Athletes medal in state meet

Athletes from Naselle and Wahkiakum high

schools traveled to Cheney last weekend to compete

in the State 2B Championships and returned with

a few medals.

Athletes needed to place eighth or higher to earn

a medal.

For the Naselle Comets, Kyler Wulf cleared 12'3" in

the pole vault ant placed third. Matt Carter jumped

5'10" in the high jump, good enough for seventh

place. On the girls' side, freshman Ellie Chapman

ran the 300m hurdles in 50.79 and placed sixth to

earn a medal.

The Wahkiakum Lady Mule team of Tyra Elliott,

Rory Heywood, Cheyenne Barton and Grace

Peacock placed sixth in the 4x200 relay with a time

of 1:53.13. Shelbie Abbot and Shona Heywood were

alternates.

Elliott placed 13th in the prelims for the 400 meters

with a time of 1:06, but didn’t qualify for final

competition. Rory Heywood cleared 4’8” in the high

jump and placed 11th in the finals.

Gunnar Blix placed 11th in the shot put finals

with a throw of 43’4.25” and 10th in the discus finals

with a throw of 127’3”.