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Here they are, The News Tribune's 21st Annual All-Sports Championship tabulations.
The winners are:
Class 4A: Mead
Class 3A: Seattle Prep
Class 2A: Burlington-Edison
Class 1A: King's
Class 2B: Colfax
Class 1B: Almira/Coulee-Hartline
To see the complete standings, click below.
Andrea Geubelle smashed Washington's all-time record in the girls triple jump with a leap of 42 feet, 10.25 inches at the Nike Outdoor Nationals last weekend at Greensboro, N.C.
Geubelle was named The News Tribune's Female Senior Athlete of the Year in Sunday's newspaper.
The previous record of 42 feet, 9 inches was set by River Ridge's LaShonda Christopher in 1995.
In baseball news, Puyallup's Sal Arena has given a verbally committed to play at Washington State University. Arena pitches and plays third base for the Vikings. He was a member of The News Tribune's All-Area Baseball Team this season.
Andrea Geubelle has been named Gatorade's Washington Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. The Curtis senior won the triple jump, long jump and 100-meter sprint at the Class 4A state meet in May.
Geubelle, who has an athletic scholarship to the University of Kansas, won the triple jump and long jump as a junior. She ranks fifth in the nation in the triple jump this season with a leap of 41 feet, 9 inches.
"It's just consistency; she doesn't really take time off," Curtis High coach Terry Rice said. "What's done more to strengthen her career than anything else is just her work ethic. Every time we see her compete, you're looking for another great mark. It's a long season, and with her you get some 38-foot marks in the triple or 18-whatever in the long jump and you go, 'Ho-hum.' But those are all good marks. It's been a great three-year run."
Geubelle is competing in the Nike Nationals track and field meet in North Carolina this weekend and at the Junior Nationals in Salem, Ore., later this month.
Star Track XXVII is in the books. The state track and field meet's return to Tacoma went off without hitch. But there was plenty of buzzing -- from some incredible performances and the wasps that thought the clerk's tent in the infield was a good place to build a hive.
The best moments of the meet? Here's a short list off the top of my head:
-- Bellarmine Prep senior Shaquana Logan's jubilant reaction after winning the 4A girls 100-meter hurdles.
-- Beamer senior Duran Ward leaning at the finish line to edge Federal Way junior Trenton Pinson. Ward won by two-thousandths of a second, 10.802 to 10.804. It was an incredible race.
-- Franklin Pierce junior Germe Poston totally dominating the field in the 100 and 200 meter sprints. No one came close to her at all. I'm looking forward to see what she can do as a senior next year.
-- Selah sprinter Brett Blanshan astonishing the crowd and other athletes with his blistering time of 10.60 seconds in the 2A 100 and passing runners on the anchor leg of Selah's 4x100 relay. Blanshan and his relay mates donned T-shirts after their victory that read "Amazin' Blazin' Caucasian."
-- Blaine freshman Cherish Morrison won four events -- 100, 200, 400 and 4x200 -- and a 2A team championship with the Borderites.
Here are some more detailed accounts of the last day of the state meet.
Here is my story on 4A and here is Todd Milles' story on the 3A and 2A meets.
Meet officials estimated that the paid attendance for the three-day was meet was around 14,000. An exact figure will be available early next week.
Good morning from Mount Tahoma High School. The third and final day of Star Track XXVII.
The finals are starting in about 30 minutes and we've got some big races to look forward to today. Until then, here's our track coverage from Friday.
Photo galleries of Star Track XXVII
Here are all the results from Friday
The morning session of Day 2 at Star Track XXVII is complete. Selah’s Brett Blanshan smashed the 2A state meet record in the boys 100-meter dash with a blistering time of 10.67 seconds. The time is the fastest time in the state in the event, regardless of classification
Here’s a quick recap of the morning session and the results of the prelims and finals.
4A meet recap
The finals of the boys 100-meter dash will look awfully familiar to those who were at last week’s West Central District meet. The top four qualifiers – Beamer’s Duran Ward, Federal Way’s Trenton Pinson, Puyallup’s Justin Veltung and Kentlake’s Zach Smith – are all from the West Central District. Ward turned in the fast time of the first heat, winning in 10.88 seconds and followed by Smith at 10.96. Veltung and Pinson tied for the lead in the second heat with identical times of 10.96.
Smith also won the triple jump with a leap of 48 feet, 1 inch. He’ll try to defend his title in the long jump on Saturday.
In the girls 100, Andrea Geubelle smoked the field, winning in 11.81 seconds. Issaquah’s Johanna Carr won the second heat with a time of 12.10 and Bellarmine Prep’s Kelly Jacka was second at 12.18. Geubelle is a heavy favorite to win the long jump tonight after claiming her second triple jump crown on Thursday.
