2024 TRACK & FIELD MEET RECAPS:
EASTLAKE BOYS WIN STATE TITLE
SECRIST AND SCHNEIDLER CROWNED STATE CHAMPIONS
In 1997 the newly opened Eastlake High School shocked the Washington state track world when the boys team defeated 5-time team champion Mead in the state track and field meet. In fact, the Wolves coach at the time, Bo McNair, was preemptively offered a pen commemorating the imminent win by the Mead coach, but politely turned it down knowing that EHS had already won. Fast forward 27 years to the 2024 boys track and field squad that just competed in the state meet that was held May 23-25 at Mt Tahoma High School in Tacoma. Similarly, today’s Wolves were not on anyone’s radar to win, including the current coaching staff who felt that after having the school record 4x100m team disqualified in the district meet and losing both the KingCo and district title to Issaquah that a third-place finish might be the best that the team could do. But defying everyone’s expectations the boys came through and for only the second time in school history won the State Track and Field Championship, defeating the nearest competitor Central Valley 46-38. The girls’ team also competed well and just missed a trophy as they placed 5th overall.
During the course of the three-day meet, Matt Secrist and Anna Schneidler joined the exclusive club of individual state track and field champions at Eastlake. Secrist courageously fought back after falling behind to win the 300m hurdles (38.88), while Schneidler, only a freshman, led from start to finish, battling significant wind to win the 400m in 56.22. The duo are only the 4thand 5th student athletes to win individual state titles. Two of coach Mike Pool’s pole vaulters have won, with Ellie Talius claiming the gold in 2017 and Bowman Starr winning in 2019. Jessica Pixler, who was coached by Troy and Jody Anderson, won the 800m in 2006. Additionally, one relay team, the 2014 4x400m squad, which included Troy Lewis, Drew Lewis, Matt Morrison, and Nathan Pixler, was victorious.
In addition to winning the 300m hurdles, Secrist placed 2nd in the 110’s, missing the win by only a tenth of a second. His time of 14.40 lowers his non-wind aided school record.
Senior Mason Heisser who scored 14 individual points for the Wolves, was a huge reason that the team won. He placed 2nd in the long jump, breaking his own school record with a 22-06.5 mark and then went on to place 3rd in the triple jump with a 44-07.75 effort. Heisser will leave Eastlake as the best horizontal jumper in Wolves history, holding both the long and triple jump records. He is also 4th all time for the high jump.
Senior Connor Hom added more points for Eastlake by placing 3rd in the 1600m (4:16.75) and 7th in the 800m (1:56.97). Hom was unfortunately tripped in the 800m going into the last straight away where he was leading the pack. Thankfully, his career is not over as he will run cross country and track next year for Yale. He leaves Eastlake as the number 2 all time in both the 800m and the 1600m.
Senior Harry McHugh ended his high school career on a positive note by placing 6th in the 200m in a time of 22.69. McHugh will continue sprinting next year for Everett Community College while attending Fire Fighter’s Academy. He leaves EHS as a member of the school record holding 4x100m team and is number two all time in the 200m and 6th in the 100m.
The last Wolf to chip in points for the boy’s win was junior Eli Yoon who placed 6th in the 800m (1:58.54) Yoon had a break-out year and ends his season number 6 all time in the 800m and 8th all-time in the 1600m.
On the girl’s side junior Addison Kapur saved the best for last. On her final throw in the javelin competition, Kapur moved up two positions to claim silver. Kapur broke her own school record with her 136-00 mark.
Sally and Jane Roos both made the podium in the 800m with Sally placing 3rd (2:14) and Jane placing 6th (2:15.4). In the prelims Jane set a new personal record with a 2:12.74 clocking. She is now number four all time in that event for Eastlake.
Peyton Glennon-Robbins, who set the school record in the 100m earlier in the season, made it to the finals and placed 5th in that event for a podium spot.
In addition to her 400m win, Schneidler was a part of two relays that podiumed at state by placing 5th in both. In the 4x100m she combined with Glennon-Robbins, Katie Bradford, and Erin Harris (49.62) and in the 4x400m with the Roos sisters and Milena Dancsha’zy. (4:01.27)
Discus thrower Azadeh Teague, who set the school record earlier in the season was also a point scorer for the Wolves by placing 8th with a 116-07 toss.
Congratulations to the Eastlake Track and Field Coaching Staff on this historic achievement!
Sprints: Dirk Huebner, Dray Bailey, Matt Pirie, Nathan Stromseth, Evan Harper, and Thomas Kidd
Hurdles: Jeff Hunter
Pole Vault: Mike Poole
Throws: Matt Pirie, Lisa Craig, Jason Uttecht, and Leslie Barber
Jumps: Kiara Williams and Kasen Williams
Distance: Troy Anderson, Jody Anderson, Nate Pendleton, Scott Paul, and Nancy Pixler
WOLVES WIN DISTRICT TITLE
RELAYS SMASH RECORDS
Eastlake’s girls track and field team is on a roll. After winning the KingCo Championship last week, they came out on top on May 15th and 17th in the 15 team WesCO/ KingCo district meet at Lake Stevens High School. The 4x400m team of Milena Dancsh’azy, Jane Roos, Sally Roos and Anna Schneidler continued to impress by lowering the school record that they currently hold by another 2 seconds. Their winning time of 3:55.11 gives them a 2nd place 4A ranking in an extremely competitive field this year.
Schneidler had another stellar meet, setting two school records in addition to the 4x400m. Running a personal best winning time in the 400m of 56.18 which lowered the record she set earlier in the season, she also anchored the second place 4x200m. The relay, which included Dancsha’zy, Peyton Glennon Robbins and Katie Bradford, smashed the record that was set last year by Glennon-Robbins, Sofia Robe, Peyton Quinto, and current University of Chicago sprinter Ava Hagwell by over 2 seconds. Their time of 1:42.63 gives them a 5th place ranking in 4A.
Leading the way for the boy’s team who placed 3rd, was senior Mason Heisser who won both the long (21’11.75) and the triple jump (45’2.75). He will leave EHS as the best jumper of all time after setting both the long and triple jump records this season and is currently the top ranked triple jumper and is 6th in the long in state standings.
The jumps squad crowned a third district champion with Glennon-Robbins putting down a personal best jump in the long jump with a 17’5” mark. She is now the 2nd best jumper in Eastlake’s history and 9th in 4A rankings. She also punched her ticket to state in two more events with her 2nd place finish in the 100m (12.65) and by running a leg on the 3rd place 4x100m team that included Dancsha’zy, Bradford and Erin Harris. Their 49.34 clocking is now the 2nd fastest time run at Eastlake moving ahead of the 2015 team of Audrey Knutsen, Maddy Kennedy, Ellie Woerner and Brooke Manson. Woerner went on to play Division 1 basketball at Boise State University and the University of Portland, while Manson, who still holds the school record in the 800m, is finishing her middle-distance career at the University of Utah where she has been named All-Pac 12 numerous times.
In a historic day for the javelin, Eastlake qualified two girls for the state meet, which will be held in Tacoma at Mt. Tahoma high school May 23-25th. School record holder Addison Kapur won with a 129’4” throw, while newcomer and future Gonzaga volleyball player Krista Kostoff placed 3rd with a 114’4” mark. Kapur is currently ranked 3rd in 4A standings.
Yale middle distance recruit Connor Hom took home gold, winning the 800m in 1:54.99. He will also represent the Wolves in the 1600m where he placed 3rd in a time of 4:18.78. Hom has the top time going into the state meet in the 800m and is ranked 4th in the 1600m. Teammate Eli Yoon placed 3rd in the 800m with a 1:56.06 clocking and qualified. He is currently 5th in the state rankings.
