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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 2018)
TRACK & FIELD Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Heppner Mustangs Head coaches: Russ Nichols (third year), Laura Winters (sixth year) Returning state qualifiers: Hunter Nichols, 1500- and 3000-meters, jr.; Alex Lindsay, triple jump, 300-meter hurdles and long jump, sr.; Derek Howard, shot put, jr.; Jake Wallace, 110-meter hurdles, jr.; Makayla Silvia, 100-m hurdles and high jump, soph. Other returning varsity letterwinners: Leo Waite, jr.; Alison Cecil, soph.; Carson Brosnan, jr.; Evan Kollman, soph.; Jorden Sweney, soph.; Mitchell VonGunten, sr. Briefly describe the type Mar. 22 April 6 April 10 April 14 April 17 April 20 April 21 April 28 May 1 May 4 May 11 Pilot Rock Rockets 2018 SCHEDULE Buck Track Classic 11 a.m. Riverside Relays 4:30 p.m. WM Small Schools Invite 3:30 p.m. Dick Horyna Invitational* 10 a.m. Mustang Invitational 11 a.m. Condon/Wheeler Invite 11 a.m. 54th Centennial Invitational 11 a.m. Sherman Invitational 11 a.m. Bulldog Invite# 4 p.m. Grant Union Invitational 11 a.m. 2A Columbia Basin District Meet% 11 a.m. *-at Stanfield #-at Hermiston %-at Weston McEwen of team you expect to have: “(The) boys team is very well rounded with some new solid sprinters, distance runners and throwers. We expect to be competitive in all events. Girls team is young. We have four times as many girls as last season. Many of the girls are solid in multiple events.” Coach’s key to a successful season: To continue “to operate with the team mentality. We have enough numbers this year where the kids can push each other to improve in practice.” Mar. 22 Apr. 7 Apr. 10 Apr. 13 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 1 May 4 May 11 2018 SCHEDULE Buck Tuck Classic Carnival of Speed W-M Small Schools Invite Rivers Edge 12th Annual Pepsi Invitational Jo-Hi Invite Bulldog Invites Baker Invitational District Championships Abby Rigby, of Pilot Rock, crosses the fin- ish line to take second in the girls’ 100-me- ter dash Friday at the OSAA State Track & Field Cham- pion- ships at Hayward Field in Eugene. Head coach: Phil King Returning state quali- fiers: (GIRLS) Abby Rigby, sprints, sr.; Siobhan Holman, hurdles, sr.; Olivia Warner, sprints, jr. (BOYS) Christian Haskell, throws, jr. 11 a.m. TBD 3:30 p.m. 12 p.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Mar. 22 Apr. 6 Apr. 7 Apr. 10 Apr. 13 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 1 May 4 May 11 2018 SCHEDULE at Buck Track Classic 11 a.m. at Riverside Relays 4:30 p.m. at Mac-Hi Carnival of Speed 10 a.m. at Weston-McEwen Invite 3:30 p.m. at Rivers Edge (Umatilla) Noon at Pepsi Invitational (Union) 11 a.m. at Jo-Hi Invite 11 a.m. at Bulldog Invite (Hermiston) 4 p.m. at Baker Invite 10 a.m. at Districts (Athena) 11 a.m. Umatilla Vikings Head coach: Kris Welch, first year Assistant coaches: Josh Ego, Brandt Lind, Norman Valdez. Returning state qualifiers: (BOYS) Zayne Troeger, distance, jr.; Trent Durfey, hurdles, jr.; Julian Gutierrez, high jump, jr. (GIRLS) Nancy Ortiz, hurdles, sr.; Maria More- no-Mendez, throws, sr.; Patty Burres, sprints, so. 2018 SCHEDULE Mar. 22 Buck Track Classic 11 a.m. Apr. 6 Riverside Relays 4:30 p.m. Apr. 7 Carnival of Speed 11 a.m. Apr. 13 Rivers Edge# Noon Apr. 14 Horyna Invite% 10 a.m. Apr. 20 Condon/Wheeler Invite 11 a.m. Apr. 27 Connell (WA) Invite 3:30 p.m. May 4 Vanderholm Invite@ TBD May 11-12 EOL Districts# TBD May 17-18 State Meet& TBD #-at Umatilla @-at Royal HS (WA) EO File Photo Weston-McEwen’s Jacob Speed, right, runs at the 2017 Buck Track