Track: Hermiston boys, girls take 2nd at IMC district meet

BEND, Ore. -- Hermiston took second in both the boys and girls team standings at the Intermountain district meet.

Defending 5A state champion Alex Ringe, a WSU-bound senior, won the 800 meters in 1:57.94, while younger brother Jordan qualified in the 1,500.

In the girls meet, Sarah Von Arx jumped 5-4 to win the high jump, while Angelica Rodriguez took second in the 400 to advance to next week's state meet in Eugene.

Mountain View HS, Bend, Ore.

State qualifiers

Boys

Team scores--Bend 125, Hermiston 101, Summit 95, The Dalles-Wahtonka 85, Crook County 85, Mountain View 80, Pendleton 65, Madras 27.

100--David Parks (CC) 11.25, Robert Tilton (TDW) 11.35. 200--Joe Bryant (TDW) 23.01, Parks (CC) 23.02. 400--JJ Rosenberg (Pend) 50.11, Robin Miller (Sum) 51.22. 800--Alex Ringe (Herm) 1:57.94, Wes Cheney (Bnd) 1:59.36. 1500--Cheney (Bnd) 4:12.20, Jordan Ringe (Herm) 4:13.57. 110H--Mark Flegel (CC) 15.43, Charlie Webb (MV) 16.01. 300H--Miller (Sum) 40.99, Flegel (CC) 41.34. 4x100--The Dalles-Wahtonka 43.08, Pendleton 43.23. 4x400--Pendleton 3:29.10, Mountain View 3:29.92. TJ--James Hansen (Bnd) 43-10 1/4, CJ Easterling (Mad) 43-6, Kenny Bent (MV) 43-1, Blake Withrow (Bnd) 42-11. Shot--Robert Atoe (TDW) 54-7 1/2, Aleluia Fanene (TDW) 47-6 3/4. Jav--Geoff Herd (Pend) 177-1, Kenny Echternkamp (MV) 169-5.

Girls

Team scores--Summit 202, Hermiston 113, Mountain View 88 1/2, Pendleton 78, Crook County 71, The Dalles-Wahtonka 60 1/2, Bend 39, Madras 10.

100--Kellie Schueler (Sum) 12.29, Andrea Bailey (TDW) 12.89. 200--Schueler (Sum) 25.38, Bailey (TDW) 26.51. 400--Schueler (Sum) 56.11, Angelica Rodriguez (Herm) 58.44. 800--Alyssa O'Connor (Sum) 2:18.75, Christine Harwood (Pend) 2:20.02. 1500--O'Connor (Sum) 4:47.26, Michelly Foley (CC) 4:50.16. 100H--Kate Bostwick (Pend) 15.89, Rachelle Wilson (Sum) 16.06. 300H--Wilson (Sum) 45.40, Bostwick (Pend) 46.06. 4x100--Summit 49.62, Pendleton 49.72. 4x400--Summit 4:02.60, Mountain View 4:04.30. HJ--Sarah Von Arx (Herm) 5-4, Bostwick (Pend) 5-4, Madison Wurm (Sum) 5-2, Cater Lopez (CC) 5-2, Emily Villano (Sum) 5-2. PV--Tayler Audia (Sum) 11-2, Maddie Yeakel (Sum) 10-0. TJ--Bailey (Sum) 36-8 1/4, Alison Flaherty (Sum) 35-6 1/4. Dis--Kady Stafford (CC) 103-1, Christy Mosier (Sum) 100-4.

Oregon 3A/2A/1A state

MONMOUTH -- The Echo boys 4x100 relay team won the 1A state title in a time of 44.59 seconds, and relay anchor Mike Madison finished third in the 100, 200 and 400 to lead the Cougars to a third-place finish in the team standings with 41 points.

Western Oregon University, Monmouth

Area finishers

3A Boys

800--5, Peter Stice (Umatilla) 2:01.71.

3A Girls

100--6, Amy Kegler (Riverside) 13.36. 1500--6, Nancy Cardenas (Uma) 5:08.41. PV--6, Catherine Routson (Uma) 8-6.

2A Boys

1500--8, Julio Orozco (Irrigon) 4:31.18. 300H--8, Brian Surber (Stanfield) 46.84. 4x100--8, Stanfield (Jose Mancilla, Kameron Watson, Hector Esquivel, Danny Angel) 47.24.

1A Boys

100--3, Mike Madison (Echo) 11.64; 5, Bryce Fritz (Ec) 11.98. 200--3, Madison (Ec) 22.71. 400--3, Madison (Ec) 50.68. 1500--7, Taylor Mize (Ec) 4:36.30. 4x100--1, Echo (Fritz, Dustin Christensen, Devin Christensen, Madison) 44.59. Dis--6, Du.Christensen (Ec) 123-9.