3:47.63). Hayden Sharp won the pole vault (10 feet 6 inches), Zach Anderson won the high jump over teammate Skyler Larson based on misses as both cleared 5 feet 6 inches, and Garrett Kersavage won the triple jump with a per- sonal best of 39 feet 5 inches. Two of the best races of the day came in the middle distances. Keaton Green and Cottage Grove’s James Talley had a spirited battle in the 800 meters with Talley prevailing 2:06.81 to 2:07.06. Ethan Hosang also lost a close battle in the 1,500 meters. After leading much of the way, Hosang was overtaken down the stretch by fellow freshman Drew Chapman of Cottage Grove. Chapman clipped Hosang 4:35.32 to 4:36.33. On Saturday, five distance runners trekked to Salem for the Meet of Champions, look- ing for a meet with deeper levels of competition in order to get a more comprehensive racing experience than what is available in smaller meets, according to Assistant Coach Josh Nordell. The results turned out to be outstanding, as all five runners ran either personal or season bests. Sophomore Kate Bowen, a mid-year transfer from California, lowered her sea- son bests on her way to win- ning both the 1,500 (4:55.44) and the 3,000 (10:51.73). Senior Anna Bartlett, running in the same two races, also established season bests of 5:08.19 and 11:15.0 to place fourth in both events. Jordan Pollard also picked up two wins, cruising to the top spot in the 1,500 (4:14.27) and setting a personal best in the 800 (2:00.28). Pollard is currently the 4A leader in both events after setting a personal best of 4:06 at the Canby All-Comers meet dur- ing spring break. Pollard won a tactical race in the 1,500 as the pace started out slow, but he was able to keep his composure and put in a 62.8-second last lap to hold off Stayton’s Casey Pugh, according to Dempsey. Dempsey was equally impressed with Pollard in the PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK 800. “Runners from Monroe Brooke Robillard takes the baton from Ryliereece Morgan in the 4x100. and Seaside took out the pace on the first lap in 57 and a last-minute entry in the best runners at the 4A level Jordan ran more controlled, meet based on his time from in the state of Oregon. And coming through in 59 sec- Thursday, lowered his per- freshman Ethan Hosang and onds. He stayed in this posi- sonal best in the 1,500 to Natalie Sitz showed that tion until the last 150 meters, 4:27.86 for 10th place among they are going to follow in where he showed why he is 21 runners. Classmate Natalie a long line of wonderful dis- also one of the top five 400- Sitz, ran her best 800 meters tance runners at Sisters High meter runners in the state at ever in 2:41.94 to place School. It was fun to watch them compete so well,” he the 4A level even though he fifteenth. Assistant Coach Dennis said. is not training for this event. The entire Outlaws team Jordan passed both runners Dempsey accompanied the like they were standing still distance runners to the meet returns to action with a dual and pulled away to a time and had a lot to say about his meet with Sweet Home on Thursday followed by the of 2:00.23. That was a very impressions of the kids. “The Meet of Champions Summit Invitational, which impressive double for this was just what the doctor features 22 teams of all clas- time of the season,” he said. 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