The 14th annual Siuslaw Icebreaker track and field meet will feature familiar faces and schools Thursday at Hans Petersen Field.

Five schools will compete, including three for the 14th time — 2A Coquille, 5A North Bend and 4A Siuslaw.

"There is a waiting list for the meet," Siuslaw coach Chris Johnson said. "Everyone is fond of early season meets, but evidentially not many are fond of hosting them.

"So I've been pretty loyal to the teams that have been coming for a long time."

Douglas, now a 3A school, has been an Icebreaker staple since 2010. Mapleton, a 1A school, is a first-time invitee.

Siuslaw has hosted as many as nine schools (2010 and 2011) and an event-low four last spring.

"If we get too many teams and don't have entry limits — and I try not to — those events get really crowded," Johnson said.

"For example, we have had as many as nine flights in the discus and javelin, up to 18 with both genders. (That's a) long night. If I keep it to five teams it's manageable."

This year's icebreaker also may have some familiar names taking individual titles. Of the 29 individual events last spring, 24 were won by underclassmen.

North Bend dominated, with the boys winning 11 of 14 individual events and the Lady Bulldogs 9 of 15. (There was no pole vault event for the boys.)

Siuslaw was successful in four events, the boys and girls 1,500 meters and 3,000.

The Vikings' Jonah Jarman won the 1,500 and Brendon Jensen the 3,000, while Siuslaw freshman Brea Blankenship won the girls 1,500 and Hannah Rannow the 3,000.

The Vikings also won both 4x400 relay races, the boys featuring Ryan Jennings, Kiger Johnson, Jonah Jarman and Brendon Jensen, the girls Brea Blankenship, Kaylee Graham, Hannah Rannow and Gracie Freudenthal.

"The distance races will be fun (Thursday), and North Bend's 100-meter boy (2018 4A champion Jonathan Chilcote) will be worth the price of admission," Johnson said.

NOTES

The anticipated battle between two 4A state javelin champions, Siuslaw's Ryan Rendon-Padilla (2018) and North Bend's Ty Hampton (2017), will not happen. ...

"Ryan is out indefinitely with a knee injury, so no javelin showdown," Johnson said. "Everyone else is healthy." ...

The Vikings will be on the road next week, Tuesday at the Sky-Em League JV meet at Junction City and Saturday, April 6, at the Marist Track Classic.



Last year's Siuslaw Icebreaker results are at: 
https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=318475&show=all

VIKINGS SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 21 — Siuslaw Icebreaker, Hans Petersen Field.
Tuesday, April 2 — Sky-Em League JV meet, Junction City.
Saturday, April 6 — Marist Track Classic, Eugene.
Tuesday, April 9 — Sky-Em League JV meet, Hans Petersen Field.
Saturday, April 13 — Prefontaine Rotary Invitational, Marshfield (Coos Bay).
Wednesday, April 17 — Sky-Em League JV meet, Marist.
Friday, April 19 — Central Coast Invitational, Hans Petersen Field.
Tuesday, April 23 — Sky-Em League JV meet, Elmira.
Saturday, April 27 — 55th Centennial Invitational, Gresham.
Tuesday, April 30 — Sky-Em League Varsity, Marshfield (Coos Bay).
Friday, May 3 — Wally Ciochetti Invitational, Cottage Grove.
Friday-Saturday, May 10-11 — Sky-Em District Championships, Marist High School, Eugene.
Friday-Saturday, May 17-18 — OSAA Class 4A state championships, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham.

