Eighth-graders McKaden Melton, Gavin Koceja and Kaitlyn Neves won individual titles Wednesday to lead the way for Taft High 7-12 middle schoolers in a Coast Valley League Junior High track and field meet at Voris Field.
Melton won the 100-meter hurdles, Koceja the high jump and Neves the javelin as the Tigers finished third behind Amity in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Yamhill-Carlton, Gaston and Faulconer-Chapman also competed in the meet.
Koceja was second in the 200-meter dash, Cooper Fitch second in the 800-meter run and Eli Jones second in the 1,500-meter run for the Taft boys.
Seventh-grader Hailey Weiss was runner-up in the 1,500-meter run for the Taft girls.
Taft’s Rulon Porter (800), Angelo Garcia (1,500), Enrique Islas Jr. (100 hurdles) and Løve Scanlan (discus) had third-place finishes for the boys, while Victoria Wescott (1,500), Aliviah Mode (100 hurdles) and Miranda Hankins (discus) placed third for the girls.
The Taft High varsity track team will host a Special District 2 meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Voris Field.
Team Scores
| Boys | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amity | 92 |
| 2. | Yamhill Carlton | 74.5 |
| 3. | Taft | 73.5 |
| 4. | Faulconer-Chapman | 23 |
| Girls | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amity | 107 |
| 2. | Yamhill Carlton | 50 |
| 3. | Taft | 36 |
| 4. | Gaston | 28 |
| 5. | Faulconer-Chapman | 25 |
