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The Pirate 4X100 Relay won in a speedy 47.18 and is headed to Regionals. Here, Braedon Fruh hands off to anchor Sidney Bales. Trevin Walton was in the blocks and Tyler Slaybaugh the second leg, all part of 18 Pirate athletes who qualified for Regionals in Colfax May 19-20.
RITZVILLE–Eighteen Pirate track and field athletes finished in the money at the District 7/9 Regional meet here May 10. Regionals will be in Colfax May 19 and 20, with the qualifying finishers going to the 1B-2B-1A state meet in Yakima May 25-27.
"Our teams showed well as the boys finished second overall and the girls took eighth," said Head Coach Adam Van Vogt. "We advanced 18 athletes to the regional qualifier, plus relay alternates. A lot of our kids not only moved on but had strong days personally."
Sidney Bales, Tyler Slaybaugh, and Trevin Walton moved on in four events, the maximum allowable,
Personal bests were set by Bales in the 200 (23.96), Samuel Lamb in javelin (98'1"), Walton in long jump (17'11"), Braxton McKeirnan in the 400 (59.66), Katie Boyer in the 100 (13.98), and Haven Kimble in long jump (11.'5").
District 7/9 Regional Qualifier Meet Location and Date: At Ritzville High School on 5/10/23
Boys who competed (top 8 score points. Top 8 in laned running events advance to regionals. Top 12 in non-laned running events and field events advance to regionals)
Sidney Bales- 1st-100 (11.67), 2nd-200 (23.96), 3rd-pole vault (12')
Kyzer Herres- 5th-400 (56.79); 8th-pole vault (6')
David Tejero- 12th-shot put (33'7.25")
Braedon Fruh- 1st-pole vault (12'3")
Tyler Bagby- 2nd-pole vault (12')
Braxton Mckeirnan- 4th-pole vault (10'6")
Levi Bowen- 5th-pole vault (10') and 12th in long jump (16'4")
Trevin Walton- 4th-long jump (17'11") and 5th-triple jump (37'1")
Tyler Slaybaugh advances to regionals in the 100, 200, and pole vault
Boy's 4x100 Relay- 1st (47.18) Trevin Walton, Tyler Bagby, Braedon Fruh, Sidney Bales
Boy's 4x400 Relay- 2nd (3:52) Trevin Walton, Kyzer Herres, Levi Bowen, Braedon Fruh
Girls who competed (top 8 score points. Top 8 in laned running events advance to regionals. Top 12 in non-laned running events and field events advance to regionals)
Katie Boyer- 1st-pole vault (8') and 5th-100 (13.98)
Bethany Zimmerman- 5th-400 (1:10)
Jaycee Ames- 9th-3200 (21:48)
Rilee Thompson- 12th-discus (56'9")
Carmen Fruh- 2nd-pole vault (8')
Natalia Larios- 6th-pole vault (6')
Girl's 4x100 Relay- 6th (56.55) Haven Kimble, Bethany Zimmerman, Carmen Fruh, Katie Boyer
Girl's 4x200 Relay- 9th (2:14) Haven Kimble, Atalya Mitchell, Natalia Larios, Sophia Phelps. Will advance to districts as one team dropped out.
Pirate athletes top 10 in state (as of 5/12/23):
Sidney Bales- 1st in state in the 100 (10.83), 1st in pole vault (13'), 3rd-200 (23.96), 5th in long jump (19'6"), and 9th in high jump (5'6")
Tyler Slaybaugh- 2nd in state in the 100 (11.05), 7th-200 (24.24), and 5th in pole vault (11'6")
Braedon Fruh- 2nd in state in pole vault (13')
Tyler Bagby- 4th in state in pole vault (12')
Levi Bowen- 7th in state in pole vault (11')
Braxton Mckeirnan- 8th in state in pole vault (10'9")
Trevin Walton- 9th in state in triple jump (37'3.5")
Katie Boyer- 2nd in state in pole vault (9')
Carmen Fruh- 3rd in state in pole vault (8'7")
Boy's 4x100 Relay- 1st (45.87) Walton, Slaybaugh, Fruh, Bales
Boy's 4x400 Relay- 8th (3:50) Walton, Herres, Bowen, Fruh.
