Jesse Hoffman and Derek Clemmons finish 1-2 in the long jump for the Scots at the 3A district meet.
Herald staff
SHORELINE - Shorecrest teammates Jesse Hoffman and Derek Clemmons finished 1-2 in the boys long jump Wednesday during the first day of the Class 3A District 1 track and field meet at Shoreline Stadium.
The meet concludes Friday.
Both Scots leapt 22 feet, but Hoffman\'s next-best jump was better than Clemmons\'.
Their efforts helped Shorecrest reach fourth place after five events with 25 points. Burlington-Edison athletes won two events, helping their team take the lead with 40 points.
Other state meet qualifiers from the Western and Cascade Conferences included: David Cortez of Cedarcrest, who was second in the javelin, and JD Peters of South Whidbey, who was third in the 1,600-meter run.
Burlington-Edison also took the lead after four events in the girls portion of the meet with 33.5 points. Shorecrest was second with 25.
The Scots\' Cora Speidel won the long jump with a leap of 16-8.75. Teammate Molly Gibson was second in the high jump at 5-0.
Other Wesco and Cascade Conference state qualifiers included: Emma Ruggiero of South Whidbey, who was third in the discus, and Lynnwood\'s Amanda Overdick, who was third in the high jump.
At Shoreline Stadium
Boys state qualifiers
Team scores-Burlington-Edison 40, Sehome 32, Squalicum 28, Shorecrest 25, Cedarcrest 17, Ferndale 11, Lynnwood 11, Bellingham 8, Anacortes 7, South Whidbey 6, Lynden 6, Sedro-Woolley 4.
Shot put-Ayers (Seh) 58-5, Wynn (B-E) 52-10.5, Steinberg (Seh) 49-0; Javelin-McCoy (B-E) 173-3, Cortez (Ced) 160-8, Harbine (Fern) 153-8; Long jump-Hoffman (Sct) 22-0, Clemmons (Sct) 22-0, Prendergast (Sq) 21-4.75; Pole vault-Brown-Pounds (B-E) 14-6, Brown (Sq) 14-3, Sampson (Sq) 14-3; 1,600-Caseria (Seh) 4:20.15, Kwiatkowski (Bell) 4:20.23, Peters (SoW) 4:21.75.
Girls state qualifiers
Team scores-Burlington-Edison 33.5, Shorecrest 25, Squalicum 20, Sehome 16.5, South Whidbey 15, Bellingham 14, Ferndale 10, Sedro-Woolley 9, Lynnwood 6, Anacortes 5, Cedarcrest 2.
High jump-Dahl (Fern) 5-3, Gibson (Sct) 5-0, Overdick (Lynn) 5-0; Long jump-Speidel (Sct) 16-8.75, Nordlund (B-E) 16-8.5, Davis (B-E) 16-5.75; Discus-Barnett (B-E) 124-3, Todhunter (Seh) 119-5, Ruggiero (SoW) 118-5; 3,200-Crossman
(Sq) 10:57.51, Schick (Sq) 11:15.21, Jensen (Bell) 11:32.01.
Boys golf
District 1 2A Championships: At Burlington, Adam Brisben led Lakewood to the 2A District 1 championship shooting a two-day total of 157. Meridian\'s Evan Needham medaled with a score of 155, grabbing the No. 1 seed at next week\'s state tournament.
At Avalon G.C.
36 holes, par 144
Team results-Lakewood 103, Meridian 69.5, Blaine 59, Archbishop Murphy 56, King\'s 50.5, Mount Baker 30, Nooksack Valley 28.5, Lynden Christian 28.5.
State qualifiers-1. Needham (Mer) 155 (medalist); 2. Neely (K) 156; 3. Brisben (L) 157; 4. Dudley (B) 158; 5. Thomas (NV) 160; 6. Zwaller (AM) 160; 7. K. Noteboom (L) 163; 8. Kvanne (LC) 164. Alternate: S. Noteboom (L) 164.
Girls golf
District 1 2A Championship: At Burlington, King\'s Katie Lyon birdied the first hole of a sudden-death playoff versus Blaine\'s Tegan Bukowski, earning a No. 1 seed at next week\'s state tournament. Blaine, which won the team title, had four golfers qualify for state.
At Avalon G.C.
36 holes, par 144
Team results-Blaine 89.5, King\'s 47.5, Archbishop Murphy 43.5, Nooksack Valley 16, Mount Baker 7.5.
State qualifiers-1. Lyon (K) 179; 1. Bukowski (B) 179; 3. Sawtell (K) 184; 4. Bland (B) 193; 5. Wemhoff (AM) 194; 6. Richardson (B) 211; 7. Grome (AM) 214; 8. Chance (M) 214; 9. Hillard (B) 220. Alternate: Gogal (AM) 226.