Middle School Sports
Published 8:38 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008
Eagles compete in first meet
Even though the team was outnumbered by opponent Pine Lake, the seventh- and eighth-grade Snoqualmie Middle School girls’ track team performed admirably in the first meet of the season.
The eighth-grade team saw first-place finishes from Kelsey Wise in the hurdles, Annie McElroy in the 400 and double wins from Ashley Wright in the shot and discus. Wise’s time in the hurdles places her at No. 5 on the all-time top-10 list for Snoqualmie.
Adding second-place finishes were Cailee Olson in the discus, Wise in the long jump and McElroy in the high jump. Kelcey Simpson took third place in the hurdles and long jump, and Olson was third in the shot.
In the seventh-grade girls’ meet, Danielle Crabtree led the way with a first-place finish in the 800-meter run. Crabtree’s 2:48.8 in the 800 places her No. 5 on the all-time top-10 list. Taking seconds were Leah Wiley in the long jump and Brittney Conway in the 800-meter run. Thirds came from Sarah Moran in the 400, Kristeen Johnson in the hurdles and Wiley in the 200.
Eagles host Hawks
Last week the Snoqualmie Middle School girls’ and boys’ track teams hosted the Chief Kanim Middle School teams at Mount Si High School.
In the eighth-grade girls’ meet, Kelsey Wise took two first-place finishes in the hurdles and 200. Kelcey Simpson placed first in the 800 and Annie McElroy first in the 400. The medley relay team of Simpson, Wise, Sarah Hilleary and McElroy also ran to a first-place finish. Simpson also captured a second-place finish in the long jump. Finishing third for the lady Eagles were Bobbie Buzzell in the long jump and Ashley Wright in both the shot and discus.
In the seventh-grade girls’ meet Leah Wiley led the team with two first-place finishes in the shot and long jump. Danielle Crabtree also placed first in the 800 running to another personal record. Second-place finishes came from Kristina Johnson in the 100, Olivia Guterson in the 200, Shelby Westerlund in the hurdles and high jump and Sarah Moran in the 400 and long jump. Third-place finishers were Brittney Conway in the 800, Aasha Morrill in the discus and Crabtree in the hurdles. The SMS medley and 800 relay teams also took first place.
The Eagles’ sixth-grade team debuted to a win over their Hawk opponents, outscoring them 69-46. Traci Nelson led the way with wins in the 200 and high jump. Emily Beekman took first in the discus and Marika Loudenback leaped to first in the long jump. Finishing second for the lady Eagles were Kelsey Manson in the 100, 200 and high jump, Megan Past in the 1,600 and 400, Alex Rudd in the 800, Beekman in the shot and Nelson in the hurdles. Finishing third for the Eagles were Lauren Snead in the hurdles, Emily Ferree in the 800, Lindsey Burdulis in the discus, Christina Finley in the shot, Kyla Lindberg in the long jump, Shelogh Macauley in the high jump, Loudenback in the 200 and Rudd in the 1,600. The medley relay team of Alex Tritt, Loudenback, Nelson and Ferree finished first as did the 800-meter relay team of Nelson, Loudenback, Past and Manson.
Also of note Megan Past, a sixth-grader, broke the sixth-grade girls track records in both the 1,600 and 400.
