Timberwolves earn league championships

Sequim Middle School’s track and field season finished with two team championships, plenty of first place finishes, and a school record at the Olympic League Championship on May 20.

Both the Timberwolves’ boys and girls won with the girls team scoring 200 points and the boys 186.5 to defeat five other local middle schools’ teams.

According to coach Caleb Gentry, Eleanor Jones broke the school record for the 800-meter run in 2:31.15, and the 1600-meter in 5:15.22.

Her time is third in state for all seventh graders in Washington, Gentry said, and eighth fastest for all middle school girl runners.

Boy runners Silas Hagar, Bryant Lawson, Ryder McCreary and Clayton Ernst won first in the 4X100-meters with a 49.55 time and were one-third-of-a-second off from the team and league record, Gentry said.

In total, Sequim took first in 15 boys and girls events.

Boys

Along with a strong run as part of the 4X100 team, Ernst won the 400-meters in 57.60, the 200-meters in 25.84, and the long jump with a 18’ 2.25” leap.

Hagar placed second in the 200-meters (27.21), third in the long jump (16’4”), and fourth in the 100-meters (12.88).

Aiden Akers placed third in the 200-meters and set a personal record at 28.35.

Silas Barni won the 1600-meters 5:29.23 with a personal record, and placed second in the 800-meters (2:29.04). Paddy Brooks took second behind Barni in the 1600-meters (5:31.40) and he threw the discus 67-6 for fourth place.

Ry DeMello won the high jump clearing five feet, and he placed second in the 200-meter hurdle (31.06).

Cash Hiner threw 33-1 in the shot put to take first.

In the 60-meter-dash, McCreary took second running 8.12 and third in the 100-meter dash 12.87.

Gentry also highlighted seventh grader Connor Horst for breaking six minutes running the mile (5:52.64) to join the “Sub 6 Club” with Brooks, Barni, Jones.

Girls

Eighth grader Harper Campbell placed first in the four events, including high jump at 4-8, 100-meter-dash (13.45), the 200-meter-dash (28.51) and in the 4X100 with Brooklynn Schmidt, Teagan Neathery and Jordyn Julmist in 53.92.

Schmidt took third in the 60-meter-dash (8.82) and tied for second in the high jump with teammate Hadley Wolslegel (4-4), who placed fourth in the 60-meter-dash (8.95). They both set personal records in the race, too.

The 4X400 team of Alabama Evenson, Matilda Woodbury, Emme Henrikson and Jones took first running the event in 5:01.29.

Seventh grader Aleah Daniels won the 200-meter-hurdles (33.73) and third place in the 75-meter-hurdles (14.95), both personal records.

In the shot put, Maddy Bower earned second place with a PR throw of 28-3.

Photo by Ty Sims Aleah Daniels, on right, runs the 200-meter-hurdles (33.73) on May 20 to win the event at the league meet. She also placed third in the 75-meter-hurdles (14.95). Both runs were her personal records.

Photo by Penelope Lozano Harper Campbell makes a successful high jump leap (4-8) on May 20 to win the event. She also won the 100-meter-dash (13.45), the 200-meter-dash (28.51) and the 4X100 with Brooklynn Schmidt, Teagan Neathery and Jordyn Julmist in 53.92.

Photo by Kaylee Lawson/ Silas Barni won the 1600-meters 5:29.23 with a personal record on May 20, and placed second in the 800-meters (2:29.04).

Photo by Selene Dorkin/ Eleanor Jones broke the school record for the 800-meter run in 2:31.15, and the 1600-meter in 5:!5.22 at Sequim Middle School’s last track meet of the year. According to coach Caleb Gentry, her time is third in state for all seventh graders in Washington, and eighth fastest for all middle school girl runners.