Forks girls sweep relays at Raymond’s Pacific League meet

May 2, 2024 1:30 am
The Spartan Track ream also had a good showing on April 20 at the Bellevue Christian Track and Field Invitational at Sammamish High School. Nate Dahlgren took 1st in the shot, 2nd in disc, and 7th in javelin and was named athlete of the meet. Submitted Photo
The Spartan Track ream also had a good showing on April 20 at the Bellevue Christian Track and Field Invitational at Sammamish High School. Nate Dahlgren took 1st in the shot, 2nd in disc, and 7th in javelin and was named athlete of the meet. Submitted Photo

By Michael Carman

Olympic Peninsula News Group

RAYMOND — Red-hot relay squads picked up three victories for the Forks girls in a seven-team Pacific League meet Thursday at Raymond.

The Spartans finished fourth as a team with 90 points. Adna was first with 102, edging Onalaska 101 and Hoquiam (95).

Juniors Erika Williams, Miley Blanton, Keana Rowley and Allie Coons won the 4×100 (57.74).

Moli Luong, Natalie Horejsi, Williams and Coons took first in the 4×200 (2:10.24) and Luong, Coons, Kendall Marshall and Horejsi added a win in the 4×400 (5:25.52).

Marshall added victories in the 800 (a season-best 3:03.96) and the senior set a personal best time of 6:38.01 in the 1,600.

The Forks boys ended up fifth with 47 points. Onalaska outpointed everybody with 145 points.

Senior Joe Franklin and sophomore Noah Foster won individual events for the Spartans.

Franklin hurled the javelin 112-02 while Foster ran to victory in the 400 (56.35) and was second in the 800 with a season-best 2:25.79.

Nate Dahlgren (43-10) and Sloan Tumaua (113-11) each finished second in the shot put and discus respectively.