Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 19,2010
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Mustang girls earn district track ti
The Heppner Mus
tang girls’ track team earned
their third straight district
track title on Saturday, May
15, in Stanfield. The girls
finished the day with 175
points - 75 points ahead of
second place teams Elgin
and Union. Ten girls quali
fied for the state track meet
in 19 events.
Erin Price qualified
for state in three individual
events - 100 hurdles (1”),
300 hurdles (1 “) and the 200
meter dash (2nd). The 4x400
meter relay team (Brynna
Rust, Alana Wilson, Cath
erine McElligott, Price)
finished first. The 4x100
meter relay team (Wilson,
Emilie Andersen, Kelsi
Putman, Emma Osmin) also
finished first. Rust qualified
in the 100 hurdles (2nd) and
300 hurdles (2nd). McEllig
ott and Wilson finished first
and second in the 400 meter
dash. Kellie Nelson was
second in the 800 meters,
and Andersen was second
in the triple jump. Carrie
Haguewood and JoAnna
Patton finished 1-2 in the
high jump.
The girls’ team fin
ished third at the state track
meet last year, and Erin
Price brought home three
individual state titles (100
hurdles, 300 hurdles, 200
meter dash). Price was also
named the Qwest Athlete of
the Meet in 2009.
The boys’ team fin
ished in second place - 64
points behind first place
Stanfield. Three boys quali
fied for state in five differ
ent events.
Jordan Hatfield
qualified in three individual
events - 110 hurdles (2nd),
300 hurdles (Ist) and triple
jump (1st). Alex Pickles
finished first in the long
jump, and Mark McCabe
was second in the shot put.
In 2009, Hatfield
finished second in the 110
hurdles and the 300 hur
dles.
Complete Heppner
results:
Boys
100 - 4. Pappas
(12.02); 6. Bowles (12.19);
12. Berntsen (12.42); 200
- 7. Bowles (24.76); 8.
Pappas (24.95); 13. Bara
(26.93); 400 - 11. Har
toft (57.27); 800 - 5. Hed-
man (2:18.19); 9. Palmer
(2:32.71); 1500-8. Palmer
(4:58.14); 3000-6. DeJong
(10:47.41); 110hurdles-2.
Hatfield (16.21); 5. Bara
(17.96); 300 hurdles - 1.
Hatfield (41.20); 6. Bara
(48.54); 4x100 relay - 4.
Heppner (Bowles, Hatfield,
Berntsen, Pappas) 46.26;
4x400 relay - 4. Heppner
(Hedman, Hartoft, Pappas,
Palmer); Shot Put - 2. Mc
Cabe (41’ 7.5”); 4. Moore
(39’ 8.5”); 8. Wright (35’
5.5”); Discus - 6. McCabe
(95’ 4”); 8. Berntsen (92’
2”); 10. Cannon (85’ 5”);
Javelin - 6. Wright (152’
2”); 13. Hedman (117’7”);
High Jump - 5. Berntsen
(5’4”); 6. Bowles (5’4”); 7.
Top Left Photo: Brynna Rust and Erin Price leap over their
first set of hurdles. Bottom Left Photo: Emilie Andersen
hands off the baton to Kelsi Putman during a relay race. Top
Right Photo: David Berntsen jumps in the high jump. Center
Right Photo: Carrie Haguewood jumps in the triple jump.
Bottom Right Photo: Jordan Hatfield jumps over his first set
of hurdles in the 110 meter hurdle competition.
Hedman (5’2”); Long Jump
- 1. Pickles (19’ 6.25”);
8. Hartoft (17’ 3”); Triple
Jump - 1. Hatfield (41 ’
4.5”); 3. Pickles (37’ 7”).
Girls
100-5. Putman
(14.15); 7. Osmin (14.44);
8. Struckmeier (14.65);
200 - 2. Price (27.15); 4.
Wilson (28.67); 7. Putman
(29.15); 400 - 1. McEl
ligott (1:02.09); 2. Wil
son (1:03.16); 6. Nelson
(1:07.61); 800 - 2. Nel
son (2:39.12); 5. Ander
sen (2:58.14); 1500 - 6.
Chapa (6:18.49); 8. Hein
(6:28.15); 3000-5. Chapa;
8. Hein (15:03.22); 100
hurdles - 1. Price (16.63);
2. Rust (17.78); 7. Os-
min (20.98); 300 hurdles
- 1. Price (48.38); 2. Rust
(49.39); 4x100 relay - 1.
Heppner (Wilson, Osmin,
Putman, Andersen) 53.21;
4x400 relay - 1. Heppner
(Rust, McElligott, Wilson,
Price) 4:14.46; Shot Put-4.
Nelson (27’2”); 17. Struck
meier (19’ 1”); Discus - 13.
Patton (63’ 5”); 15. Struck-
meier (57’ 6”); Javelin - 5.
Patton (94’11”); 10. McEl
ligott (80’ 11”); High Jump
- 1. Haguewood (4’ 8”); 2.
Patton (4’ 8”); Long Jump
- 3. Rust (14’ 6”); 4. An
dersen (14’ 4”); 7. Osmin
(13’4.5”); Triple Jump-2.
Andersen (30’ 5.75”); 4.
Haguewood (29’).
Ione girls’ track team takes second place in district
The Ione girls’
track team found points
in unexpected places and
exceeded expectations to
claim second place in the
team race at Saturday’s Big
Sky District Track Meet in
Moro. The Ione girls scored
97 points to perennial jibwer
Sherman County’s 113.
