Dufur, SWC set top marks in weekend meets

Darden’s toss went 31-feet-8 inches, a distance of more than a half a foot better than Makayla Christopher (31-01).

The sophomore added a time of 15.04 seconds in her try at 100-meters, and tallied second in discus where her best throw sailed 100-07.

In her first season on the track team, Bethany Stelzer put on a solid display.

Stelzer finished second in the 400 with a marker of 1:13.69, and she claimed third in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 57.95.

The senior added a throw of 60-07 for ninth in javelin and she notched a mark of 11-11.50 in the long jump.

Nicole Johnson added seventh place in the 800 where she crossed the tape in 4:21.73, and in shotput, she had a final standing of 10th with her 25-03.

On the boy’s side, Austin Olson placed second in shotput with a distance of 41-06 and tacked on fifth in discus where his top toss hit at 100-06.

Olson ended up fifth in javelin with his 113-07 and he finished sixth in the 300-meter hurdles at 59.04.

Jake Little tallied his best output in javelin with his best reading set at 121-03. Little had a time of 27.50 in the 200, and added a 13.20 in the 100.

Wendell Jim kicked in at seventh with a 4-10 in high jump and he finished fifth in the 300 hurdles with a time of 55.61.

Brandon Thenell notched third in shotput with a 38-01, added an 84-10 in discus and motored home in 16.47 in the 100-meters.

Rounding out the Rangers was Jon Buntin, who added a 2:39.57 for 12th in the 800.

SWC turns it on at Condon event

Loreto Morelli grabbed a win and so did the 4x400-meter relay team, in South Wasco County’s latest event this past Saturday at the Condon-Wheeler Invitational.

Morelli had a time of 55.38 seconds in the 400 meters, and he was the third leg in the relay event along with Colby Crowell, Clyde Sinclair and Colton Nannini for a final marker of three minutes and 57.24 seconds.

Nannini churned out fourth in the 1,500 with his 5:19.08, Sinclair placed fifth in the 400 with a 59.34 and Crowell grabbed second-place status in the discus, as his top toss went 108-02.

Travis Hayes had a height of 34-03.5 in the triple jump and the freshman lunged 15-10.50 for seventh in the long jump.

On the girl’s side of the track, there were seven top-3 outcomes.

Zoe Morelli ended up second in the 400-meters where her time red out at 1:06.50 and she posted a third in the 300-meter hurdles at 55.99.

Joy Kelly ended her day in second place in the 1,500 meters where she stopped the watch in 6:04.78. Kelly also had a time of 13:18.04 for second in the 3,000.

Katherine Popchock had a 30-03 in triple jump to grab second place, and she inched ahead for second in the 300-meter hurdles in 54.82.

She was third in the 100-meter hurdles in 19.05 and the senior earned fourth place in pole vault at 6-06.

Sherman, South Wasco County and Dufur were in Arlington tonight.