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COLLEGE PLACE – Under sunny skies on a beautiful spring day, the District 9 track meet brought the league season to an end for area schools. Waitsburg ended an impressive season with a strong showing Wednesday, sending many athletes to the Regional meet next weekend in Spokane, where they will face off with qualifying members from District 7 teams.

Waitsburg's Emily Adams stole the show, sweeping all four events she entered, including the 800, 1600 ,and 3200 meter runs and the triple jump. "Emily won all her events today," said Waitsburg coach Jeff Bartlow. "I don't know if I've ever seen that done, in my 16 years, on the lady's side."

Adams wasn't the only Waitsburg athlete to stand atop the podium four times on Wednesday, as Travis Crockett placed first in the 100 and 200 meters and the high jump, as well as anchoring the winning 4x100  relay team that also included Landon Callas, Nicolas Kitselman, and Joe Leamy.

Callas also had a good meet, taking first in the 110 and 300 meter hurdles and third in the high jump, to supplement his relay team's win.

Waitsburg's TJ Morrison and Skylar Wood qualified for regionals in the 400 and 3200 meter events respectively. Wood was second in the 3200 and Morrison was fourth in the 400.

Kitselman added a second place finish in the 110 meter hurdles and a third in the 300 meter hurdles to go along with his relay performance.

Throwing events also brought success for Waitsburg, as Mark Montgomery and Zion Branson both qualified in the shot put, finishing second and third, respectively. Brandon Penner (second) joined Montgomery (third) and Branson (fifth) in qualifying in the discus event. Cameron Terry, Andre Potts, and Kitselman all qualified in the triple jump, with third, fourth, and fifth place finishes.

"Today is a great day for the Cardinals," said Bartlow, when asked to give his thoughts on the meet.

Dayton's track athletes held their own as well, with many team members putting in strong enough performances to gain a position in the Regional meet.

Angela Mascall stood out, winning both the 100 and 200 meter events, as well as anchoring Dayton's second place 4x100 relay team, that also consisted of Alexus Wanlarbkam, Angie Dedloff and Emily McFarland. Wanlarbkam also won the 110 meter hurdles.

Neylan Bryan of Dayton won the 400-meter race, as well as sneaking into the last qualifying spot in the shot put event, placing fifth. She also placed fourth in long jump. Dedloff also qualified in triple jump and discus, taking fifth in both. McFarland added a third-place in long jump, making it two events for her at Regionals, including her relay.

On the boys' side for the Bulldogs, Cal Martin was second in the javelin, sending him on to the next round.

"Very happy, very happy. We had several first places that I was very pleased about, some I was surprised about," said Dayton Coach Dan Nechodom about his team's performance on Wednesday.

Another noteworthy performance came from a member of the Waitsburg coaching staff, as Ron Huntington was taking part in his 50th District 9 meet. Huntington received a warm reception at the meet, as many were expressing their gratitude for his many years of dedication to local athletes and sports.

The District 7/9 Regional meet will take place May 20 and 21 at Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley.

2B District IX Championships

Wednesday, May 11, College Place HS

Waitsburg Boys

100 Meters 

1. Travis Crockett 11.76a

5. Joe Leamy 12.31a

15. Brayden Wood 14.92a

200 Meters 

1. Travis Crockett 23.86a

7. Joe Leamy 25.15a

400 Meters 

4. TJ Morrison 1:02.02a

Brayden Wood DNS

Andre Potts DNS

1600 Meters 

11. Korben Duffy 5:44.74a

12. Daltin Lambert 5:51.91a

13. Tom House 5:55.62a

3200 Meters 

2. Skylar Wood 11:28.52a

8. Tom House 13:13.40a

110m Hurdles - 39” 

1. Landon Callas 16.41a

2. Nicolas Kitselman 18.04a

5. TJ Morrison 19.01a

6. Cameron Terry 21.35a

300m Hurdles - 36” 

