Vikings' Loomis, Osbon toss weight around


Siuslaw senior Andrea Osbon

Siuslaw Vikings senior throwers Andrea Osbon and Skyler Loomis have come out the track-and-field gate with high marks in the shot put, javelin and discus.

Both swept those events Tuesday at a season-opening, four-way meet at Hans Petersen Field.

Osbon won the shot put with a Class 4A best 37 feet, 6 inches, while her 99-11 in the discus and 100-0 in the javelin put her at No. 5 in the state in each event.

Loomis stands No. 2 in the javelin at 149-7, No. 5 in 4A in the discus at 125-8 and No. 6 in the shot put with a personal-record 39.7.

Siuslaw had 248 points to win the boys meet, followed by Elmira with 113, Bandon with 89 and Pacific with 52.

Elmira won the girls team title with 187 points, with Siuslaw scoring 137, Bandon 91 and Pacific 5.

In other top marks by the Vikings:

  • Junior Camp Lacouture won the pole vault with a personal-record 12-6, tied for No. 3 in 4A.
  • Sophomore Hunter Petterson won the 100 meters in 11.68a, No. 7 in 4A.
  • Sophomore Samuel Ulrich won the 1,500 in a PR 4:29.75a, No. 3 in 4A. Junior Chad Hughes, senior Jaxson Jensen and sophomore Kyle Hughes followed Ulrich to the finish line with 4A top 10 times.
  • Siuslaw also won both boys relay events, the 4x100 and the 4x400, the latter event in a state-best 3:50.24.
  • Junior Rylee Colton ran a PR 5:13.42 to finish second in the 1,500 to shoot to the top of the 4A state list. Senior Brea Blankenship is No. 2 in 4A in the 1,500 following a third-place finish Tuesday.
  • Senior Gracie Freudenthal swept the hurdles, going 18.30 in the 100 (No. 7 in 4A) and 55.07 in the 300 (No. 4 in 4A).
  • Freshman Corduroy Holbrook is No. 8 in among 4A girls in the 800, running 2:48.21.
  • Siuslaw's girls 4x400 relay team is No. 2 in 4A after winning in 4:30.00.

Siuslaw hosts the Central Coast Invitational on Friday.

Complete results are online at athletic.net.

SCHEDULE
Friday, April 23 — Central Coast Invitational, Hans Petersen Field, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 27 — Sky-Em League JV Meet, Cottage Grove
Friday, April 30 — Sky-Em League Showcase, Hans Petersen Field, 4 p.m.
Friday, May 7 — Wally Ciochetti Invitational. Cottage Grove, 2 p.m., 11 a.m.
Friday-Saturday, May 14-15 — Sky-Em League Championships, Hans Petersen Field, 11 a.m.
May 17-23 — State championships, Siuslaw or Stayton

ROSTER
Boys
Freshmen (9)
Samuel Castle
Owen Garneau
Dylan Jensen
Brayden Linton
Talin Loomis
Talan Ross
David Sassone
Landon Severy
Cort Waggoner
Sophomores (9)
Jacob Blankenship
Ben Bomberger
Alex Goss
Kyle Hughes
Carson McGinley
Lucian Murphy
Hunter Petterson
Jonathan Rose
Samuel Ulrich
Juniors (11)
Rhys Fleming
Dante Gali
JC Gentry
Avery Hart
Joshua Heckathorn
Chad Hughes
Kayden Lane
Camp Lacouture
Daniel Paasch
Joseph Slaughter
James Smith
Seniors (5)
Ryan Jenning
Jaxson Jensen
Skyler Loomis
Liam McClellan
Christian Newlan

Girls
Freshmen (6)
Madison Carnahan
Makayla Freeman
Corduroy Holbrook
Jane Lacouture
Daelyn McGee
Mya Smith
Sophomores (2)
Jasmine Bledsoe
Zoe Alberty
Juniors (2)
Arrianna Brown
Rylee Colton
Seniors (4)
Brea Blankenship
Gracie Freudenthal
Molly McGinley
Andrea Osbon