Track and Field
The Riverside boys and the Echo girls won team titles at the Irrigon Knights Track and Field Invitational, with each team winning five events.
Riverside dominated the distances, with Ethan Beaty winning the 800 in 2:04.83, Nathen Hammond the 1,500 (4:35.76) and Eric Pullen the 3,000 (10:13.01). Osmin Barrera continued the streak with a win in the 110 hurdles (16.87). Barrera also was fifth in the javelin (114-5). The Pirates picked up their fifth win in the 4x100 relay, where Jeremias Calvillo, Arturo Murguia, Jonathan Lopez and Eugenio Velasquez turned in a time of 46.49 — 2 seconds ahead of second place Stanfield.
Calvillo also was second in the triple jump with a PR of 39 feet, and second in the long jump with a leap of 18-9.5, while Eleazar Salas was second in the javelin with a PR of 123-3.
Host Irrigon saw Brody Parrish win the 100 with a PR of 11.88, and place third in the 110 hurdles (17.67), while Saxon Byers won the pole vault with a PR of 12-6, and teammate Samuel Cole was second with a PR of 11 feet.
Stanfield’s Jack Sperr won the long jump with a leap of 19-10.75, the high jump at 5-8, and was second in the triple jump (39-0). Sperr also ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay team (3:49.43) with Antonio Galindo, Pablo Galindo and Gabriel Mendez.
Ione’s Carter Eynetich had a banner day, winning the shot put with a PR of 40-5, placing third in the discus with a PR of 111-2, and placing third in the javelin with a toss of 119-11.
The Cardinals were without sprinter/jumper Henry Giefing, who is out with an injury.
Umatilla’s Atticus Tesch won the 200 with a PR of 24.14, and was second in the 100 with a PR of 12.02. Also for the Vikings, Tanner Prindle won the 400 (53.60), and Jayden Perches won the 300 hurdles with a PR of 42.32, with teammate Larry Soriano second with a PR of 44.48.
In the throws, Umatilla’s Miguel Gutierrez won the discus with a toss of 116-7.25, and was second in the shot put (40-2).
Riverside won the team title with 146 points, followed by Stanfield (141), Umatilla (94), Irrigon (67), Grant Union (66.5), Dayville (41.5), Lyle/Wishram (36) and Ione (30).
Hadlee Palmateer led Echo’s parade of champions, winning the 100 in a time of 13.60. She also was second in the 200 (28.42), and second in the javelin (93-10).
Palmateer also joined forces with Payton Widener, Cheyenne Skillman and Ella Stahl to win the 4x100 in a tie of 54.53, 2 1/2 seconds ahead of Stanfield (Mykael Graham, Teagan Studer, Kylee Jackson, Emirsyn Marcum).
Jude Royer won the shot put (35-4) for the Cougars, was fourth in the javelin (92-1) and sixth in the discus (81-4.75).
Brooklyn Wade won the high jump with a height of 4-8, and Stahl won the triple jump with a PR of 31-0.5. Wade also was second in the long jump with a PR of 16-1.25, while Stahl was fourth with a PR of 14-10. Taylor Sperr threw 93-10 to place second in the javelin, and was third in the high jump (4-2).
Riverside had winners in the 400, 800 and 1,500, starting with Kaylee Christy in the 400 with a time of 1:05.48. Leiliana Lissman won the 800 with a PR of 2:40.15, and Caelyn Pullen ran a 6:31.98 to win the 1,500.
Lissman also won the 100 hurdles (18.79), and Christy won the javelin with a PR of 98-2.
Umatilla’s EvaLynn Campos won the 200 with a time of 28.40, while teammate Rylee Sanchez was second in the shot put (34-10.5), third in the discus (88-2.25) and fifth in the javelin (89-0).
Neftali Meja had the lone win for Irrigon, running a PR of 54.49 two win the 300 hurdles.
Echo won the girls’ title with 163 points, followed by Grant Union (140), Riverside (72), Umatilla (54), Stanfield (44), Irrigon (34), Lyle/ Wishram (14) and Ione (3).