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CHUGIAK — A Chugiak standout earned four wins during her track and field meet in Alaska during her junior season.
Emma Nelson, a defending state champion in the 4A girls’ long jump, earned victories in the long jump, triple jump, high jump and 400 meters during a quad meet in Anchorage last Friday. Nelson used a leap of 16 feet, 8.5 inches to finish first in the long jump. A personal record jump of 18-0.25 earned her a state title last year. Nelson finished first in the triple jump with a mark of 35-11.25, and first in the high jump with a height of 5-4.
Nelson also set a personal record in the 400, winning the race with a time of 1:02.30.
Nelson opened her junior season earlier this month at the Oregon Relays in Eugene, Oregon, and won the high jump with a personal best mark of 5-6.5.
Nelson was one of five Mustangs to win individual events at the quad, and one of four to win multiple events for the Mustangs, who swept the team titles. Ariana Davis and Brooklyn Gould also won two events for Chugiak, which finished first in the girls’ standings with 216 total points. Davis won both the 100 and 200. Gould, a freshman, swept the girls’ hurdle events. Brynn Kruchoski also won the 3,200 for the Chugiak girls.
Austin Sayer led the Chugiak boys, finishing first in the long jump and triple jump. Chugiak was first in the boys’ standings with 214 points.
Four Eagle River athletes also won individual events. Helen Wilson (800) and Peyton Young (1,600) earned wins for the girls, and Michael Maddox (400) and Savion Wilson (high jump) finished first for the boys.
Girls’ team scores:
1. Chugiak 216; 2. West 156.5; 3. East 106; 4. Eagle River 102.5
Boys’ team scores
1. Chugiak 214; 2. East 168; 3. West 145; 4. Eagle River 71; 5. Bartlett 5; 6. South 2.
Girls individual results:
100 meters — 1. A. Davis, Ch 12.76 2. T. Wyche, West 13.57; 3. K. Young, West 13.63; 4. A. Bryant, West 13.77; 5. B. Woods, East 13.91; 6. K. Backman, West 14.04; 7. A. Ripp, ER 14.04; 8. F. Jefferson, ER 14.11.
200 — 1. A. Davis, Chu 26.68; 2. B. Gould, Chu 27.41; 3. A. Bryant, West 27.57; 4. T. Wyche, West 27.83; 5. C. Bush, Chu 27.94; 6. K. Young, West 28.09; 7. H. Ballard, 28.52; 8. M. Tatum, East 29.38.
400 — 1. E. Nelson, Chu 1:02.30; 2. E. Hoppenworth, West 1:04.78; 3. C. Bush, Chu 1:05.76; 4. C. Ruhlin-Hicks, West 1:0716; 5. K. Backman, West 1:08.27; 6. J. Stockard, West 1:08.55; 7. S. Cologero, East 1:09.91; 8. A. Schoelen, Chu 1:10.17.
800 — 1. H. Wilson, ER 2:36.82; 2. A. Proffitt, Chu 2:39.13; 3. M. Edwards, Chu 2:40.06; 4. L. Devine, Chu 2:40.63; 5. A. Walsh, ER 2:43.02; 6. S. Calogero, East 2:49.09; 7. K. Manwaring, Chu 2:47.78; 8. B. Day, Chu 2:49.08.
1,600 — 1. P. Young, ER 5:35.71; 2. A. Proffitt, Chu 5:43.33; 3. E. Sees, Chu 546.64; 4. B. Day, Chu 6:06.30; 5. L. Slatonbarker, West 6:20.97; 6. A. Johnson, East 6:21.64; 7. G. Dunn, Chu 6:25.07; 8. K. Teahon, ER 6:25.89.
3,200 — 1. B. Kruchoski, Chu 12:26.40; 2. G. Mueller, Chu 12:45.03; 3. L. Gerlach, Chu 13:04.38; 4. A. Zachry, Chu 13:19.73; 5. B. Morse, East 1:10.25.
