Pirate track and field heating up

COLFAX–The Pirate track team had two meets this week, competing in a 1B/2B league meet in Clarkston and at the MacDougall Invite. These are big meets with lots of competition with 11 schools competing at the league meet and 21 at the Invite with some larger classifications competing with the 1B/2Bs.

Pomeroy’s boys finished third with 81 points behind DeSales’ 97 and Colfax’s 104 at Clarkston, and the women were ninth with 16 points. At McDougall the Pirate boys tied for eighth with Gar-Pal at 30 points and the women were 16th with five points.

“Our kids competed well,” commented Head Coach Adam Van Vogt. “Fourteen of our athletes placed in Clarkston with eight of them placing in multiple events. Eight athletes placed at the Invite and Tyler Slaybaugh, Kaleb Miller, Levi Bowen, Jacob Reisinger, Boone Schmidt, and Jett Slusser placing in multiple events at this huge meet.”

Tyler Slaybaugh is “heating up” along with the weather, Van Vogt said. “He ran the fastest 200 that he’s ever run at 23.87 and vaulted his highest vault ever at 12’6” at the Invite. He also ran an 11.55 100 which is almost the same time as he ran at state last year.

Other Pirate athletes found a way to raise their game to match the competition this week, Van Vogt said. Personal bests were also set by Cash Copher in discus (70’6”), Santiago Lyden in the 400 (1:07), Kaleb Miller in the 800 (2:13), Cesar Morfin in the javelin (74’2”) and 100 (14.45), Jacob Reisinger in the 100 (13.07) and 200 (26.50), Jett Slusser in the 200 (25.17), David Tejero in shot put (37’8”) and javelin (122’5”), Robby Van Vogt in discus (80’3”) and javelin (87’4”), Haven Kimble in the 100 (15.35), and Natalia Larios in the 100 (15.84). Lucy Shields set personal bests in 3 events: the 100 (17.16), javelin (39’2”), and high jump (4’). Additionally, the boy’s 4x1 (47.45) and 4x4 (3:59) teams set season-best times as well. Our team had a great week of training and as we find ourselves in the back-half of our season it is really encouraging to see the marks going up and our times going down. We have two more meets this week and I anticipate more good things to come from this group.  

Clarkston on 4/16/24

Boys who placed (top 8 score points)

Tyler Slaybaugh- 2nd in pole vault (11’6”), 3rd in the 100 (12.17) and 3rd in the 200 (24.28)

Jett Slusser- 3rd in the 400 (58.59)

Kaleb Miller- 3rd in the 800 (2:15) and 5th in high jump (4’8”)

David Tejero- 2nd in shot put (35’4.5”), 3rd in javelin (122’5”), and 4th in discus (100’)

Levi Bowen- 2nd in high jump (5’4”) and 4th in pole vault (10’)

Robby Van Vogt- 8th in triple jump (33’2”)

Boy’s 4x100 Relay- 5th (48.41) Reisinger, Slusser, Schmidt, Slaybaugh

Boy’s 4x400 Relay- 2nd (4:01) Bowen, Miller, Schmidt, Reisinger 

Girls who placed (top 8 score points)

Carolina Morfin- 8th in javelin (66’3”)

Lucy Shields- 5th in high jump (4’)

Carmen Fruh- 2nd in pole vault (8’)

Girl’s 4x100 Relay- 5th (1:00) Kimble, Zimmermann, Larios, Fruh

Colfax MacDougall Invite on 4/20/24

Boys who placed (top 8 score points)

Tyler Slaybaugh- 3rd in pole vault (12’6”), 4th in the 100 (11.55), and 5th in the 200 (23.87)

Kaleb Miller- 6th in the 800 (2:!3)

David Tejero- 8th in shot put (37’8”)

Levi Bowen- 5th in high jump (5’6”) and 7th in pole vault (10’)

Boy’s 4x100 Relay- 5th (47.45) Reisinger, Slusser, Schmidt, Slaybaugh

Boy’s 4x400 Relay- 7th (3:59) Slusser, Schmidt, Miller, Reisinger 

Girls who placed (top 8 score points)

Carmen Fruh- 4th in pole vault (8’)

Pirate athletes ranked top 10 in state as of 4/21/24:

Tyler Slaybaugh: 2nd in the 100 (11.55), tied for 2nd in pole vault (12’6”) and 4th in the 200 (23.87)

Kaleb Miller- 9th in the 800 (2:13.7)

David Tejero: 10th in discus (109’2.5”)

Levi Bowen- 4th in pole vault (11’6”)

Carmen Fruh- 1st in pole vault (8’6”)

Reagan Mckeirnan- 4th in pole vault (6’8”)

Hollie Van Vogt- tied for 7th in pole vault (6’)

Boy’s 4x100 Relay: 5th 47.45 (Jacob Reisinger, Jett Slusser, Boone Schmidt, Tyler Slaybaugh)

 -Adam Van Vogt