Jefferson’s Kayla Adams edged Bethel’s Jackie Brown by the slimmest of margins in the girls shot put. Adams’ heave went 41 feet, 1 inch, while Brown’s was 41 feet.
There will be some fireworks in the evening session. The finals of the boys 110-meter and girls 100-meter hurdles will start at 6:45 p.m. Kentwood senior Steven Warner is the top seed in the boys race. Bellarmine Prep’s Shaquana Logan is the favorite in the girls’ race, but Emerald Ridge’s Kayla Stueckle is capable of winning, too. Stueckle and Logan won their heats in the morning session today.
Curtis’ Rahmel Dockery and A.J. Maricich will go head-to-head in the high jump tonight. The state's co-leaders have cleared 7 feet this season.
-- Doug Pacey
3A/2A recap
It didn't take long for Selah High's Brett Blanshan to make amends at Star Track XXVII, the state track and field championships.
A year after false-starting in his Class 2A boys' 100-meter preliminary heat on this same track at Mount Tahoma Stadium, the senior smashed the meet record to highlight the Friday morning session.
Blanshan blazed to a 2009 state-best 10.67 seconds in the mid-morning heat, eclipsing the old time of 10.96, set by Pullman's Cody Moore in 2003.
"Last year I got second in the 200, and false-started in the 100," he said. "Every practice, I've thought about both events, It's all been building to this. I want to win both events."
Later today, River Ridge High's Miles Coats will try and find rare air – the 50-foot barrier in the 2A boys triple jump. His 49-81/2 leads all Washington jumpers this season.
Coats warmed up for it by capturing another 2A crown, this time in the high jump. He won with a mark of 6-6.
"I was pretty carefree," he said, sitting under the athletes' awards tent, icing his shin. "But I am really excited about the triple jump."
Hazen's Andrey Levkiv might have carried the top 3A mark in the boys discus (174-6) into the championship today. But it was his Seamount League counterpart – Renton's Armin Basic – who walked away with gold, and the championship.
Basic's first throw of finals – 175-5 – was the winner over Peninsula's Darrien Creamer (153-6). Lefkiv was a distant sixth at 149-8.
"Once I got that good mark, I thought it wouldn't be beat," Basic said.
NOTES
Franklin Pierce's Germe Poston grabbed the No. 1 time in the 3A girls 100 (11.87). She was the only girl in the field to go under 12 seconds. Union High's Kinsley Ojukwu is tops at 10.72. … Toppenish's Anthony Galaviz won the 2A boys javelin title at 182-6. The Lakewood High pair of Cameron Hess (177-1) and Payden Butler (175-4), followed right behind him. … Blaine's Robin Taylor won the 2A girls pole vault at 11-0 - six inches off her No. 3 mark in state at 11-6.
-- Todd Milles
BOYS
CLASS 4A
Finals
Triple jump: Smith (KL) 48-1; Williams (Skyline) 47-10.25; Barrington (FW) 47-2.75; Taylor (LC) 45-5; Truong (Jackson) 44-4.5; Fellows (EW) 44-1.5; Ceesay (Roosevelt) 43-7.75; Rusnak (Snohomish) 43-00.50.
Prelims
Top qualifiers
100: Ward (Beamer) 10.88; Pinson (FW) 10.96; Veltung (Puy) 10.96; Smith (Klake)10.95; Robinson (LC) 11.05; Avery (Pasco) 11.07; McCann (Rogers) 11.07; Blanks (Garfield) 11.13.
800: Daigre (KM) 1:53.66; Pettit (KW) 1:55.54; Jorgensen (Puy) 1:54.09; Zimmerman (Ferris) 1:55.63; Parry (Bothell) 1:54.10; Sorenson (Skyline) 1:55.68; Curnutt (Mead) 1:54.14; Whitley (CV) 1:55.80.
300 hurdles: Scaleese (Kelso) 38.88; Hanke (Stan) 39.51; Shelby (FW) 39.56; LaDeaux (SK) 39.84; Robinson (Garfield) 39.66; Bailey (Mead) 39.86; Neary (Stadium) 39.84; Sloat (Eastlake) 39.92.
GIRLS
CLASS 4A
Finals
Shot put: Adams (Jefferson) 41-1; Brown (Bethel) 41-0; Bush (Ike) 40-8.75; Fowler (Lincoln) 40-8.25; Dixon (BG) 39-11; Tabb (Bethel) 38-3.75; Peterson (Stan) 38-2.50; Willoughby (Richland) 36-10.25.