Boys roster, as posted on Athletic.net as of 2/26/2019
Athlete, event(s), (personal records)
Freshmen (16)
Elijah Dobson
Rhys Fleming
Hector Garcia
JC Gentry
Avery Hart
Joshua Heckathorn
Chad Hughes
Jaxson Jensen
Camp Lacouture
Kayden Lane
Aedan Lawrence
Dominick Lloyd
Jason Rawlins
Joseph Slaughter
James Smith
Braydon Thornton
Sophomores (6)
Hayden Burns, high jump (4-10)
Louis Gentry, 3,000 (12:45.0, in last fall's Run for the Brownies)
Ryan Jennings, 100 (12.76a), 400 (57.22a), 300 hurdles (44.46a), 4x400 relay
Skyler Loomis, 100 (13.68a), 300 hurdles (47.45a), javelin (146-4), pole vault (8-0), 4x400 relay
Liam McClellan, discus (95-8), javelin (114-4)
Christian Newlan
Juniors (7)
Matthew Horrillo, shot put (39-2), discus (84-9)
Jonah Jarman, 1,500 (4:37.38a), 3,000 (9:52.68a), 4x400 relay, defending Siuslaw Icebreaker 1,500 champion (4:42.98a)
Brendon Jensen, 800 (2:21.6h), 1,500 (4:23.18a), 3,000 (9:28.38a), long jump (17-3), 4x400 relay; Far West League champion at 1,500 and 3,000 meters
Kiger Johnson, 800 (2:05.42a), 1,500 (4:33.73a), 3,000 (9:51.8h), long jump (17-2), 4x400 relay
Isaiah Jones, 100 (12.15a), 200 (25.41a), long jump (16-1.5)
Jared Northrop, 1,500 (4:59.02a), 3,000 (10:20.1h), 4x400 relay
Ryan Rendon-Padilla, discus (121-5), javelin (181-7.5), Far West League and OSAA 4A champion
Seniors (4)
Eli Burnem, 100 (14.5), 800 (2:38.07a), 1,500 (5:16.16a), 3,000 (11:33.67a)
Ethan Hack, 1,500 (5:24.66a), 3,000 (12:31.47a)
Riley Jennings, discus (68-1)
Robert Mans, 800 (2:12.20a), 1,500 (4:54.79a), 3,000 (10:54.44a)

Girls roster, as posted on Athletic.net as of 2/26/2019
Athlete, event(s), (personal records)
Freshmen (9)
Arrianna Brown
Brooklyn Cahoon

Rylee Colton
Maisie Jones
Gracie Perkins
Laney Rodriguez
Kendall Senn
Julia Shoji
Willie Zhen
Sophomores (3)
Brea Blankenship, 800 (2:25.10a), 1,500 (5:10.04a), 3,000 (11:39.93a), javelin (67-6), 4x400 relay, Far West League champion at 1,500 meters in 2018
Gracie Freudenthal, 200 (27.18a), 400 (1:07.32a), 100 hurdles (15.63a), 300 hurdles, (46.83a), Far West League champion in 100 and 300 hurdles in 2018, fifth at state in 300 hurdles, 4x400 relay
Andrea Osbon, shot put (37-4.25), discus (104-11), javelin (98-9), Far West League champion in shot put and discus in 2018
Juniors (4)
Bryn Clement, 400 (1:11:31a), long jump (13-6.5),
Chloe Madden, 800 (2:48.50a), 1,500 (5:35.23a), 3,000 (11:43.14a)
Hannah Rannow, 800 (2:18.54a), 1,500 (4:53.98a), 3,000 (10:29.29a), 4x400 relay, Far West League champion at 800 and 1,500 in 2018, state champion at 800, fifth in state at 3,000
Anne Wartnik, 800 (2.37.10a), 1,500 (5:10.34a), 3,000 (11:35.74a), 4x400 relay, second in 1,500 and third in 3,000 in 2018 Far West League championships
Seniors (8)
Angela Bartlett, 400 (1:19.69a), javelin (69-11), 4x400 relay
Hailee Edgerly, shot put (27-5), discus (89-1), javelin (56-7)
Davina Galli, 100 hurdles (18.96a), 300 hurdles (54.89a), pole vault (7-0)
Madison Reynolds, shot put (36-0.5), discus (90-5), second place in shot put in Far West League in 2018
Alyssa Richards, 1,500 (6:48.0), 3,000 (14:44.1h), javelin (81-11), high jump (4-2), long jump (9-6), 4x400 relay (Note: Marks are from freshman year at Mapleton, 2016)
Naomi Shoji, 400 (1:09.49a), 800 (2:38.12a), 1,500 (5:55.88a), 4x400 relay
Alexis Smith
Makenzie York