Philomath High School swept the boys and girls team titles at the Aaron and Marie Jones Invitational on Saturday at the McKenzie Community Track and Field Complex with the boys scoring 144 points and the girls posting 107 to lead their respective fields.
The boys team won going away, outdistancing runner-up Cottage Grove by 29 points. The girls title was closer with Philomath holding off Sisters, 107-97.
The Warriors produced 11 individual or relay event winners between the two squads.
On the boys side, senior Lukas Hernandez turned in one of the day’s most impressive performances by winning the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 6:45.20 and adding a third-place finish in the 800 meters in 2:02.90. Junior Galen Murch was runner-up in the steeplechase in 7:19.74.
Junior Kaden Howard won the 100-meter dash in 11.38 seconds and added a third-place finish in the long jump at 19 feet, 7.25 inches and third in the triple jump at 12.27 meters. Sophomore Dreyton Nuño won the 400 meters in 52.62 seconds.
Among other top-three individual finishes on the track, junior Bryce Hruska finished second in both hurdles events, running 16.62 in the 110s and 43.88 in the 300. Senior Leo Pausch placed second in the 1,500 in 4:15.25.
In the throws, junior Jamin Peters won the shot put at 14.48 meters and senior Josiah Peters took the javelin with a throw of 53.80 meters. Sophomore Nathan Seits was second in the high jump at 1.78 meters and third in the long jump at 18-10.
The boys 4-by-100 relay team of Hruska, Nuño, Howard and sophomore Rowan Jessen won in 45.94. The 4-by-400 squad of Hruska, Pausch, freshman Braeden Colvin and Nuño was third in 3:49.36.
For the girls, freshman Sienna Bushnell won the 800 in 2:28.73 and was a key leg on both relay teams. Sophomore Cassidy Smart won the 1,500 in 4:48.50 and also took the 2,000 steeplechase in 7:35.60. Smart’s steeplechase time took 1:55 off the school record, which was set 20 years ago, and is the third-fastest in the state behind two 6A runners.
Junior Jordyn Hood won the discus at 29.54 meters and contributed to the relay efforts, while sophomore Kya Bolton won the triple jump at 10.10 meters.
The girls 4-by-400 relay team of Bushnell, sophomore Ava Oster, sophomore Reagan Nuño and Smart was second in 4:19.63. The 4-by-100 squad of Nuño, Bushnell, Hood and Bolton was third in 53.58.
Other top-three finishes included Nuño’s second in the high jump at 1.42 meters and senior Syd Clark’s third in the steeplechase in 9:25.00.
According to the meet’s director, there were 312 personal records and 18 meet records set at the meet, which included the participation of more than 20 schools.
Philomath’s next competition is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Newport for a tri-meet with the Cubs and Cascade.
Aaron and Marie Jones Invitational
Saturday, April 11, at McKenzie Community Track and Field Complex, Blue River
BOYS
Team scoring: 1, Philomath 144; 2, Cottage Grove 115; 3, Creswell 48; 4, Triangle Lake 39; 5, Elmira 38; 5, Pleasant Hill 38; 7, McKenzie 36; 8, Jefferson 32; 8, La Pine 32; 10, Crow 29; 11, Lowell 27; 12, Yoncalla 26; 13, Sisters 25; 14, Oakridge 17; 15, Mohawk 10; 15, Glendale 10; 15, Eugene Christian 10; 18, Riddle 9; 19, Mapleton 6; 20, Paisley 4; 21, North Lake 3; 21, Eddyville 3.
