Pinto runners finishing strong

KAISER - California took part in the School of the Osage Invitational held Tuesday, April 21, finishing with strong results on the girls and boys' side.

Josh Woodruff won the 110-meter hurdles, the 200-meter dash and was apart of the first-place 4x400-meter relay team with Drew Norton, Ethan Hodges and Dylan Norton. Also, Walker Borghardt finished in the top-three in both the long jump and triple jump.

For the girls, Audrey Pickering and Cameron Meyer continue to finish at the top of the shot put and discus events, and Ellie Wirts placed first in the 200-meter dash.

Team scores weren't available. Below are the top-eight finishers for the Pintos only.

BOYS

110-meter hurdles: 1. Josh Woodruff, 14.87.

4x200-meter relay: 2. California, 1:34.85.

1,600-meter run: 2. Adam Burkett, 4:50.09.

4x100-meter relay: 3. California, 45.78.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Dylan Norton, 40.44.

800-meter run: 1. Drew Norton, 2:03.89; 2. Ethan Hodges, 2:07.56.

200-meter dash: 1. Josh Woodruff, 22.68.

4x400-meter relay: 1. California (Drew Norton, Ethan Hodges, Dylan Norton, Josh Woodruff), 3:30.23.

Pole vault: 7. Allan Burger, 11-0.

High jump: 5. Hunter RuBert, 5-8.

Long jump: 3. Walker Borghardt, 20-1.5.

Triple jump: 2. Walker Borghardt, 41-0; 3. Josh Woodruff, 40-1.

Shot put: 2. Ramiro Garcia, 47-7.

Discus: 1. Ramiro Garcia, 142-10.

GIRLS

4x100-meter relay: 8. California, 59.20.

400-meter dash: 6. Jasmine Wells, 1:07.79.

300-meter hurdles: 2. Jasmine Wells, 52.02.

200-meter dash: 1. Ellie Wirts, 28.25.

3,200-meter run: 7. Savanna Qualls, 14:13.64.

4x400-meter relay: 5. California, 4:37.33.

Pole vault: 5. Ashley Sommerer, 8-0.

Shot put: 2. Audrey Pickering, 38-4.5; 7. Cameron Meyer, 29-2.

Discus: 1. Cameron Meyer, 97-11.

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CENTRALIA - California coach Jon Lindquist took the junior varsity squad to the Centralia Open meet on Thursday, allowing some players to rest and allowing his younger athletes to get some experience against higher competition.

Wirts and Sommerer placed in the top-eight in four events, and the boys' 4x100-meter relay team had a strong showing.

Below are the top-eight finishers for the California junior varsity team only.

BOYS

Team scores: 6. California, 26.

100-meter dash: 4. Toby Dalbey, 12.25; 7. Phillip Strobel, 12.58.

4x100-meter relay: 3. California, 48.83.

High jump: 4. Sam Cummings, 5-6.

GIRLS

Team scores: 4. California, 58.5.

100-meter hurdles: 5. Ashley Sommerer, 20.24.

1,600-meter run: 3. Savanna Qualls, 6:25.07.

400-meter dash: 3. Ellie Wirts, 1:06.14.

300-meter hurdles: 4. Ashley Sommerer, 57.06.

200-meter dash: 2. Ellie Wirts, 28.52.

Pole vault: 3. Ashley Sommerer, 8-0.

High jump: T-5. Brittney Ellington, 4-0. T-5. Ashley Sommerer. 4-0.

Long jump: 2. Ellie Wirts, 13-11.

Triple jump: 4. Ellie Wirts, 29-8.

Discus: 7. Ane Mikkelsen, 73-6.