Greyhounds Track Dominate at Dolphin Invite
The Pullman Greyhounds competed at the Dolphin Invitational today, hosted by West Valley High School. The track and field team competed against 18 other schools from Washington and Idaho. Overall team scores had the girls finishing in 3rd place and the boys taking 5th.
The Harris sisters had a standout day: sophomore Ada Harris took 3rd in the 800m with a PR of 2:25, senior Jennabee Harris took 3rd in the 300m hurdles (49.69), 6th in the 100m hurdles (18.13), and both sisters ran in the 4x400m relay, which took 3rd in a time of 4:18.
Junior Shahad Akasha took 2nd in the 3200m with a PR of 11:41, auto-qualifying for districts in her first competition of the season. Sophomore Maile Sandberg again had a strong performance, taking 3rd in the pole vault. Freshman Camber Wolfe took 6th in the shot put with a throw of 29 feet, 11 inches. Sam Sears had a solid day for the Greyhounds, finishing 2nd overall in the discus (127’11) and adding a top 8 performance with a personal best throw (40’10.5) in the shotput competition.
Senior Bill Engles finished 4th in the 200m (23.54) and 7th in the 100m (11.75). Engles teamed up with Anthony Wright, Silas Wheatley, and Jason Li for a 2nd place finish in the boys 4x100m relay (44.76). The middle distance duo of Judah Fitzgerald and Peter Jobson handled things on the track for the hounds in the 800m and 1600m races. (Fitzgerald, 800m, 2:08.89-6th, 1600m, 4:37.32-5th) (Jobson, 800m, 2:10.46-8th, 1600m, 4:47.85-8th) Wright finished the 400-meter dash in a 54.25-second effort for 4th. Judah Fitzgerald, Peter Jobson, and Anthony Wright teamed up with Evan Anderson in the 4x400m relay, clocking a time of 3:37.52 for 3rd place. Anderson also finished 5th overall in the long jump competition. (17’11)
“This has been a heavy training week for the Greyhound track and field athletes. We are in the middle of building a solid foundation at the moment, and overall, our athletes were extremely successful. They also learned a lot at this high level of competition. I am very impressed with how we did today.”
Colin Briggs (Boys Head Coach)
“I was really impressed with how our team competed today, especially in the tough weather conditions they faced. Despite the cold, rain, and wind, they competed hard, running, jumping, and throwing with a lot of heart, supporting each other every step of the way, and hitting some really nice performances. This team is something special, and we’re excited to see what they continue to do. This is only the start, and we’re still in heavy training, so I can’t wait to see all that’s yet to come.”
-Allix Potratz-Lee (Girls Head Coach).
The Greyhounds compete next at home with the McCluskey Twilight Dual vs. Moscow High School on Friday, March 29th.
