This past week, the Loggers competed in the 26th Annual Shotwell Invitational, their last home meet of the season.
The Loggers’ three wins of the day were made by senior Andrea Leiken (Portland, Ore.) and sophomore Alicia Burns (Spokane Valley, Wash.).
Leiken won the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash, posting a 26.04 in the 200m and a 57.56 in the 400m.
“The season has been going really well for me,” Leiken said. “I have improved a lot from last year and I am setting higher and higher expectations for myself. As a senior, and as my last track season ever, I want to make the most of it and work as hard as I can to reach my goals. I see many of my teammates working hard and improving as well and I think as a whole, this is the strongest I have seen the girls’ team since I came here freshman year.”
Burns ran a 2:22:28 in the 800-meter to take the title for the meet.
Freshman Maya Hallstein (San Rafael, Calif.) took second in the long jump with 16-feet, 2.5 inches.
The women finished second with a total of 112 points.
Another notable performance was made by junior Matt Klein (Portland, Ore.), who placed second in the 5000m run with a time of 15:17.18.
The men’s 4×100 relay also placed second in the tournament.
Unfortunately, the Loggers placed fourth at the end of the meet.
“I have a lot of goals for this track season,” Leiken said. “I hope to be conference champion in the 400-meter and top three in the 200-meter. I also think our 4×400-meter relay team has a shot at first in conference. Most importantly, I want to make it to Nationals in the 400-meter. That would be the ultimate way to end my track and field career.”
While this was the last home meet, the Loggers head to Forest Grove, Oregon to compete in the Luau Invitational.