PHS results: 100 — 1, Kaden Howard, 11.38. 200 — 19, Cameron Mastrianni, 26.57. 400 — 1, Dreyton Nuño, 52.62; 5, Braeden Colvin, 54.85. 800 — 3, Lukas Hernandez, 2:02.90; 4, Leo Pausch, 2:07.09; 16, Hunter St. Clair, 2:30.71. 1500 — 2, Leo Pausch, 4:15.25; 11, Oakley Pausch, 4:56.57; 17, Esias Sapp, 5:03.88. 110 hurdles — 2, Bryce Hruska, 16.62; 4, Tiernan Bovbjerg, 17.98; 16, Wyatt Coen, 22.69. 300 hurdles — 2, Bryce Hruska, 43.88; 15, Wyatt Coen, 54.25. 2000 steeplechase — 1, Lukas Hernandez, 6:45.20; 2, Galen Murch, 7:19.74; 11, Everett Ferguson, 8:29.45. 4×100 relay — 1, Philomath (Bryce Hruska, Dreyton Nuño, Kaden Howard, Rowan Jessen), 45.94. 4×400 relay — 3, Philomath (Bryce Hruska, Leo Pausch, Braeden Colvin, Dreyton Nuño), 3:49.36. Shot put — 1, Jamin Peters, 14.48m; 13, Tiernan Bovbjerg, 11.09m; 41, Mason Elliott, 8.16m. Discus — 6, Jonah Sailor, 34.94m; 42, Mason Elliott, 14.94m. Javelin — 1, Josiah Peters, 53.80m; 27, Seamus Harrington, 30.69m; 36, John Mecham, 27.17m. High jump — 2, Nathan Seits, 1.78m. Pole vault — 12, Everett Ferguson, 7-6. Long jump — 3, Kaden Howard, 19-7.25; 6, Nathan Seits, 18-10; 34, Esias Sapp, 15-6. Triple jump — 3, Kaden Howard, 12.27m; 11, Andrew Arguelles, 9.00m.
GIRLS
Team scoring: 1, Philomath 107; 2, Sisters 97; 3, Cottage Grove 83.5; 4, La Pine 82; 5, Elmira 46; 6, Pleasant Hill 42; 7, Creswell 40.5; 8, North Lake 29; 9, Jefferson 28; 10, Triangle Lake 25; 11, Mapleton 24; 12, Alsea 23; 13, Crow 17; 14, Eddyville 14; 15, McKenzie 10; 15, Riddle 10; 17, Lowell 9; 18, Yoncalla 6; 19, Paisley 2; 20, Glendale 1.
PHS results: 200 — 17, Laney Davis, 31.59; 18, Eden Phelps, 31.99. 400 — 4, Reagan Nuño, 1:02.23; 8, Ava Oster, 1:06.67; 10, Jordyn Allen, 1:08.07. 800 — 1, Sienna Bushnell, 2:28.73; 8, Pyper Rutland, 2:47.17; 18, Rachel Mecham, 3:20.76. 1500 — 1, Cassidy Smart, 4:48.50; 5, Libby Kramer, 5:20.26; 14, Ava Panico, 6:06.28. 100 hurdles — 8, Jordyn Hood, 18.56; 9, Annaleise Brown, 18.74. 300 hurdles — 7, Jordyn Hood, 51.63; 10, Annaleise Brown, 54.75. 2000 steeplechase — 1, Cassidy Smart, 7:35.60; 3, Syd Clark, 9:25.00; 4, Abby Phelps, 9:32.79. 4×100 relay — 3, Philomath (Reagan Nuño, Sienna Bushnell, Jordyn Hood, Kya Bolton), 53.58. 4×400 relay — 2, Philomath (Sienna Bushnell, Ava Oster, Reagan Nuño, Cassidy Smart), 4:19.63. Shot put — 16, Rebekah Workman, 7.27m; 30, Syd Clark, 6.13m. Discus — 1, Jordyn Hood, 29.54m. Javelin — 17, Rebekah Workman, 21.77m; 25, Caelyn Avery, 18.28m. High jump — 2, Reagan Nuño, 1.42m. Long jump — 6, Sienna Bushnell, 4.85m; 7, Annaleise Brown, 4.78m; 16, Ruby Oster, 4.41m. Triple jump — 1, Kya Bolton, 10.10m; 4, Annaleise Brown, 9.93m; 9, Eden Phelps, 8.85m.
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