Courtesy Photo - In front from left are Pe Ell-Willapa Titans Kylee Lyons, Lauren Matlock, Olivia Matlock, Grace Huber, Payton Peterson and Rilyn Channell. In back from left are head coach Ken Olson, assistant coach Pat Matlock, Jillian Hodel, Merissa Fra
The Willapa Harbor Herald heartfully congratulates all of the student-athletes that competed at the Class 2B State Fastpitch, and Track and Field Championships this spring. The Pe Ell-Willapa Valley Titans captured their second state title and Raymond HS senior Kyra Gardner set a school record with four first-place medals to lead the Lady Seagulls to a third-place trophy. Willapa Valley HS junior Lauryn McGough set a state record in the pole vault and also garnered first place in the javelin.
Below are all the local student-athletes that earned a medal at state track.
Track and Field
RHS (Girls, 3rd place, Trophy)
Kyra Gardner (1st, 100-meter high hurdles, 1st, triple jump, 1st, high jump, 1st, long jump)
Morgan Anderson (2nd, triple jump, 2nd, 110-meter high hurdles, 3rd (tie), pole vault)
Tre' Seydel (2nd, high jump), 3rd, 110-meter intermediate hurdles, 3rd, 300-meter intermediate hurdles)
Karsyn Freeman (3rd, pole vault, 4th, discus, 5th, 100-meter high hurdles)
Lisa Finne (7th, pole vault)
Jolie Dunn (8th, 100-meter high hurdles)
WVHS (Girls, 6th-place (tie), Trophy)
Lauryn McGough (1st, pole vault, State Record, 1st, javelin)
Hannah Hamilton (2nd, pole vault, 5th, shot put, 8th, 800-meter relay)
Chris Western (2nd, pole vault)
Emily Wilson (5th, 400 meters, 8th, 800-meter relay)
Lanissa Amacher (5th, shot put)
Brooklyn Patrick (8th, 800-meter relay)
Brooklynn Strozyk (8th, 800-meter relay)
SBHS
Hannah Jewell (4th, javelin)
Judah Milton (5th, 300-meter intermediate hurdles)
Robby Stigall (6th, discus)
Below is the PWV state roster.
Olivia Matlock (sr), Raegan Portmann (sr), Dani Shannon (sr), Grace Huber (sr), Merissa Frasier (sr), Ava Bush (sr), Alli Engel (sr), Payton Peterson (jr), Lauren Emery (so), Kylee Lyons (so), Lauren Matlock (8th), Jillian Hodel (8th), Sophia Milanowski (8th) and Rilyn Channel (8th).
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