Friday Night In Portland, Tostenson Will Test High School-Only Mile Record; Kitchen Takes Aim At 3,200 Meters

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

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Crater OR seniors Josiah Tostenson and Tayvon Kitchen hve been laying the groundwork for a big night at Jesuit since the start of 2025. 

Tostenson ran the second-fastest indoor mile in prep history when he ran 3:57.47 on Feb. 21 in Boston. 

Kitchen ran the fastest 3,000 meters in high school history when he ran 7:55.48 on the oversized indoor track at the University of Washington on Feb. 14. 

Now it's time to see if they can do those things, again, outdoors and without the benefit of pros and college runners in the field. 

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Originally, the Crater boys were going to race against their buddy Owen Powell of Mercer Island WA. But Powell is a mid-week scratch to rest a slight injury. 

Kitchen has switched to the 3,200 meters after feeling unfulfilled by the tactical race at the Arcadia Invitational and wants to push himself into the low 8:30s. High school pacers Jackson Welsh (Jesuit) and Liam Donelly (Jesuit) will aim to keep him on 64-second pace through four laps in 4:16.

In the mile, claim to the fastest mile in a high school-only race is in play. That distinction belongs to Gary Martin, who ran 3:57.98 in 2022. 

The meet record would also be a big achievement. It's 3:59.53 by Michael Slagowski of Rocky Mountain ID, who stunned the track world when he ran that time in 2015. 

Tostenson's pacers include Coen Strub of Jesuit and Ivar Hokanson of Crater, who aim to help him get through 880 yards in 1:57.

A competitive matchup in the elite girls mile will bring back the top three from last year.

Lincoln OR's defending champion Ellery Lincoln (4:40.75), Chloe Huyler of Lakeridge OR and Sophia Rodriguez of Mercer Island WA are all part of the field. Huyler owns a best of 4:44.22 and Rodriguez has run 4:46.48. They were second and third, respectively, in the 2024 race. 

Sixteen girls in the field have broken 5 minutes in the mile. 

Aster Jones of Roosevelt is the defending champion in the girls elite 100 meters and will face Skyview WA's Paris Ackerman, who is ranked second in Washington at 11.85. 

Jones has run 11.55 seconds this spring and won last year's race at Jesuit in 11.83. She's the fifth-fastest girl in Oregon history. 

In the boys elite 100, Nicholas Altheimer from Curtis WA is the standout with a season's best of 10.49, which he ran in a fourth-place finish at the Arcadia Invitational.  

Camas WA senior Chase McGee, who broke a 56-year-old all-time Washington best in the pole vault on Tuesday, is entered in the pole vault. He cleared US#3 17-5 and took two promising attempts at 17-8 before bowing out. The meet record is 16-9. 

Will Foster of Prairie WA, the state leader in the shot put (63-6) and No. 3 in the discus (190-1) has a shot a meet records in both events. 

In the relays, Oregon's top two teams in the girls 4x100 relay, Jesuit and Roosevelt, will go head to head. Jesuit has run 47.32 this year. The meet record is 46.93. 

Grant is the top team so far in the boys 4x100 relay with a time of 41.90. 

Another big matchup is brewing the boys distance medley relay, where Jesuit will face Franklin. Both have strong anchors, with Jesuit's Kellen Williams and Franklin's Brennan McEwen available. Jesuit will use the same lineup that placed second in the Arcadia Invitational 4x1600 relay.