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FINISHED -- Columbia High senior Kirsten Larsen (center) takes second place in the Southwest District Class 1A 100-meter final during state qualifying May 20 in Rainier. Larsen qualified for the May 27-28 state championships in both the 100 and 200 dashes; she did it by clocking a personal-best time in each event.
Last Friday was a sort of Senior Day for Klickitat County track and field athletes competing in the final district competitions of their prep careers.
At the 2011 Southwest District 1A championships in Rainier, Columbia High senior Kirsten Larsen and qualified for state in three events, Heidi Nybroten and Evan Nystrom made it in two, and Joshua Bell and Jordon Barnedt will go to Cheney in one each.
Larsen, in the 100 and 200, and Nystrom, in the 100 and 400, each set two personal records during the district meet.
The Central Regional 1B meet in Wapato also was a day for seniors to stand out. Liz Vogt of Trout Lake/Glenwood and Samantha Brewer of Klickitat both qualified for state in Cheney in four events. Each won three and qualified for a fourth by meeting the state minimum standard.
Here’s a rundown of the athletes local schools will be sending to the May 27-28 state championships at Eastern Washington University.
Columbia High
(Girls) Kirsten Larsen, sr., 100, 200, 4x400; Heidi Nybroten, sr., discus, javelin; Sarah Gibson, jr., 1600, 4x400; Aleigha Rude, jr., 4x400; Monika Swick, soph., 800, 4x400; Claudia Cortez, fr., 1600.
(Boys) Evan Nystrom, sr., 100, 400; Joshua Bell, sr., 400; Jordon Barnedt, sr., javelin; Brad Rich, soph., 1600, 3200; Scott Bergstrom, soph., 800.
Lyle/Wishram
(Girls) Chantelle Hickman, soph., javelin.
(Boys) Henry Matai, sr., 110 hurdles, shot put, 4x100; Steven McClusky, sr., 4x100, 4x400; Cole Lysgaard, sr., 4x100, 4x400; Joakim Bennick, jr., 3200; John Stephens, fr., 300 hurdles, 4x400; Kyle Radke, jr., 400, 4x100, 4x400.
Klickitat
(Girls) Samantha Brewer, sr., 100 hurdles, high jump, long jump, triple jump.
(Boys) Caleb Keys, sr., discus, shot put; Cole Walters, jr., javelin.
Trout Lake/Glenwood
(Girls) Liz Vogt, sr., 200, 300 hurdles, triple jump, long jump; Krissy Yarnell, sr., shot put, pole vault; Anna Nakae, sr., 4x400; Lindsey Scott, jr., 4x400; Valerie Vogt, soph., 800, 1600, 3200; Caitlin Scott, fr., 4x400; Anna Klahn, jr., 4x400.
(Boys) Harvey Starr, sr., pole vault, 4x400; Lucas King, jr., 200, 400, 1600, 4x400; Alex King, soph., 800, 1600, 4x400; Josh Clark, fr., 4x400.
