THE DALLES — The Dalles High’s boys track and field team edged host Pendleton by one point to win the 10-team Pendleton Quad Meet April 2.
Pendleton edged The Dalles in the final track event of the day — the 4x400 meter relay — but the Riverhawks’ runner-up finish was enough to keep the visitors in front, 157-156. Juniors Tyson Long and Noah Preston, and seniors Evan and Vincent Ziegenhagen teamed up to finish second on the relay for the Riverhawks, who posted a season-best time of 3 minutes, 34.65 seconds (to 3:34.31 for Pendleton). Those times are the third and fourth best in 2025 for Class 4A teams through April 7.
The Dalles had 10 event wins, five from the boys team. They included distance wins from Trey Hodges, who led teammate Erickson to a 1-2 finish in the 800, and Long, who won the 1500 in 4:23.8. Hodges (2:14.92) and Erickson (2:15.4) ran personal bests.
Senior Julian Morehouse – the 4A state leader - won his specialty, the boys pole vault at 13-5.25; senior Anthony Santana won the long jump at 18-8.75 (PR); and senior River McClure won the 300 hurdles in a personal best 40.52 seconds. That time moved McClure to No. 5 all-time on the school’s record list for that event. His time is the third-fastest in the state for 4A athletes thus far this season.
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The Riverhawk boys had some notable second-place finishes, including David McCracken in the 100 and 200; Preston in the 400 (PR 53.67); Erickson in the 1500; and Shea Anderson in the high jump. Derek Goulart, Morehouse, McClure and McCracken teamed up for a 44.28 runner-up finish in the 4x100 relay.
The Dalles girls also had five first-place finishes, led by sophomore Olivia Prado’s 15-foot, 7.5-inch PR in the long jump (a near two-foot improvement). She also PR’d in the triple at 30-1.75. Teammate Rowena Benjamin won the pole vault in a personal best 8-0.5.
Distance runner Laura Black won the 800 in a personal best 2:42.12, and Alaina Casady won the 3000 (11:20.39) for The Dalles. Black also ran a leg on the first-place 4x400 relay team along with Willow Ziegenhagen, Ember Kahler, and Ebany Mondragon (4:30.06). Ziegenhagen was fourth in the javelin with a PR 103-4 effort.
The Dalles girls, who finished second to Pendleton, 160-125, also placed second in the 4x100 (53.25). Members were Marie-Louise McCracken, Mondragon, Sydney Newby, and Ziegenhagen. McCracken came back later in the meet to place second in the 200 at 28.93.
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