On Saturday, April 13, five seniors from the East Jefferson Rivals track and field teams traveled to Puyallup to compete at the South Sound Classic, alongside athletes from 68 other …
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On Saturday, April 13, five seniors from the East Jefferson Rivals track and field teams traveled to Puyallup to compete at the South Sound Classic, alongside athletes from 68 other teams. Representing one of only four 1A-sized teams at the meet, the Rivals acquitted themselves admirably, taking home five of the eight top-10 finishes by 1A athletes, with the girls placing 23rd as a team overall.
The competitive actions for the Rivals’ day started on the javelin runway, where Reid Martin tossed a lifetime best 154’ 11” on his first throw, to secure an eighth-place finish.
Similarly, Ellise Gardner tossed the javelin out to within a few inches of her seasonal best, at 114’ 1” on her first throw of the girls’ competition.
After feeling some discomfort in her back on her third attempt, Gardner passed the rest of her throws, retiring with a sixth-place final finish.
Aliyah Yearian opened the day on the track for the Rivals with the 1,600-meter race, competing in the deepest field assembled in Washington so far this year.
Throughout the race, Yearian made several attempts to move up through the field, passing along the rail on the inside.
Unfortunately, in each instance the door was closed, and thus thwarted, she had to back off until the next opportunity.
Despite the extra energy she used on stymied moves throughout the race, Yearian crossed the line in 5:03.95 for seventh place, nearly six seconds faster than her previous seasonal best.
Less than two hours later, Yearian was back on the track, collecting a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter race, with a seasonal best time of 2:19.98.
Finally, at nearly 5 p.m., the Rivals closed out their competitive day with the boys’ and girls’ 3,200-meter races.
As the lone track event representative of the Rival boys, Indigo Gould placed 29th out of 50 entrants in 10:17.20.
Fiona Fraser chalked up the final points for the Rivals with her seventh place finish in 11:26.63, moving the team up from 27th to their final 23rd-place finish.
The Rivals’ full squads will compete at Coupeville on Wednesday, April 17.
