BAKER CITY HERALD • TuEsDAY, ApRIL 12, 2022 A5
SPORTS
BAKER TRACK AND FIELD AT LA GRANDE INVITATIONAL
Baker boys, girls both place 2nd
Baker City Herald
Baker’s track and field teams
had another strong meet, with
both the girls and boys placing
second at the La Grande Invita-
tional on Friday, April 8.
The boys had 73 points, be-
hind Pendleton’s 152.
The Baker girls amassed 95.5
points, trailing only Pendleton
with 122.5.
“Our weather was less than
ideal, having said that our ath-
letes did a great job of focus-
ing on what they have control
of — themselves,” Baker coach
Suzy Cole said. “As a team
both the boys and girls com-
peted really well. Our depth
in all events is helping out in
these bigger meets.”
On the girls side, Emma Ba-
eth was a two-time individual
winner, finishing first in both
the 800 and 1,500 races. Her
time of 5:09 in the 1,500 was
just off her personal record.
Baeth also ran the anchor leg
as Baker won the 4x400 relay,
joining Anna Belding, Brook-
lyn Jaca and Sofia Hanson.
Cole said Emma Timm had
a “breakout meet,” placing
third in the 800 and, running
for the first time in the 1,500,
placing fourth behind team-
mates Baeth and Sydney Lamb,
who was third.
“As her confidence grows,
she grows,” Cole said of Timm.
Lamb also placed fifth in the
800.
Freshman Sofie Kaaen was
second in the 3,000 and fourth
in the pole vault.
Ryann Paulsen was second
in the javelin with a throw of
103 feet, 5 inches, a solid mark
given the strong crosswind,
Cole said.
Baker placed second in the
4x100 relay with a quartet of
Anna Belding, Lillee Henry,
Jayden Whitford and Alexis
Conant.
Boys
Dash Bloomer finished third
in the javelin — a personal best
despite the wind — and triple
jump, and Reeve Damschen
was third in the pole vault.
Mike Gentry was fourth in
the discus and shot put.
“Mike Gentry continues to
get stronger all the time,” Cole
said.
Malaki Myer was fourth in
the 400, and followed in order
by teammates Angel DeAr-
cos, Wyatt Hawkins and Diego
Quintela.
Myer, DeArcos and Quin-
tela all had personal bests, Cole
said.
Baker swept the two relays.
In the 4x400, Thaddeus
Pepera, Quintela, Hawkins and
DeArcos won in 3:44.86.
The 4x100 team — Hawkins,
Kayden Garvin, Quintela and
Myer as the anchor — finished
in 46.43.
Cole said Peyton Waters ran
well in both the 800 and 1,500.
“He is really coming on,” she
said. “When he realized the po-
tential he has, he can get much
better.”
Baker will compete in the
Buck Track Invite Classic on
Friday, April 15, at Pendleton
High School.
Powder Valley and Pine Eagle
In the boys side of the meet,
Powder Valley was ninth and
Pine Eagle 14th.
Powder Valley’s Reece Dixon
was first in the long jump and
third in the 100. Teammate
Kaden Krieger was second in
the high jump.
Pine Eagle’s Caleb Brown
placed second in the 1,500.
Among the girls, Pine Eagle
placed 13th, led by Ella Ran-
dall’s first-place finish in the
shot put.
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Powder Valley’s Reece Dixon soars to a win in the long jump at the La
Grande Invitational track meet on Friday, April 8, 2022.
Davis Carbaugh/The Observer
Baker’s Emma Baeth won the 800 and 1,500 races at the La Grande
Invitational on Friday, April 8, 2022.
200
Malaki Myer, 9th, 24.62; Wyatt Haw-
kins, 11th, 24.78; Cole Morgan (PE),
15th, 25.16; Kayden Garvin, 16th,
Individual results
25.31; Angel DeArcos, 20th, 25.52;
BOYS
Gaige Birmingham, 24th, 25.75;
100
Josh Hunt (PE), 29th, 26.00; Reid
Reece Dixon (PV), 3rd, 11.73; Kaden
Davis (PE), 34th, 26.87; James Den-
Krieger (PV), 5th, 11.83; Josh Hunt (PE), son (PE), 35th, 26.98; Trace Gover
22nd, 12.55; Gaige Birmingham, 29th, (PE), 44th, 27.98; Casey Vaughan
12.84; Tom Gregg (PV), 36th, 13.15;
(PV), 55th, 28.79; Orrin Cobb (PV),
James Denson (PE), 47th, 13.46; Logan
58th, 29.54; Giovanni Cartwright
Profitt (PV), 54th, 13.85; Orrin Cobb
(PV), 60th, 14.15; Giovanni Cartwright (PE), 62nd, 30.33; Allen Bedolla
(PV), 63rd, 30.48; Haven Olson,
(PE), 61st, 14.16; Haven Olson, 69th,
14.96; Max Thomas (PE), 76th, 16.25
66th, 32.54
400
Malaki Myer, 4th, 55.14; Angel
DeArcos, 5th, 55.22; Wyatt Haw-
kins, 6th, 55.76; Diego Quintela,
7th, 55.96; Jackson Chandler (PV),
9th, 56.19; Gabriel Brown (PE), 23rd,
1:02.94; Nick Hughes, 33rd, 1:09.80
800
Cooper Gover (PE), 6th, 2:15.15;
Peyton Waters, 11th, 2:20.88; Jor-
dan Mills, 14th, 2:22.26; Giacoma
Rigueiro, 15th, 2:22.39; Seth Mas-
trude, 17th, 2:22.78; Sage Darling-
ton, 37th, 2:42.76
1,500
Caleb Brown (PE), 2nd, 4:15.21;
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Baker’s Dash Bloomer throws the javelin during the La Grande
Invitational track meet on Friday, April 8, 2022. Bloomer placed third
in the event.
Jordan Mills, 10th, 4:46.76; Thad-
deus Pepera, 12th, 4:52.24; Hunter
Bingham (PV), 4:58.06; Seth
Mastrude, 18th, 5:00.87; Peyton
Waters, 19th, 5:01.00; Gabriel
Brown (PE), 25th, 5:14.39; Karsten
Cikanek, 26th, 5:15.72; Allen
Bedolla (PV), 40th, 5:42.87; Sage
Darlington, 44th, 5:53.18; Nick
Hughes, 46th, 5:56.35
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