From the Goal Line
A Mercer Island Sports Blog
Track and field update
May 3rd, 2010 at Mon, 3rd, 2010 at 3:29 pm by Megan ManaganHere’s some results update from the last couple of track meets. Space constraints have made it tough to get everything in the print edition so here is the latest on the Mercer Island team:
Thursday, April 29 at Mercer Island HS
Boys results
Bellevue 112
Mercer Island 33
100 meters – 3, Kurtis Rosengreen. 200 meter – 2, Jeff Lindquist. 800 meters – 3, Aaron Elefson. 1,600 meters – 3, William Clausen. 110 meter hurdles – 3, Elliot Blasich. 300 meter hurdles – 2, John Hammerstrom. 4×400 meter relay – 1, Mercer Island (John Hammerstrom, Jeff Lindquist, Aaron Azose, Reid Jackson) 3:53.6. Pole vault – 3, Espen Platou. Shot put – 2, Jonathan Witz. Javelin – 2, Reid Jackson. Long jump – 2, Reid Jackson; 3, Kurtis Rosengreen. Triple jump – 2, Cassidy Kaufman; 3, Keenan Adams. High jump – 2, Jeff Lindquist.
Girls results
Bellevue 88
Mercer Island 54
100 meters – 2, Queen (Abena) Opoku. 200 meters – 1, Laura Harrison 27.1. 800 meters – 1, Lindsay Bentser 2:32.5. 100 meter hurdles – 1, Cora Miller 16.6. 300 meter hurdles – 1, Jordan Peralta 57.07. 4×100 meter relay – 1, Mercer Island (Queen Opoku, Laura Harrison, Cora Miller, Alisha Waggoner) 50.8. Discus – 1, Carly Andersen 83’10; 3, Alfa Hordges. Shot put – 2, Alfa Hordges; 3, Carly Andersen. Javelin – 1, Carly Andersen 100’7; 2, Lauren Ellis. Long jump – 3, Queen Opoku. High jump – 2, Carly Andersen; 3, Jordan Peralta.
Saturday, May 1 at Lake Washington Invitational
Girls Results
200 meters – 27, Alisha Waggoner 27.30; 29, Laura Harrison 27.69. 3,000 meters – 24, Lindsay benster 11:06.73; 27, Molly O’Callahan 11:12.4. 4×400 relay – 13, Mercer Island (Julia Davis, Laura Harrison, Alisha Waggoner, Cora Miller) 4:15.33. Shot put – 18, Alfa Hordges 28’08. Javelin – 14, Carly Andersen 108’01. Discus – 29, Carly Andersen 77’06.
Saturday, May 1 at Shoreline Invitational
Boys Results
400 meters – 32, Aaron Azose 54.54. 800 meters – 18, William Clausen 2:01.7. 1,600 meters – 18, Aaron Elefson 4:27.36. 3,200 meters – 35, Nicholas Ford 10:02.7. 300 meter hurdles – 37, John Hammerstrom 43.61. 4×400 relay – 21, Mercer Island (Elliot Blasich,Colin Strong, Aaron Azose, Kurtis Rosengreen) 3:35.18. Shot put – 29, David Kuhn 42’03.5.
Megan Managan I’m the sports reporter at the Mercer Island Reporter newspaper. On this blog you’ll find extra bits and pieces to stories I’ve written, behind the scene looks at teams and observations on the sports in our area. I’ll field questions here, and ask a few too. You can follow me on Twitter (@MIRsports ) or send me an e-mail.
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