Short relays highlight Tacoma meet

The MHCC track and field team placed second in both the men’s and women’s 4×100-meter relay competing against more than 10 colleges at the Shotwell Classic Saturday at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.

The men’s relay team, consisting of freshmen Caleb Coe and Chris Beard and sophomores LT Avants and Zechariah McLaurin, finished with a time of 43.49 seconds.

The women’s team, consisting of sophomore Molly Scoles and freshmen Whitney Warren, Charlene Manning and Kristi Kachel, clocked in at 51.70 seconds.

Overall, both teams came home with over a dozen top five finishes, including fifth place in the 100-meter run by Scoles, who is proving to be a solid all-around athlete,. Scoles posted a time of 13.04 , and also had a third-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:08.

Sophomore distance runner Christa Collmer continued her consistent top finishes in the women’s 800-meter, placing fifth with a time of 2:23.

The women’s 4×400-meter relay team (Scoles, Collmer, Whitney Warren and Manning) placed fourth in 4:15.

Freshman standout Manning posted a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles (16.57).

The women’s jumps were led by freshmen Carrie Haguewood in the high jump (fifth place, 1.45 meters) and Kachel in the long jump (fifth, 4.76 meters).

In the throws, freshman McKenzie Warren placed second in the shot put, 12.22 meters, and sophomore Tori Dixon placed fourth, 11.88 meters.

Warren also placed fourth in the discus with a throw of 38.44 meters.

At the meet, Warren only competed in two events since the hammer was on the second day and the team would only be there for the first day of competition.

“I was really disappointed,” said Warren, especially since the hammer throw is her favorite event.

Nonetheless, Warren says she’s been happy with how she has performed in the opportunities she’s had thus far. “I’m just hoping that I either stay the same or get better,” said Warren.

Fortunately for Warren, she will have the opportunity to compete in all three of her events today at the John Knight Twilight Invite meet at Western Oregon University in Monmouth.

On the men’s side, sophomore Avants placed third in both the 200-meter (23.11) and the 400-meter (51.26).

Avants also ran on the 4×400-meter relay team — consisting of freshman Cody Beierle, sophomore Vladislav Ishenin and Coe — that placed third with a time of 3:32.

Sophomore Tyler Callahan, MHCC’s javelin record holder — placed second in his staple event, throwing for 63.57 meters.

On April 20, the team will stay local to attend the Cougar Open meet at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City.

The Saints have six meets left on their schedule, not including the NWAACC Championship meet.