Elementary and middle school students from Federal Way recently took part in the Hershey’s State track in Vancouver, Wash., with a number of Federal Way students finding their way to the top of the pack.
Here are the students who finished in the top eight for their given event. Times and distances are excluded until the participants are determined for the next round of the competition, regionals:
Girls
•9-10 Girls:
Standing Long Jump: 1st: Signe Nelson, Enterprise; 2nd: Catherine Lopez, Sherwood Forest
Softball Throw: 1st: Kayla Johnson, Nautilus, set a new state record; 2nd: Arayah Joiner, Sherwood Forest
100 Yard Dash: 4th: Kayla Johnson, Nautilus
200 Meter Dash: 5th: Kayla Johnson, Nautilus
400 Yard Dash: 5th: Stormie Galla, Lake Grove
•11-12 Girls:
Softball Throw: 3rd: Hannah Tyree, Rainier View
100 yard dash: 4th: Sage Camat, Sacajawea
400 yard dash: 7th: Jazmyn Stone, Nautilus
800 meters: 2nd: Jazmyn Stone, Nautilus
•13-14 Girls:
100 yard dash: 5th: Jelisa Turner, Illahee; 8th: Kinidy Dayley, Illahee
200 yard dash: 5th: Vita Pilichuk, Illahee
800 meter run: 8th: Olivia Chong, Lakota
1600 Meter Run: 5th: Olivia Chong, Lakota
4×100 Meter Relay: Vita Pilichuk, Atajia Glass, Jelisa Turner, Kinidy Dayley, Illahee
Boys
•9-10 Boys:
Softball Throw: 1st: Brett Ellingson, Sherwood Forest; 2nd: Mateo De la Pena, Sherwood Forest
50 yard dash: 3rd: Brett Ellingson, Sherwood Forest
100 meters: 2nd: Jeremiah Davis, Lake Dolloff; 4th: Isaiah Davis, Lake Dolloff
200 meter dash: 5th: Mateo De la Pena, Sherwood Forest; 6th: Isaiah Davis, Lake Dolloff
400 yard dash: 4th: Jeremiah Davis, Lake Dolloff; 8th: Kenzo Kimura, Twin Lakes
4×100 yard relay: 1st: Isaiah Davis, Jeremiah Davis, Mateo De la Pena, Brett Ellingson, Lake Dolloff/Sherwood Forest
•11-12 Boys:
Standing Long Jump: 1st: Isaac Vaughn, Sunnycrest; 2nd: Joshua Pearce, Silver Lake
Softball Throw: 2nd: Joshua Pearce, Sherwood Forest; 6th: Jayden Jones, Panther Lake
100 yard dash: 8th: David Holden, Green Gables
200 yard dash: 7th: Erick Encinas, Mark Twain
400 yard dash: 5th: Dominique Arizpe, Saghalie
800 meter run: 8th: Logan Werner, Lakota
•13-14 Boys:
Standing Long Jump: 2nd: Yohane Griffin, Lakota
100 yard dash: 2nd: Yohane Griffin, Lakota; 3rd: Matt Camat, Sacajawea; 6th: Khalid James, Saghalie; 7th: Gary Harris, Saghalie
200 yard dash: 2nd: Yohane Griffin, Lakota; 4th: Elija Macauley, Saghalie
800 meter run: 2nd: Justin Beumeler, Sacajawea; 5th: Anthony Frazier, Lakota
1600 yard run: 2nd: Justin Beumeler, Sacajawea
4×100 Relay: 1st: Elija Macauley, Gary Harris, Khalid James, Matt Camat, Sacajawea/Saghalie