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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.

May 5, 2016/0 Comments/by Ernest Geigenmiller

Sports

Camas Runner Competes on World Stage for USA

Camas High School track star, Alexa Efraimson, just qualified for the finals of the 1500m of the World Junior Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine, placing 3rd in her qualifying heat with a time of 4:23.27.

“I’m really grateful for what’s been happening,” said Efraimson. “I absolutely love to run, and condition every day, on top of all my school work. We just make it happen. I’m grateful to all my coaches who have inspired me, and especially my mom, who always encourages me.”

She’s set new records in Washington state and delivered exceptional times in her recent runs at the Oregon Relays at Historic Hayward Field, in Eugene, Oregon.

Camas long distance runner, Alexa Efraimson, is running for USA.

July 10, 2013/0 Comments/by Ernest Geigenmiller

Sports

Camas Boys Win Tiger Invite; Girls Place 2nd

Camas High School Track & Field proved their competitive edge with a successful showing at their first invitational of the young season at Battle Ground on Saturday, March 24.

The Camas boys won overall at the Tiger Invitational with the Camas girls placing second.

“The boys look VERY STRONG this year with depth in every event across the board,” said Co-Head Coach, Alisa Wise. “They won the meet and the girls also look very strong. We took second to Union by just a few points. We had some wonderful surprises from some freshmen athletes on both sides.”

Freshman Alexa Efraimson broke the meet record in the 800m AND school record at 2:17. Zach Marshall won the 100-Meter Dash with a time of 11.15!

Wise said Freshman Cole Zarcone stood out and “will be a force for us on the boy’s side.”

Zarcone, along with Daniel Ryan, Kyle Schrader and John Payne won the 4×100 Relay with a time of 44.16.

Camas Boys also won on the 4×400 Relay with Zach Eagle, Jared Smith, Schrader, and Marshall.

Marshall also delivered a first place win in the 200 Meters with a time of 22.75.

In long distance, Tucker Boyd placed third in both the 800 and 1600-meter events. Andrew Duffy and Andrew Kaler placed third and fourth, respectively, in the 3200-meter race.

In the Distance Medley 12,4,8,16, Camas placed third with a time of 11:48.90 with Taryk Boyd, Jackson Cutler, Matthew Sanchez and Timothy Miles.

Scott Feather placed second in Discus, while Triton Pitassi placed third in Shot Put.

Josh Ryan placed fourth in Long Jump and so did John Payne in the Triple Jump.

Junior Paige Jackson placed 2nd in Pole Vault.

“We are starting to get some ‘shape’ to our events and it’s exciting,” said Wise. “Caleb Morrissey got a BIG PR at 18-9! I was so excited for him! He is a good example of fortitude and it will pay OFF! He will do good things — he has good ‘pop’ speed and as he matures, he just gets stronger and faster and better!”

Lauren Neff placed first in the High Jump at 5’ 2”.

Kimi Knight won the 100-meter High Hurdles with a time of 16.44; and Tamaki Murata placed third in the same event. Knight also placed third in the 300 meter Hurdles.

Alexa Efraimson, Lauren Neff, Camille Parsons and Kimi Knight won the 4×400 Relay. Paige Jackson placed second in the Pole Vault.

“Well it was our fist invite, and for some of us it was our very first track meet,” said Kimi Knight. “So it was just exciting for everyone. And the sunshine was just amazing! I think that brought our spirits up as well. I competed in the 100 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles, the 4×400, relay, and the long jump and that was my very first time doing that since 8th grade.”