Panther boys take dual meet, Lava Bear girls cruise to win
Published 12:33 am Saturday, April 11, 2015
- Ryan Brennecke / The BulletinBendís Alexa Evert, left, clears the final hurtle to finish in first while competing in the 100-meter hurdles against Redmond on Wednesday.
REDMOND — Three athletes won two events on Wednesday, helping the Redmond High boys defeat Bend High 81-63 in an Intermountain Conference track and field dual meet.
Jacoby McNamara claimed victories in the 100- and the 200-meter dashes for the Panthers, winning the 200 in 22.86 seconds — the third-best time in Class 5A. Matt Stewart took the 800 and the 1,500 for Redmond, while Alani Troutman placed first in both the 110 hurdles and the long jump. Troutman also finished runner-up in the high jump.
For the Lava Bears, Max Meade won the high jump and the triple jump. Caleb Hoffmann took the 300 hurdles and placed second in the 400.
On the girls’ side, Bend boasted winners in 13 of the 17 events on its way to a 91-48 victory over Redmond.
Sophia Cunningham (100, 200), Sarah Curran (high jump, triple jump) and Ali Laborin (discus, javelin) each won two events for the Lava Bears.
Kimberly Roberts took the 400 for Redmond, Makenna Conley won the 800, and Jimena Pineda placed first in the 3,000.