Prelims
Top qualifiers
100: Geubelle (Curtis) 11.81; Carr (Issy) 12.10; Jacobson (Issy) 12.18; Jacka (BP) 12.19; Lin (Ferris) 12.25; O’Donnell (Skyline) 12.30; Hoskie (Bethel) 12.36; McNeill (Southridge) 12.37.
800: Dotter (Eastmont) 2:13.64; Mires (Mead) 2:16.10; Martin (Curtis) 2:14.01; Johnson (Shorewood) 2:16.58; Dailey (Garfield) 2:14.03; Kartes (Beamer) 2:16.65; Moskowitz (CK) 2:15.52; Decker (MV) 2:16.70.
300 hurdles: Stueckle (ER 43.37); Logan (BP) 43.45; Latimer (Tahoma) 45.49; McQuivey (Skyview) 43.91; Fuchs (University) 44.97; Sanford (Richland) 45.62; Dodd (Skyline) 45.51; Evenson (FW) 45.73.
CLASS 3A BOYS
Discus: Basic (Ren) 175-5, Creamer (Pen) 153-6, Allie (Lin) 152-10, Lawson (Prair) 151-2, Rodgers (Evrt) 149-11, Levkiv (Haz) 149-8, Aarkawa (Cap) 149-2, Froland (GPeak) 143-11.
** Qualifiers
100: K. Ojukwu (Un) 10.72, Wright (Lakes) 10.98; Adams (WS) 10.97; Moore (FP) 11.04; S. Ojukwu (Un) 110.09; Small (Blan) 11.10; Grymes (WS) 11.10; Patterson-Floyd (ODea) 11.13.
800: Miller (MR) 1:54.26, Dean (NC) 1:55.73, Rumbaught (AMtv) 1:54.35, Mellander (WV-Yak) 1:56.34, Avila (NC) 1:54.37, Williams (Bellv) 1:56.36, Berg (SP) 1:54.39, Timpe (Enum) 1:56.45.
300 hurdles: Jackson (HB) 39.15, Kellogg (Enum) 40.09, Schmidt (Prair) 39.39, Johnson (Fos) 40.16, Malmivirta (NH) 39.40, Pohren (SW) 40.50, Wordell (NC) 39.87, Elvrom (Yelm) 39.87.
CLASS 3A GIRLS
** Qualifiers:
100: Poston (FP) 11.87; Combs (RB0 12.21; Reeves (RB) 12.28; Locker (Fern) 12.46; Jaeger (WVY) 12.51; Welsh (Tline) 12.61; Ramos (Shorecrest)12.62; Byers (NK) 12.63
800: Zalud (MSpok) 2:17.52, Rathbun (Lake) 2:17.89, Bottelberghe (CR) 2:18.11, Norris (Sum) 2:17.83, Before (SP) 2:18.11, Warendorf (Bellv) 2:18.67, Stinnett (BL) 2:18.73, Stolz (High) 2:19.28.
300 hurdles: Reeves (RB) 43.51; Dezellem (SP) 45.31; Bjornsson (Ferndale) 44.99; Jones (Enumclaw) 45.85; Sych (Union) 45.92; Thompson (Capital) 46.05; Hutchins (Blanchet) 45.99; Turner (Hudson's Bay) 46.14.
CLASS 2A BOYS
High jump: Coats (RR) 6-6, Lee (Pull) 6-4, Prescod (Eph) 6-2, Kassa (Ana) 6-2, Galloway (RALong) 6-2, Sharma (Ab) 6-2, Pleis (Ced) 6-0, Montermini (Tum) 6-0.
Javelin: Galaviz (Top) 182-6, Hess (Lake) 177-1, Butler (Lake) 175-4, Melkonyan (WV-Spok) 172-9, Taylor (Gran) 172-2, Baker (NM) 17-00, Rose (Eat) 168-4, Masters (Cent) 163-3.
** Qualifiers
100: Blanshan (Selah) 10.67; Herd (Steil.) 11.04; Meyers (Clark) 10.99l Dunn (Hock) 11.12; Thomsen (Sehome) 11.05; Bomber (Lynden) 11.14; Duncan (Lynden) 11.15; Weeks (Lynden) 11.15.
800: Parker (WFW) 1:56.76.
300 hurdles: Moore (Bla) 39.49, Cassleman (Pul) 39.54, Mandeville (Eph) 39.80, Peterson (BH) 39.96, Adams (BE) 40.36, Moore-Young (Chen) 40.46, Anderson (Lyn) 40.44, Larsen (Tum) 41.21.