A sun-drenched
day with just the slightest
of breezes greeted com
petitors at the Sherman
County track. The top two
qualifiers in each event
advance to next weekend’s
1A/2A/3A State Meet at
Western Oregon University
in Monmouth.
The Ione girls set
the tone for their day with
a convincing win in the
4X100 relay. Makenna Ra
mos, Stacee Halvorsen,
Beth Morter and Shadow
Kendrick scorched the track
in a season best time of
53.08, more than a full sec
ond improvement over their
previous league-leading
best. Lacey Thompson and
Rebecca Jepsen joined Beth
Morter and Stacee Halvors
en in the 4X400 at the end
of the day to grab another
gold. The team recorded
a 4:29.67, a four second
improvement over their
previous best effort. Beth
Morter had an outstanding
day, taking the silver medal
in the triple jump (33-3) and
leading Stacee Halvorsen
and Lacey Thompson to
a 1-2-3 sweep in the 400
with PR’s all around. Lacey
Thompson was a surprise
second place finisher in
the high jump (4-4) and
advances to state. Shadow
Kendrick ran a strong 100
meter race, recording a
PR (13.77) and taking the
second spot. Sophomore
Collette Cason was another
surprise state qualifier in the
800 (2:55.11) taking over
second place with 200 to
go. Rebecca Jepsen went
stride-for-stride with South
Wasco’s Cassiday Creel in
the 300 hurdles (52.69) but
it was her lean at the tape
that sent her on to the state
meet in the second posi
tion. “I am the most excited
about a two second PR” she
said. The only cloud on the
day was a false start DQ
for Shadow Kendrick in
the 200.
Overall though, the
young Ione team was giddy
with their results. Collette
Cason came on strong in the
last 300 meters of the 800
for her second place finish.
“I guess I wanted to go to
state mofe than I thought I
'did”"She Said. Bfeth Morter,
a junior and the team’s el
der statesman sounded like
a set of wind chimes with
four medals hanging from
her neck at the end of the
day. “I was really nervous
at the start of the 400 but
sweeping that event was
pretty cool.”
“I’m really
pleased,” said Coach Ryan
Rudolf. “We got some nice
surprises today and every
girl scored in her race.”
The Ione boys ad
vanced their 4X100 re
lay team (Gunner Jessen,
Steven Holland, Tanner
Rietmann and Matt Hams)
on the basis of a runner-up
finish with a time of 46.14.
The 4X400 team (Luke
Emmel, Matt Hams, Gun
ner Jessen and Steven Hol
land) claimed the district
championships squarely on
the shoulders of sophomore
Steven Holland’s late race
heroics. Steven Holland
grabbed the baton in third
place and it looked as if he
had just too much ground
to make up. To the delight
of the crowd, though, he ac
celerated off the last comer
to move from third place to
first to take the win in dra
matic fashion. “I felt pretty
good coming off the comer.
At the 100 meter mark, I
thought I had to go now or
not at all.”
“We were number
one coming in,” said Coach
Ryan Rudolf. “Coming
from behind like that makes
it exciting but sure gives the
coach more gray hairs.”
Matt Hams quali
fied for state 400 meters.
Running the open 400 for
the first time in his ca
reer, Hams ran a gutty race
to capture second place
(53.03.) “It was a (Coach)
Rudolf idea" he said of his
move to the quarter mile.
“I got some pointers from
Stephen (Larlee of South
Wasco County) and tried
to chase him.” Gunner
Jessen was the only other
individual qualifier on the
Top left photo: The lone girls took 1st place in the 4X100.
Bottom left photo: Matt Hams took second place in the 400
meter to go on to state. Top right photo: Gunner Jessen
made it to state in the triple jump. Bottom right photo: The
Ione boys took 1st place in the 4X400. -Photos by Theresa
Crawford
boys’ side. He heads to state
in the triple jump after a
DQ transformed his third
place finish (39-02.5) to a
second.
A number of Ione
competitors placed in their
events. Steven Holland
was fourth in both the 100
(12.41) and 200 (24.51.)
Tanner Rietmann was fourth
in the high jump (5-04) anci
triple jump (38-11) and fifth
in the 100 (12.43.) Luke
Emmel was fourth in the
javelin (119-05) and fifth in
the 800 (2:23.74.) Gunner
Jessen was fourth in the 110
hurdles (18.45) and Chris
tian Cederquist recorded
a PR in the shot with his
sixth place finish (36-07.)
Rebecca Jepsen was fifth
in the 100 hurdles (19.55).
Collette Cason was fourth
in the high jump (4-04)
and sixth in the long jump
(13-00.5.) Shadow Kend
rick was fourth in the long
jump (13-11.25) and Stacee
Halvorsen was fifth in the
triple jump (29-01.5.)
Irrigon Lion’s Club to host Skateboard Tournament
The newly formed
Irrigon Lion’s Club will be
sponsoring a Skateboard
Tournament June 26 in Ir
rigon at the world renowned
Don Baxter Skate Park. The
competition will begin at
10 a.m. and continue until
3 p.m.
The competition
will be the Game of Skate.
There will be a beginner’s
class, intermediate class,
professional’s class, and a
The Lion’s Club is tion or to help call the tour
girl’s class.
Prizes will be award currently looking for judges, nament chair, Amy Sandy at
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tors.
co-chair. Christine Sorensen
in each class.
For more informa at 541-922-5509.
An entry fee of $ 15
will be charged to all compet
itors. Prizes will be based on
this entry fee. All entry fees
will be totaled for each class
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