Moses Lake rounding into postseason form
MOSES LAKE — With several strong individual performances at their league meet Thursday in Wenatchee and at the Keith Jewett Invitational in Ellensburg over the weekend, the Moses Lake Chiefs' Track and Field team is entering the final stretch of the season in top form.
Currently carrying the flag for the Chiefs are throwers Tad Harman and Billy Matthews. The two, who both are among the Columbia Basin League's best in the discus and shot put, continue to push each other to better and better marks.
Harman, who has usually finished behind Matthews in the discus this season, beat his teammate at the Wenatchee meet by throwing the discus a personal-best 157-06. Not only did the throw give Harman the win in Wenatchee, it gave the Chiefs' junior the top mark in the discus in the CBL for the 2007 season.
Thanks to the efforts of Matthews, Harman's CBL-best discus mark would last all of 48 hours.
Saturday, at the Keith Jewett Invitational, Matthews reclaimed his supremacy in the discus with a throw of 157-10, a high-school personal best for Matthews and a new CBL season-high throw. While Harman tossed the discus an impressive 155-08 in Ellensburg, it was only good enough for second place behind Matthews.
"They are two competitive guys," said Moses Lake coach Nicki Weiland of Matthews and Harman. "With any good competitor, you try to stay on top. The next time out, you try to prove yourself."
Harman who's top event is the shot put, won that event Thursday in Wenatchee and Saturday in Ellensburg. At the Keith Jewett Invite, Harman set a personal-best in the shot with a throw of 50-11 3/4.
Another Moses Lake athlete making noise this spring is David Gilman, a freshman who has burst onto the scene to become one of the CBL's top sprinters.
"David Gilman is an up-and-coming sprinter for Moses Lake," said Weiland. "He's really fun to watch."
Gilman has helped Moses Lake in the absence of returning state champion Aaron Wafer, who missed several meets this season with minor injuries. While Wafer didn't compete for the Chiefs Thursday or Saturday, Weiland expects him to be ready to go for the CBL District Tournament, which will be held May 11 at Eisenhower High School in Yakima.
Two Lady Chiefs have been have been doing quite well for Moses Lake on the track, those being Ann Noyes and Kayla Chamberlain. Noyes, who missed time early in the season due to basketball commitments, is now back with the track team and making preparations for post-season action."She's improved on her long jump," said Weiland of Noyes, who won the long jump at the Wenatchee meet with a mark of 15-11 1/4.
Also a regular placer for the Lady Chiefs is Kayla Chamberlain, a sophomore who runs sprints and recently set a personal-best mark in the triple jump.
Moses Lake's final league meet of the season takes place today in Pasco at 3:30 p.m.
Team results:
Wenatchee 121, Moses Lake Girls 28
Richland 124, Moses Lake Girls 21
Individual Girls Results:
400 Dash - 2, Kayla Chamberlain, 63.20; 3, Ann Noyes, 63.27; 200 Dash - 3, Kayla Chamberlain, 27.63; 3200 Run - 4, Kristin Budiselich, 13:19.39; Triple Jump - 4, Ann Noyes, 32-10 1/4; Long Jump - 1, Ann Noyes, 15-11 1/4; Javelin - 2, Danielle Ordway, 85-02.
Team results:
Wenatchee 102, Moses Lake Boys 43
Richland 114, Moses Lake Boys 29
Individual Boys Results:
100 Dash - 2, David Gilman, 11.83; 4, Chris Richardson, 12.14; 4x100 Relay - 3, Moses Lake (Brandan Anderson, Tyler Harman, Chris Richardson, David Gilman) 46.22; 200 Dash - 3, David Gilman, 23.82; 3200 Run - 4, Daniel Jenkins, 11:02.12; Triple Jump - 3, Spencer Fackrell, 38-07; 4, Jordan Wilks, 36-06 1/2; Discus - 1, Tad Harman, 157-06; 2, Billy Matthews, 151-02; Shot Put - 1, Tad Harman, 50-01 3/4; 2, Billy Matthews, 46-11 3/4.