The Tahoma boys and girls track and field teams swept the West Central District 4A meet led by three top-step performances from sophomore speedster Olivia Ribera. The next stop for the Tahoma teams is the state meet that began Thursday and ends Saturday at Mount Tahoma High, 4634 South 74th St., Tacoma.
Girls to state
The girls team won with a score of 90.5, outpacing second place Curtis by double digits at 73.
Ribera won the 100 meters in 12.23 seconds. She followed that with a win in the 200 meters in 24.62 and currently holds the top time in the state in the event.
Along with the victories in running events, Ribera won the long jump reaching 18 feet, 2.50 inches.
Alice Jensen won the 3,200 in 10:43.53.
Delaney Tiernan took second in the 800 at 2:15.95 and the 1,600 in 5:04.27.
100 meters
Olivia Ribera
200 meters
Olivia Ribera
800 meters
Delaney Tiernan
1600 meters
Delaney Tiernan
Amanda Kiefer
Alice Jensen
3200 meters
Alice Jensen
Amanda Kiefer
Long jump
Olivia Ribera
Shot put
Ginny Mehl
Discus
Ginny Mehl
Javelin
Elizabeth Zosel
Boys to state
The boys team posted a score of 84 over South Kitsap at 81 for second.
Graeme Schroeder ran second in the 800 in 1:54.41 and the 1,600 in 4:20.41.
The 1,600 relay team took second in 3:22.76. The runners were Schroeder, Jacob Contreras, Austin Brown and Jordan White.
Caleb Brown took second in the long jump at 23-01.50.
100 meters
Jacob Contreras
200 meters
Jacob Contreras
400 meters
Austin Brown
800 meters
Graeme Schroeder
1600 meters
Graeme Schroeder
Tristan Houser
3200 meters
Keegan Fitzpatrick
110 hurdles
Caleb Brown
400 relay
Austin Brown, Jacob Contreras, Jerrel Chapman, Caleb Brown, Billy Woodcock, Jordan White
1600 relay
Graeme Schroeder, Jacob Contreras, Austin Brown, Jordan White, Andrew Klair, Tristan Houser
Long Jump
Caleb Brown
Shot put
Deszmon Humphries
Discus
Deszmon Humphries
Kingston Suka
Javelin
Alex Cielo
Kentwood
The Kentwood boys team scored 37 points to tie for sixth with Bellarmine Prep. The girls posted 31 for ninth.
On the boys side Brandon Stribling won the long jump reaching 23-09.50.
The 1,600 relay team ran second with a time of 42.13.
Boys to state
100 meters
Bailey Paladin
Brandon Stribling
200 meters
Bailey Paladin
300 hurdles
Joe Ziller
400 relay
Connor Benson, Brandon Stribling, Kaleb Swai, Bailey Paladin, Isaiah Williams, Reese Paladin
Long jump
Brandon Stribling
Long Jump
Brandon Stribling
Girls at state
400 meters
Amari Leander
400 relay
Malea Munoz, Amari Leander, Zaria Jones, Bebe Thomas, Hailey Suit, Ayanna Hollis
1600 relay
Malea Munoz, Catryce Thompson, Lindsay Tyler, Amari Leander, Emma McMeen, Ayanna Hollis
Long jump
Brittany Woke
Triple jump
Brittany Woke
Kentlake
The Kentlake girls team was 16th with 16 points.
Lizzy Reichlinger won the pole vault clearing 11 feet.
Avalyne Peters will join her at state competing in the high jump.
