Guglielmino sweeps sprints

Not long after collecting one individual state title on Saturday, Kassie Guglielmino looked like she’d exhausted all her energy in her bid to win a second.

“My tank’s on empty,” she exhaled moments after winning the State 1B 400-meter run at the 1A/2B/1B track and field championships at Eastern Washington University.

Guglielmino, however, can race on fumes.

Northport’s diminutive freshman added a 200 title to finish the day with three first-place trophies and an impressive sweep of all three sprints. She coasted to a win in the 100 with a time of 13.21 seconds, held on to win the 400 by half of a stride in 26.96 and completed the sweep with a victory in the 200 (26.96).

Now she’s on pace for 12 state titles in high school.

“My coach always pushes me,” Guglielmino said. “The school record is nine, so he’s pushing me for at least that. These three races seem to work for me, and I guess I’ll do them the next three years.”

Two other girls captured three individual titles at state: Maddie Meyers of Northwest (Seattle) cruised to victories in the 1A 800, 1,600 and 3,200, and Mikel Elliott of White Pass swept the same three races in the 2B meet.

A day after setting a 1B meet record in the discus, Cusick’s Andrea Heinen placed first in the shot put with a throw of 35 feet, 11/4 inches. She added a third-place trophy in the javelin.

Wilbur-Creston’s Brianne Goodlake was second in the 100 hurdles. Curlew’s Noel Meyer was third in the 800, fourth in the 1,600 and fifth in the 400.

Mount Rainier Lutheran captured the team championship with 108 points.

2B: Liberty’s Teara Cornmesser won the shot put title at 39-6, nearly a 2-foot improvement over last year’s heave that netted her third place. “I just wanted to go in and have fun,” Cornmesser said. “I feel like if it’s meant to be, it’ll happen. It did today.”

Colfax worked to defend last year’s team crown down to the final event, but Pe Ell unseated the Bulldogs by a two-point margin with 53 team points.

Morgan Willson led Colfax with second-place results in the 800 (2:23.93) and 1,600 (5:16.19), and the Bulldogs also placed second in the 800 relay.

St. George’s teammates Alix Saucier and Alicia Burns placed second in the high jump and 400, respectively. Taz Brooks (Liberty) placed third in the triple jump, and Kelsey Arlt (Lind-Ritzville) took third in the discus.

1A: Newport junior Sophie Bush arguably had the best seat to witness Northwest’s Meyers’ historical performance, but it depends on the perspective.

Bush placed second behind the three-time winner in two events and fourth in another. Meyers set 1A meet records in the 800 (2:13.45) and 1,600 (4:50.02) in addition to her 3,200 win on Friday. Only a sophomore, Meyers has won seven state titles between track and cross country.

“I knew she’d be way out in front, and it reminded me I needed to run my own race,” said Bush, who finished second in the 1,600 and 3,200 and was fourth in the 800.

Chewelah’s Samantha Beamer placed second in the 400, third in the 100 and fourth in the 200 and triple jump. Freeman’s Morgan Romey was second in the discus after placing second in the shot put a day earlier. Talia Neiman for Freeman was third in the high jump.