Kelso's Jordyn Robarge wins state championship in shot put

TACOMA - Kelso's Jordyn Robarge took home the state championship in the shot put event during the 3A Girls Track & Field Championships on Thursday at Mount Tahoma High School. She registered a winning mark of 41 feet, 9 3/4 inches.

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"I'm just feeling so excited," Robarge said. "I'm shocked about everything. It was a great competition, and it's really exciting to win."

Despite placing second at state last season and taking first place in 10 out of 12 meets this year, the senior said she was still feeling uneasy.

"I was nervous the whole time," she said. "I didn't know I was gonna win it until just my last throw. I never expected anything. I was just working hard and going through my process."

That process didn't stop even through the downpour on Monday. Kelso coach Fred Sunday said she was still outside getting her practice in.

"I'm just so happy and proud for her," he said. "Nobody's worked harder over the course of her career to better herself all year round. Once you put in the work, the hay's in the barn, and you just gotta execute what you've done all year, and that's what she did."

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Robarge will continue her shot put career next year at Western Washington University, a Division II school in Bellingham. Before that, she'll be competing in the discus event at state at 2:45 p.m. on Friday back at Mount Tahoma High School.

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