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OSAA track and field roundup: Willamina's Hallee Hughes wins two titles

pete martini, salem statesman journal
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A group Mid-Valley athletes got things started off in good fashion Thursday at the OSAA 3A, 2A and 1A track and field state championships at Hayward Field in Eugene.

Willamina’s Hallee Hughes won a pair of state titles, winning the 2A javelin state title with a throw of 139-04, and the 2A discus state title with a throw of 139-07.

Gervais athlete Olivia Boyd successfully defended her 2A high jump state title with a height of 5-04.25.

On the boys side in 2A, Regis athlete Tim Crowell won the pole vault state title with a height of 12-00.

Action will continue throughout Thursday.

The OSAA championships go through Saturday, with all six classifications going Friday, and 6A, 5A and 4A wrapping up Saturday.

Thursday had finals and preliminaries for all three classifications.

Here is a look at the final event results from Thursday’s action.

Willamina's Hallee Hughes set a new state record in the 2A girls javelin at the OSAA state track and field championships at Hayward Field in Eugene Thursday, May 25, 2023.
Willamina's Hallee Hughes set a new state record in the 2A girls javelin at the OSAA state track and field championships at Hayward Field in Eugene Thursday, May 25, 2023.

Thursday’s girls state track results 

CLASS 3A FINALS

  • High jump: Champion — Caroline Mauro (Catlin Gabel) 5-07.25. Locals — Josie Shilhanek (Dayton) NH.

  • Javelin: Champion — Callie Millett (Coquille) 125-09. Locals — 9: Kylie Wilson (Amity) 102-10.

  • Discus: Champion — Holli Vigue (Coquille) 125-09. Locals — 7: Hailee Stewart (Amity) 93-11.

  • Long jump: Champion — Autumn Murray (Cascade Christian) 17-04.25. Locals — 7: Eliza Nisly (Amity) 15-08.75; 18: Renika Oliveira (Dayton) 11-05.75.

  • 3,000 meters: Champion — Morgan Matthews (Oregon Episcopal) 10:28.71. Locals — 10: Athena Lau (Scio) 11:57.72; 13: Jessica Alba (Amity) 13:09.07.

CLASS 2A FINALS

  • Javelin: Champion — Hallee Hughes (Willamina) 139-04. Other Locals — 2: Lilly McCarger (Gervais) 118-08; 4: Sarah Naegeli (Blanchet) 116-06; 7: Adelle Otter (Regis) 108-10; 8: Olivia Boyd (Gervais) 107-05.

  • Long jump: Champion — Marley Petrey (Bandon) 16-08.75. Locals — 2: Mac Parrish (Regis) 16-07.00; 5: Averie Peterson (Santiam) 15-02.25; 9: Emma Brewer (Salem Academy) 14-05.75; 11: Izzy Boyd (Gervais) 14-02.25; 12: Alyse Williams (Kennedy) 14-02.25.

  • High jump: Champion — Olivia Boyd (Gervais) 5-04.25. Other Locals — 5: Emma Brewer (Salem Academy) 4-09.00; 7: Horte Gemedo (Blanchet) 4-07.00.

  • Discus: Champion — Hallee Hughes (Willamina) 139-07. Other Locals — 2: Emma Longfellow (Santiam) 133-09; 3: Molly Mucken (Blanchet) 114-02; 5: Tia Allen (Kennedy) 113-08; 8: Zoie Sickles (Willamina) 93-01; 10: Paola Diaz (Blanchet) 91-00; 11: McKenna Eppley (Blanchet) 88-11.

  • 3,000 meters: Champion — Daisy LaLonde (East Linn Christian) 10:30.34. Locals — 7: Yulissa Chavez Cortes (Kennedy) 12:00.37; 9: Nora Brenden (Kennedy) 12:03.93; 12: Kat Lourenco (Blanchet) 13:15.04.

CLASS 1A FINALS

  • Discus: Champion — Sophie Hulk (Sherman) 113-02. Locals — none.

  • Long jump: Champion — Ava Barnett (New Hope Christian) 17-00.5. Locals — 7: Claire Fish (Crosshill Christian) 15-01.25; 10: Stella Koch (St. Paul) 14-06.00.

  • Javelin: Champion — Dallee Bingham (Powder Valley) 117-11. Locals — none.

  • High jump: Champion — Kortney Doman (Crane) 5-01.75. Locals — 3: Maddy Blaha (Willamette Valley Christian) 5-01.00; 6: Vanessa Makarenko (Crosshill Christian) 4-09.75; McKenzie Freeborn (Perrydale) NH.

  • 3,000 meters: Macy Marshall (St. Stephen’s) 11:21.76. Locals — none.

Thursday’s boys state track results 

CLASS 3A FINALS

  • Shot put: Champion — Kyan Hidde (St. Mary’s) 46-11.5. Locals — 7: Ethan Hedgecock (Dayton) 42-05.5; Adam Mirza (Amity) 38-03.25.

  • Pole vault: Champion — Kyle Hughes (Siuslaw) 15-00.00. Locals — 4: Levi Forson (Scio) 12-09.00.

  • Long jump: Champion — Jadon Dykes (Cascade Christian) 20-07.25. Locals — 4: Nathaniel Martin (Dayton) 20-00.5; 13: Kiyan Vrell (Amity) 18-11.25.

  • 3,000 meters: Champion — Olin Gilster (Oregon Episcopal) 8:56.38. Locals — none.

CLASS 2A FINALS

  • Pole vault: Champion — Tim Crowell (Regis) 12-00. Other Locals — 2: Isaiah Martushev (Gervais) 11-09; 4: Marcos Moreno (Santiam) 10-11.75; 8: Aidan Klascius (Regis) 10-11.75; 10: Jackson Mucken (Blanchet) 10-06.

  • Long jump: Champion — Kaleo Wellman (East Linn Christian) 22-00.25. Locals — 5: Gage Twede (Santiam) 19-08.25; 8: Noe Contreras (Blanchet) 19-00.00; 11: Parker Bartholomew (Regis) 17-07.00.

  • Shot put: Champion — Peter Miranda (Culver) 47-06.5. Locals — 2: Caleb McGraw (Salem Academy) 46-08.00; 3: Isaac Edo (Blanchet) 31-05.25; 4: Aden Dardis (Salem Academy) 41-09.25; 6: Evan McKane (Blanchet) 41-0-.00; 9: Lyric Hernandez (Santiam) 40-04.00.

  • 3,000 meters: Champion — Trevor Nichols (Heppner) 9:03.58. Locals — 3: Jose Cruz (Willamina) 9:13.80; Johnathan Kintz (Kennedy) 9:57.22.

CLASS 1A FINALS

  • High jump: Champion — Jayden Churchwell (Yoncalla) 6-01. Locals — 2: Caleb Reichelt (Willamette Valley Christian) 6-00; 7: Branson Cook (St. Paul) 5-08.

  • Long jump: Champion — Keith Gaskell (Days Creek) 20-10.5. Locals — 7: Mason Crawford (Perrydale) 19-02.

  • Shot put: Champion — Mason Detzler (Myrtle Point) 51-05.75. Locals — none.

  • Pole vault: Champion — Sawyer Dean (Trout Lake) 14-02.75. Locals — none.

  • 3,000 meters: Champion — Jett Leavitt (Joseph) 9:02.40. Locals — none.

Statesman Journal reporter Pete Martini covers college and high school sports. He can be reached at pmartini@StatesmanJournal.com.

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