For the boys, two Wildcats come home with state placings
Published 10:56 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008
Mount Si sent seven boys to the state track meet at Pasco last week with two returning as state placers. Leading the list was Adam Rothgeb who placed second in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 39.09. The school record-blistering pace came after a disappointed ninth place finish in the 100 meter hurdles. Jake Hanson of Yelm won the event and the title in a record setting time of 37.87 seconds. It was the culmination of a great season for Rothgeb which saw him as the Sea-King champion in the 300 hurdles and third place finisher in the 110 high hurdles at the Sea-King meet. Rothgeb holds the school record in the 300 hurdles with the 39.09 time, is tied for first in the 100 meters, second of all-time in the 110 meter hurdles and first all-time as part of the 4 x 100 relay team.
Erik Tierney finished the state meet with an eighth-place finish in the discus with a throw of 138 feet, 10 inches. Considering he was ranked 15 out of 16 competitors, his finish was a great end to his high- school career. He threw 138 feet in the preliminary round to qualify for the finals. First place in the event went to Korey Morris of Renton with a throw of 181 feet, 8 inches. Tierney went to state as the No. 3 seed from Sea-King after a throw of 133 feet earned him a spot.
The team of Brady Barry, Frank McLaughlin, Sean Bothell and Rothgeb in the 4 x 100 relay did not place after taking third at the Sea-King meet. They ran a time of 44.6 seconds. However, earlier in the season they set a new school record time of 43.7 seconds. A team from Timberline won the event in a time of 42.82 seconds.
Alex Grazda, after throwing a stellar 176 feet, 9 inches at the Sea-King meet, placed 15th with a throw of 150 feet, 10 inches. Brian Savage of Sequim won the event with a throw of 195 feet, 8 inches. Grazda did better in the high jump, clearing 6 feet, 2 inches, good enough for ninth place. He qualified for state two years in a row and finished his career as the all-time Mount Si leader in the restricted flight javelin. He also ranks in the school’s top-ten in the high jump.