100 hurdles — 1. B. Gould, Chu 17.46; 2. I. Dannenberg, West 17.83; 3. M. Bolin, ER 18.09; 4. C. Young, Chu 18.63; 5. E. Johnson, Chu 18.82; 6. B. Brudie, West 20.18; 7. H. Smith, Chu 22.67.
300 hurdles — 1. B. Gould, Chu 47.42; 2. I. Dannenberg, Wesrt 51.13; 3. B. Brudie, West 51.76; 4. R. Smith, Chu 54.17; 5. C. Young, Chu 55.79; 6. E. Johnson, Chu 58.77; 7. H. Stoda, East 59.39; 8. S. Johnson, East 1:01.26.
400 relay — 1. West 52.06; 2. Easrt 54.60; 3. Eagle River 54.66.
800 relay — 1. West 1:52.74; 2. East 1:56.56; 3. Eagle River 2:04.38.
1,600 relay — 1. West 4:34.03; 2. Eagle River 4:48.10; 3. East 5:02.26; 4. Chugiak 5:22.96;
3,200 relay — 1. Eagle River 11:13.00; 2. West 11:23.67.
Shot put — 1. R. Toleafoa, East 29-7; 2. A. Brown, ER 29-6; 3. S. Mira, East 26-7.75; 4. T. Stone, West 25-7; 5. H. Marcellos, ER 24-3; 6. M. Dohlen, ER 24-0.5; 7. A. Mina, East 20-2.5 8. J. Scott, East 20-2.5.
Discus — 1. R. Toleafoa, East 98-3; 2. S. Mira, East 87-3; 3. A. Brown, ER 79-5.25; 4. K. Norman, West 78-4.5; 5. H. Marcellos, ER 62-7.25; 6. M. Dohlen, ER 48-3; 7. J. Scott, East 45-8.25; 8. K. Fonua, East 45-2.
High jump — 1. E. Nelson, Chu 5-4; 2. I. Dannenberg, West 4-8; 2. J. Stockard, West 4-8; 4. F. Jefferson, ER 4-6; 5. L. Ripp, ER 4-0; 5. C. Ruhlin-Hicks, West 4-0.
Long jump — 1. E. Nelson, Chu 16-8.5; 2. A. Gonzales, East 14-3.25; 3. K. Nordgaard, East 13-7; 4. B. Woods, East 13-5; 5. K. Forbush, Chu 13-4.25; 6. K. Cross, East 12-7.25; 7. M. Bowler-Spohnholz, West 12-1.25; 8. A. Jengreis, East 10-4.5.
Triple jump — 1. E. Nelson, Chu 35-11.25; 2. B. Gould, Chu 34-3.5; 3. K. Murfin, Chu 31-3; 4. M. Smith, ER 28-2.25; 5. K. Cross, East 27-1.25; 6. L. Ripp, ER 26-8; 7. M. Bowler-Spohnholz, West 23-7.25.
Boys individual results:
100 meters — 1. C. Herman, East 11.40; 2. S. Bell, West 11.77; 3. A. Potter, Chu 12.01; 4. C. Gentry, Chu 12.10; 5. J. Baker, East 12.11; 6. Z. Nauyen, West 12.16; 7. M. Liberti, West 12.26; 8. D. Smith, East 12.28.
200 — 1. C. Herman, East 23.00; 2. G. Rohde, Chu 23.74; 3. A. Potter, Chu 24.10; 3. C. Gentry, Chu 24.10; 5. D. Bushnell, East 24.40; 6. D. Wesolowski, ER 24.53; 7. J. Jenn-Lundfelt, East 24.78; 8. S. Santaella, West 24.87.
400 — 1. M. Maddox, ER 53.73; 2. C. Latimer, Chu 54.27; 3. C. Fueg, Chu 54.41; 4. D. Wesolowski, ER 54.47; 5. S. Reed, West 54.87; 6. K. Tyrell, East 57.38; 7. G. Wackerman, Chu 58.11; 8. A. McNab, East 58.12.
