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Washington State Meet 2015 Recap - DyeStatPublished by
Issaquah girls, South Kitsap boys rule 4A
State Meet Highlights
Top Performances:
- Senior Phillip Moore of Eastmont swept the Class 4A boys sprints, with times of 10.80 and 21.78 – both against slight head winds. He was also on the winning 4x400 relay.
- Jack Yearian of Bellarmine Prep stepped to the forefront of a deep distance state with victories in the Class 4A 1,600 (4:12.14) and 3,200 meters (8:59.94).
- Dai’lyn Merriwether of Union won the Class 4A 200 meters in 24.87 and her twin sister Jai’lyn Merriwether won the 400 meters in 54.73.
- Brandi Hughes of Skyline, a junior, won the Class 4A 100 hurdles in 14.10nwi and placed third in the 300 hurdles with 44.27.
- Darhian Mills of Inglemoor, a senior, ran a meet record 42.13 to win the Class 4A girls 300 hurdles (and 42.06 in the prelims) and also placed second in the 100 hurdles with 14.13 seconds (nwi).
- Sophomore Jordan Oakes of Holy Names had a big Class 3A meet, winning the 1,600 meters in 4:47.11 and the 3,200 meters in 10:34.51. Teammate Erin Ripple won the 800 meters in 2:10.45 and was second in the 1,600 with 4:54.45.
- Dejon Devroe of Oak Harbor won the Class 3A 800 meters with 1:52.61.
- Tyson Penn, a junior at Bellevue, won the Class 3A high jump (6-8) and triple jump (47-4.25).
- John Dressel of Mt. Spokane was a double winner in the Class 3A 1,600 (4:15.26) and the 3,200 meters (9:00.32). Longtime rival Tanner Anderson, the NXN champion from North Central, was second in the 3,200.
- Scott Kopczynski of East Valley won the Class 2A 1,600 in 4:12.36 and the 3,200 in 9:08.64. His teammate Chad Stevens was second in both events.
- Isaac Westlund of Archbishop Murphy ran 47.84 to win the 400 meters in the Class 2A meet.
- Keshun McGee from Olympic put together a strong horizontal jumps combo, winning Class 2A in the long jump (23-4.50) and the triple jump (47-7.75).
- Jonathan Magee of Bear Creek won the Class 1A triple jump with state-best 47-10. He also won the long jump with 22-4.50.
- Sophomore Jordan Spradlin of Montesano won the Class 1A shot put (42-7.75) and discus (146-10) titles.
- Hannah Rusnak, a sophomore from Lynden Christian, jumped 18-8.25 to win the Class 1A long jump. She also won the 100 hurdles (14.71). She was also third in the 100 meters and helped her team break the meet record in the 4x100 relay.
Top Teams:
Top Competition: The girls triple jump has been taking off in Washington. Chinne Okoronkwo of Mountlake Terrace broke the Class 3A record. And in Class 4A a pair of freshmen from Curtis staged a top-notch competition. Saudia James-Heard of jumped 39-11.75 for the win and needed her final attempt to overcome teammate Alexis Ellis (39-9.75) by a margin of two inches. |