Classic in Pendleton. Speed helped the Ti- gerScot boys win the 2A state title last season. Tigerscot Track and Field.” Boys season: “We will be strong in both relays. We have depth in the sprints with Kellen McGill and Jacob Speed. I see good opportunities for Hadden, Khai, Cody, and Blair in district to advance to the state meet. We will miss Hayden Scott who Mac-Hi Pioneers Head coach: Tim Hutchison, fifth year Assistant coach: John Milleson, 15th year; Pam Milleson, 15th year; Josh Ashley, 7th year. Returning state qualifiers: Bianca Garcia, javelin, sr. Coach’s key to a successful season: “Growing as the season progresses ... We will have a good, young team led by some experienced seniors.” Mar. 22 Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 20 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 4 May 12 May 18-19 Page 7C EO file photo Weston-McEwen Head coach: Loran Monaco, 26 years Assistant coaches: Tyler Tompkins (five years), Shawn White (two years) Returning state qualifiers: None Returning athletes on the boys team: Hadden Ball, relays/sprints and long jump, soph.; Kellen McGill, relays/sprints, soph.; Khai Robertson, relays/sprints and triple jump, jr.; Jacob Speed, relays/sprints, sr. Returning athletes on the girls team: Keree Graves, relays/mid-distance, jr.; Maddi Muilenburg, throw, sr.; Ellie Scheibner, relays/ sprints and long jump, sr.; Bryce Thul, relays, hurdles and long jump, jr.; Katie Vescio, relays, 1500-m and pole vault, jr. Help boys: Cody Caldwell, throw, sr.; Blair Rudolph, relays/sprints and jumps, so. Help girls: Tristin Gonzalez, sprints and jumps, fr. Coach Monaco’s thoughts for a successful season: “As always I am excited for the track season to start. It provides another opportu- nity to work with a bunch of hard-working boys and girls and help them reach their goals. This group of young adults are good citizens and fun to be around. Each day is another great day in East Oregonian 2018 SCHEDULE Buck Track Classic at Colfax (WA) Holder Relays (WA) Carnival of Speed La Grande Invite Kiwanis Invite Pepsi Invite (Union) Ontario Invite Baker Invite GOL Districts (at Mac-Hi) OSAA State Meet (at Eugene) GO! 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon TBD 2018 SCHEDULE Mar. 22 Buck Track Classic 11 a.m. Apr. 6 Riverside Relays 4:30 p.m. Apr. 7 Mac-Hi Carnival of Speed 11 a.m. Apr. 13 Rivers Edge (Umatilla) Noon Apr. 14 Stanfield Invite 10 a.m. Apr. 21 Portland Christian Invite 11 a.m. Apr. 27 Nyssa Invite 1 p.m. May 1 Bulldog Invite 4 p.m. May 11-12 EOL Districts# TBD May 17-18 OSAA State Meet% TBD graduated and Kirk Scott who moved to Salem.” Girls season: “I feel we will be stronger this year in district and should improve on our team score at the state meet. We are solid in both relays, the sprints, 800-m, 1500-m, 300-m hurdles, long jump, and pole vault.” #-at Umatilla %-at University of Oregon, Eugene Irrigon Knights 2018 SCHEDULE at Dayton Invite at Davis (WA) Invite at Mustang Invite at Sherman Invite at Dayton (WA) Invite at Arlington Invite EOL Districts (Umatilla) BOARDMAN RIVERSIDE Riverside Pirates Head coach: Sam Cornelius, third year Assistant coach: Richard Moore Returning state qualifiers: (BOYS) Johan Pena, sprints, so.; (GIRLS) Faith Rosen, hurdles, jr. Stanfield Tigers Head coach: Eric Jensen Assistant coaches: Mandy Blackburn, Tyler Watson, Buz Olson, Carly Valadez. Returning state qualifiers: None Head coach: Ken Thompson, third year Assistant coach: Nikki Kroske, third year Returning state qualifiers: Ana Zacarias, sprints, jr.; Brianna Rice, throws, jr. 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