CLASS 2A GIRLS
Pole vault: Taylor (Bla) 11-0, Wren (WFW) 10-9, Harding (RALong) 10-9, Hintz (Eph) 10-9, Pinley (Squ) 10-6, Palmer (BE) 10-0, Whiteside (Seq) 10-0, Wold (WV-Spok) 10-0.
** Qualifiers
100: Morrison (Blaine) 12.35; Genther (BE) 12.51; Coons (Wood) 12.56; Zuniga (Topp) 12.59; Davidson (Steil.) 12.59; Williams (Rdgfld) 12.67; Maurer (Cheney) 12.78; Wade (Rvr Ridg) 12.79.
800: Curl (Squ) 2:15.22, Friday (Bel) 2:19.63, Moore (Seh) 2:15.47, Heilmann (Seh) 2:22.33, Austin (WFW) 2:15.89, Allison (Hock) 2:22.41, Roberts (King) 2:16.24, Wilson (Riv) 2:20.91.
300 hurdles: Schireman (AM) 44.93, Al-Hassan (Pull) 46.44, Genther (BE) 46.94, Towne (Hock) 47.73, McKinney (Riv) 47.20, Barrow (SW) 48.39, Malarkey-Kessler (Int) 47.66, Schultz (King) 48.15.
A little more than an hour into Day 2 of Star Track XXVII and a meet record has already fallen.
Selah's Brett Blanshan shattered the 2A meet record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.67 seconds. Blanshan's time is the fastest in the state this season, regardless of classificaiton. The previous record was 10.96 seconds, set by Pullman's Cody Moore in 2003.
In the 4A boys 100, the top four qualifiers are all from the West Central District.
In the only completed final of the day -- so far -- Kayla Adams of Jefferson won the 4A girls shot put with a throw of 41 feet, 1 inch. Bethel's Jackie Brown was second at 41 feet.
BOYS
CLASS 4A
Prelims
Top qualifiers
100: Ward (Beamer) 10.88; Pinson (FW) 10.96; Veltung (Puy) 10.96; Smith (Klake)10.95; Robinson (LC) 11.05; Avery (Pasco) 11.07; McCann (Rogers) 11.07; Blanks (Garfield) 11.13.
800: Daigre (KM) 1:53.66; Pettit (KW) 1:55.54; Jorgensen (Puy) 1:54.09; Zimmerman (Ferris) 1:55.63; Parry (Bothell) 1:54.10; Sorenson (Skyline) 1:55.68; Curnutt (Mead) 1:54.14; Whitley (CV) 1:55.80.
CLASS 3A
Prelims
Top qualifiers
100: K. Ojukwu (Union) 10.72; Wright (Lakes) 10.98; Adams (WS) 10.97; Moore (FP) 11.04; S. Ojukwu (Union) 110.09; Small (Blanchet) 11.10; Grymes (WS) 11.10; Patterson-Floyd (O’Dea) 11.13.
CLASS 2A
Prelims
Top qualifiers
100: Blanshan (Selah) 10.67; Herd (Steil.) 11.04; Meyers (Clark) 10.99l Dunn (Hock) 11.12; Thomsen (Sehome) 11.05; Bomber (Lynden) 11.14; Duncan (Lynden) 11.15; Weeks (Lynden) 11.15.
GIRLS
CLASS 4A
Finals
Shot put: Adams (Jefferson) 41-1; Brown (Bethel) 41-0; Bush (Ike) 40-8.75; Fowler (Lincoln) 40-8.25; Dixon (BG) 39-11; Tabb (Bethel) 38-3.75; Peterson (Stan) 38-2.50; Willoughby (Richland) 36-10.25.
Prelims
Top qualifiers
100: Geubelle (Curtis) 11.81; Carr (Issy) 12.10; Jacobson (Issy) 12.18; Jacka (BP) 12.19; Lin (Ferris) 12.25; O’Donnell (Skyline) 12.30; Hoskie (Bethel) 12.36; McNeill (Southridge) 12.37.
CLASS 3A
Prelims
Top qualifiers
100: Poston (FP) 11.87; Combs (RB0 12.21; Reeves (RB) 12.28; Locker (Fern) 12.46; Jaeger (WVY) 12.51; Welsh (Tline) 12.61; Ramos (Shorecrest)12.62; Byers (NK) 12.63.
CLASS 2A
Prelims
Top qualifiers
100: Morrison (Blaine0 12.35; Genther (BE) 12.51; Coons (Wood) 12.56; Zuniga (Topp) 12.59; Davidson (Steil.) 12.59; Williams (Rdgfld) 12.67; Maurer (Cheney) 12.78; Wade (Rvr Ridg) 12.79.
