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Pirate Track and Field is state bound, and three of the Pirates finished first in their events at the 1B D7 & D9 Regionals, and the Pirate Pole Vault team captured all six–count 'em–six state berths in that event. Sidney Bales and Katie Boyer both won the pole vault, Bales at 13-3 and Boyer at 8-6, and Tyler Slaybaugh, not pictured, finished the 100m dash in first place in 11:57.
By Loyal Baker
COLFAX–The heat sheet for the 1B State Track and Field Championships, this weekend in Yakima, is unique: six of the 14 state berths, indeed five of the top six, are Pomeroy Pirates, and a total of ten Pirates will be competing-meet. The Pomeroy boys were edged into second place by Mary Walker, five points separating the teams, and the Pirate Women finished ninth with 29 points at the 1B D7 & D9 Regional at Colfax last weekend.
Sidney Bales and Katie Boyer were regional champions-pole vault.
"We swept the guys pole vault at regionals," commented Head Coach Adam Van Vogt. "A pretty cool feat." The top six boys and top four girls at regionals advance to state.
"In weather that was sweltering hot, our kids competed hard and did well," Van Vogt noted.
Ten Pirate track and field members will compete in six events: the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4X400m Relay, pole vault and triple jump. Pole vaulters include Katie Boyer, Carmen Fruh, Sidney Bales, Tyler Slybaugh, Levi Bowen, Braxton McKeirnan and Tyler Bagby. Boyer, Bales and Slaybaugh will compete-100m dash, and Bales and Slaybaugh also qualified-200m. Kyzer Herres will run the 400m and Trevin Walton is-triple jump. The Men's 4X400m Relay includes Walton, Herres, Bowen and Fruh.
Tyler Slaybaugh-1st-100 (11.57), 4th-200 (24.41), and 5th-PV (11')
Sidney Bales-1st-PV (13'3"), 2nd-100 (11.65), and 2nd-200 (23.73)
Kyzer Herres-5th-400 (55.83)
Tyler Bagby-2nd-PV (12')
Braedon Fruh-3rd-PV (12')
Braxton Mckeirnan-4th-PV (11'6")
Levi Bowen-6th-PV (10'6") and 12th-long jump (15'4.5")
Trevin Walton-6th in long jump (37') and 7th in long jump (18'2")
David Tejero-12th in shot put (32'10.5")
Katie Boyer-1st-PV (8'6") and 5th-100 (13.69). Boyer advances-100 too due to breaking the qualifying time.
Carmen Fruh-2nd-PV (8')
Bethany Zimmerman-6th-400 (1:09)
Rilee Thompson-10th in discus (64'7")
Boy's 4x400 Relay-3rd (3:52) Trevin Walton, Kyzer Herres, Levi Bowen, Braedon Fruh
Boy's 4x100 Relay-8th (58.52) Trevin Walton, Tyler Slaybaugh, Braedon Fruh, Sidney Bales
Girl's 4x100 Relay-6th (55.54) Haven Kimble, Bethany Zimmerman, Carmen Fruh, Katie Boyer
Girl's 4x200 Relay-8th (2:12) Haven Kimble, Atalya Mitchell, Sophia Phelps, Natalia Larios
Personal bests were set by Sidney Bales-200 (23.73), Kyzer Herres-400 (55.83), Braxton Mckeirnan-PV (11'6"), Trevin Walton in long jump (18'2"), Katie Boyer-100 (13.69), Bethany Zimmerman-400 (1:09), and our girl's 4x100 team (55.54).
