The best part of Tri-Cities high school track and field season is just beginning. Who will lead?
After two solid months of practice and meets, we’re about to embark on the best three weeks of high school track and field: the post season.
Almost all local conferences have sub-district or league championship meets this coming weekend.
The following weekend, May 19-20, will feature district or regional meets.
The month will be capped with the state high school championship meets May 25-27, with the Class 4A, 3A and 2A meet in Tacoma; and the 1A, 2B and 1B meet in Yakima.
Using the website Athletic.net, I combed through times and marks to determine who the Mid-Columbia’s leading athletes are going into the postseason.
I came up with a few conclusions:
▪ There is a reason that Walla Walla’s boys and Kamiakin’s girls were Mid-Columbia Conference regular season champions, with both teams going 8-0 in dual meets.
Wa-Hi was led by Jake Hisaw (area leader in 200 meters and 300 hurdles) and Brody Hartley (1600 and 3200).
Kamiakin had Adelyn Mitchell (100 meters), it’s 4x100 relay team, and Aubrey Herrin (triple jump) leading the way.
▪ Until someone beats him, Chiawana senior Kade Smith has to be the guy in the jumps (triple and long), not just in our region, but at state. Smith is the defending Class 4A state champion in the triple jump.
▪ What is it about Richland High pole vaulters? They’re always at the top of the Mid-Columbia mark charts. This year is no different. Elijah Lynch leads the boys, the Bombers have two in the top five boys, while four Richland girls among the leaders.
▪ This area had plenty of talent among the smaller schools. Wahluke’s Brayan Calvario (boys high jump), Connell’s Cade Clyde (boys shot put), River View’s Aliyah Malone (girls high jump), and Connell’s Kellen Riner (boys javelin) lead their respective events in the region.
Now, the girls leaders are spread out among numerous area athletes.
But only one, DeSales senior Morgan Thomas, is a double leader: girls discus and shot put.
So, heading into the first weekend of post-season competition, here are this region’s leaders in high school track and field:
2023 Track and field
Boys
Through events of May 6
100 meters
Keenan Kuntz, Richland, 10.56 seconds
Lucien Cone, Southridge, 10.80
Jake Hisaw, Walla Walla, 10.80
Lex Luther, Richland, 10.85
Easton Woods, Hanford, 10.95
110 high hurdles
Jackson Burns, Kennewick, 14.59 seconds
Jake Hisaw, Walla Walla, 14.65
Seth Shook, Richland, 15.00Rick Bishop, Sunnyside, 15.21
Ian Calhoon, Walla Walla, 15.60
200meters
Jake Hisaw, Walla Walla, 21.56 seconds
Keenan Kuntz, Richland, 21.62
Lucien Cone, Southridge, 22.13
Isai Carrera, Sunnyside, 22.27
Easton Woods, Hanford, 22.43
300 hurdles
Jake Hisaw, Walla Walla, 38.34 seconds
Jackson Burns, Kennewick, 39.85
Michael Mendoza, Chiawana, 40.98
Jaden Booker, Richland, 41.37
Heston Homme, Southridge, 41.56
400 meters
Landon Shilhanek, Hermiston, 50.30 seconds
Modou Kinteh, Hanford, 50.42
Isai Carrera, Sunnyside, 50.58
Caleb Morehead, Walla Walla, 50.70
Carter Kreutz, Chiawana, 51.38
800 meters
Jose Banuelos, Pasco, 1 minute, 56.69 seconds
Brody Hartley, Walla Walla, 1:57.22
Ehzoc Chavez, Chiawana, 1:58.52
Ezra Teeples, Kamiakin, 1:58.72
Jaysen Rodriguez, Hermiston, 1:59.09
1600 meters
Brody Hartley, Walla Walla, 4 minutes, 9.58 seconds
