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Cascade's Emma Gates, Regis girls dominate track and field championships

pete martini, salem statesman journal
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Emma Gates is making her lasting impression on Cascade High School a great one.

The senior track and field athlete won three individual Oregon West Conference titles — 100 meters, 200 meters and high jump — to help the Cougars place second as a team in the 4A final on the girls side. She also helped the Cascade 4x400 relay team place second.

Heading into the state tournament, Gates has the best time in the 100 (12.33), best mark in the high jump (6-0.25) and second-best time in the 200 (25.58).

On the boys side, Stayton’s Travis King won the 100 and 200.

Philomath swept the girls and boys team 4A championships.

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At the Class 2A level, Regis senior Whitley Stepp won four District 2 titles to lead the Rams to the girls team championship.

Stepp won the high jump, long jump and triple jump, and she helped the Regis 4x100 relay team win.

She shares the top high jump mark in the state with Gervais sophomore Olivia Boyd at 5-3, and she has the state’s top triple jump mark at 34-11.

On the boys side, Salem Academy’s Caleb McGraw won the shot put and discus. He has the state’s top shot put mark, shared with Regis’ Cameron Diacetis at 46-4.

At the Class 1A level, St. Paul finished third in both boys and girls in District 1.

4A-Oregon West Conference results

Girls - 4A district champions

  • 100 meters: Emma Gates (Cascade) 12.35

  • 200 meters: Emma Gates (Cascade) 25.75

  • 400 meters: Janice Hellesto (Philomath) 59.42

  • 800 meters: Haley Butenschoen (Stayton) 2:21.45

  • 1,500 meters: Aliya Larsen (Newport) 5:03.80

  • 3,000 meters: Aliya Larsen (Newport) 10:49.3

  • 100 hurdles: Caitlynn Spencer (Woodburn) 17.10

  • 300 hurdles: Ingrid Hellesto (Philomath) 47.20

  • 4x100 relay: Philomath (Ellie Morton, Natalie Dunn, Haviland Eves, Janice Hellesto) 50.82

  • 4x400 relay: Philomath (Aneeka Steen, Ingrid Hellesto, Natalie Dunn, Janice Hellesto) 4:05.10

  • Shot put: Sage Kramer (Philomath) 33-9.75

  • Discus: Sage Kramer (Philomath) 109-6

  • Javelin: Sage Kramer (Philomath) 109-3

  • High jump: Emma Gates (Cascade) 5-8

  • Pole vault: Anna Wilson (Cascade) 9-6

  • Long jump: Aneeka Steen (Philomath) 15-9.25

  • Triple jump: Aneeka Steen (Philomath) 33-6.5

  • TEAM SCORES: 1. Philomath 205, 2. Cascade 121, 3. Sisters 85, 4. Newport 82, 5. Stayton 79, 6. Woodburn 48, 7. Sweet Home 40.

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Boys - 4A district champions

  • 100 meters: Travis King (Stayton) 11.33

  • 200 meters: Travis King (Stayton) 23.48

  • 400 meters: Warwick Bushnell (Philomath) 53.30

  • 800 meters: Brody Bushnell (Philomath) 2:03.11

  • 1,500 meters: Brody Bushnell (Philomath) 4:10.10

  • 3,000 meters: Mateo Candanoza (Philomath) 9:24.55

  • 110 hurdles: Micah Matthews (Philomath) 15.75

  • 300 hurdles: Micah Matthews (Philomath) 42.27

  • 4x100 relay: Sweet Home (Connor Stevens, Dakota Seiber, Taevon James, Charles Crawford) 45.80

  • 4x400 relay: Philomath (Simon King, Ben Hernandez, Warwick Bushnell, Brody Bushnell) 3:36.35

  • Shot put: Emmett Riedman (Stayton) 46-7

  • Discus: Jonathan Fritz (Newport) 141-1

  • Javelin: Mason Lopez (Sweet Home) 164-8

  • High jump: Taine Martin (Sisters) 6-0

  • Pole vault: Micah Matthews (Philomath), Kaz Mitchell (Newport) 11-9

  • Long jump: Jonathan Fritz (Newport) 20-9.5

  • Triple jump: Quintin Travis (Newport)

  • TEAM SCORES: 1. Philomath 153, 2. Newport 151, 3. Cascade 86, 4. Sweet Home 81, 5. Woodburn 66, 6. Stayton 62, 7. Sisters 57.