Matt Secrist lowered his own non-wind aided school record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.45, placing 2nd to the top hurdler in the state. He also qualified in the 300m hurdles, where he has the top time going into the state meet. Additionally, he led off the 4x400m relay that punched their ticket to state along with Bryson Hodges, Harry McHugh, and Yoon with a 3:27.9 mark.
Jane Roos was fantastic in the 1600m and 800m running personal best times in both. Her 3rd place time of 4:59.3 in the 1600m is now 4th on the all-time list, surpassing Emily VanValkenburg who is currently running distance at Oregon State University. Her 800m time of 2:14.45 is 5th all time, bettered UW’s All American distance runner Chelsea Orr’s high school time.
Along with her sister, Sally Roos will represent Eastlake in three events. In addition to the record breaking 4x400m relay, she qualified in the 800m with a 2nd place finish in a personal best time of 2:13.27 and in the 1600m with a 4th place finish. She enters the state meet ranked 3rd in the 1600m and 6th in the 800m.
Discus school record holder Azadeh Teague will represent EHS not only in her signature event, securing her spot with 121’3” toss and a 3rd place finish, but in the shot put where she placed 4th. Throwing a personal best mark of 34’10”, Teague jumped 3 spots in the all-time rankings moving ahead of Maddie Bangasser who went on to be an All-American rower for Western Washington University.
Senior Hannah Sahagian put an asterisk on her high school pole vaulting career by qualifying for state for the first time with a personal best vault of 11’0 and a 4th place finish. She is now ranked 3rd all time for the Wolves.
In addition to running a leg on the 4x400m relay, senior Harry McHugh will finish his high school career representing Eastlake in the 200m at the state meet by placing 3rd with a time of 22.50. The future Everett Community College sprinter is currently ranked 5th in 4A standings.
Additional Scorers Included:
Justin Hom-800m, Zach Schriner-javelin, Alexandra Walker-discus, Grace Tolo-high jump, Yoon-1600m, Asir Jackson-long jump, McHugh-100m, and Colby Johnson-long jump.
GIRLS WIN KINGCO TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
It was a day for the history books. The Eastlake girls won the KingCo Track and Field Championship that was held at Renton Memorial Stadium on May 9th and 11th, handily beating their closest opponent Skyline with a score 139-115. The boys also had a banner day, tying for 2nd place with Redmond and losing to champion Issaquah by only 11 points. As a combined team, the Wolves set an astounding 7 school records and crowned 11 KingCo Champions.
Leading the way for the Wolves was senior jumper Mason Heisser, who not only broke Ryan Fischer’s 27-year-old school record in the long jump with a 22’03.25” leap, but also lowered his own school record in the triple jump with a monster 47’ effort. The mark is an improvement of over a foot from his previous record of 45’7.5” that he set at the South Sound Classic in April. Heisser won both events and is currently the top ranked triple jumper in the state and is 4th in the long jump. He also placed 5th in the high jump and will move on to the state qualifying district meet at Lake Stevens High School May 15th and 17th in that event as well.
It didn’t take long for Peyton Glennon-Robbins to break one of the oldest records in Eastlake Track and Field history. On the first day, in her first event of the KingCo Championships, she broke Melissa Behrens 26-year-old 100m record with a time of 12.35. The previous record that was set in 1998 was 12.44. Her winning effort gives her a current 5th place ranking in 4A standings. She also placed 5th in the 200m in a personal best time of 25.56 which is number two all time for EHS and surpasses former school record holder Anna Carskaden who ran collegiately at Caly Poly.
Star hurdler Matt Secrist had a fantastic meet, claiming victory in three events. His winning time of 14.56 in the 110m hurdles bettered his own school record in a non-wind aided mark. He also ran a personal best in the 300m event with a 38.15 winning time and continues to be the top ranked athlete in 4A. Secrist also ran a leg on the victorious, school record breaking 4x100m relay that included Colby Johnson, Harry McHugh, and Kai Brown. Their 42.09 clocking broke a ten-year-old school record of 42.46 that was held by Matt Morrison, Drew Lewis, Troy Lewis, and Alex Hawkinson. The Lewis brothers went on to play football collegiality at the University of Washington and the University of Colorado. The time gives the team a number three ranking in 4A standings.
Freshman Anna Schneidler continued to impress by winning two races, lowering her own school record in another and being part of a relay that set another school record. Schneidler easily won the 400m in her first event of the meet in a time of 56.69. Having set the record for that event earlier in the season, she is currently ranked 2nd in 4A standings. She placed 2nd in her next race the 800m, in a personal best time of 2:12.5, moving to 3rd on the all-time list for Eastlake and 2nd in the state. An hour later Schneidler lowered her own school record in the 200m with a time of 25.01 for a third-place finish. To end the day, she anchored the winning and school record setting 4x400m relay. Teammates Milena Dancsha’zy, Sally Roos and Jane Roos joined her to run a 3:57.11, breaking the record that was set last year by Alyssa Flindt, Jane Roos, Peyton Quinto, and Ava Hagwell who is currently running sprints at the University of Chicago. They are currently the 2nd ranked team in the state.
In addition to his 4x100m win, future Edmonds Community College sprinter Harry McHugh wowed the crowd with his stunning 200m victory. Running a personal best time of 22.01, McHugh is now number two all time for the Wolves, moving ahead of Ryan Lewis who went on to play football collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh and then in the NFL. He also placed 5th in the 100m and ran a leg on the second place 4x400m relay that included Secrist, Eli Yoon and Connor Hom. Their season’s best time of 3:24.63 is 10th on the all-time list and 3rd in 4A rankings.
The middle-distance squad put on a clinic in the 800m. Connor Hom, who will run cross country and track for Yale next year claimed victory with a state leading time of 1:53.3 and four of the boys and three of the girls made the podium. Joining him were Eli Yoon who placed 4th (1:55.3) Justin Hom who was 6th (1:56.5) and Andrew Talius who placed 8th (1;58.8). Yoon is now 6th all time for the Wolves and is ranked 4th in 4A. Sally and Jane Roos placed 4th and 5th after Schneidler’s 2nd place finish in personal best times of 2:13.54 and 2:15.56 and are now ranked 4th and 7th on the all-time list with Sally moving ahead of Chelsea Orr who went on to be an All-American distance runner at the University of Washington. The group will also move 5 runners on to the district meet in the 1600m. Connor Hom narrowly missed the win, placing 2nd in a season’s best time of 4:14.35. Teammates Eli Yoon, Justin Hom and the Roos sisters also qualified.
The field event girls made Eastlake proud by having a historically momentous day and were responsible for a slew of points that went towards the girls winning the Championship. Leading the way for the Wolves was javelin school record holder Addison Kapur who was crowned KingCo champ in the javelin for the second year in a row with a 121-11 mark. Teammate Krista Kostoff threw a huge personal best of 115-10, good for 2nd place. Kostoff, who is in her first year and only recently learned to throw the javelin is already 3rd all time for EHS. She will be playing volleyball next year for Gonzaga University.
The Wolves put three girls on the podium in the shot put with Azadeh Teague placing 2nd (33-01) and Kapur taking 3rd (32-00). Alexandra Walker claimed the 8th spot with a throw of 29-04. Teague and Walker took 2nd and 3rd in the discus. Teague, who set the school record in the event last week, threw 126-00, while Alex set a personal best mark of 105-09. Teague is currently ranked 5th in 4A standings.
In the jumps, senior Katie Bradford, who is competing in track for the first time, placed 2nd in the long jump with a 16’06” mark and freshman Grace Tolo finished 3rd in the high jump with a 4-10 effort.
