Reynolds sweeps up in A for a second straight year

Granted, winning isn’t supposed to get old. But Katherine Reynolds seems determined to test that tenet to it fullest.

Reynolds, an enormously gifted sophomore from Seattle’s University Prep, wowed an appreciative crowd at Eastern Washington’s Woodward Field Saturday by winning the 1A 100- and 200-meter dashes during the final day of competition in the 2004 WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington 2A-1A and B Girls Track and Field Championships.

The wins, coupled with her triumphs Friday in the long jump and 400, gave Reynolds her second four-event, state meet sweep in as many years and kept alive her chances of winning 16 individual championships by the time she graduates in 2006.

Class 2A Woodland, Class A King’s and Class B Riverside Christian claimed team tiles, but it was the heroics of Reynolds that highlighted the day-long competition under cool, bluster – but dry – conditions.

“I actually had a pretty good meet because I PR’d in two different events,” the unassuming Reynolds said shortly after running a personal-record time of 25.17 seconds in the 200 finals. “The 100 (12.73) today was kind of iffy because it’s such a short race and there’s a better chance of messing up. But the long jump (Friday) was really fun, and so was the 200, because after seeing the other qualifying times I knew it was probably going to be my easiest race.”

Reynolds, who won the same four events as a freshman last spring, dusted the field in the 100 finals with a time of 12.73 and finished the competition – just as she did last year – as the meet’s top individual scorer with 40 points

Almira/Coulee-Hartline senior Kristen Dormaier also had a big day Saturday, winning the Class B long jump, 100 and 200. The three wins, coupled with Friday’s second-place finish in the triple jump, let Dormaier account for all 38 of the points ACH scored in finishing third.

“It went better than I expected,” Dormaier said of her final high school competition. “My goal was to make the finals in all of my events, and after that, just go out and do the best that I could.”

Dormaier soared a personal-best 17-1/4 in winning the long jump, beat Republic rival Crystal Gubler in the 100 and edged DeSales’ Leticia Cervantes in a photo finish in the 200.

B

Dormaier’s narrow win over Cervantes in the 200 produced one of the day’s best finishes.

“Actually, I thought she had won it,” Dormaier said after her 26.39 nipped Cervantes by a hundredth of a second. “She was ahead of me coming off the corner, but I kept telling myself, ‘I’ve got to get there, it’s my last chance.’ “

Riverside Christian, in rolling up 107 points on its way to the team championship, got winning efforts from Mary Labbee in the 1,600 (5:26.17), Sharelle Wells in the 100 hurdles (15.93), Kristie Moss in the high jump (5-0) and its 4x100 relay team (51.23).

DeSales finished second with 90 points on the strength of Andrea Wujek’s win in the 300 hurdles (46.17) and victories in the 4x200 (1:47.07) and 4x400 (4:01.41) relays.

Reardan freshman Jenny Knezovich won the 800 final with a time of 2:18.11. Morton’s Samantha Frazzin captured the pole vault by clearing 9-0. Wilbur-Creston’s Kim Green and Kesley Llewellyn finished 2-3 in the pole vault.

A

Reynold’s individual accomplishments all but overshadowed a splendid effort by Kings, which easily outdistanced runner-up Seattle Academy, 76-45, to successfully defend its team title.

King’s did most of its damage in the relays, winning the 4x100 in 49.70 and the 4x200 in 1:46.13. Kimi Mayhle, Chira Louie, Tatianna Noel and Sarah Smart comprised both winning teams.

Cedar Park’s Jane Larson won both the 800 (2:17.92) and 1,600 (5:14.02), while Lind-Ritzville’s Jessica Heidenreich captured the high jump at 5-3.

2A

Pullman used an outstanding final-day by freshman Lindsay Myron to score 51 points and finish third behind Woodland (69) and Steilacoom (55).

Myron won the triple jump with a leap of 35-11½ and finished third in both the 300 hurdles (46.34) and 100 hurdles (16.12). The Greyhounds also got a second-place finish from freshman Lexie Fairbanks in the triple jump (35-10¼), a third from their 4x100 relay team and a fourth from their 4x400 relay quartet.