2A-District 2 results

Girls - 2A district champions

  • 100 meters: Portia Binford (Delphian) 12.89

  • 200 meters: Taeyah Saechao (Delphian) 27.86

  • 400 meters: Celia James (Salem Academy) 1:04.36

  • 800 meters: Averie Peterson (Santiam) 2:38.70

  • 1,500 meters: Daisy Lalonde (East Linn Christian) 5:30.03

  • 3,000 meters: Daisy Lalonde (Santiam) 11:57.11

  • 100 hurdles: Olivia Boyd (Gervais) 16.57

  • 300 hurdles: Portia Binford (Delphian) 50.23

  • 4x100 relay: Regis (Lauren Crowell, Mac Parrish, Amia Rodriguez, Whitley Stepp) 52.99

  • 4x400 relay: Delphian (Taeyah Saechao, Ava Raphael, Coco Rose-Coates, Santana Garlapati) 4:30.61

  • Shot put: Emma Longfellow (Santiam) 32-9

  • Discus: Emma Longfellow (Santiam) 110-1

  • Javelin: Annabelle Brawley (Salem Academy) 111-4.5

  • High jump: Whitley Stepp (Regis), Olivia Boyd (Gervais) 5-3

  • Pole vault: Lauren Crowell (Regis) 7-10

  • Long jump: Whitley Stepp (Regis) 16-1

  • Triple jump: Whitley Stepp (Regis) 34-11

  • TEAM SCORES: 1. Regis 130, T2. Salem Academy 103, T2. Kennedy 103, 4. Santiam 76, 5. Delphian 72, 6. Gervais 56, 7. East Linn Christian 43, 8. Jefferson 28, 9. Sheridan 22, 10. Colton 15.

Boys - 2A district champions

  • 100 meters: Zahar Rotman (Delphian) 11.56

  • 200 meters: Zahar Rotman (Delphian) 24.17

  • 400 meters: Gage Twede (Santiam) 54.33

  • 800 meters: London Whitworth (Delphian) 2:14.78

  • 1,500 meters: Rei Yamazaki (Delphian) 4:45.60

  • 3,000 meters: Rei Yamazaki (Delphian) 10:10.89

  • 110 hurdles: Aidan Morgan (East Linn Christian) 15.39

  • 300 hurdles: Lucas Curry (Delphian) 44.04

  • 4x100 relay: Delphian (Minghan Cui, Neal Chinodakufa, Memo Cervantes, Zahar Rotman) 46.03

  • 4x400 relay: Delphian (Emiliano Chaparro, Sage Daniells, Memo Cervantes, Lucas Curry) 3:44.70

  • Shot put: Caleb McGraw (Salem Academy) 46-4

  • Discus: Caleb McGraw (Salem Academy) 118-6.5

  • Javelin: Wesley Henley (Sheridan) 156-0

  • High jump: Randy Gibson (Sheridan) 5-11

  • Pole vault: Tim Crowell (Regis) 11-7

  • Long jump: Elijah Stelly (Jefferson) 20-2.75

  • Triple jump: Chase Brown (Salem Academy) 43-3.5

  • TEAM SCORES: 1. Delphian 123, 2. East Linn Christian 98, 3. Regis 94, 4. Sheridan 92, 5. Salem Academy 82, 6. Kennedy 71, 7. Jefferson 54, 8. Santiam 26, 9. Gervais 22.