1. Landon Callas 41.96a

3. Nicolas Kitselman 48.26a

5. Cameron Terry 53.97a

4x100 Relay 

1. Landon Callas

Nicolas Kitselman

Joe Leamy

Travis Crocket 46.08a

4x400 Relay 

4. Daltin Lambert

Korben Duffy

Cameron Terry

TJ Morrison 4:34.88a

Shot Put - 12lb 

2. Mark Montgomery 43-09.00

3. Zion Branson 41-05.00

6. Dylan Knowles 37-09.50

10. Brandon Penner 34-05.50

13. Kaleb Bryant 32-04.00

18. Scott Leamy 26-06.50

Discus - 1.6kg 

2. Brandon Penner 138-11

3. Mark Montgomery 130-05

5. Zion Branson 117-04

8. Dylan Knowles 95-05

9. Daltin Lambert 85-05

Javelin - 800g 

3. Brandon Penner 133-10

5. Mark Montgomery 126-10

11. Daltin Lambert 93-00

12. Kaleb Bryant 80-02

13. Scott Leamy 71-05

High Jump 

1. Travis Crockett 5-08.00

3. Landon Callas 5-06.00

6. Andre Potts 5-00.00

Long Jump 

9. Andre Potts 16-07.75

13. TJ Morrison 15-00.00

Triple Jump 

3. Cameron Terry 37-01.00

4. Andre Potts 37-00.00

5. Nicolas Kitselman 36-09.25

Waitsburg Girls

100 Meters 

10. Clarissa Espana 15.31a

200 Meters 

9. Clarissa Espana 31.80a

800 Meters 

1. Emily Adams 2:30.78a

1600 Meters 

1. Emily Adams 5:47.07a

 3200 Meters 

1. Emily Adams 12:52.54a

Triple Jump 

1. Emily Adams 34-04.50

Dayton Boys

200 Meters 

12. Cole John 27.05a

15. Hayden Wooldridge 28.76a

17. Elijah Walker 30.23a

400 Meters 

5. Elijah Walker 1:06.66a

3200 Meters 

6. Wyatt Johnson 12:40.86a

110m Hurdles - 39” 

4. Hayden Wooldridge 18.58a

300m Hurdles - 36” 

4. Hayden Wooldridge 49.83a

Shot Put - 12lb 

9. Cal Martin 36-11.00

15. Drake LaMere 27-11.00

19. Elijah Walker 24-10.50

20. Devon Ribbke 24-02.00

Discus - 1.6kg 

14. Wyatt Johnson 62-03

Javelin - 800g 

2. Cal Martin 150-02

10. Drake LaMere 95-05

14. Devon Ribbke 67-01

15. Elijah Walker 54-07

16. Wyatt Johnson 54-03

Long Jump 

10. Cole John 16-02.00

12. Hayden Wooldridge 15-11.50

Dayton Girls

100 Meters 

1. Angela Mascall 13.68a

4. Alexus Wanlarbkam 14.54a

5. Paige Aukerman 14.74a

12. Jennifer Warren 15.71a

200 Meters 

1. Angela Mascall 29.32a

5. Neylan Bryan 30.29a

6. Angie Dedloff 31.02a

11. Paige Aukerman 33.09a

400 Meters 

1. Neylan Bryan 1:06.57a

100m Hurdles - 33” 

1. Alexus Wanlarbkam 18.81a

4x100 Relay 

2. Alexus Wanlarbkam

Angie Dedloff

Emily McFarland

Angela Mascall 55.69a

Shot Put - 4kg 

5. Neylan Bryan 25-04.00

8. Jennifer Warren 22-09.50

9. Emily McFarland 20-11.50

11. Amber Johnson 17-09.50

Discus - 1kg 

5. Angie Dedloff 60-00

7. Jennifer Warren 54-06

8. Amber Johnson 43-08

Javelin - 600g 

4. Emily McFarland 70-10

9. Amber Johnson 34-11

Dena Wood

Waitsburg's Emily Adams leads the pack to the finish line to win the 800 meter race at the District 9 Championship meet in College Place last week. Center: Adams also won the 1600 and 3200 meter races and the triple jump.

Long Jump 

3. Emily McFarland 13-11.50

4. Neylan Bryan 13-08.00

10. Paige Aukerman 10-09.50

Triple Jump 

5. Angie Dedloff 28-00.00

6. Alexus Wanlarbkam 27-06.00

7. Jennifer Warren 27-04.00