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B10 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 23, 2018 TRACK GOLF Continued from Page B1 Continued from Page B1 She said she was a little sad this would be their final year competing at Hayward Field before it’s renovated. “It has such a history be- hind it — getting to com- pete on the same track as the Olympic trials,” she said. Brockway, also a junior, placed third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.59. Kyndal Martin of Monroe placed first with 15.01, and Kailey Martin of Monroe placed second with 16.57. Brockway also placed sev- enth in the long jump with a distance of 15-09 and seventh in the triple jump at 32-05.75. Freshman Abby Lusco placed sixth in discus with a distance of 105-07. Catylynn Duff of Culver won with 146- 01. The girls said they missed having team member Jozie Rude, a senior, with them and dedicated their performances to her. “Even without her, we did our best for her,” Cates said. Rude suffered a sea- son-ending injury at the dis- trict competition after she placed first in shot put and pole vault. She scored 21 points at state last year, be- hind only Wright with 28, in the team’s second-place fin- ish. Rude was seeded high- er in three of her events this year. “There is a good chance, if she would have been full strength, we would have come away with the state championship,” Smith said. “The athletes we took outdid or equaled their seeding going into state, so they did an out- standing job.” would have been in fourth place on day one. On day two, Shelley had an 84, Lenz 88, Duane Stokes 92 and Devon Stokes 98. Senior Duane Stokes said he felt there were other options for OSAA to take, but “they decided to stick hard and fast to the rule.” “It feels like what we’ve worked hard for this spring — they didn’t take into consideration for their de- cision,” he said. “Instead of thinking about the kids, they chose what was easiest for them.” He added, “I’m happy with the way we handled it — it wasn’t childish. We take what we get and move on.” OSAA executive di- rector Peter Weber said in an email to the Eagle that “mistakes were made on a number of fronts” regard- ing the events at Quail Val- ley on May 14. “The USGA Rules of Golf, under which the championships were being conducted, are well known for their rigidity and don’t allow for the solutions some have suggested,” We- ber said, adding, OSAA has begun a thorough review Grant Union boys For the boys this year, se- nior Duane Stokes placed fifth in the triple jump with a dis- EO Media Group/Kathy Aney Drew Lusco of Grant Union throws discus Saturday at the OSAA state track and field meet in Eugene. Contributed photo Grant Union’s Kaylee Wright wins the 100-meter dash at the 2A state track and field championships in Eugene Friday. Wright set a new state record in javelin, won the high jump event and placed second in the 4x100-meter relay. tance of 40-05.25. Alex Lind- say of Heppner placed first with 41-11.00. Sophomore Mason Gerry placed eighth in javelin with a distance of 142-05. Ethan Burns of Enterprise won with 162-06. Gerry also placed 10th in long jump with a distance of 17-07.75. Tyreece Gardner of Reedsport won with 21-00.5. Sophomore Drew Lusco We Will Never Forget... placed ninth in discus with a distance of 113-06. Kirkland Scott of Regis won with 136- 04. Junior Tanner Elliott placed 12th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:18.84. Josh Snyder of Bandon won with 2:00.31. Freshman Jordan Hall placed ninth in the prelimi- naries for the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 18.15, one place outside of qualify- ing for the finals. This will be the final year for Grant Union to compete at the historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. After the NCAA cham- STATE Continued from Page B1 track and field athlete, said he hopes to return to state next season. “If I keep working on it, I’ll be coming back better and stronger,” he said. “I hope to be back, and hope- fully more than just high jump.” Commenting on the ex- perience at Hayward Field in Eugene, he said “It’s something you’ll never for- get.” Prairie City senior Me- gan Camarena placed sev- enth in shot put with a dis- tance of 31-02.75. She placed fourth at the EO Media Group/Kathy Aney Grant Union’s Sydney Brockway launches for seventh in the triple jump at the state championships. pionships in June, it will be torn down and rebuilt for the World Championships to be held in 2021. “It was a once-in-a-life- time chance for our state ath- letes to get to compete at this historic track venue, one of the top in the nation,” Smith said. of its golf course setup and event communication pro- cedures to prevent this type of situation from reoccur- ring. Lundbom said the prob- lem could have been fixed if the officials had moved the blue markers to the yardage reflected on the scorecard after the mistake had been realized. He also pointed out USGA rule 33-7, which states, “A penalty of dis- qualification may in ex- ceptional individual cases be waived, modified or imposed if the Committee considers such action war- ranted.” Lundbom said the OSAA officials’ statements leave the impression that the 12 boys teed off from the wrong markers of their own accord. He added, they would have teed off from the blue markers if they hadn’t been told otherwise. “It stings,” he said, but added, “We all decided to take the high road — all three teams decided on that.” Lundbom said they pushed ahead on day two, letting their scores speak for themselves. “We’ll continue to try harder next year, and all the kids ended up on a high note, the boys and the girls,” he said. District Meet with a mark of 32-11, and she received a wild card opportunity to compete at state. Two Monument/Day- ville track athletes qualified for state. Freshman Mark Thomas ran the 1,500 with a fifth- place finish in a time of 4:23.37. He set a personal record in the event, shaving 13 seconds off his best time. Junior hurdler Kyla Em- erson, a returning state com- petitor, had an eighth-place finish in the 100 hurdles with a time of 17:73. She fell just short of qualifying in the 300 hur- dles, finishing ninth in the preliminaries with a time of 52.30, a personal record. MEMORIAL DAY We owe this freedom of choice and action to those men and women in uniform who have served this nation and its interests in time of need. In particular, we are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free. - Ronald Reagan 55708 541-620-4255 John Day Taxi “Richie” would like to thank everyone who assisted with the adopt-a- mile clean up on May 12th. 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