Considering he was among the state’s fastest high school sprinters, excuse Western Oregon University freshman Gabe Arce-Torres for winning the 400-meter dash Saturday in his first outdoor meet of the collegiate season.
Taft High senior Mad Scott and sophomore JJ French posted runner-up finishes for the boys Thursday, while senior Savannah Russo and freshmen Aubrey Sciarrotta and Kadence James were second on the girls side in the Scio Icebreaker track and field meet.
Twelve-year-old Taft Elementary School student Ryan Best placed in the top 20 among nearly 300 competitors from throughout the Great Pacific Northwest on Sunday in the 8-kilometer race in the Shamrock Run in Portland.
Senior Mad Scott placed in the top 10 three times against several Class 6A schools as Taft High unveiled its large contingent of runners and field athletes Wednesday at the season-opening Sherwood Icebreaker.
Taft High graduate Gabe Arce-Torres and Western Oregon University's distance medley relay team placed ninth, barely missing the podium tonight at the NCAA Division II Indoor...
Senior Preston Nightingale, sophomores Kaden Wright, Ella Knott and Autumn Ellis and freshman Jordyn Ramsey will open competition Thursday in the two-day Class 3A OSAA State Track and Field Championships in Eugene.