• Adele Beckstead in the 3000 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Weight relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Weight relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mason Stevens in the 3000 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The official starter (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kateri Pindell in the 1500 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch in the 3000 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • CD Nuno in the 200 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • CD Nuno in the 100 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ellie Morton in the 100 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nixon Mooney, far left, Warwick Bushnell and CD Nuno run the curve in the 200. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nixon Mooney in the 400 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nixon Mooney in the 200 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hanna McDaniel in the 3000 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Melea Lattin in the 1500 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Melea Lattin in the 1500 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Simon King in the 3000 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Maggie King in the 800 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez and Mateo Candanoza in the 4-by-400 relay. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warriors senior Ben Hernandez smiles after winning the 800-meter run during Saturday’s Philomath Invite. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Ben Hernandez reacts to winning the 800-meter run Saturday at the Philomath Invite. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Janice Hellesto, left, and Natalie Dunn lead the rest of the field in the 400-meter dash. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Janice Hellesto in the 1500 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Janice Hellesto in the 1500 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Janice Hellesto in the 4-by-400 relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Janice Hellesto in the 4-by-400 relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto and Melea Lattin in the 4-by-400 relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto in the 300 hurdles (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto won both the 100 and 300 hurdles. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Joe Fulton (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Natalie Dunn gets ready to hand off to teammate Janice Hellesto in the 4-by-400-meter relay. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Dunn and Jesse Erickson in the 1500 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Natalie Dunn in the 400 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Dunn in the 100 high hurdles (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza in the 1500 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza in the 1500 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Coach Joe Fulton, brother Mateo Candanoza and others talk to Ana Candanoza after the 800-meter run. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ana Candanoza in the 800 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ana Candanoza in the 800 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza in the 4-by-400 relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warwick Bushnell, left, and Nixon Mooney in the 400 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warwick Bushnell gets encouragement from his dad during the 4-by-400 relay. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warwick Bushnell in the 400 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warwick Bushnell in the 400 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Tiernan Bovbjerg in the 800 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead in the 3000 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.