Summit sweeps track and field dual at Ridgeview

Published 12:00 am Thursday, April 3, 2014

Rob Kerr / The Bulletin Ridgeviews Jonathan Irby, seen in a 2014 file photo, is back after a knee injury sidelined him last season.

REDMOND — In their first dual meet of the season, the Summit boys and girls track and field teams each beat Ridgeview on Wednesday.

Leading the way for the Storm boys, who defeated the host Ravens 76-67, was Cameron Weaver, who claimed wins in the 300-meter hurdles and the triple jump, posting the sixth-best jump in the state regardless of classification so far in the season. Calvin Aylward took the javelin with a throw of 177 feet, 3 inches (No. 4 in the state), and Kyle Heimuller won the discus and took second in the shot put for the three-time defending Class 5A state champions.

For Ridgeview, Tanner Stevens won the 200, placed second in the 100 and ran the first leg of the winning 400- and 1,600-meter relay teams. Jonathan Irby (400) and Chris Steffey (shot put) posted victories for the Ravens, and Caleb Ronhaar finished in a tie for first in the high jump and took third in the long jump.

“Tanner Stevens has been my top sprinter now for two seasons,” Ridgeview coach Rachel Hinze said. “As a junior, he’s just showing so much progress at this stage (compared to) last year. And I’m really excited to see where our relay teams are going to go.”

For the girls, Summit, which is aiming for an eighth straight state team title, was led by Miranda Brown’s wins in the 300 hurdles and the triple jump. Brown’s time of 47.55 seconds in the 300 hurdles ranks third in the state regardless of classification, and her leap of 35-06.5 is second for the triple jump. Brown was also second in the 100 hurdles for the Storm, who beat Ridgeview 94-51.

Summit’s Emma Stevenson won the 400 with the fastest time in 5A to go along with a long jump victory, while Hannah Cochran (200) and Camille Weaver (100 hurdles) also posted wins.

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