The second day of Star Track XXVII is here and, again, so is the sun. Couldn't ask for better weather than this.
TNT sports reporter Todd Milles and myself are going to tackle the three-classification state track and field meet today. We're going to try and post as many updates to the blog as we can. With so many events going on one after another and us trying to interview athletes and coaches, we can't promise instant updates of events. But if records fall, we'll get something up. And definitely check back after the first session ends around 2 p.m. for a recap of the morning session.
In the meantime, let these links satisfy your Star Track cravings:
TNT photographer Lui Kit Wong put together this photo gallery of the first day of Star Track XXVII
Here's my story on the 4A state meet
Here's my story on the 3A and 2A state meets
Here are the complete results -- finals and top eight qualifiers in prelims -- from Day 1.
One tip about parking. The spectator parking lot at Mount Tahoma High School -- the is a meet officials lot this is almost empty, however -- was filled by 10 a.m. The only parking remaining is on the field south of the tennis courts off Verde Street.
We've safely made it through Day 1 of Star Track XXVII at Mount Tahoma. About a quarter of the events were held on Thursday, with finals in the 3200 for all three classifications and seven field events.
You can find the results of the finals and the top-eight qualifiers in each of the prelims -- boys 110-meter hurdles, girls 100-meter hurdles, girls 4x200-meter relay and boys and girls 4x400-meter relays -- at our scoreboard right here.
The weather sure did cooperate on Thursday, and more clear skies and sunshine is expected for Friday and Saturday. Judging from the crowd that was at Mount Tahoma on Thursday, you're going to have to arrive at Mount Tahoma earliy if you want a seat in the stands. People were sitting in the aisles on Thursday, and that was during a session with only a handful of events.
Parking is available in the Mount Tahoma parking lot and also on the field south of the school's tennis courts.
Star Track XXVII begins this afternoon at Mount Tahoma and we've got every angle covered. We'll be posting updates and some video throughout the three-day, three-classification event.
Here's a story on the state track and field meet coming back to Tacoma.
Here are our detailed state track and field meet capsules.
Here are the Top 5 Tacoma Star Track moments. This is a nice, memorable read from TNT sports reporter Todd Milles.
Here's a link to Athletic.net, which lists the top times and marks of every runner, jumper and thrower in the state.
You can find our photographers' fantastic photo galleries of Star Track here. Galleries from the previous days' competition should appear here by morning the next day.
We're down to the final week of the high school sports year. And what a busy week it is. It all begins Wednesday with the state golf tournaments in Eastern Washington. After that, track, baseball, fastpitch, boys soccer and tennis all have their moments in the spotlight.
Here's the full schedule:
WEDNESDAY
BOYS GOLF
CLASS 4A STATE TOURNAMENT
At Canyon Lakes Golf Course
CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT
At Meadow Springs Country Club
CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT
At Apple Tree Golf Resort
CLASS 1A GOLF TOURNAMENT
At Columbia Point Golf Course
GIRLS GOLF
CLASS 4A STATE TOURNAMENT
At Sun Willows Golf Course
CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT
At Horn Rapids Golf Club
CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT
At Apple Tree Golf Resort
CLASS 1A GOLF TOURNAMENT
At Columbia Point Golf Course
Click below for the rest of the schedule.
We ran this story on Emerald Ridge hurdler Kayla Stueckle today to kick off the track and field postseason.
Here's the postseason schedule:
League Meets
Narrows League meet: 3:30 p.m., Wednesday and Friday at South Kitsap High School
SPSL meet: 3:30 p.m., Wednesday and Friday at Kent-Meridian High School
3A SPSL meet: 3 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Chev Stadium, Sumner
Nisqually League 2A: 3 p.m. Friday at Fife
Nisqually League 1A: 3 p.m. Wednesday, 3 p.m. Thursday at Friday (technically this is a sub-district meet because Port Townsend will compete in this meet)
District Meets
4A West Central District: 11 a.m. Friday May 22, 10 a.m. Saturday May 23 at Mount Tahoma
3A WC-SW Bi-District: 11 a.m. Friday May 22, 10 a.m. Saturday May 23 at Mount Tahoma
2A West Central District: 3 p.m. Wednesday May 20, 11 a.m. Saturday May 23 at North Mason
1A Tri-District: 3:30 p.m. Thursday May 21, 11:30 a.m. Saturday May 23
State Meets
4A-3A-2A Star Track XXVII: May 28-30 at Mount Tahoma
1A-2B-1B meet: May 29-30 at Eastern Washington University