Maroon was the dominant color of the day in the girls pole vault with the Wolves qualifying the most competitors of any event with six athletes. Senior Hannah Sahagian placed 3rd in a season’s best mark of 10-06 while junior Ananya Diddee vaulted to a big PR of 9-06 for 6th place. Imogen Savage, Kate Thomas, Jessica Martin, and Selah Tracy also competed.
ADDITIONAL POINT SCORERS AND DISTRICT QUALIFIERS:
Zachary Schriner-javelin
Milena Dancsha’zy, Glennon-Robbins, Bradford and Erin Harris-4x100m relay.
Harris, Verissa Mesa, Maya Brand and Tolo-4x200m relay.
Felipe Figuira-110m hurdles
Colby Johnson-long jump & 100m
Bryson Hodges-400m, 200m & high jump
Kai Brown- 100m & 200m
Keegan Allen- 300m hurdles
Asir Jackson- long jump
Glennon-Robbins-long jump
ROOS SHINES AT LIBERTY TWILIGHT
Sally Roos ran the best 1600m of her life at the Liberty Twilight distance carnival on Friday May 3rd at Liberty High School in Renton. The track meet, dedicated solely to the 1600m and 3200m events is held in a festive atmosphere with music playing during the races and ice cream afterward. Roos crushed her previous personal record by seven seconds to become the 2nd fastest 1600m runner in Wolves history with a 4:53.9 clocking. In achieving her ranking, Roos surpassed Pia Richards who ran distance collegiately at Washington State University and is currently an assistant coach for the Cougars. This time is the 3rd fastest run in the 4A field this season.
Sally’s twin sister Jane also had a great night in the 1600m, placing 6th in a personal best time of 5:00.3. Jane is now 4th all time for the Wolves, passing up school 3200m record holder Emily VanValkenburg. VanValkenburg, whose sisters Abbey and Katie are currently on the team running distance and sprints, is running distance in the Pac 12 for Oregon State University. Jane is now ranked 10th in the 4A standings.
On the guys’ side, Eli Yoon placed 6th in the 1600m in a personal best time of 4:20.4. He is now ranked 6th in Wolves history, surpassing Noah Zahn who is in his freshman year, running distance for Lehigh University in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. Yoon is currently ranked 8th in 1600m 4A standings.
Also placing for Eastlake in the meet was Daniel Montano who was 3rd in the 3200m with a personal best time of 9:59.2, giving him a 17th all time ranking for the Wolves. Fiona Wolf also placed 5th and Abbey VanValkenburg placed 8th in the 3200m.
Congratulations to all the student-athletes who ran personal bests in the meet:
Amy Harlan, Sonoma Steiner, Chase Beckstead, Silas Smith, Colin Thompson, Eamon Senapeti, Alan Duan, Zack Rikkinen, Harry Kaiser, Keshav Mohan, Braden Scott, Yonatan Turgeman, and Liam Gerhony.
Next Up: Student Athletes who qualify will run in the KingCo Championships, May 9th, and 11th at Renton Memorial Stadium.
TEAGUE SETS SCHOOL RECORD AT LAST CHANCE INVITATIONAL
Azadeh Teague took full advantage of the Last Chance Invitational to “stay sharp” for the upcoming championship season by breaking a 26-year-old school record in the discus. The girls’ team won the 11-team competition, and the boys took 2nd at the final regular season meet that was held at Lake Washington High School on Friday May 3rd.
Teague smashed the previous record of 124’3” that was set by Heidi Hurn in 1998 by tossing the discus 128’00.5”. The throw, which was an over 4-foot improvement for her, is currently ranked 5th in 4A standings. She also placed 2nd in the shot put with a 31-05 effort. She is Eastlake’s number eight all time in that event.
Junior hurdler Matthew Secrist also had an impressive tune-up by running personal best times in both 110’s and 300m races. His 38.44 clocking the 300’s leads the 4A state rankings, while his time for 110’s (14.63) is 3rd. Secrist was also a part of two winning relays, the 4x100m and the 4x400m. The 4x100m squad, which also included Colby Johnson, Harry McHugh and Kai Brown ran a season’s best time of 42.64. They are now the 3rd fastest 4x100 in Eastlake’s history and are ranked 5th in 4A going into the KingCo Championships next week. To top off the day, he anchored the 1st place 4x400m team which included Bryson Hodges, Mason Heisser and McHugh.
In addition to running on the winning 4x100m and 4x400m relays, McHugh was impressive, winning the 200m in a personal best time of 22.21. With that mark, the future Everett Community College sprinter is now the 3rd best in Eastlake’s history, passing Drew Lewis who went on to play football collegiately at the University of Washington and the University of Colorado. It is the 9th fastest time run in 4A this season. McHugh also ran his fastest time ever in the 100m and took second place. His time of 11.05 ranks 6th all time for the Wolves.
Peyton Glennon-Robbins had a block buster performance, by winning three events and by placing 3rd in the other. The junior got out to a fast start in winning the 100m in a personal best time of 12.56, and now shares the number two time for the Wolves with Ellie Talius (2018). Talius, whose twin brothers Andrew and Lukas currently run distance on the team, went on to compete in the Pac 12 as a triple jumper for Stanford University. Glennon-Robbins also had the top mark of the day in the long jump with a 16’11” effort, which gives her a 13th place ranking. In addition, she was part of the winning 4x100m relay along with Milena Danchsazy, Erin Harris and Katie Bradford that ran a season’s best time of 50.25 and is ranked 14th in 4A. Finally, her personal best, 3rd place effort in the 200m (26.01) is the 4th best run by a Wolf, surpassing Ava Hagwell who is currently running sprints for the University of Chicago.
Additional Notable Performances Included:
*Senior Kai Brown, who will play football next year at Colorado School of Mines, ran a personal best time in the 100m of 11.16, which is the 9th fastest in EHS history. He also placed 4th in the 200m (23.33)
*Sophomore Finnegan Waldron threw a huge personal best in the shot put of 45-01 for a 2nd place finish. He is already the 6th best thrower of all time for the Wolves.
*In addition to her 4x100m relay win, Milena Dancshsazy had a great meet, winning the 400m in a personal best time of 1:01.3 and placing 7th in the 200m, also a personal best of 27.33
*Katie Bradford punched her ticket to KingCo by winning the high jump with a personal best effort of 4-8 which gives her a 10thplace ranking in Wolves history. In addition to running a leg on the winning 4x100m relay, she placed 5th in the 100m in a personal record of 13.18 and 6th in the 200m, also a personal best of 27.13.
*Addison Kapur won her signature event the javelin with a 114-07 effort. The school record holder is currently ranked 2nd in 4A standings. She also placed 4th in the shot put with a 30-11 effort.
*Krista Kristoff threw a personal best mark of 102’ in the javelin and placed 4th. Kristoff, who will play volleyball next year at Gonzaga University, is now the 5th best javelin thrower in Eastlake’s history,
*Alexandra Walker’ s 3rd place finish in the discus was a personal best throw of 98-00. She is now 9th all-time for the Wolves.
Additional Point Scorers Included:
2nd Place: Zach Schriner-javelin
3rd Place: Jonah Yoon-400m, Hodges-high jump
4th Place: Maya Brand, Harris, Zephora Capusan, and Verissa Mesa-4x200m relay
6th Place: Ilya Lamansky-javelin
7th Place: Erin Harris-100m, Kate Thomas-pole vault, Cooper Jay-pole vault
8th Place: Bryson Hodges-400m, Keegan Allen-110 hurdles, Felipe Figueira-300m hurdles, Eli Deguzman-
long jump.
