BREAKING NEWS: BOBEK WINS SHOT TITLE!
Laura Bobek highlighted a fantastic start for the both the Astoria boys and girls track and field teams at Hayward Field in Eugene today, winning a state title in the shot put.
The Astoria sophomore, ranked number one in the shot and discus entering the meet, threw 41-feet, 6-inches to earn Astoria first girls shot put in 25 years. Jamie Coggins, a junior, finished in second place with a 39-foot, 4-inch put, two inches ahead of the third place competitor.
The Astoria girls, who hope to make a push for a team title, earned 18 points for the 1-2 finish and hope to add another 18 on Friday when Bobek and Coggins throw the discus.
Charlene Harber, the number two seed in the long jump, scratched on her first two attempts before jumping 16-feet, 11-inches to finish third. Amy Skofstad of Gladstone, the state's top jumper in all classifications, won the event.
On the boys side, Justin Tikkala finished seventh in the long jump after coming in as an eight seed and the 4-by-100 relay team of Andres Lopez, John Heick, Steve Wentworth and Kyle McMullen eclipsed the school record they set at the district meet to advance to the finals, finishing in 44.18 seconds. Alex Whitaker did not reach the finals in the shot put.
The 4A State Championships continue with more preliminaries and event finals on Friday before wrapping up on Saturday.
The Astoria sophomore, ranked number one in the shot and discus entering the meet, threw 41-feet, 6-inches to earn Astoria first girls shot put in 25 years. Jamie Coggins, a junior, finished in second place with a 39-foot, 4-inch put, two inches ahead of the third place competitor.
The Astoria girls, who hope to make a push for a team title, earned 18 points for the 1-2 finish and hope to add another 18 on Friday when Bobek and Coggins throw the discus.
Charlene Harber, the number two seed in the long jump, scratched on her first two attempts before jumping 16-feet, 11-inches to finish third. Amy Skofstad of Gladstone, the state's top jumper in all classifications, won the event.
On the boys side, Justin Tikkala finished seventh in the long jump after coming in as an eight seed and the 4-by-100 relay team of Andres Lopez, John Heick, Steve Wentworth and Kyle McMullen eclipsed the school record they set at the district meet to advance to the finals, finishing in 44.18 seconds. Alex Whitaker did not reach the finals in the shot put.
The 4A State Championships continue with more preliminaries and event finals on Friday before wrapping up on Saturday.
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