1A-District 1 results

Girls - 1A district champions

  • 100 meters: Ava Mai (Damascus Christian) 13.12

  • 200 meters: Ayla Pontius (Damascus Christian) 27.64

  • 400 meters: Ayla Pontius (Damascus Christian) 1:02.93

  • 800 meters: Olyvia Oeverman (St. Stephen’s Academy) 2:31.53

  • 1,500 meters: Olyvia Oeverman (St. Stephen’s Academy) 5:14.91

  • 3,000 meters: Macy Marshall (St. Stephen’s Academy) 12:03.53

  • 100 hurdles: Gracie Koch (St. Paul) 17.25

  • 300 hurdles: Ava Mai (Damascus Christian) 49.24

  • 4x100 relay: Damascus Christian (Sierra Hale, Andrea Bogdan, Alysha Colburn, Ava Mai) 52.78

  • 4x400 relay: Damascus Christian (Ayla Pontius, Alysha Colburn, Emily Powers, Andrea Bogdan) 4:29.71

  • Shot put: Makayla Ferguson (North Clackamas Christian) 31-3.25

  • Discus: Patience Knight (Eddyville) 95-06

  • Javelin: Sierra Hale (Damascus Christian) 127-02

  • High jump: Julia Mitchell (Damascus Christian) 4-11

  • Pole vault: Alysha Colburn (Damascus Christian) 9-05

  • Long jump: Ava Mai (Damascus Christian) 16-06.5

  • Triple jump: Stella Koch (St. Paul) 32-11.25

  • TEAM SCORES: 1. Damascus Christian 220, 2. Southwest Christian 90, 3. St. Paul 80, 4. North Clackamas Christian 70, 5. St. Stephen’s Academy 54, 6. Crosshill Christian 44, T7. Perrydale 28, T7. Jewell 28, 9. Alsea 12, 10. Eddyville 10, T11. Falls City 6, T11. C.S. Lewis Academy 6, 13. Willamette Valley Christian 4, 14. Grandview Christian Academy 1.

Boys - 1A district champions

  • 100 meters: Anthony Guenther (Eddyville) 11.23

  • 200 meters: Anthony Guenther (Eddyville) 23.20

  • 400 meters: Jacques Armstrong (Crosshill Christian) 54.70

  • 800 meters: Carter Clear (Damascus Christian) 2:00.62

  • 1,500 meters: Colin Friend (St. Stephen’s Academy) 4:06.22

  • 3,000 meters: Colin Friend (St. Stephen’s Academy) 9:20.74

  • 110 hurdles: Stuart Lau (Southwest Christian) 17.53

  • 300 hurdles: Andy Valdez (Jewell) 44.47

  • 4x100 relay: Southwest Christian (Jonathan Draghici, Preston Doran, Ryan Klein, Walker Dyck) 46.53

  • 4x400 relay: St. Paul (Mason Cacka, Jackson Cook, Ralph Pohlschneider, Gage Cook) 3:42.67

  • Shot put: Kanoa Hostetler (Southwest Christian) 40-00.75

  • Discus: Jake Talbert (Southwest Christian) 129-09

  • Javelin: Luke Nelson (North Clackamas Christian) 165-04

  • High jump: Justin Wammack (Jewell) 5-10

  • Pole vault: Justin Wammack (Jewell) 10-06

  • Long jump: Luke Nelson (North Clackamas Christian) 20-05

  • Triple jump: Andrew Lau (Southwest Christian) 38-04.25

  • TEAM SCORES: 1. Southwest Christian 148, 2. North Clackamas Christian 81, 3. St. Paul 75, 4. St. Stephen’s Academy 63, 5. Jewell 60, 6. Eddyville 51, 7. Damascus Christian 30, 8. Perrydale 29, 9. Willamette Valley Christian 21, 10. C.S. Lewis Academy 19, 11. Siletz Valley 18, 12. Grandview Christian Academy 17, 13. Crosshill Christian 16, 14. Falls City 13, 15. Veritas 3, 16. Alsea 2.

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Regis girls dominate Mountain West track and field championships