Othello's Kirkwood takes javelin crown
TACOMA, Wash. — Othello junior Christine Kirkwood captured the first javelin state championship of her career over the weekend with a throw of 151 feet, 10 inches at the 2A state track meet at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash.
Kirkwood’s championship in the javelin, along with junior Tiffany Martinez’s third-place finish in the discus, helped propel the Huskies into a tie with Riverside for 16th place at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 2A state track meet.
Although Kirkwood returned home to Othello with her first state championship, it wasn’t the first for the Kirkwood family. Kirkwood’s older sister, Courtney, won three straight titles in the javelin for the Huskies in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
While the Huskies managed to claw their way to 16th place, the Ephrata Tigers girls capitalized on a third-place finish from Jordyn Murray in the shot put event to finish tied with Kingston High School for 21st place.
Ephrata head coach Dan Martin said his team performed well during the season.
“The competition was really stiff,” he said. “When you get to state, you have to have your A-game on mentally. (We) competed well, we just didn’t get it done. Overall, it was a really great season.”
Ephrata added an academic state championship to their trophy case over the weekend. The Tigers earned the academic honor with a 3.754 team grade point average.
Team Scores
1, Blaine 56; 2, Sehome 51.5; 3, Burlington-Edison 45.5; 4, Archbishop Murphy 34; 5, Hockinson 33; 6, Cheney 29; 7, W.F. West 28; 8, River Ridge 27; 9, Squalicum 26; 10, Washougal 25; 11, Elma 23.5; 12, Bellingham 21; 13, Woodland 18.5; 14, Washington 18; 15 (tie), Pullman, Ridgefield 17; 17 (tie), Riverside, Othello 16; 19, Sequim 15.5; 20, Steilacoom 14; 21 (tie), Ephrata, Kingston 13; 23 (tie), Colville, Eatonville 121; 25 (tie), R.A. Long, Prosser 11; 27, South Whidbey 9.5; 28 (tie), Lakewood, Selah, Interlake, Tumwater, Fife, Toppenish, East Valley-Yakima, Centralia 6; 36 (tie), Wapato, Tumwater, Grandview 5; 39 (tie), West Valley-Spokane, Lynden, Quincy, Sultan 4.
Girls 100 Meter Dash: 1) Cherish Morrison, Blaine 12.32; 2) Alex Davidson, Steilacoom 12.38; 3) Chelsea Genther, Burlington-E 12.43.
Girls 200 Meter Dash: 1) Cherish Morrison, Blaine 25.24; 2) Alex Coons, Woodland 25.82; 3) Cydnicia Wade, River Ridge 25.83.
Girls 400 Meter Dash: 1) Cherish Morrison, Blaine 57.53; 2) Elle Wade, Washougal 59.07; 3) Gena Gaylord, Fife 59.39.
Girls 800 Meter Run: 1) Becca Friday, Bellingham 2:12.46; 2) Sophie Curl, Squalicum 2:13.50; 3) Annie Moore Sehome 2:14.21.
Girls 1600 Meter Run: 1) Shannon Porter, Hockinson 11:12.41; 2) Mimi Krieger, Sehome 11:22.20; 3) Lacey Nation, Lakewood 11:23.69.
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: 1) Sarah Schireman, Archbishop M 14.71; 2) Chelsea Genther, Burlington-E 15.17; 3) Elizabeth McKinney, Riverside 15.69.
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles: 1) Niina Al-Hassan, Pullman 44.51; 2) Sarah Schireman, Archbishop M 44.92; 3) Chelsea Genther, Burlington-E 45.42.
Girls 4x100 Meter Relay: 1) Burlington-Edison 49.65; 2) Cheney 49.66; 3) River Ridge 49.68
Girls 4x200 Meter Relay: 1) Blaine 1:46.11; 2) River Ridge 1:46.49; 3) Cheney 1:46.73.
Girls 4x400 Meter Relay: 1) Squalicum 4:03.81; 2) Sehome 4:04.65; 3) Ellensburg 4:07.79
Girls High Jump: 1) Tasha Luu, Colville 5-04.00; 2) Katelyn Wright, Washougal 5-03.00; 3) Krista Dixon, Sehome 5-02.00; 3) Kailene Spence, Elma 5-02.00.
Girls Pole Vault: 1) Robin Taylor, Blaine 11-00.00; 2) Klarissa Wren, W F West 10-09.00; 3 Shauni Harding, R A Long J10-09.00
Girls Long Jump: 1) Zoe Moller, Sehome 17-03.50; 2) Sarah Schireman, Archbishop M 17-01.00; 3) Kyahri Adams, River Ridge 16-05.00.
Girls Triple Jump: 1) Brandi Thomas, Elma 37-02.00; 2) Sarah Schireman, Archbishop M 36-05.00; 3 Cayla Calderwood South Whidbe 35-02.50.
Girls Shot Put: 1) Anna LaBeaume, Sequim 40-11.25; 2) Vanessa Garris, Washington 39-01.25. 3) Jordyn Murray, Ephrata 37-10.25.
Girls Discus Throw: 1) Vanessa Garris, Washington 124-10; 2) Ana Zapien, Prosser 122-08; 3) Tiffany Martinez Othello 122-04.
Girls Javelin Throw: 1) Christine Kirkwood, Othello 151-10; 2) Courtney Fairhart, Eatonville 143-00; 3) Jordin Seekins, Washougal 140-10.