SPRINTERS SWEEP SUBVARSITY MEET
The boy’s sprints squad won all their events at the Lake Washington School District Sub Varsity track meet on May 1st at Redmond High School. Colby Johnson (11.48) and Bryson Hodges (11.49) started the day by taking the first two places in the 100m followed by Eastlake placing 1st and 2nd in the 4x100m relay. The winning team included Jacob Kim, Brady Gallucci, Gryffen Brandt, and Cayden Eaton (46.08), followed by Rahoul Manickam, Drew Aquino, Lawyer McFadden, and Justin Liu (46.91). The sprinters continued to roll with Zach McDonald running a personal best in the 400m (54.23) for the win and Hodges (23.25), Gryffen Brand (23.55), and Johnson (23.55) sweeping the 200m.
Additional Meet Highlights Included:
*In addition to his 100m win and 3rd place finish in the 200m, Johnson leapt into the Eastlake record books in his debut in the long jump. His 20’8” mark is 10th all time for the Wolves.
*Freshman Erin Harris had a great day, winning both the 100m (13.38) and the 200m (27.37)
*The girl’s pole vault squad was impressive, sweeping the first four places. Selah Tracy won (8-06), followed by Lillian Brown, Leah Fowler, and Claire Drake.
*The girls’ distance team took the top four spots in the 1600m. Rio Tabion had an awesome race, winning in a personal best time of 5:30, followed by Fiona Wolf, Sydney Lamb and Abbey VanValkenburg.
*The VanValkenburg sisters, Kaie and Abbey joined together with Tabion and Wolf to win the 4x400m relay. (4:40)
Additional 2nd Place Scorers Included:
Evan Bettinger-110m hurdles, Gryffen Brandt-300m hurdles, Verissa Mesa-100m&200m & Zephora Capusan, Caitlyn Headon-Weeks, Maya Brand and Malaina Haas-4x100m relay
Additional 3rd Place Scorers Included:
Nikhil Wadia-400m, Bettinger-300m hurdles, & Changyang Cao-high jump
Congratulations to all the additional student athletes who achieved a personal best mark:
Asir Jackson, Jonah Yoon, Nathan Kent-Horton, Jacob Kim, William Au, Richard Au, Kaushal Dabbiru, Gabrael Ramos, Liam Carroll, Chaotsu Chang, Brydan Hodges, Satvik Desai, Ashwarth Rajagopalan, James Gaukroger, Rishab Balaji, Krishna Mandava, Aariv Doshi, Trinay Kamesh, Jap Simar Singh, Aryan Bansal, Owen Bernthal, Everett Olson, Samuel Sonnenberg, Ethan Biddle, Lincoln Winner, Praveit Suhas, Gideon Birchfield, Samanyu Ezhilarasan, Advik Arun, Evan Johnson, Hemanth Mandava, Athish Sharan, Hewie Siou, Mason Beckstead, Aarav Srivastava, Gakuto Ishikawa, Hugo Siou, Brendan Davis, Daniel Chekan, Maksym Goncharenko, Ekaansh Agrawal, Matan Levit, Benjamin Uttecht, Alex Cole, Vardaan Chopra, Prajeet Srinivasan, Luka Simard, Chaotsu Chang, Gavin Lamaute, Praveit Suhas, Navyah Senthil, Ashima Shrivastava, Zoe Sweet, Hailey Neubauer, Elisabeth Thomas, Rhona Maciver, Simar Kaur, Briana Winer, Cynthia Franklin, Jessica Jones, Presly Dwyer, Veronika Velychko, Zoe Bennett and Violet Smith.
FIELD ATHLETES SHINE AT BIG 5 INVITATIONAL
The Wolves field athletes were impervious to the cold and steady rain that fell while they competed in the Big 5 Invitational in Arlington on Saturday April 27th. Eastlake crowned four field champions in the inaugural elite invitational. Winning for EHS were Addison Kapur in the javelin, Hannah Sahagian in the pole vault, Mason Heisser in the triple jump and Zach Schriner in the javelin.
Kapur continued her dominant season in the javelin with a 114-11 effort. As she has all season, she continues to remain on top of the 4A charts and is currently in 2nd place.
Sahagian vaulted to a season’s best despite the inclement weather with a 10-3 mark for the win. Her teammate Ananya Diddee placed 4th with an 8-6 effort.
Mason Heisser who set the school record in the triple jump earlier this month at the South Sound Classic notched another win with a 44’3.5 jump. He is currently ranked 2nd in the 4A standings. His teammates also had a great day with Asir Jackson and Eli Deguzman achieving personal bests in in the long jump, placing 3rd and 4th. Jackson’s 20’5 mark is 6th all time for the Wolves, while Deguzman’s 19’11 effort is 8th all time. Newcomer Katie Bradford improved her long jump with an impressive 16’7 mark. She is 5th all time for the Wolves now and is ranked 13th in 4A. Freshman high jumper Grace Tolo also placed 3rd with a 4’4 mark.
Zach Schriner continued his stellar senior season throwing a personal best 160’4 throw in the javelin. He is 3rd all time for Eastlake and is currently ranked 15th in 4A. Sophomore teammate Ilya Lamansky, who is coming on strong at the end of the season, placed 5th in the meet with a 135’8 personal best throw.
Junior Matthew Secrist kept on with his remarkably consistent season, easily winning both the 110m (14.72) and the 300m (40.44) hurdles. He also ran the second leg on the winning 4x100m relay (43.87), along with teammates Kelyan Wandji, Harry McHugh and Kai Brown.
The distance squad had some stand-out performances led by Eli Yoon who ran a monster 2 second PR in the 800. (1:56.28). He jumped to 7th all time for the Wolves, passing up his coach, Eastlake alum Nate Pendleton, in the process. He is currently ranked 4th in 4A. Not to be outdone, the girls 800m runners swept their race as state leader Anna Schneidler won in a time of 2:16.2, followed by teammates Sally Roos (2:17.2) and Jane Roos (2:25.8). Sally is currently ranked 9th in 4A standings in that event. The trio also took gold in the 4x400m relay (4:02.7) along with Milena Dancsha’zy. The relay is currently ranked 4th in the 4A standings. Justin Hom, who will compete for the Naval Academy next year won the 1600m in a season’s best time of 4:28.6.
Additional 2nd Place Point Scorers Included:
Harry McHugh-200m& Bryson Hodges, Yoon, Hom and Secrist-4x400m relay
3rd Place:
Colby Johnson-100m. Jonah Yoon-400m, & Fiona Wolf-3200m
4th Place:
Erin Harris-100m
5th Place:
Wandji-100m, Johnson-200m, Harris-200m, Dancsha’zy-400m, & Rio Tabion-1600m.
Next Up: Junior Varsity athletes will participate in a meet against Juanita, Lake Washington, and Redmond May 1st, while the varsity will compete in the Liberty Distance Carnival or the Last Chance Invitational at Lake Washington on May 3rd.
HOM DROPS FAST TIME AT JESUIT RELAYS
Connor Hom, Sally Roos, and Jane Roos traveled to Portland on Friday April 26th to compete against some of the top athletes in the Northwest in the highly competitive Jesuit Relays. The athletes gained valuable experience in the process.
Hom, who will be competing in the NCAA next year for Yale University, ran the elite mile in 4:17.87, which is the 2nd all time for the Wolves. He narrowly missed current assistant distance coach Nate Pendleton’s record of 4:17.40 that he set in 2017. Pendleton went on to run both cross country and track for Washington State University.
Sisters, Sally and Jane Roos ran the 1500m. Sally, who ran a time of 4:48.7 is now ranked 4th on Eastlake’s all-time list, moving ahead of Katelyn Steen who ran distances and the steeple chase collegiately at Western Washington University. Jane, who fell during the race, courageously got up and finished in a time of 5:01., which moves her ahead of Emily Dwyer who ran distance for the Washington State Cougars.
