Cashmere High sent 18 track and field athletes to the WIAA State Track and Field State Championships on May 26-28. The meet was held at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. Athletes had to qualify for this meet by either being the champion in their respective events at the district 6 meet held on May 19 or by achieving a qualifying mark at the district meet that was equal to sixth place in state during previous seasons. It was the first state championship meet held since 2019. Athletes performed near their season bests or had personal records in the cool, windy, rainy, and occasionally filtered sunlight weather.
To earn a medal, athletes needed to finish in the top eight.
Results
2nd Girls Javelin Raquel Pedraza 108-8 PR, Super Sophomore, All Time List
2nd Boys High Jump Jonah Groce 6-2
5th Girls High Jump Alayna Groce 5-0
6th Girls 400 dash Kaitlyn Bjorklund 1:02.87
7th Girls Shot put Raquel Pedraza 34-4.75
8th Girls Pole Vault Ava Courtney 8-6
9th Girls 4 x 200 relay Molly Smith, Sadie Smith, Adysen Bjorklund, Kaitlyn Bjorklund 1:51.98
10th Boys Long Jump Colby Diaz 19-5.5
10th Boys 110 high hurdles Kaden Miller 17.49
10th Boys 4 x 100 relay Anthony Zavala, Logan Collins, Colby Diaz, Aidan Campbell 45.44 Season Best
11th Girls 4 x 100 relay Molly Smith, Sadie Smith, Elisa DeJesus, Adysen Bjorklund 53.14
12th Boys 110 High Hurdles Jonah Groce 17.96
12th Boys Javelin Aidan Deyl 136-3 PR
15th Girls 100 dash Molly Smith 13.56
15th Girls 200 dash Kaitlyn Bjorklund 28.49
15th Boys 200 dash Logan Collins 24.28
Of the 18 state participants, three will graduate: Boys’ Team Captain Aidan Campbell, Boys’ Inspirational winner Jonah Groce and Girls Inspirational winner Elisa DeJesus. They were valuable leaders this season. The returning 15 athletes include Juniors Alayna Groce, Kaitlyn Bjorklund, Logan Collins, Aidan Deyl, Sadie Smith, Ava Courtney and Jack Carney. Sophomore state competitors were Raquel Pedraza, Anthony Zavala, Molly Smith, Kaden Miller and Naomi Valle. Freshmen state contestants were Colby Diaz, Adysen Bjorklund and Allyson Kitchel.
It was a good state meet for the Bulldogs and a lot of valuable state meet experience was gained by the returning athletes. It was also a very successful spring season for the track teams. Both girls and boys were the 2022 Caribou Trail League champions and the 2022 District 6 1A champions. The coaches are looking forward to a very fun and successful 2023 season!
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