Seniors Leo Pausch and Lukas Hernandez ran to a 1-2 finish in the 3,000 meters to headline Philomath High School’s performance at the John Oliver Invitational Saturday at Central High School in Independence.
Pausch crossed in 9 minutes, 6.96 seconds with Hernandez less than 2 seconds behind at 9:08.49. The pair accounted for the Warriors’ only top finishes in the distance events against a field that included South Salem, Corvallis, McNary, Thurston and Springfield, among others.
Junior Kaden Howard’s highlight of the day occurred in the long jump with a second-place finish following a personal-best 22 feet, 2.5 inches. Sophomore Dreyton Nuño earned a podium finish in the high jump, clearing 6-0 for second place. He also ran a personal-best 51.68 for third in the 400 .
In the throws, junior Jamin Peters placed third in the discus with a personal-best 142-6. Senior Josiah Peters was runner-up in the javelin with a throw of 175-6, finishing behind McNary junior Derek Olivo, who won all three throwing events.
PHS junior Bryce Hruska ran a significant personal best of 15.70 for second place in the 110 hurdles. Senior Blake Hauck cleared a personal-best 11-6 for third place in the pole vault.
In the girls competition, freshman Sienna Bushnell posted the Warriors’ lone individual victory of the day by winning the 800 in a personal-best 2:21.46.
The PHS girls competed shorthanded with Kya Bolton, Cassidy Smart and Reagan Nuño among the athletes out of the lineup.
Junior Hailey Eckhold was Philomath’s most versatile scorer, placing in four events. She took fourth in the shot put with a personal-best 34-10 — a significant jump from her previous mark — finished sixth in the pole vault at 8-6, placed seventh in the long jump at 15-7 and took fourth in the triple jump at 32-5.5.
Junior Jordyn Hood placed in both hurdles races and the discus. She ran a personal-best 51.16 for sixth in the 300 hurdles.
Central’s boys won the meet with 94 points to edge Philomath’s 83. Corvallis finished third with 81 points. Thurston’s girls finished first with 146.5 points, followed by Banks (77) and Corvallis (63). Philomath finished eighth with 37 points.
Philomath’s next meet is scheduled for April 25 in Sweet Home for the Meet of Champions.
John Oliver Invitational
Saturday, April 18, at Panther Stadium, Central HS, Independence
BOYS
Team scoring: 1, Central 94; 2, Philomath 83; 3, Corvallis 81; 4, McNary 63; 5, South Salem 61; 6, Thurston 56; 7, Banks 38; 8, South Albany 37; 9, Neah-Kah-Nie 35; 10, Springfield 33; 11, Newport 21.5; 12, Amity 18; 13, C.S. Lewis Academy 13; 14, Woodburn 8; 15, Harrisburg 6.5; 16, Santiam Christian 5; 17, Salem Academy 4; 17, Creswell 4; 19, Gladstone 2.
PHS results (Top 5): 100 — 14, Kaden Howard, 11.60. 400 — 3, Dreyton Nuño, 51.68; 11, Braeden Colvin, 53.51. 800 — 29, Milo Morrison, 2:25.36. 1500 — 20, Galen Murch, 4:37.40; 27, Oakley Pausch, 4:49.60. 3000 — 1, Leo Pausch, 9:06.96; 2, Lukas Hernandez, 9:08.49. 110 hurdles — 2, Bryce Hruska, 15.70; 14, Wyatt Coen, 22.79. 300 hurdles — 8, Bryce Hruska, 43.61. 4×100 relay — 8, Philomath (Bryce Hruska, Dreyton Nuño, Rocco De La Rosa, Kaden Howard), 46.27. Shot put — 6, Jamin Peters, 45-10; 34, Isileli Tuiaki, 31-2.5. Discus — 3, Jamin Peters, 142-6. Javelin — 2, Josiah Peters, 175-6; 22, Seamus Harrington, 113-9. High jump — 2, Dreyton Nuño, 6-0; 5, Nathan Seits, 5-10; 7, Sammy Hernandez, 5-8. Pole vault — 3, Blake Hauck, 11-6. Long jump — 2, Kaden Howard, 22-2.5; 11, Nathan Seits, 18-6.75. Triple jump — 6, Kaden Howard, 39-5.25; 8, Esias Sapp, 37-1.25.
GIRLS
Team scoring: 1, Thurston 146.5; 2, Banks 77; 3, Corvallis 63; 4, South Albany 54; 5, Central 52.5; 6, Creswell 47; 7, Newport 40.5; 8, Philomath 37; 8, Springfield 37; 10, Harrisburg 27; 11, South Salem 19.5; 12, Alsea 13; 13, Neah-Kah-Nie 10; 13, Amity 10; 15, C.S. Lewis Academy 8; 16, McKay 6; 17, Santiam Christian 5; 18, McNary 4; 19, Riverside 3.
PHS results (Top 5): 100 — 17, Adilee Stewart, 14.23. 200 — 18, Adilee Stewart, 29.28; 24, Laney Davis, 30.99. 400 — 15, Ava Oster, 1:06.59; 19, Jordyn Allen, 1:07.98. 800 — 1, Sienna Bushnell, 2:21.46; 16, Pyper Rutland, 2:44.52. 1500 — 9, Libby Kramer, 5:22.93; 16, Abby Phelps, 5:42.33. 3000 — 11, Libby Kramer, 11:52.97. 100 hurdles — 11, Jordyn Hood, 17.69; 13, Annaleise Brown, 18.66. 300 hurdles — 6, Jordyn Hood, 51.16; 10, Annaleise Brown, 56.60. Shot put — 4, Hailey Eckhold, 34-10; 21, Rebekah Workman, 24-8. Discus — 5, Jordyn Hood, 95-10. Javelin — 15, Rebekah Workman, 78-1; 26, Caelyn Avery, 64-0. High jump — 13, Makayla Nelson, 4-2. Pole vault — 6, Hailey Eckhold, 8-6. Long jump — 7, Hailey Eckhold, 15-7; 8, Sienna Bushnell, 15-5; 16, Annaleise Brown, 13-8. Triple jump — 4, Hailey Eckhold, 32-5.5; 5, Annaleise Brown, 31-10; 10, Eden Phelps, 29-1.
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