PAGE B6, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 18, 2016
Track and fi eld team stacks Changes aplenty for
roster with upperclassmen Monster Cookie Ride
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Celt Cambrian Partridge hurls the discus in competition during a 2015 dual meet. Frank Gauntz,
McNary head coach, has high hopes for Partridge after putting in a lot of off-season work.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The
McNary
High
School track and fi eld teams
return for the 2016 season
Friday, April 1, at the Titan
Track Classic at West Salem
High School.
The fi rst event is 3 p.m.
Unlike other teams, such
as baseball and softball, that
have been sent scurrying
to the gym for practice on
rainy days, the track and fi eld
team has been outside rain or
shine.
The new turf fi eld has
made it possible.
Head coach Frank Gauntz
said the team is benefi tting
from large junior and senior
classes returning for another
year.
“We have good numbers
this season and we’ve got the
most seniors that I’ve had
since becoming coach of the
team,” Gauntz said. “It’s not
just a lot of freshman which
is what we usually get.”
Senior Dani Duran said
having more hands on deck
in regard to upperclassmen
is making for lighter work
overall.
“It helps having more ex-
perience so everyone knows
what they’re doing and more
people for the younger kids
to ask when they have ques-
tions,” Duran said.
The Celts graduated one
of their top sprinters last year,
Kyle Torres, but his shoes are
being fi lled by senior Antho-
ny Nguyen. Nguyen sat out
his junior year with injury,
but ran the 100 meter in 11
seconds as a sophomore and
took second at the district
tournament.
“I’m hoping for a state
title in the 100 meter this
year, but we’ve also got some
stacked relay teams and I
think we’ve got state poten-
tial,” Nguyen said.
For the girls, Duran is an-
choring relays and shooting
to improve on her fi nishes in
the sprints after some narrow
misses at the Greater Valley
Conference tournament last
spring.
“I want to get a personal
record in the 400, I’m hop-
ing to get down to around 56
seconds,” Duran said.
Duran fi nished second in
the 200 and 400 meter dis-
trict races as a junior and was
part of a 4x400 relay team
that fi nished third.
Gauntz said he was also
eager to see how junior
Cambrian Partridge fares in
the discus this season.
“She’s put in a lot of work
in the off season and I think
it’s going to pay off for her in
a big way,” Gauntz said.
Other notable returners
for the boys include junior
Brendan Van Voorhis, second
place fi nisher at the last dis-
trict meet in the 400 meter;
senior Antoine Wilder in the
hurdling events, he placed
fourth in the 110 and 300
hurdles at district last year;
and senior Austin Brown in
the 400 meter and as a mem-
ber of the relay teams.
For the girls, junior Alyssa
Looney was a contender in
the 100 meter at the GVC
meet in 2015; sophomore
Kailey Doutt took second in
the 800; and Sydney Hunter
is expected to return to lead
the 4x400 relay team.
While the season has yet
to begin in earnest, Nguyen
said the team was already
showing strength of charac-
ter.
“We have good, strong
bonds, even with the young
kids who are coming in for
their fi rst season. They’re fol-
lowing our lead,” Nguyen
said.
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Sometimes big anniversaries
are the perfect time to intro-
duce changes.
Such is the case with the
Monster Cookie Metric Cen-
tury Bicycle Ride, the premier
spring event for the Salem Bi-
cycle Club. The 40th anniver-
sary event is coming up April
24, starting at the state Capitol
Mall in Salem, to Champoeg
State Park and back to Salem.
Keizer’s Hersch Sangster
started the event with family,
including wife Mary Ann and
brother John. Sangster is still
heavily involved with running
and promoting the event, assist-
ing Larry Miles.
One of the changes regards
looks. A T-shirt commemorat-
ing the 40th anniversary of the
event is still available, while
there is also a jersey that was
designed by Colorado-based
Primal specifi cally for the event.
“The shirt is a new design,”
Sangster said. “These have al-
ways been cotton. Now we’re
going to a sports-tec style, de-
signed by a local designer.”
Sangster is even more ex-
cited about the jersey. The
event is rated as the third big-
gest bike ride in Oregon. Pri-
mal makes jerseys for the two
biggest events and Sangster said
the company was eager to work
with Monster Cookie.
“They were great to work
with,” Sangster said. “We’ve
never done a jersey before.
There’s a real monster cookie
on the back. We’re selling those
as part of the registration.”
Sangster said good cycling
jerseys typically cost between
$80 and $120. By contrast, this
one is $50.
“The jerseys have been sell-
Submitted
A photo from the early days of the Monster Cookie Ride. The
annual event is celebrating 40 years next month.
ing like hotcakes,” he said.
Another change has been in
food vendors. While there will
still be all the cookies riders
could want – a natural given
the event’s name and history
– Scott White and K’s Cater-
ing will provide food, while
EZ Orchards will be providing
fresh fruits.
“We wanted to go to a
healthier food venue, so we’re
working with EZ Orchard,”
Sangster said. “We will never go
away from cookies, though.”
New this year is an activity
planned at Champoeg, while
there are also new sponsors in
AAA and Tour du Cure.
Sangster and Miles have
been ahead of schedule this
year as far as getting the neces-
sary permits in place.
“From a government per-
spective, we could run it to-
morrow,” Sangster said.
One thing that hasn’t
changed is the reception riders
get. That’s especially true with
Keizer Police Department offi -
cers that help keep streets clear.
“The Keizer Police Depart-
ment offi cers have been literally
sweethearts to work with over
the years,” Sangster said. “The
guys love doing the duty so
much, the chief has to do spe-
cial scheduling.”
Registration is $25 in ad-
vance, or $30 the day of.
Lunches are available for $7.50,
with t-shirts $15 and the jer-
seys $50. All riders must wear
a helmet (not provided). Reg-
istration can be done online at
www.salembicycleclub.org, by
calling Miles at 503-580-5927
or by e-mailing cookie@sa-
lembicycleclub.org.
“It’s amazing we’re on year
40,” Sangster said. “There were
12 people the fi rst year. Our
family felt sorry for us. We
kicked in $20 each to make
it work. When we fi rst talked
about doing this mom said,
‘You know, boys, people will
always show up if there is food.’
She was right. It has grown
each year.”
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