Local stars & teams bring home championships in state track & field
By Joe Hathaway on Monday, May 20th, 2024 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
EUGENE – Three days of track & field action at historic Hayward Field in Eugene saw athletes and teams from all across Eastern Oregon win state titles.
A few of the many highlights include Imbler boys bringing home the state championship for the 1A Boys competition. The Joseph boys finished 3rd.
It was also a clean sweep for Eastern Oregon for the 1A Girls, with Adrian finishing 1st, Imbler 2nd, Powder Valley 3rd and Joseph 4th.
Highlights from the 4A competition include Baker sophomore Rasean Jones not only winning back-to-back state titles in the Boys 110m & 300m hurdles, but also setting state records in both races for 4A.
La Grande’s Austin Uhl also brought home two titles, winning gold in the 4A Boys 1500m and the Boys 800m, breaking the 4A boys state record with a time of 1:53.64. Baker’s Jaron Long finished in a close second in the 800.
The Tigers had two back-to-back champions, with Brooke Perry winning her second straight 4A Girls 3000m.
Overall in the 4A, Pendleton finishes 3rd in the team standings for the boys, while La Grande finishes 4th, Baker ties for 7th and Ontario at 22nd.
For the girls, La Grande ties for 5th, Pendleton finishes 12th, Ontario finishes 16th and Baker ends up at 23rd.
There was also a controversial ending to competition on Saturday, as the Baker boys 4×400 Relay team handily won the race and set a new meet record, but was disqualified after a Bulldog spiked the baton after crossing the finish line. The OSAA ruled the move was “unsportsmanlike” and took away the Bulldogs victory.
Here are some other highlights from local athletes and teams from an exciting three days in Eugene:
- Addy Martin of Adrian gets the triple crown by winning the 1A Girls 100m, 200m & 400m.
- Imbler’s Paiten Brasleth claims gold in two races, in the 1A Girls 800m & 3000m.
- Condon’s Grady Greenwood wins his second straight 1A Boys 1500m title. He also won the 1A Boys 800m.
- Adrian’s Presley Speelmon wins the 1A Girls 1500m.
- Jett Leavitt of Joseph wins his second-straight championship in the 1A Boys 3000.
- Trevor Treat of Imbler also brought home two golds, in the 1A Boys 110m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles.
- Lindsey Talbot of Harper Charter also brings home three golds, in the 1A Girls 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdle and Triple Jump.
- Powder Valley girls claim gold in the 1A Girls 4x100m Relay.
- Imbler girls add another gold by winning the 1A Girls 4x400m Relay.
- Imbler Boys also bring home more hardware by winning the 1A Boys 4x400m Relay.
- Sophie Hulke of Sherman finishes first in two events, the 1A Girls Shot Put and Discus.
- Landen Picard of Nixyaawii wins the school’s first-ever state title in track with a gold in 1A Boys High Jump.
- Adrian’s Colten Bayes wins the 1A Boys Triple Jump.
- Joseph’s Gavin Russell claims gold in the 1A Boys Javelin.
- Enterprise-Wallowa’s Neveah James brings home the gold in the 2A Girls 100m Hurdles
- The Enterprise-Wallowa girls also won the 2A Girls 4x100m Relay.
- Anthony Nix of Weston-McEwen wins the 2A Boys Triple Jump.
- Vale girls win the 3A Girls 4x100m Relay.
- Brooks Haueter of Vale wins the 3A Boys Discus.