SCHNEIDLER SETS SCHOOL RECORD ON SENIOR NIGHT
It was a fitting home track farewell for kids who grew up in the Northwest at the dual meet on April 25th against Skyline. On “Senior Night” a steady stream of rain fell, soaking all who participated. After both the boys’ and girls’ teams won the meet, families gathered in the gym to celebrate their seniors and their accomplishments as Eastlake track and field athletes.
Although it was a meet dedicated to seniors, a freshman stole the show. Anna Schneidler wowed the crowd by smashing the 200m school record in her first attempt at the event. Her time of 25.21 beat the previous record of 25.63 that was held by Anna Carskaden who went on to run middle distances for Cal Poly. Schneidler previously broke Carskaden’s 400m record and is the state leader in that event along with the 800m. She is currently ranked 5th in the 200m.
The boys 4x100m whose members include seniors Kelyan Wandji, Harry McHugh and Kai Brown, along with junior Matthew Secrist, ran an impressive winning time of 42.87. They are now 3rd all time for the Wolves and are ranked 7th in 4A. McHugh was a triple winner of the night, also claiming gold in the 100m (11.32) and the 200m (22.41), while Brown took silver in both. Secrist was also a triple winner with his victories in the 110 (14.87) and 300m (38.97) hurdle events.
Senior jumpers Mason Heisser, Asir Jackson and Eli Deguzman finished their last home meet well, with Heisser winning both the long (20-10) and triple (45-02) jump and Jackson and Deguzman both putting down personal bests in the long jump. Jackson (19-11) is now 7th all time for the Wolves while Deguzman (19-00) is 15th.
Additional Meet Highlights Included:
*Senior Hannah Sahagion (10-00) and junior Addison Kapur (120-00) both remained undefeated in dual meets in their respective events, the pole vault, and the javelin.
*The boys swept the first 7 places in the 200m (McHugh, Brown, Colby Johnson, Wandji, Gryffen Brandt, Bryson Hodges, and Jonah Yoon.)
*The girls swept the first 6 places in the 200m (Schneidler, Milena Danc’shazy , Sally Roos, Katie Bradford, Verissa Mesa, Jane Roos and Erin Harris.)
*The boys swept the first 4 places in the 100m (McHugh, Brown, Jackson and Wandji)
*The girls swept the first 4 places in the 1600m (Fiona Wolf-5:33, Rio Tabion, Abbey Van Valkenburg and Sydney Lamb.
*The boys also swept the first 4 places in the 1600m (Eli Yoon-4:32, Andrew Talius, Chase Beckstead and Daniel Mantano)
*Felipe Figuira, who placed 2nd in the 110 hurdles in a personal best time of 15.96) is now 12th on the Wolves all-time list.
Additional Meet Winners Included:
*Senior Zach Schriner won the javelin with a throw of 150-11. He is currently ranked 13th in the 4A standings.
*Azadeh Teague won the discus with a toss of 100-07. She is currently ranked 7th in the state.
*Erin Harris-100m (13.23)
*Rio Tabio-800m (2:39)
*Grace Tolo-high jump (4-06)
*Bradford, Zephora Capusan, Mesa, and Harris- Girl’s 4x400m relay. 4:23.9
Additional 2nd Place Scorers Included:
Jonah Yoon-400m, Montano-800m, Dhruv Setty-shot put, Nicholas Cook-discus, Dancsh’zy-100m, Teague -shot put, Sophie-Robe O’Brian-high jump, Ananya Diddee-pole vault, & Charlie Porter-pole vault.
Additional 3rd Place Point Scorers:
Beckstead-800m, Colin Thompson-3200m, Figuerira-300m hurdles, Finnegan Waldron-discus, Ilya Lamansky-javelin, Deguzman-high jump, Cooper Jay-pole vault, Justin Xing-triple jump, Madison Beaty-100&300m hurdles and Alexandra Walker-discus.
Seniors who set Personal Records.
Nikhil Wadia, Oliver Olson, Trinay Kamesh, Harry Kaiser, Rushil Arun, Max Qu, Eamon Senapati, Alexander Cole, Colin Boumenot, Rylan Craig, Briana Winer & Cynthia Franklin.
SECRIST SHINES AT OREGON RELAYS
WOLVES SET THREE SCHOOL RECORDS
Hurdler Matt Secrist did not blink an eye competing on the biggest stage of his life in the Oregon Relays which were held April 19th and 20th at historic Hayward Field in Eugene. The meet, which is arguably one of the top high school track and field meets in the country, featured over 60 teams and countless additional individuals, gave the Wolves the invaluable experience of competing at a national and world class venue.
Secrist, who competed in both hurdle events, placed 4th in the 300’s and 7th in the 110’s and ran personal records in both. His 38.49 clocking in the 300’s moves him to number two all time, surpassing Jeff Sloat who competed collegiately at Western Washington University. His 14.70 mark in the 110’s lowers his own non wind aided school record. He is currently ranked 2nd in the 300’s and 3rd in the 110’s in 4A standings.
Joining Secrist at podium status for the meet were Anna Schneidler, Mason Heisser, and George Malina. Freshman sensation Schneidler who already set the school record in the 400m a couple of weeks ago, placed 4th (56.87), while Heisser who also set the school record in the triple jump a few weeks back, also placed 4th with an 44-07 effort. Freshman speedster Melana placed 8th in the Freshmen 100m with a personal best time of 11.40. He is now the 2nd fastest freshman in Eastlake’s history right behind sophomore teammate Colby Johnson.
Two of the girls’ relays also reached the podium. The 4x800m team of Schneidler, Jane Roos, Sally Roos, and Holly Carroll placed 3rd in a school record time of 9:33, surpassing last year’s record holding squad that included the Roos sisters and Erin Schmidlin who is currently competing in cross country and track for the University of Puget Sound. The 4x400m group, which included Milena Dancsha’zy, Jane Roos, Sally Roos, and Schneidler, took the 8th spot.
The boys also set two school records in the relays. Asir Jackson, Bryson Hodges, Kelyan Wandji and Harry McHugh broke an eight-year-old record in the 4x200m relay in a time of 1:31.20. Jackson and Wandji combined with Heisser and Daniel Montano to break a ten-year-old record in the 1600 Sprint Medley Relay with a time of 3:45.41.
Additional Highlights Included:
*Harry McHugh ran a personal best time of 22.27 in the 200m and moved up the charts to 4th all-time for the Wolves. McHugh, who will compete for Everett Community College next year is currently ranked 7th in the State.
*The boys distance medley relay that included Connor Hom, Hodges, Andrew Talius and Eli Yoon attained a 2nd all time ranking for the Wolves. Their time of 10:26.15 moved them ahead of last year’s squad that included Ethan Pedersen who is the school record holder in the 3200m and currently runs cross country and track for Liberty University.
*The girls 1600m Sprint Medley relay which included Maya Brand, Katie Bradford, Dancsha’zy, and Fiona Wolf ran a 4:35.50, making them the second fastest in Eastlake history.
*The boys 4x800m claimed the 3rd all-time spot for the Wolves with a time of 8:16.87. The squad included Yoon, Montano, and the Hom brothers, both of whom will compete collegiately next year. Connor will compete in cross country and track at Yale and Justin will compete while serving our country in the US Naval Academy.
*The girls distance medley relay ran to a number 5 all-time ranking for the Wolves with a 13:32 clocking. Wolf, Carroll, Erin Harris, and Abbey Van Valkenberg surpassed the 2012 team that included Emily Dwyer who ran distance for Washington State University and Morgan O’Connor who competed for the US Naval Academy.
*The boys 4x400m relay ran their best time of the year (3:26.25). Secrist, Justin Hom, McHugh and Connor Hom are now the 10thall time team at Eastlake and 6th in 4A.
