• Philomath High’s 4-by-400 relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cassidy Smart in the 1,500 (Photo by Eddy Pausch)
  • Cassidy Smart in the 4-by-400 relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cassidy Smart in the 4-by-400 relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Aspen Russell in the triple jump (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Abby Phelps, left, and Syd Cothern in the 3,000 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Reagan Nuño in the 200 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Reagan Nuño in the 4-by-400 relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Dreyton Nuño in the 800 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • CD Nuño in the 100 (Photo by Eddy Pausch)
  • Galen Murch in the 3000 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Emmett Murch in the 800 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Melea Lattin in the 800 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Bryce Hruska in the 300 hurdles (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kaden Howard in the triple jump (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kaden Howard in the triple jump (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sammy Hernandez in the high jump (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sammy Hernandez in the high jump (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Petra Hernandez in the 300 hurdles (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Petra Hernandez in the 300 hurdles (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Hernandez in the 1,500 (Photo by Eddy Pausch)
  • Janice Hellesto and Petra Hernandez in the 4-by-100 (Photo by Eddy Pausch)
  • Philomath High senior Janice Hellesto crosses the finish line to win the 200-meter dash Friday in Corvallis. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Janice Hellesto in the 100 (Photo by Eddy Pausch)
  • Janice Hellesto in the 4-by-100 relay (Photo by Eddy Pausch)
  • Blake Hauck in the pole vault (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Coach Joe Fulton (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Coach Joe Fulton (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hailey Eckhold in the triple jump (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Natalie Dunn begins the final lap in the 4-by-400 relay after taking the baton from freshman Reagan Nuño. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Natalie Dunn in the 4-by-400 relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Wyatt Coen in the 800 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warwick Bushnell and Dreyton Nuño in the 4-by-100 relay (Photo by Eddy Pausch)
  • Tiernan Bovbjerg in the 300 hurdles (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead and Cassidy Smart in the 4-by-400 relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead leads the 800-meter run at Friday’s meet at Corvallis High. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead in the 200 (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.