Ezra Teeples, Kamiakin, 4:19.34
Beckett Melver, Kamiakin, 4:24.57
Jaysen Rodriguez, Hermiston, 4:26.07
Ian Lash, Walla Walla, 4:28.06
3200 meters
Brody Hartley, Walla Walla, 8 minutes, 52.81 seconds
Eduardo Tobon, Hanford, 9:28.75
Ian Lash, Walla Walla, 9:30.62
Ezra Teeples, Kamiakin, 9:44.83
John Mills, Hermiston, 9:49.27
4x100 relay
Richland (Seth Shook, Lex Luther, Ethan Child, Keenan Kuntz), 42.23 seconds
Southridge (Ryan Parker, Andrew Dorman, Nicholas Landon, Lucien Cone), 42.39
Walla Walla (Isaiah Roberson, Caleb Morehead, Jake Hisaw, Ian Calhoun), 42.94
Chiawana (Hunter Azure-Pryce, Tristan Breier, Marco Elizondo, Justin Webber), 43.16
Hermiston (Justus Counsell, Landon Shilhanek, Jaime Ramirez Ortega, Gio Gonzague), 43.19
4x400 relay
Chiawana (Michael Mendoza, Ehzoc Chavez, Jayden Trevino, Carter Kreutz), 3 minutes, 24.88 seconds
Southridge (Reese Huff, Heston Homme, Lucien Cone, Liam Stites), 3:25.61
Walla Walla (Caleb Morehead, Brody Hartley, Liam Bergevin, Jake Hisaw), 3:25.98
Pasco (Felix Sabalza, Jesus Guzman, Alex Morfin, Jose Banuelos), 3:30.33
Hermiston (Jaime Ramirez Ortega, Jaysen Rodriguez, Justus Counsell, Landon Shilhanek), 3:31.51
Discus
Jackson Darling, Southridge, 164 feet, 3 inches
Cody Brown, River View, 163-3
Andrei Smith, College Place, 157-1
Christopher Norris, Walla Walla, 154-3
Bradley Hottman, Hermiston, 151-1
High jump
Brayan Calvario, Wahluke, 6 feet, 4 inches
Nick Davis-Phillips, Walla Walla, 6-0
Edgar Delarosa, Royal, 6-0
Cooper MacPherson, Chiawana, 6-0
Brayden Outlaw, Kamiakin, 6-0
Zachary Rose, Richland, 6-0
Kade Smith, Chiawana, 6-0
Shaun Youngblood, Kennewick, 6-0
Javelin
Kellen Riner, Connell, 178 feet, 2 inches
Christopher Norris, Walla Walla, 167-11
Carson Lloyd, Connell, 167-0
Everett Peterson, Richland 165-5
Kooper Schmitt, Richland, 163-4
Long jump
Kade Smith, Chiawana, 22 feet, 2.75 inches
Abdelrahim Abdelrahim, Southridge, 21-8.75
Keenan Kuntz, Richland, 21-7
Chase Nielson, Connell, 21-6
Gavyn Buchanan, Kamiakin, 21-2.5
Pole vault
Elijah Lynch, Richland, 14 feet, 6 inches
Phillip Wald, Hanford, 14-0
Tanner Chan, Southridge, 13-0
Daniel Sampson, Kamiakin, 13-0
Arsenios Harrington, Richland, 12-6
Dawson Muller, Pasco, 12-6
Shot put
Cade Clyde, Connell, 53 feet, 9 inches
Carson Condie, Southridge, 52-0
Titus Jeffrey, Grandview, 51-2
Broc Brooks, Walla Walla, 48-0.75
Luke Wolters, Prosser, 47-9.75
Triple jump
Kade Smith, Chiawana, 45 feet, 9 inches
Abdelrahim Abdelrahim, Southridge, 45-2
Nehemiah Medrano, Prosser, 42-8.5
Shaun Youngblood, Kennewick, 42-1.5
Gavyn Buchanan, Kamiakin, 41-9.2
Girls
100 meters
Adelyn Mitchell, Kamiakin, 12.18 seconds
Ashlyn Nielson, Walla Walla, 12.36
Naly Khamlue-Pratt, Richland, 12.45
Alondra Risueno, Hermiston, 12.75
Alyssa Marsh, Richland, 12.81
100 high hurdles
Diana Kuwa, Southridge, 15.70 seconds
Haylee Johnson, Kennewick, 16.19
Abigayl Dainty, Hermiston, 16.43
Louesa Gledhill, Kamiakin, 16.58
Lynnea Moran, Hanford, 16.77
200 meters
Alyssa Marsh, Richland, 25.44 seconds
Adelyn Mitchell, Kamiakin, 25.64
Ashlyn Nielsen, Walla Walla, 25.91
Alondra Risueno, Hermiston, 26.37
Jailyn Davenport, Walla Walla, 25.53
300 hurdles
Louesa Gledhill, Kamiakin, 47.77 seconds
Mary Nakamura, Chiawana, 48.90
Brooke Bird, Richland, 49.01
Hannah Kennell, Kamiakin, 49.11
Alyssa Marsh, Richland, 49.22
400 meters
Carly Martin, Walla Walla, 59.72 seconds
