Senior Josiah Peters won the javelin and sophomore Sammy Hernandez was second in the high jump to highlight Philomath High’s individual performances Saturday at the Meet of Champions in Sweet Home.
The Philomath boys, competing with some of its athletes missing and not entering the relays, finished second in the team standings with 69.5 points, trailing only Blanchet Catholic’s 82. The girls, also without some athletes not competing, placed 10th with 32 points in a field won by Banks with 60.
Hernandez cleared 6 feet, 4 inches in a personal-best performance that equaled the top height of the day but he had to settle for second behind East Linn Christian sophomore Ryder Howard on the number-of-attempts tiebreaker. Hernandez moved up a few spots on the school’s all-time track charts for the event and is now tied for sixth with Ryan Zojanc, who went 6-4 in 1997.
Peters threw the javelin 181 feet, 2 inches to win the event by nearly 20 feet over the nearest competitor. He ranks No. 2 on the all-time charts with a throw of 187-8 that he had earlier this season at Elmira.
Junior Kaden Howard was second in the long jump at 21-10.5 and second in the triple jump at 40-7.5. Sophomore Dreyton Nuño was fourth in the high jump at 5-10 and sophomore Nathan Seits tied for sixth at 5-8. Junior Jamin Peters was fourth in both the shot put at 46-10.5 and the discus at 140-6. Senior Blake Hauck tied for fourth in the pole vault at 11-6.
On the track, senior Leo Pausch was second in the 3,000 meters in 9:13.98, and senior Lukas Hernandez placed sixth in the 800 in a personal-best 2:02.17. Howard placed seventh in the 100 meters in 11.49. Junior Bryce Hruska was eighth in the 110 hurdles in 16.60.
On the girls side, junior Hailey Eckhold was fourth in the pole vault at 8-0 and sixth in the triple jump at 32-8. Junior Jordyn Hood was sixth in the discus at 105-5, a personal best. Junior Annaleise Brown was sixth in the triple jump at 31-6.
In the running events, freshman Sienna Bushnell was fifth in the 800 in 2:28.30. Sophomore Reagan Nuño was fifth in the 400 in 1:01.58. Sophomore Libby Kramer placed seventh in the 3,000 in 12:02.56. Sophomore Kya Bolton was seventh in the 100 in 13.17.
The girls 4-by-100 relay team of Nuño, freshman Adilee Stewart, Bushnell and Bolton was fourth in 52.08. The girls 4-by-400 team of sophomore Cassidy Smart, freshman Ava Oster, Bushnell and Nuño was fifth in 4:22.97.
Philomath’s next meet is scheduled for Friday at the Spartan Challenge at Corvallis High School. The field events begin at 2:30 and the track events at 3:30 p.m.
Meet of Champions
Saturday, April 26, at Sweet Home HS
BOYS
Team scoring: 1, Blanchet Catholic 82; 2, Philomath 69.5; 3, Sweet Home 62; 4, Tillamook 48; 5, Junction City 43; 5, Cascade 43; 7, Delphian 34; 8, Banks 31; 9, Knappa 24; 9, East Linn Christian 24; 11, Cottage Grove 23; 12, Dayton 22; 13, Triangle Lake 20; 14, Salem Academy 13; 15, Nestucca 11; 15, Santiam Christian 11; 15, Central Linn 11; 18, Scio 10; 18, Pleasant Hill 10; 18, Stayton 10; 21, Jefferson 9.5; 22, Willamina 8; 23, Regis 7; 24, Newport 6; 25, Gervais 5; 25, Monroe 5; 25, Elmira 5; 28, Veritas 4; 29, Santiam 3; 29, Sisters 3; 31, Sheridan 2; 31, Harrisburg 2; 31, Astoria 2.
PHS results (Top 5): 100 — 7, Kaden Howard, 11.49. 800 — 6, Lukas Hernandez, 2:02.17. 3000 — 2, Leo Pausch, 9:13.98. 110 hurdles — 8, Bryce Hruska, 16.60. Shot put — 4, Jamin Peters, 46-10.5. Discus — 4, Jamin Peters, 140-6. Javelin — 1, Josiah Peters, 181-2. High jump — 2, Sammy Hernandez, 6-4; 4, Dreyton Nuño, 5-10; 6, Nathan Seits, 5-8. Pole vault — 4, Blake Hauck, 11-6. Long jump — 2, Kaden Howard, 21-10.5. Triple jump — 2, Kaden Howard, 40-7.5; 16, Esias Sapp, 36-0.
GIRLS
Team scoring: 1, Banks 60; 2, Junction City 47; 3, Dayton 45; 3, Tillamook 45; 5, Delphian 43; 5, Sisters 43; 7, East Linn Christian 35; 8, Elmira 33; 8, Stayton 33; 10, Philomath 32; 11, Cascade 25.5; 12, Blanchet Catholic 25; 13, Newport 23.33; 14, Nestucca 22.5; 15, Coquille 22; 15, Crosshill Christian 22; 17, Cottage Grove 18.33; 18, Central Linn 18; 19, Sweet Home 17.33; 20, Knappa 14; 21, Pleasant Hill 12; 22, Jefferson 7; 23, Amity 5; 23, Salem Academy 5; 25, Santiam Christian 4; 26, Triangle Lake 3; 26, Monroe 3.
PHS results (Top 5): 100 — 7, Kya Bolton, 13.17. 400 — 5, Reagan Nuño, 1:01.58; 23, Ava Oster, 1:07.84. 800 — 5, Sienna Bushnell, 2:28.30. 1500 — 9, Libby Kramer, 5:20.91; 19, Abby Phelps, 5:48.53. 3000 — 7, Libby Kramer, 12:02.56; 13, Syd Clark, 12:41.52; 21, Ava Panico, 14:00.55. 100 hurdles — 21, Annaleise Brown, 18.65. 300 hurdles — 22, Jordyn Hood, 55.13. 4×100 relay — 4, Philomath (Reagan Nuño, Adilee Stewart, Sienna Bushnell, Kya Bolton), 52.08. 4×400 relay — 5, Philomath (Cassidy Smart, Ava Oster, Sienna Bushnell, Reagan Nuño), 4:22.97. Shot put — 9, Hailey Eckhold, 33-10. Discus — 6, Jordyn Hood, 105-5. High jump — 9, Reagan Nuño, 4-6. Pole vault — 4, Hailey Eckhold, 8-0. Long jump — 11, Sienna Bushnell, 14-6; 12, Annaleise Brown, 14-6; 14, Hailey Eckhold, 14-1.5. Triple jump — 6, Hailey Eckhold, 32-8; 10, Annaleise Brown, 31-6; 12, Kya Bolton, 31-0.5.
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