Wins by Christina Wicker and Logan Clark highlighted the Whidbey Island Running Club’s effort at the 11-team Cascade Striders Invitational at Bellevue’s Newport High School last weekend.
Coach Catie Rodeheffer said, “Christina Wicker once again showed that her off-season work on her fitness base makes her an extremely versatile runner. She ran a perfect 400 (1:00.07) meter race, edging another runner for first in the last 10 meters of the race.”
Wicker, 15 and running in the Intermediate class, then came back to win a distance race, the 1,500 (5:14.75), and to place fourth in a sprint, the 200 (28.37).
Clark, 12 and running in the Youth Boys class, ran personal bests while winning the 1,500 (4:49.21) and placing third in the 800 (2:28.07).
Cameron Costner, 12 and running the Youth Boys 200 hurdles for the first time, finished a “surprising” second, according to Rodeheffer.
WIRC received other seconds from Carolyn Lhamon, 6, in the Mini-bantam girls long jump (5-09.5), and Laura Rodeheffer, 12, in the Midget girls 1,500 (5:19.69).
Coach Rodeheffer said the WIRC now has more than 70 members and new members are always welcome. The track season runs through August; for more information, contact Rodeheffer at 279-2196 or catie@rodeheffer.net.
Other performances by the North Whidbey Park and Rec WIRC at Newport:
Sub-bantam boys: Harrison Keating, 7, 400, 1:36, sixth; 100, 19.48, seventh; 200, 42.01, eighth.
Bantam boys: Micah Thompson, 9, 400, 1:29.6; shot put (6 lbs.), 12, sixth; long jump, 8-01, seventh.
Midget boys: Michael Fisken, 10, shot put (6 lbs.), 22-02, third; turbo javelin, 64-07.5, seventh; Tyler Grehan, 10, 400, 1:17.9; turbo javelin, 73-10, fifth; long jump, 9-09.5, sixth; Jacob Thompson, 10, shot put, 17,
eighth; turbo javelin, 48; long jump, 8-02.5.
Youth boys: Costner, 400, 1:14.23; 800, 2:49.57; 200, 32.06; Caleb Thompson, 13, 1,500, 5:44.47, eighth; 400, 1:15.79; 800, 2:49.78.
Intermediate boys: Caley Powers, 15, 400, 57.55, third; 800, 2:12.08, fourth; 200, 25.86, fourth.
Mini-bantam girls: Lhamon, 100, 22.46, fourth.
Sub-bantam girls: Emily Lamb, 7, 400, 1:40, seventh; 100, 18.83; long jump, 6; Catherine Lhamon, 7, 400, 1:51; 100, 20.71; long jump, 6-11, eighth.
Bantam girls: Catherine Wicker, 9, 800, 3:19.69, seventh; 200, 39.36.
Midget girls: Delija Cammon, age 11, 100, 16.56; 200, 34.67; Megan Keating, 10, 400, 1:18; 200, 33.84; long jump, 9-08; Amaya Rittierodt, 11, 100, 14.71, seventh; long jump, 10-04.75, sixth; Laura Rodeheffer, 800, 2:37.44, third; Carolynn Wicker, 12, 1,500, 5:40.98, fourth; 800, 2:43.21, seventh; 200, 32.77.
Youth girls: Aujuna Frye, 12, 100, 18.54; shot put (6 lbs.), 18-07; Breanna Grehan, 12, long jump, 11-01, eighth; 200, 34.40; 400, 1:17.