Emilee Van Buren, Connell, 59.95
Ava Nelson, Walla Walla, 1:00.08
Alyssa Marsh, Richland, 1:00.53
Kate Christian, Kamiakin, 1:01.31
800 meters
Emma Gis, Chiawana, 2 minutes, 21.90 seconds
Jaquelin Garcia Sandoval, Hermiston, 2:22.57
Carly Martin, Walla Walla, 2:23.38
Mary Nakamura, Chiawana, 2:24.33
Elizabeth Newman, Hermiston, 2:26.29
1600 meters
Megan Joyce, Hermiston, 5 minutes, 21.98 seconds
Elizabeth Newman, Hermiston, 5:22.29Mia Beightol, Hanford, 5:24.17
Emma Gis, Chiawana, 5:28.26
Meredith Stavenger, Kamiakin, 5:31.69
3200 meters
Elizabeth Newman, Hermiston, 12 minutes, 2.09 seconds
Tylar Wolff, Richland, 11:46.59
Morgan Thompson, Kennewick, 11:55.51
Megan Joyce, Hermiston, 12:02.09
Valerie Siebol-DeRuyter, Pasco, 12:02.55
4x100 relay
Kamiakin (Danica Helms, Aubrey Herrin, Kate Christian, Adelyn Mitchell), 49.26 seconds
Walla Walla (Kaitlyn King, Ashlyn Nielsen, Cami Martin, Jailyn Davenport), 49.42
Richland (Alyssa Marsh, Hailey Summers, Gracie Moss, Naly Khamlue-Pratt), 49.58
Hermiston (Madeline Jared, Alondra Risueno, Karina Ortiz, Dalia Cervantes), 50.34
Kennewick (LaShaye Dixon, Jaely Dorame, Kim Rannow, Musiq Smith), 50.75
4x200 relay
Walla Walla (Carly Martin, Ava Nelson, Cami Martin, Jailyn Davenport), 1 minute, 46.10 seconds
Richland (Kylie Gilmore, Naly Khamlue-Pratt, Hailey Summers, Alyssa Marsh), 1:46.35
Kamiakin (Danica Helms, Aubrey Herrin, Kate Christian, Adelyn Mitchell), 1:46.68
Hermiston (Karina Ortiz, Dalia Cervantes, Jenna Jared, Alondra Risueno), 1:47.14
Southridge (Chloe Bond, Jayden Bertsch, Diana Kuwa, Ema Blazkova), 1:51.02
4x400 relay
Hermiston (Karina Ortiz, Dalia Cervantes, Alondra Risueno, Jaquelin Garcia Sandoval), 4:06.63
Richland (Naly Khamlue-Pratt, Alyssa Marsh, Hailey Summers, Lydia Medina), 4:07.77
Walla Walla (Ava Nelson, Carly Martine, Jailyn Davenport, Ashlyn Nielsen), 4:10.68
Chiawana (Presley Smith, Mary Nakamura, Brielle Davis, Emma Gis), 4:10.94
Hanford (Sarah Plemons, Mia Beightol, Katelyn Wolfert, Kennedy Taylor), 4:16.20
Discus
Morgan Thomas, DeSales, 139-7
Whitney Griffith, Walla Walla, 131-4
Emily Dawes, Chiawana, 129-6
Avonlea Edwards, Hermiston, 123-2
Lillian White, Walla Walla, 123-2
High jump
Aliyah Malone, River View, 5 feet, 4 inches
Aubrey Herrin, Kamiakin, 5-3
Landry Allen, Hanford, 5-2
Jailyn Davenport, Walla Walla, 5-2
Ashley Parker, Hanford, 5-2
Long jump
Cami Martin, Walla Walla, 17 feet, 0.5 inches
Ema Blazkova, Southridge, 16-11.75
Kambree Blair, Prosser, 16-11
Mya Adams, College Place, 16-6.75
Taylor Page, Southridge, 16-4.75
Javelin
Baylee Wroble, Richland, 126 feet, 10 inches
Reagan Bybee, Kamiakin, 119-9
Emily Kaylor, Kennewick, 118-5.25
Daisy Barajas, Wahluke, 117-10
Devyn Chelin, Kamiakin, 117-9
Pole vault
Landry Allen, Hanford, 12 feet, 0 inches
Kirsten Anderson, Walla Walla, 10-6
Paizlei Tucker, Richland 10-6
Madison Paeschke, Richland, 10-0
Alice Williams, Richland, 10-0Katelyn Wolfert, Richland, 10-0
Shot put
Morgan Thomas, DeSales, 38 feet, 10.5 inches
Camia Howard, Kamiakin, 37-8.75
Malia Ruud, Chiawana, 36-10
Emily Dawes, Chiawana, 35-9
Jocelyn Black, Richland, 35-7.25
Triple jump
Aubrey Herrin, Kamiakin, 38 feet, 4 inches
Cami Martin, Walla Walla, 36-2
Kambree Blair, Prosser, 35-9.5
Diana Kuwa, Southridge, 34-7
Taylor Page, Southridge, 34-1.25
Jeff Morrow is former sports editor for the Tri-City Herald.