800 — 1. D. Bausch, West 2:05.46; 2. E. Davis, West 2:07.70; 3. D. Ibrahim, East 2:08.78; 4. M. Hartke, Chu 2:16.44; 5. A. McNab, East 2:19.86; 6. T. Huffer, Chu 2:20.25; 7. C. Brosnahan, West 2:24.98; 8. J. Gillia, East 2:27.78.
1,600 — 1. E. Davis, West 4:38.09; 2. D. Bausch, West 4:38.75; 3. Z. Ozturgut, East 4:42.92; 4. C. Latimer, Chu 4:49.27; 5. I. Larson, Bar 4:50.61; 6. M. Hartke, Chu 4:50.67; 7. A. Schuerch, East 4:53.73; 8. L. Borger, Sou 4:54.84.
3,200 — 1. Z. Ozturgot, East 10:22.09; 2. M. Beiergrohslein, Chu 10:44.14; 3. H. Nelson, Chu 10:44.44; 4. L. Baez-Terry, Chu 10:48.65; 5. N. Carl, 10:50.01; 6. J. Miller, East 11:18.20; 7. J. Bodolosky, Chu 11:19.36; 8. C. Malagodi, West 11:37.97.
110 hurdles — 1. W. Troxel, West 16.14; 2. D. Bushnell, East 16.80; 3. G. Rohde, Chu 17.60; 4. J. Dumbrique, West 18:08; 5. Q. Perham, Chu 1816.
300 hurdles — 1. D. Bushnell, East 42.95; 2. W. Troxel, West 43.10; 3. G. Rohde, Chu 43.26; 4. J. Nevells, Chu 45.27; 5. J. Dumbrique, West 46.08; 6. Q. Perham, Chu 46.94; 7. J. Heaston, Chu 47.94; 8. G. Washington, West 51.09.
400 relay — 1. East 46.94; 2. West 49.08; 3. Chugiak 51.22.
800 relay — 1. East 1:36.54; 2. Eagle River 2:02.89.
1,600 — 1. Chugiak 3:47.28; 2. West 3:55.48; 3. Eagle River 4:00.66; 4. East 4:04.97.
3,200 relay — 1. 1. East 8:57.15; 2. Eagle River 9:57.19.
Shot put — 1. R. Toleofoa, East 40-7-7.5; 2. K. Huffer, Chu 40-1; 3. K. VaiVai, East 38-11.5; 4. L. Mouracade, ER 38-0; 5. J. Afuvai, East 37-2.5; 6. C. Milterson, Chu 35-1; 7. H. George, ER 34-10.5; 8. B. Hamilton, ER 33-9.
Discus — 1. W. Ieti, West 120-9; 2. R. Toleafoa, East 118-8.5; 3. K. Huffer, Chu 113-5; 4. T. Girard, Chu 113-4.5; 5. R. Winborg, Chu 108-10.5; 6. F. Perish, Chu 108-6; 7. P. Stone, Chu 105-1; 8. J. Afuvai, East 104-0.5.
High jump — 1. S. Wilson, ER 5-8; 2. L. Oldham, Chu 5-6; 3. A. Alston, West 5-0; 3. K. Casey, ER 5-0; 3. B. Williams, East 5-0; 3. J. Parks, Chu 5-0; 3. G. Washington, West 5-0.
Long jump — 1 A. Sayer, Chu 18-2.5; 2. S. Wilson, ER 17-10; 3. K. Ofiana, West 16-10.25; 4. C. Baldridge, ER 16-8.25; 5. M. Wadsworth, ER 16-2.5; 6. A. Alston, West 15-10.25; 7. L. Oldham, Chu 15-9; 8. J. Parks, Chu 15-8.75.
Triple jump — 1. A. Sayer, Chu 37-9; 2. J. Nevells, Chu 35-6.25; 3. M. Wadsworth, ER 35-0.75; 4. L. Oldham, Chu 34-5; 5. M. Blackley, Chu 33-7; 6. J. Parks, Chu 33-5; 7. J. Peredes, West 10-10.25; 8. Q. Sims, East 30-8.25.