Next Up:
The seniors will be honored at the last home meet of the year against Skyline on Thursday April 25th. The varsity athletes will head to Arlington for an Invitational on Saturday April 27th.
WOLVES SWEEP MULTIPLE EVENTS AT ISSAQUAH
The boys’ sprint and hurdle squads and the girl’s throwing team were all on fire in the dual meet against Issaquah on April 17th. With Tiger Mountain looming behind them in the picturesque setting, the boys’ 4x100m team of Colby Johnson, Matthew Secrist, Harry McHugh, and Kai Brown blazed to the number four all time clocking for Eastlake of 42.94. They are currently the 7th ranked team in 4A standings. McHugh and Brown were also part of the 100m Wolves sweep. Kelyan Wandji won the race in a time of 11.57, followed by McHugh, Brown, Asir Jackson, George Malina, Johnson, Mason Heisser, Bryson Hodges, and Luis Padilla who completed the 9-place domination.
To no one’s surprise Secrist easily won his signature events, the 110m (15.06) and the 300m (40.68) hurdles. His teammates did him proud by joining him in a sweep of the 300m event. Following Secrist were Keegan Allen, Felipe Figueira and Evan Bettinger.
On the girl’s side, the throwers reigned supreme, claiming gold in all the events. Azadeh Teague, won the shot put with a personal best effort of 33-07(8th all time). Her teammate Alexandra Walker placed 2nd in the shot put and then went on to lead a discus sweep, winning with a 93-04 toss. Following her were Teague, Leah Beckman, and Elle Van Horne. Krista Kostoff (98-08) and Alexandra Melchor-Alvarez went 1-2 in the javelin to continue the domination.
Additional Winning Performances:
*Asir Jackson won the long jump with a personal best leap of 19-08 which is 9th best in Eastlake’s history.
* Eli Yoon won the 400m in a commanding performance with a 52.04 clocking.
*Eli Deguzman: triple jump (36-08)
*Peyton Glennon-Robbins: 100m (13.18)
*Anna Schneidler: 880m (2:23)
*Hannah Sahagian: Pole Vault (10-00)
2nd Place Scorers:
Brown-200m, Daniel Montano-800m, Finnegan Waldron-shot put & discus, Luke Simon-pole vault, Deguzman-long jump & Holly Carroll-800m.
3rd Place Scorers:
Yoon-200m, Chase Beckstead-800m, Figueira-110m hurdles, Nicholas Cook-shot put & discus, Zachary Schriner-javelin, Verissa Mesa-100m & 200m, Madison Beaty-100m hurdles & Ananya Diddee-pole vault.
SECRIST WINS, HEISSER SETS RECORD AGAIN AT THE SOUND CLASSIC
Matthew Secrist continued his winning ways by claiming gold in the 300m hurdles (39.03) at the 45 team South Sound Classic in Puyallup on April 13th. Although most of the team was on Spring Break, a handful of the Wolves took the opportunity to compete in the large invitational. Secrist also took 4th place in the 110 hurdles. (14.90)
Mason Heisser also took advantage of the beautiful spring weather to break his own school record in the triple jump. The 44-10 mark which he set two weeks ago at the Liberty Invitational has been replaced by a 45-07 effort. He is currently ranked 2nd in 4A standings.
Other Notable Performances Included:
*Addison Kapur placed 2nd in the javelin (127-07). She is currently ranked 2nd in 4A.
*Eli Yoon ran a huge personal best to place 4th in the 800m (1:58.6). He is now ranked 8th in 4A standings.
*Azadeh Teague placed 6th in the discus with a 113-08 toss. She is currently holding the 4th position in state rankings.
*Andrew Talius placed 7th in the 800m (2:00.1)
*Peyton Glennon-Robbins was impressive in the 100m, running a personal best time of 12.73. She now holds the 3rd all time mark for the Wolves. She is also currently ranked 10th in 4A long jump standings.
*Fiona Wolf ran in the Birger Solberg Invitational in Bellingham April 6th, placing 2nd in the 2k steeplechase. (7:53.6)
Next Up: The whole team will head to Issaquah on April 17th for a dual meet. Afterwards a group of varsity athletes will travel to historic Hayward Field in Eugene Oregon where they will compete in the prestigious Oregon Relays April 19th-20th.
WOLVES TOP MT. SI, SECRIST WINS FOUR
The Eastlake Boy’s Track Team was victorious over Mt. Si at the first home meet of the season on April 3rd. The Wolves were led by Matthew Secrist who achieved the rare accomplishment of winning four events. To no one’s surprise he easily won his signature hurdle events. In the 300m race he ran a personal best of 38.83, moving him to the number two spot in 4A rankings. He also won the 110’s in the event that he set the school record for in an early season meet and is currently ranked 4th in the state. What was not expected was his win in the 100m which occurred right after the 110’s. His time of 11.16 is 8th all time for EHS. He ended the day as he began it, running the opening leg of the winning 4x400m relay that included Justin Hom, Harry McHugh and Connor Hom.
McHugh continues his stellar senior season. In addition to the 4x400m victory, he also won the 200m (22.45), the event that he is currently ranked 4th in 4A. He also ran the third leg on the winning 4x100m relay along with Asir Jackson, Kai Brown and Kelyan Wandji. Their 43.52 clocking is 6th all time for the Wolves and 11th in 4A. McHugh, who will attend firefighter academy and compete in track for Everet Community College next year, also ran the fastest 100m of his life with a time of 11.18, 9th all time for the Wolves.
Additional Meet Highlights Included:
*Azadeh Teague led the way for the girls, winning both the discus (103-03) and the shot put with a personal best effort of 30-11.
*Newcomer Luke Simon continues to impress by improving his pole vault mark to 12-0, which is 9th all time for the Wolves.
*Sally Roos won the 3200m (11.24.6) and anchored the victorious 4x400m relay which included Holly Carroll, Jane Roos and Anna Schneidler (4:06.59).
*Colin Thompson won the 1600m (4:52).
*Mason Heisser won the long jump (20-02).
*Connor Hom (9:47), Eil Yoon, Andrew Talius, Justin Hom, Chase Beckstead, Preston Daniels, Austin Poppino, Lukas Talius, Silas Smith, Eamon Senapati, and Zack Rikkien all broke 11 minutes in the Eastlake sweep of the 3200m.
*Secrist, Felipe Figuerra, Keegan Allen, Nathan Kent-Horton, and Evan Bettinger swept the 300m hurdles.
*Zachary Schriner who is currently ranked 10th in the 4A javelin won that event with a 147-04 effort.
*Eli Deguzman (5-06), Bryson Hodges, Mason Heisser, and Chase Dannemiller swept the high jump.
*Sally Roos (11:24), Jane Roos, Anna Schneidler and Fiona Wolf swept the 3200m.
*Teague (103-05), Alexandra Walker and Leah Beckman swept the discus.
*Addison Kapur remained undefeated in the javelin with a 122-04 throw. She has led state 4A rankings the entire season.
*Grace Tolo won the high jump with a 4-06 mark.
*Hannah Sahagian (9-06), Ananya Diddee, and Jessica Martin swept the pole vault.
