2026 Track and Field

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BOYS TOP ISSAQUAH IN OPENER

FIGUEIRA AND WAN OFF TO STRONG STARTS

    The Eastlake track and field squad opened their season by hosting Issaquah March 19^th in what amounted to a constant downpour.  The boys came out strong, beating the Eagles, who placed 3^rd in the State Meet last year, 72-59.  The girls also had a good start to the season, narrowly losing to the always strong Eagle’s girls’ team, 71-64.

     Leading the boys with three wins was senior hurdler Felipe Figueira who won both the 110m (15.70) and 300m hurdle races.  His time of 40.99 in the 300m event was a personal best and earned him a top 10 ranking on the Wolves all-time list.  He also ran the 2^nd leg on the winning 4x400m relay team which included Keshav Mohan, Brady Vandermeid and Jonah Yoon.

     Sophomore sprinter Maddy Wan was sensational for the girl’s squad, winning both the 100m (12.77) and 200m (26.52) in personal records.  She is now 7^th all time in the 100m and is tied for 8^th in the 200m with current assistant coach Azita Balsara who ran that time in 2021. Wan also ran a leg on the winning 4x100m (51.01) relay that included Maya Brand, Erin Harris, and Jodhaa Om-Prakas.

     On the distance side of the meet, sophomore Gaby Chencheva was the top scorer, winning the 1600m in a personal record of 5:13.8 and also the 800m (2:27.6).  The girls’ distance squad swept the 800m by taking the top 7 spots with Rio Tabion, Marie Lucian, Eliana Schenck, Sydney Lamb, Tamaki Eguchi and Alannah Irwin following Chencheva. Not to be undone, the boys team swept the top 12 spots in the 800m when Alex Hovnanyan won the boys race in a good early season time of 2:06.54.  He was followed by Zack Rikkinen, Keshav Mohan, Aiden VanHaltren, Olen Emilusen, Josiah Colbert, Jonah Yoon, Karthik Sivajumar, Arjun Deka, Adrian Wang, Nathan Kent-Horton and Hrithik Wadia.  

     The boys shot put and the girls pole vault also featured sweeps with Finn Waldron winning the shot put (46.05) followed by teammates Nicholas Cook, Troy Baker and Pax Jacobsen and Gabi Winiger winning the pole vault (10-06) with Meilani Moran, Kate Thomas and Gaia Galpert claiming the top four spots.

Additional Meet Highlights:

*Kennedy Smith won the javelin (79-06) and placed 2^nd in the discus.

* In addition to running a leg on the winning 4x100m relay, Erin Harris won the long jump in  a personal record of 15-01 and placed 2^nd in the 100m.

*Finn Waldron went on to place 2^nd in the discus after winning the shot put.

*Troy Baker won the discus in a personal best toss of 126-04 and also placed 3^rd in shot put.

*Hudson Conn (high jump) and Tyler Campbell (triple jump) both had exceptional starts to their seasons by winning their events and setting personal records.

*Seniors Kiera Merrigan (100m hurdles) and Charlie Porter (pole vault) both started the season with wins in their respective events.

Additional 2^nd Place Point Scorers:

Gryffen Brandt-100m

Drew Aquino-200m

Jonah Yoon-400m

Matipa Richardson-high jump

Abinav Swain-long jump

Ananya Barde-triple jump

Additional 3^rd Place Point Scorers:

Labib Haque-100m &200m

Jodah Om-Prakas-200m

Zack Rikkinen-1600m

Rio Tabion-1600m

Pax Jacobsen-javelin

Daniel Pons-high jump

Veronika Velychko-triple jump

Ekaansh Agrawal-triple jump

Next Up:  The Wolves are in full swing next week, hosting Hazen on Thursday March 26^th and then the varsity athletes will compete in the Issaquah Icebreaker Invitational on Saturday March 28^th.

RIKKINEN WINS SHAMROCK RUN

The Eastlake Track and Field distance squad opened the 2026 season by competing in the Shamrock run in downtown Kirkland on Saturday March 14^th.  Battling snow, rain and freezing temperatures, senior Zack Rikkinen was crowned champion leading a 1-3 sweep for the Wolves that included Aiden Vanhaltren and Kelvin Sibley.  Rikkinen, who will compete collegiately next year at  Dennison University in Ohio, covered the 10k course in 34:02.  Olen Emilsen and Luke Pedersen also cracked the top 10 by placing 6^th and 7^th.

Not to be outdone, the girls team swept the top 5 spots in the women’s division.   Aubrey Wilems, who was the first Eastlake athlete to win the 4A cross country championships last fall and Rio Tabion, who will compete for Seattle University next year, tied for first in a time of 41:42.  Gaby Chencheva, Allahna Irwin and Marie Lucian completed the sweep, while Eliana Schenck and Ayla Caywood finished in the top 10, placing 8^th and 9^th.

The entire Wolves Track and Field Squad will be at home on Thursday March 19^th for the first dual meet of the season against Issaquah. 

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2025 Cross Country:

Aubrey Wilems State Champion!

6th Place Girls Team at State!

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2025 Track & Field Season:

Congrats to the Eastlake Girls' Team, who took 2nd in Washington State 4A!  Also congrats to all individual competitors!

Find T&F Meet Recaps on the T&F News Page

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2024 Cross Country:

3rd Place Girls Team at State!

Girls' KingCo Champs!

Boys' 2nd Place KingCo!

Find XC Meet Recaps on the XC News Page

🎃 Pumpkin Dash 2024 Results 🎃

Great newspaper article about Troy & Jody's legacy as Eastlake coaches.  Check it out!

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