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8 Wednesday, May 23, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Outlawsbtrackbgirlsbwinbdistrict,bfinishbeighthbatbstate By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent On the heels of winning its fourth consecutive Sky-Em District championship, the Outlaws girls track and field team placed eighth at the state meet May 18 and 19 at Hayward Field in Eugene. With a total of 15 entries in a total of 11 events, Coach Jeff Larson thought his team might be in the running for a top-four finish, but it was not meant to be as the Outlaws had a mix of strong perfor- mances along with some unexpected disappointments. The two-day meet at Hayward Field got under- way on a positive note Friday morning, May 18 as sopho- more Kate Bowen raced to a third-place finish in the 3,000 meters. Bowen stuck with the leaders through 2,000 meters, but got gapped by eventual winner Linnaea Kavulich of Scappoose and runner-up Solace Bergeron of Tillamook. Bowen, the school record-holder, finished in 10:36.95. “Kate ran a great race,” said Assistant Coach Josh Nordell. “She did all she could to stay with those girls. They are all top-notch runners.” It was redemption for Kavulich who finished second in last fall’s state cross-coun- try meet to Bergeron. Friday’s other bright spots came with Ryliereece Morgan finishing third with a season best of 5 feet 2 inches in the high jump and her seventh- place finish in the long jump at 16 feet 7 inches. Samantha Silva just missed scoring with her ninth-place finish at 15 feet 11 inches. A week after setting the school record in the 100 meters, Mandi Calavan and fellow senior Erynn Ricker failed to qualify for the final. Ricker finished 10th and Calavan 12th, striking a blow to scoring opportunities for the Outlaws. Ella Cole, battling illness, narrowly missed the finals, finishing in the ninth position in the 400 meters (1:03.89). The Outlaws had two entries in the girls’ pole vault, but neither Ricker nor frosh Shelby Larson made open- ing height. However, the day brightened with a fourth-place finish by the 4x100 meter relay team of Calavan, Ricker, Morgan and Brook Robillard which clocked their second- best time of the year at 50.31 Senior Anna Bartlett had a furious finish in the 1,500 meters to nip teammate Bowen as the pair placed fourth and fifth in 4:52.75 and 4:52.80 respectively. Kavulich of Scappoose won the race in a time of 4:39.83. “Anna’s kick was unreal,” said Nordell. “And what a great double for Kate.” Bartlett paid a price for her career-best 1,500 as she strug- gled to eighth place in the 800 in 2:31.54. Calavan chipped in two more points for the team in the 200 with a seventh-place finish in 26.48, and Morgan made another trip to the podium as well with a sixth- place finish in the triple jump thanks to a personal record of 35 feet 4.5 inches. Marshfield took home the team crown with 60 points. The other trophy teams included Astoria (55), Philomath (52.5) and North Valley (50). Sisters finished with 34 points. A week earlier, The host Outlaws stormed to the team title as they seemed to thrive under the home field advantage. Eight Outlaw girls quali- fied in a total of 11 different events. The top two finishers in each event at district, along with athletes who meet auto- matic qualifying standards earn the right to compete at the OSAA Track and Field Championships scheduled for May 18 and 19 in Eugene. The Outlaws scored big from the outset on the first day of competition May 10. Ryliereece Morgan secured the first state meet qualifica- tion as she battled with two other athletes in the high jump competition that resulted in three girls punching their tick- ets to state. Morgan finished second after clearing 5 feet 1 inch. The winner, Matelyn Ladd of Cottage Grove, had a season- best of 5 feet 3 inches and Emilia Carpenter of Elmira met the automatic qualifying standard by jumping 5 feet even. Another sophomore, Kate Bowen, cruised to victory in the 3,000 meters, clocking 11:03.71. Her season-best of 10:19.88, which set a new school record, ranks second in the state among 4A girls. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK The Outlaws took the District title before heading to Hayward Field to compete in the state finals. Runners Natalie Sitz (11:59) and Emma Parkes (13:15) also came through with big points for the Outlaws in the 3,000, fin- ishing fourth and seventh respectively. Morgan was back in action and ended up battling her own teammate to win the long jump competition. Samantha Silva took the lead early in the competition with a lifetime- best of 16 feet 5.5 inches, which met the automatic state qualifying mark, but Morgan came back with a mark of 16 REMEMBERING OUR HEROS 392 E. 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