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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Ione track team flies high at
district meet
Students participate in IMESD
spelling contest
Students from school
districts in Morrow, Uma-
tilla and Union counties
participated in the Inter-
Mountain Education Ser-
vice District’s spelling
contest on May 8 at Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege. The IMESD sponsors
the spelling contests for
each county every year.
The students who com-
peted in the county com-
petitions had already won
a spelling contest in their
division at their schools.
Morrow County division two winners are (L-R): Axel Paredes-
At the contest, students Rosales (third place, Windy River Elementary), Jozen Byers
took a 35-word written test. (second place, Irrigon Elementary) and Nathan Ellsworth (first
First through third places place, Heppner Elementary). -Contributed photo.
were selected in each of the
three divisions. An awards
ceremony immediately fol-
lowed, with winners receiv-
ing medals. The first place
winner from each division
is invited to participate in
the state competition, which
occurs on the Saturday
of Labor Day weekend in
Salem at the Oregon State
Fair.
Morrow County Divi- Morrow County division one winners are (L-R): Michael McEl-
sion one winners (first-fifth ligott (second place, Ione Elementary), Dakota Seufert (third
grades) were Jackson Coin- place, Irrigon Elementary) and Jackson Coiner (first place,
er, Heppner Elementary in Heppner Elementary). -Contributed photo.
first place, Michael McEl- mentary in second and Axel Lizette Berryessa, IMESD
ligott, Ione Elementary in Paredes-Rosales, Windy spelling contest coordina-
second and Dakota Seufert, River Elementary in third. tor.
Irrigon Elementary in third.
“IMESD is pleased to
For additional infor-
Hayden
Qualls
runs
the
last
lap
of
the
1500M
which
he
won,
Division two winners congratulate all of our spell- mation about the spelling
Sarah Knop on the podium
for her second place finish in also breaking the Ione School record for the second time this (sixth-eighth grades) were ing contest winners and contest, contact Berryessa
the 300M hurdles. -Contrib- season. -Contributed photo.
Nathan Ellsworth, Heppner would like to thank all the at 541-966-3126 or lizette.
uted photo.
Elementary, first place, students who devoted time berryessa@imesd.k12.
dash
with
a
PR
of
13.88,
and had an incredible split Jozen Byers, Irrigon Ele- to compete this year,” said or.us.
The Ione track team
fourth
in
the
400M
and
an-
in the 4x400M relay. Domi-
finished the season off well
with the girls team com- choring the 4x100M relay. nick Giefing worked hard
Serenity Rodriguez throughout the day com-
ing in second and the boys
was
part of the 4x100M pleting the javelin, long
team surprising everyone to
relay
and had a PR in the jump and finishing sixth
come in at fifth.
triple
jump of 29’4” to in the 800M with a PR
An excellent start to the
finish
in
third place. She of 2:35.35. Angel Velas-
day came in the field events
also
finished
with a PR in co did well at the district
with Kathryn Burns earning
the
100M
hurdles
at 20.38. meet, scoring third in the
a trip to state in the shot put
Ola
Rietmann
was
part of 1500M, fifth in the 800M
with a second place finish
4x100M
relay
team,
had and was the second runner
and PR of 32’07”. Kathryn
a
PR
in
the
100M
with
a in the 4x400M relay. Junior
also finished third in the
time
of
14.41
and
finished
Verduzco made a strong
discus adding more points
to the team. Sarah Knop seventh with a PR of 31.06 showing, finishing fourth
helped the Cardinals out by in the 200M. Garcia did in the long jump, fourth
winning the high jump and an excellent job on the in the 100M with a PR of
earning a trip to state with a 4x400M relay, finished in 12.40, fifth in the 200M and
PR at 4’8”. Later in the day eighth in the discus and was was the lead runner for the
4x400M relay.
Sarah finished second in the sixth in the javelin.
Sonia Medina had a
Hayden Qualls had
300M Hurdles for another
state event. She also fin- PR of 23’8” in the shot put an exciting down to the
ished third in the 800M run and also finished eighth wire first place finish in the
and was part of the 4x400M in the discus. Mackenzie 1500M breaking the Ione
relay team along with Jes- Heideman performed well, high school record for the l-r: Xavier Bohanan, Jacob Wallace, Evan Kollman, Jordan Sweeney, Carson Brosnan, Leo
sica Medina, Laura Ayala finishing third in the 1500M second time this season. Waite, Hunter Nichols, Jayden Wiilson, Alex Lindsay, Derek Howard, Blake Wolters, Ethan
and Barbara Garcia, who and fourth in the 3000 to He had another first place Holmgren, Jackson Lehman, Trevor Antonucci, Mason Lehman and Mitchell VonGunten
The district champion- chasing down the fastest
The Heppner track
finished a very close third. contribute 11 points for the finish in the 3000M, sixth
ship
meet started strong 400m runner in the state
team
stepped
up
to
the
team’s
second
place
finish.
in the 400M and anchored
Laura Ayala earned a
in
the
field events. Derek and closely followed by
competition
at
the
district
The
Ione
Cardinal
the 4x400M relay which
trip to state in two events
Howard
earned first place Mason Lehman in third and
meet
on
Friday,
May
11.
boys
teams
outperformed
placed third.
this year, coming in second
in
both
the
shot put and the Jackson Lehman in fifth.
With
pressure
to
perform,
expectations
all
day
with
Representing the Car-
in the 100M dash and the
discus
and
second place in Jacob Wallace dominated
the
athletes
on
both
the
many
PRs.
Although
few
in
dinals at state this Thursday
100M hurdles where she
the
javelin.
Carson
Brosnan the 110m hurdles and stood
men’s
and
women’s
teams
numbers
they
showed
up
to
and Friday are Kathryn
had an eighth place state
and
Ethan
Holmgren
came in first place on the podium.
took
on
the
challenge
and
perform,
scoring
59
points
Burns in the shot put, Laura
finish last year. Laura was
in
third
and
fourth
in
the
competed
well.
With
a
total
to
finish
in
fifth
place
with
Jordan Sweeney and
Ayala in the 100M dash and
also part of the 4x100M and
javelin,
Xavier
Bohanan
of
132
points,
the
men’s
only
five
boys
competing.
Evan
Kollman dug deep
100M hurdles, Sarah Knop
4x400 relay teams which
and
Blake
Wolters
earned
team
took
the
district
cham-
Austin
Morter
threw
in
the
800, each earning
in the high jump and 300M
both placed third. Jessi-
fourth
and
fifth
place
in
the
pionship
and
the
small,
but
for
a
PR
of
82’5”
in
the
personal
record times and
hurdles and Hayden Qualls
ca Medina made a strong
shot
put
and
Brosnan
also
deep
women’s
team
scored
discus,
threw
the
javelin,
fourth
and
fifth place in
in the 1500M and 3000M
showing as a freshman,
earned
fifth
place
in
the
dis-
45
points.
Nine
athletes
finished
sixth
in
the
100M
the
event.
The
women’s
runs.
finishing fourth in the 100M
are heading to the state cus. Alex Lindsay, Jayden 4x400 team, made up of
competition in Eugene on Wilson and Mason Lehman Makayla Silvia, Hailey
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1500m run and first in the Hunter Nichols – 1500m,
3000m run. Hannah Palmer 3000m and 4x400m relay;
followed her in third for Jayden Wilson – long jump
the 1500m and the 3000m and 4x400m relay; Mason
runs. Hunter Nichols and Lehman – 4x400m relay;
Trevor Antonucci took first Derek Howard – shot put,
and second place in both discus and javelin; Jacob
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