Columbia River Track Meet Sees a Different Victory

Vancouver, WA — Columbia River hosted Camas Wednesday for the regular season’s last track and field meet that witnessed another overall Papermaker victory, but a different win happened in the anchor leg of the 4 x 100 meter girls relay.

At the final baton hand-off, the athletes slowed down to a near halt, and ran behind a Down Syndrome girl who anchored the Columbia River relay team. All the athletes cheered her on as she ran across the finish line. It was a sweet moment.

“Our relay team (Emily Karkanen, Alexa Deitz, Aliya Ponder and Karsyn Quade) had found out about this little gal and decided they would slow and run with this gal to make her feel great and let her shine!” said Camas coach, Alisa Wise.  “So….Karsyn (our anchor) upon receiving the baton on the last leg, ran with the Down Syndrome gal into the finish, and was just edged out by her!”

The Columbia River coach had given Wise and the relay team a heads up about the plans, and everything worked out perfectly.

Columbia River Track and Field Meet Results

Boys Track and Field

CAMAS 104, COLUMBIA RIVER 40

100 meters — Andrew McGaffey (CR) 11.22;

200 — McGaffey (CR) 23.03;

400 — Bashir (Cam) 55.31;

800 — Adam Ryan (Cam) 1:56.47;

1,600 — Jackson Lyne (Cam) 4:47.40; 3,200 — Nick Carter (Cam) 10:40.56;

110 hurdles — William Sun (Cam) 16.43;

300 hurdles — Sun (Cam) 42.22;

400 relay — Columbia River 44.90;

1,600 relay — Camas 3:38.12;

Shot put — Mason Schell (CR) 47-3;

Discus — Schell (CR) 116-1;

Javelin — Cooper McNatt (Cam) 165-10;

High jump — David Neff (Cam) 5-10;

Long jump — McNatt (Cam) 19-3;

Triple jump — McNatt (Cam) 40-3;

Pole vault — Adam Jensen (Cam) 11-6.

Adam Jensen won the boys Pole Vault competition.

Adam Jensen and Caleigh Lofstead look at video footage of their Pole Vault event.

Girls Track and Field

CAMAS 89, COLUMBIA RIVER 59

100 meters — Grayson Burke (CR) 12.29;

200 — Burke (CR) 26.09;

400 — Burke (CR) 58.41;

800 — Rachel Blair (Cam) 2:25.09;

1,600 — Madison Child (Cam) 5:25.19;

3,200 — Ellie Postma (Cam) 11:40.59;

100 hurdles — Ellie Walker (CR) 15.34;

300 hurdles — Sierra Scordino (Cam) 51.84;

400 relay — Columbia River 1:07.40;

800 relay — Columbia River 1:49.59;

1,600 relay — Camas 4:49.0;

Shot put — Nkem Aduka (Cam) 35-1;

Discus — Aduka (Cam) 115-2;

Javelin — Ahmika Kluka (Cam) 114-2;

High jump — Maddie Peffers (Cam) 5-0;

Long jump — Tiarra Ringold (CR) 15-11;

Triple jump — Ringold (CR) 33-1-½;

Pole vault — Caleigh Lofstead (Cam) 12-6.

Senior Adam Ryan at the end of the 800m event, which he won.

Senior Ben Peterson runs the last race of his high school career.

Start of the 800m event.