Additional 2nd Place Scorers:
Johah Yoon-400m, Figuerira-110m hurdles, Nicholas Cook-discus, Deguzaman-triple jump,
Carroll-800m, Madison Beaty-300m hurdles, Krista Kostoff-javelin & Katelyn Bradford-high jump
Additional 3rd Place Scorers:
Jonah Yoon-800m, Finnegan Waldron-discus, Ilya Lamansky-javelin, Jackson-long jump, Bradford-100m,
Petyon Glennon-Robbins-200m, Milena Dancsha’zy-400m, Beaty-100m hurdles, Tolo-300m hurdles
WOLVES DOUBLE WINNERS AT LIBERTY, HEISSER SETS SCHOOL RECORD
The Eastlake Track and Field Team took full advantage of the beautiful spring weather at the Liberty Invitational in Renton on Saturday March 30th by taking home gold in both the boys and girls divisions of the 15-team competition. The girls’ squad was dominant, scoring 180 points, compared to runner-up Stadium’s 103. The boys had a solid win with 117 points. Puyallup came in second with 93.5 points.
Senior Mason Heisser had a blockbuster performance in the triple jump, breaking the school record with 44-10.75 mark. The effort surpassed Daniel Brady’s 44-02 record that was set in 2013. He is currently ranked #2 in 4A. He also placed 2nd in the long jump with a leap of 20-02.
The girls’ team was impressive, winning all the relays. The group of Milena Dancsha’zy , Erin Harris, Katelyn Bradford and Peyton Glennon-Robbins teamed up to win both the 4x100m (51.51) and the 4x200m (1:48.74) relays. Dancsha’zy won a third gold in the 4x400m event along with Sally Roos, Jane Roos and Anna Schneidler. (4:00.62). The 4x200m squad’s mark moved them to 10th all-time for the Wolves and are currently ranked 10th in 4A standings. The 4x400m team continues to be ranked #2 in the state standings.
Additional Meet Highlights:
*In addition to anchoring the winning 4x400m relay, Anna Schneidler also won the 800m in a state leading time of 2:14.40. The freshman sensation is now ranked 3rd all-time for the Wolves, surpassing Chelsea Orr who went on to run distance for the University of Washington, winning a national Distance Medley Relay title for the Huskies.
*Addison Kapur, the leader in state javelin standings, continued her strong season by winning both the shot put (32-04) and the javelin (125-04)
*Yale recruit Connor Hom was a double winner in the 800m (1:59.03) and as the anchor of the victorious 4x400m relay in which Matthew Secrist, Justin Hom and Harry McHugh combined to run a 3:28.54. Hom also placed 2nd in the 1600m (4:19). He is currently ranked 2nd in the 1600m and 4th in the 800 in 4A. The relay continues to be ranked 2nd.
*In addition to the 4x400m relay win, Sally Roos ran a personal best in the 1600m (5:01.65) to take gold. She is now the 5thfastest Wolf in that event, moving ahead of All American Chelsea Orr and currently ranked 3rd in 4A. She also placed 2nd in the 800m (2:17.73), which is the 4th fastest so far this season in 4A standings.
*Azadeh Teague continued her impressive season by staying undefeated in the discus, winning with a 109-09 toss. She also placed 3rd in the shot put (30-01). She continues to be ranked 3rd in 4A.
*In addition to his 4x400m relay win, Harry McHugh placed 2nd in the 200m in a personal best time of 22.29. He is now 5th all-time for the Wolves.
*Matthew Secrist continued his stellar year in the hurdle events, running a personal best time of 39.48 in the 300m, moving him to 5th all time for the Wolves. He is currently ranked 3rd in the 300’s and 4th in the 110’s in state standings.
*Bryson Hodges ran a huge personal best to win the 400m in 52.75
*Freshman Grace Tolo won the high jump with a 4-10 effort. She is now ranked 7th all-time in Eastlake standings.
*Newcomer Luke Simon tied for 1st place in the pole vault with a personal best effort of 11-09. He is already 12th all time for the Wolves.
Additional Point Scorers for the Wolves Included:
2nd Place:
Peyton Glennon-Robbins: 200m & long jump
Milena Dancsha’zy: 400m
3rd Place:
Justin Hom: 800m
Abbey Van Valkenburg: 3200m
Ananya Diddee: pole vault
Katelyn Bradford: long jump
4th Place:
Daniel Montano: 3200m
Matthew Secritst: 110m hurdles
Zachary Schriner: javelin
Holly Carroll: 400m
Jane Roos: 1600m
Fiona Wolf: 3200m
5th Place:
Kai Brown: 100m
Erin Harris: 100m
6th Place:
Eli Yoon 1600m
Preston Daniels: 3200m
Verissa Mesa: 400m
Imogen Savage: pole vault
7th Place:
Andrew Talius: 1600m
Dhruv Setty: shot put
Katelyn Bradford: 100m
8th Place:
Kelyan Wandji: 100m
Andrew Talius: 800m
Justin Hom: 1600m
Finnegan Waldron: shot put
Aiden Gavin: javelin
Jane Roos: 800m
Krista Kostoff: javelin
Manek Mathur: pole vault
Anna Schneidler did not let the rain, wind and hail that pummeled her at a dual meet at Newport High School on March 27thderail her from breaking a school record. Schneidler, in her first open 400m of her high school career, broke Anna Carskaden’s 10-year-old 400m record by almost a second, in a state leading time of 56.58. Carskaden, who went on to run collegiately at Cal Poly set the record as a senior at the state meet where she placed 3rd.
Matthew Secrist was also impervious to the weather, running personal bests in both his 110m (14.86) and 300m (39.82) hurdle wins. He is now #2 all-time in the 110’s for non-wind aided performances. The overall record is one of Eastlake’s oldest…a wind aided mark of 14.33 set by Steve Dwyer in 1998. Dwyer went on to be an all-Pac 10 athlete for WSU competing in the decathlon. Secrist moved to the all-time #4 spot in the 300’s, surpassing Cooper Williams. He is currently ranked 3rd in the 110’s and 5th in the 300’s in 4A standings.
As a team, the girls’ squad was dominant, crushing Newport 109-35, sweeping 7 of the 17 events that they competed in and winning an additional 7. Leading the way for the Wolves were the sprinters who swept all their events. Eli Yoon dominated for the boys, winning both the 800m & 1600m and the hurdle crew swept both events on the guy's side.
The Sweeps Included:
100m: Peyton Glennon-Robbins (13.34), Milena Dancsha’zy, Katelyn Bradford, & Erin Harris.
200m: Bradford (28.33), Dancsha’zy, Harris, Verissa Mesa, & Zaphora Capusuan.
400m: Schneidler (56.58), Dancsha’zy, Holly Carroll and Mesa.
800m: Sally Roos (2:19.7), Schneidler, Jane Roos & Fiona Wolf
1600m: Sally Roos (5:18.2), Jane Roos, & Wolf
1600m boys: Yoon (4:34), Andrew Talius, Daniel Montano & Chase Beckstead
110m hurdles: Secrist (14.86), Felipe Figueira, Keegan Allen, & Evan Bettinger
300m hurdles boys: Secrist (39.82), Figuerira, Allen, Bettinger, Nathan Kent-Horton, Grant Arndt, Maksym Grarchenko, Ekaansh Agarwal, Brandon Johnson, Daniel Osborn, & Matan Levit
Discus: Azadeh Teague (94-02), Alexandra Walker & Leah Beckman
Javelin: Addison Kapur (127-00), Krista Kostoff, Jessica Martin & Alexandra Melchor-Alvarez
Additional Winners Included:
Madison Beaty: 100m & 300m hurdles (18.97 & 55.20)
Kapur: shot put (31-07)
Grace Tolo: high jump (4-04)
Hannah Sahigan: pole vault (10-00)
Glennon-Robbins: long jump (15-03)
Luke Simon: pole vault (10-06)
4x 100m relay: Dancsha’zy, Glennon-Robbins, Harris and Bradford (52.83)
Additional Point Scorers Included:
Harry McHugh: 100m & 200m
Bryson Hodges: 200m
Talius: 400m
Beckstead: 800m
Nicholas Cook: discus
Zachary Schriner: javelin
Charlie Porter: pole vault
Asir Jackson: long jump
Mason Heisser: triple jump
Tolo: 100m hurdles & 300m hurdles
Teague: shot put
Ananya Diddee: pole vault
Bradford: long jump
WOLVES NAB STATE RANKINGS AT ICEBREAKER
The Eastlake Track and Field Team had a great showing at the Icebreaker Invitational on Saturday March 23rd at Issaquah High School. In their first invitational of the year the boys took 3rd place honors out of a seventeen-team field. Both the girls and boys 4x400m relay teams were spectacular in their wins and are both currently the 2nd ranked team in 4A standings. The members of both squads accounted for many of the top 10 rankings that the Wolves achieved at the meet.
