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Junior Kaden Wright placed third in the 100- and 200-meter dashes to pace Taft High Saturday in the Meet of Champions track and field meet at Sweet Home.
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Senior Savannah Russo was the top finisher for the girls with a fourth-place showing in the javelin.
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Senior Mad Scott placed fourth for Taft in the javelin; senior David Jin was sixth in the 110-meter hurdles and 10th in the 300-meter hurdles; senior Micah McLeish was ninth in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs; freshman Brayan Mateo-Perez was 13th in the 200-meter dash; and sophomore William Calderon was 16th in the 200.
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Taft’s 4×100-meter boys relay team of Mateo-Perez, Wright, Jin and Calderon placed sixth.
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Joining Russo in the top 20 for the girls were freshman Kadence James, who placed sixth in the high jump, and sophomore Jordyn Ramsey, who was 13th in the 800-meter run.
Photos by Lon French
The event, featuring winners from this year’s regular-season events, saw Taft tie for ninth in the boys standings behind champion Sisters, while the girls finished tied for 18th behind winning Philomath.
The event, previously co-hosted by Cascade High, moved from Willamette University in Salem to Husky Stadium this season.
Team Results
Boys | ||
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1. | Sisters | 101 |
2. | Sweet Home | 82 |
3. | Philomath | 64 |
4. | Amity | 42 |
5. | East Linn Christian | 38 |
6. | Jefferson | 29 |
7. | Madras | 27 |
8. | Siuslaw | 26 |
9. | Woodburn | 23 |
9. | Taft | 23 |
11. | Santiam | 21 |
12. | Pleasant Hill | 20 |
13. | Lowell | 18 |
14. | Yamhill-Carlton | 17 |
15. | Banks | 15 |
16. | Nestucca | 14 |
17. | Warrenton | 13 |
18. | Kennedy | 12 |
18. | Camas Valley | 12 |
20. | Elmira | 11 |
21. | Monroe | 10 |
22. | Willamina | 9 |
23. | Sutherlin | 7 |
23. | Chemawa | 7 |
25. | Sheridan | 6 |
26. | Gervais | 4 |
26. | Cascade | 4 |
26. | Dayton | 4 |
29. | Oakridge | 3 |
30. | Waldport | 1 |
Girls | ||
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1. | Philomath | 130.5 |
2. | Sisters | 73 |
3. | Siuslaw | 54 |
4. | Sutherlin | 51 |
5. | Cascade | 43 |
6. | Sweet Home | 41 |
7. | Camas Valley | 32 |
8. | Yamhill-Carlton | 27 |
9. | Kennedy | 26 |
10. | Warrenton | 21 |
11. | Blanchet Catholic | 20 |
11. | Banks | 20 |
13. | Gervais | 17 |
13. | Monroe | 17 |
15. | East Linn Christian | 16 |
16. | Amity | 11 |
17. | Madras | 10 |
18. | Willamina | 8 |
18. | Oakridge | 8 |
18. | Taft | 8 |
21. | Pleasant Hill | 6 |
22. | Jefferson | 5.5 |
23. | Woodburn | 4 |
23. | Elmira | 4 |
23. | Waldport | 4 |
26. | Lowell | 3 |
27. | South Umpqua | 2 |