Keeghan Edwards Comes Down From Colorado To Win Girls 3,000 In Seattle

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

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Jack Henzke and Keeghan Edwards showed off their mid-winter fitness during Saturday's first day of the University of Washington High School Invitational. 

Henzke, running unattached (Seattle Prep WA), a Nike Cross Nationals qualifier, outlasted Asher Danielson (unattached/Ida B. Wells OR), to win in US#6 8:21.19. Danielson was next in US#7 8:21.43. Hayden Boaz (unattached/Summit OR) was third in US#8 8:23.46 and Malachi Schoenherr of the Sheldon TF Project was fourth in US#9 8:24.66.

The top six ran faster than Joe Waskom's 2018 meet record. 

Edwards, a sophomore at Mountain Vista CO running for Kokopelli Kids, won the girls race in a US#7 time of 9:41.76. 

Adrianna Buitelaar from VRTC Distance of British Columbia was second in 9:50.67 and Elektra Higgins (unattached/Peninsula) was third in 9:51.13. 

All three ran under the previous meet record.  

Jordan Lasher (unattached/Yelm WA) won the boys pole vault with a clearance of 15-7. 

Catherine Phillips of the Inner Circle Track Club (Mountainside OR) won the girls high jump with 5-7. 

Marissa Johnson of SuperThrower Track Club (Tigard OR), already No. 2 in the nation, won the girls weight throw with 52-1.

Calvin Gutierrez of Seattle Masters Athletic (Mariner WA) won the boys weight throw with 61-2.