The boys relay team which included Matthew Secrist, Harry McHugh, Mason Heisser and Connor Hom ran a time of 3:29.9 in their win. Secrist, who got the Wolves out to a solid lead in the relay also had an impressive day in his hurdle events, running personal bests in both the 110’s (15.10) and the 300m (40.40) races. He is now 6th all time for Eastlake in both events and ranked 4th and 5th in 4A in standings. McHugh, who placed 2nd in the 200m (22.99) is currently ranked 10th in state rankings, while Heisser, who achieved a personal best in the triple jump with a 43-07 effort is ranked #2. Hom, who is a senior this year and will compete in cross country and track next year at Yale University also had a solid start to the season with his 6th place finish in a very fast 1600m race. His time of 4:23.3 gives him a current 5th place ranking in 4A.
The girl’s 4x400m squad, which included Jane Roos, Sally Roos, Erin Harris and Anna Schneidler ran a time of 4:01.1 , which is the 3rd best time ever run at Eastlake. The team surpassed a foursome who all went on to compete collegiately in distance or middle distance that included; Anna Carskaden(Cal Poly), Pia Richards (WSU), Devon Bortfield (WSU) and Anastasia Kosykh (UW). Individually, Sally and Jane Roos’ times of 11:18.37 and 11:18.41 in the 3200m give them a 3rd and 4th place 4A ranking, while Schneidler, who erased a 15m lead in her anchor leg in the relay, achieved a 3rd place 4A rank in her 800m (2:18.02) and a 7th all-time ranking for the Wolves.
Additional Meet Highlights Included:
*Addison Kapur who is the top ranked javelin thrower in the state easily won her signature event with a solid 130-01 effort. She also placed 2nd in the shot put with a 32-10 mark.
*Azadeh Teague who is currently ranked 3rd in state 4A standings in the discus won her event with a toss of 108-11.
*Andrew Talius and Eli Yoon both achieved top 10 state rankings in their events with Talius running a personal best in the 800m (1:59.85) and Yoon running a 4:27.5 in the 1600m.-
Additional Point Scorers Includes:
2nd Place:
George Malina-Freshmen 100m
4th Place:
Keegan Allen-300m hurdles
Saniya Riabinina-Freshmen 1600m
Hannah Sahagian-pole vault
5th Place:
Alexandra Walker-discus
Silas Smith, Austin Poppino, Lexi Eller, and Rio Tabion-Mixed 4x800m relay
6th Place:
Felipe Figueria-100m hurdles
Asir Jackson, McHugh, Malina and Kelyan Wandji-4x100m relay
Zachary Schreiner-javelin
Amy Harlan-Freshmen 1600m relay
7th Place:
Peyton Glennon-Robbins-200m
Milena Dancsha’zy-400m
Glennon-Robbins, Holly Carroll, Maya Brand and Danscsh’zy-4x200m relay
8th Place:
Luke Simon-pole vault
Carroll-400m
Next Up: The entire team heads to Newport for a dual on Wednesday March 27th. The top varsity athletes will also compete in an invitational at Liberty High School in Renton on Saturday March 30th.
Addison Kapur got the Eastlake Track and Field Team off to a tremendous start in the “Battle of 228th Street” jamboree on March 14th at Skyline High School. The early season “rust buster” against Skyline and Eastside Catholic was an abbreviated non-scoring meet that gave the student-athletes a chance to dip their toe in the water and compete in two events. Kapur, who set the school record in the javelin as a sophomore last year and placed 3rd at the State Meet picked up right where she left off and improved her own record by more than seven inches with a 133-04 winning throw. She is the State leader in early season rankings.
Additional Winners Included:
*Azadeh Teague threw a huge personal best in the discus with a 123-07 toss. She is inches away from breaking one of Eastlake’s oldest school records, which was set by Heidi Hurn in 1998. She is now 2nd all time for Eastlake, moving ahead of Rachel Gough who is currently throwing the discus and shot put collegiately at Southern Utah University.
*The girl’s 4x800m relay of Anna Schneidler, Jane Roos, Fiona Wolf and Sally Roos handily defeated the Skyline team that included Anna Callahan and Rebecca O’Keefe, who have both won individual state championships. In the opening leg freshmen sensation Schneidler dropped Callahan with 200m to go and finished 20m ahead. The Roos sisters and Wolf extended the lead to win by over 40 seconds. Their time of 9:38.3 is number two all time for the Wolves and only 2 seconds behind last year’s school record squad that included the Roos sisters, Erin Schmidlin and Alyssa Flindt. Schmidlin is currently running track and cross country for the University of Puget Sound.
*Matthew Secrist was impressive in his 110m hurdle opener, running a personal best time of 15.61. He is currently ranked 5th in the State and moves up to 8th all time for the Wolves.
*Zachary Schreiner threw a huge personal best in the javelin, improving 22 feet with a 159-00 effort. He is currently ranked 3rd in the State and moves up to 5th all time for the Wolves.
*The 4x400m boys relay team of Bryson Hodges, Harry McHugh, Secrist and Connor Hom ran a solid early opener time of 3:34. They are currently ranked 2nd in the State.
*George Malina’s win the fresh/soph 100m in a time of 11.70 is the 4th best time ever run by a freshman at EHS.
*Jumper Mason Heisser who placed 9th in the triple jump at the State Meet last year won the long jump with a solid 20-00 mark.
*Senior Katelyn Brandford won the long jump in her debut with a 15-09 effort. Moving ahead of Courtney Pixler who went on to play soccer at the University of Alabama, she is now ranked 7th all time for the Wolves.
*Hannah Sahagian, who narrowly missed qualifying for the State Meet in the pole vault last year, placed first with a 9-06, ranking her 8th in the 4A standings. Her teammates Annanya Diddee and Kate Thomas placed 2nd and 3rd, completing the sweep.
2nd Place Finishers Included:
Connor Hom-1600m
Felipe Figueira-110m hurdles
Dhruv Setty-shot put
Keylen Wandji-high jump
Luke Simon-pole vault
Caitlyn Headon-Weeks-Fr./Soph 100m
Sally Roos-1600m
Madison Beaty-100m hurdles
Addison Kapur-shot put
Krista Kostoff-shot put
3rd Place Finishers:
Harry McHugh-100m
Johah Yoon-Fr./Soph. 100m
Nicholas Cook-shot put
Orin Craig-discus
Drew Aquino-high jump
Charlie Porter-pole vault
Eli Deguzman-long jump
Sophie-Rose O’Brien-Fr./Soph. 100m
Anna Schneidler-1600m
Azadeh Teague-shot put
Alexandra Walker-discus
Grace Tolo-high jump
4th Place Finishers Included:
Asir Jackson-100m &long jump
Jacob Kim-Fr./Soph. 100m
Eli Yoon-1600m
Finnegan Waldron-discus
Aiden Gavin-javelin
Erin Harris- 100m
Clare Drake-Fr./Soph 100m
Jane Roos-1600m
Alexandra Melchor-Alvarez-javelin
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