Only 7 Tigers compete in large T&F Spokane meet

The 2019 Nike-Van Kuren Invite was held Saturday, April 13, at Spokane Falls Community College. It was a very large meet with participating schools from eastern Washington and Idaho.

Participating teams were Almira/Coulee Hartline, Asotin, Bonners Ferry, Central Valley, Cheney, Clarkston, Coeur D’Alene, Colfax, Cusick, Davenport, East Valley (Spokane), Garfield-Palouse, Gonzaga Prep, Grandview, Joel Ferris, Kettle Falls, L.V. Rogers, Lake City, Lake Roosevelt, Lakeland, Lakeside (Nine Mile), Lewis and Clark, Liberty (Spangle), Lind-Ritzville, Logos, Mead, Medical Lake, Moses Lake, Mountain View (Idaho), Mt. Spokane, Newport, North Central, Oakesdale, Odessa, Priest River Lamanna, Pullman, Reardan, Republic, Riverside, Rogers (Spokane), Royal, Selah, Selkirk, Shadle Park, Shorewood, St George’s, Tekoa-Rosalia, Timberlake, Timberline (Boise), University, Valley Christian, Wapato, West Point Grey, Wilbur-Creston.

Only seven Tiger athletes made the trip to Spokane. The rest of the team were competing in the FBLA state leadership conference on the other side of the state.

Place Name Time/Dist

Boys’ results:

100 meters

47th Jonny Hayashi 12.73a

71st David Hayashi 13.5aPR

Shot put

63rd Brian McDonald 30-10.00

67th Ryan Melgren 28-08.50SR

Discus

47th Brian McDonald 83-00

67th Ryan Melgren 62-00

Javelin

48th Brian McDonald 84-09

Long jump

34th Jonny Hayashi 17-04.50SR

49th David Hayashi 15-11.00PR

Triple jump

28th David Hayashi 33-09.50

Girls’ results:

100 meters

44th Naomi Smith 14.74a

62nd Kenadie Elder 15.88aPR

200 meters

22nd Naomi Smith 30.65a

800 meters

45th Morgan Sandoval 3:20.41a

1600 meters

46th Morgan Sandoval 7:13.73aPR

Javelin

34th Kenadie Elder 63-03PR

38th Morgan Sandoval 59-09PR

Shot put

69th Morgan Sandoval 17-09.5

Long Jump

1st Naomi Smith 16-06.25PR

Triple Jump

38th Kenadie Elder 26-03.00

a=automatic timer

SR=Season record;

PR=Personal record