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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Big week for Fuhrman
Hawaii signs
Silverton senior
BILL POEHLER
STATESMAN JOURNAL
Maddie Fuhrman is a closer.
The Silverton High School senior
finished a big week well.
She won a couple races in a dual meet
at Dallas on Wednesday, signed a Na-
tional Letter of Intent to compete at Ha-
waii on Thursday and ran a stellar clos-
ing leg to win the 4,000 distance medley
relay at the Viking Twilight Relays on
Friday.
She was understandably a little tired
after all that.
But she was relieved to be done with
it all, too, especially signing her letter
of intent.
“I’m so excited,” Fuhrman said.
“When I went on my visit in March, I
loved the campus and the team. It was
really fun and I had to think about it for
a really long time.
“I’m really relieved to have it all
done with. I wanted to sign early in No-
vember and then I’m signing in track
season. It took me a long time to sign,
but I’m so excited and it’s going to be
awesome.”
In the Viking Twilight Relays at
North Salem on Friday, she ran the final
1,600 meters of the 4,000 meter distance
on a team that included Samantha Sinn,
Addie Schmitz and Amanda Kuenzi.
With one lap to go, however, Fuhr-
man was passed for the lead by Tuala-
tin’s Katie Intile.
Fuhrman passed her back with 250
meters to go and gave Silverton the win
in 12:57.20. Tualatin placed second in
12:59.10.
“We haven’t done a DMR in years
and also we broke the school record by
30 seconds so that was really cool,” said
Fuhrman.
“I didn’t know she was right behind
me so when she passed me it helped me
go a lot faster and definitely helped me
finish because I closed in like a 70,
which is like really face. It helped me
when to time my kick, which helps a
lot.”
Silverton’s girls relay teams, which
Fuhrman anchored, also placed second
in the 800 relay and the 1,600 relay at the
meet.
The Foxes’ girls placed second to
Tualatin in the meet with 97 points.
bpoehler@StatesmanJournal.com,
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DANIELLE PETERSON/STATESMAN JOURNAL
Silverton's Maddie Fuhrman smiles as she crosses the finish line in the 4,000 meter relay on Friday during the Vikings Relays Twilight
Invitational track and field meet at North Salem High School.
Silverton athletes honored, invited to see Jerry Rice
Athletes from Silverton High School received certificates and invitations to the Mid-Valley Sports Awards during an assembly on Friday at Silverton High School. The
event is set for June 7 in Salem, and the featured speaker will be former NFL great Jerry Rice.
PHOTOS BY DANIELLE PETERSON/STATESMAN JOURNAL
Statesman Journal Executive Editor Michael Davis recognizes Alia Parsons with an award and
invitation.
Baylie Cameron walks up to claim an award and invitation to the Mid-Valley Sports Awards.
Davis invites Maddie Fuhrman to the Mid-Valley Sports Awards and presents her with a
certificate.
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Davis lets Alex Molloy know she’s going to see Jerry Rice at the Mid-Valley Sports Awards.