Meridian’s Marcus McGuinn and Carson Kautz of Nooksack Valley took home two district titles each during the Class 1A Bi-District Championships on Saturday, May 21.
McGuinn placed first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.48 seconds and 300-meter hurdles (41.30). Kautz dominated the shot put with a throw of 48 feet and the discus (148-10).
On the girls’ side, Lynden Christian’s Hannah Rusnak qualified for state on opposite ends of the spectrum. She took home a district championship in the 100 meters with a time of 12.46 and then finished first in the long jump with a jump of 17-08 1/2.
Nooksack Valley’s Connor Beard qualified for state in four different events including the 100 (11.59), 4x100 (3:34.65), long jump (20-10) and triple jump (42-6).
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The top four in each event advance to state which is Thursday, May 28 at Eastern Washington University.
Team results
Meridian boys’ track finished second in team points with 105. Nooksack Valley placed third with a score of 71 and Lynden Christian finished fourth with a 71.
Lynden Christian girls’ track finished third with a score of 72.5 for the team title.
Whatcom County Class 1A Boys State qualifiers
100 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Connor Beard | Nooksack Valley | 11.59 |
David Martin | Lynden Christian | 11.62 |
200 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Stephen Cummins | Lynden Christian | 23.42 |
400 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Stephen Cummins | Lynden Christian | 50.82 |
David Martin | Lynden Christian | 52.18 |
1,600 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Brooks DeWaard | Lynden Christian | 4:34.82 |
3,200 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Josh Lingbloom | Lynden Christian | 10:00.91 |
Brooks DeWaard | Lynden Christian | 10:06.18 |
110 HURDLES | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Marcus McGuinn | Meridian | 15.55 |
Aaron Bosscher | Nooksack Valley | 15.86 |
Harlon Stuit | Meridian | 16.29 |
300 HURDLES | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Marcus McGuinn | Meridian | 41.30 |
Aaron Bosscher | Nooksack Valley | 41.82 |
Andrew Ward | Lynden Christian | 42.52 |
4x100 RELAY | ||
School | Athletes | Time |
Nooksack Valley | Tre Silva Colton Kautz Aaron Bosscher Connor Beard | 44.86 |
4x400 RELAY | ||
School | Athletes | Time |
Meridian | Camden Burgess Marcus McGuinn Daniel Young Kent Zander | 3:34.65 |
SHOT PUT | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Colton Kautz | Nooksack Valley | 48-00.00 |
DISCUS | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Colton Kautz | Nooksack Valley | 148-10 |
Chris Poortinga | Meridian | 135-00 |
HIGH JUMP | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Daniel Young | Meridian | 5-10.00 |
Matias Velasquez | Mount Baker | 5-08.00 |
Alex Velasquez | Mount Baker | 5-08.00 |
POLE VAULT | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Lucas Van Dyke | Meridian | 13-4 |
LONG JUMP | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Camden Burgess | Meridian | 20-10.00 |
Connor Beard | Nooksack Valley | 20-03.50 |
Daniel Young | Meridian | 19-06.00 |
TRIPLE JUMP | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Camden Burgess | Meridian | 43-0 |
Connor Beard | Nooksack Valley | 42-6 |
Whatcom County Class 1A Girls State qualifiers
100 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Hannah Rusnak | Lynden Christian | 12.46 |
200 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Payton Lunde | Meridian | 26.91 |
400 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Caitlyn Macy | Nooksack Valley | 1:01.11 |
800 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Ashlee VanDenTop | Meridian | 2:17.92 |
Natalie Smith | Mount Baker | 2:18.27 |
1,600 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Sarah Ball | Lynden Christian | 5:10.42 |
Amy Jo Murphy | Nooksack Valley | 5:14.40 |
3,200 METERS | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Sarah Ball | Lynden Christian | 11:22.22 |
Amy Jo Murphy | Nooksack Valley | 11:27.66 |
100 HURDLES | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Hannah Rusnak | Lynden Christian | 14.90 |
Michaela Yonkman | Nooksack Valley | 16.42 |
300 HURDLES | ||
Athlete | School | Time |
Michaela Yonkman | Nooksack Valley | 47.45 |
4x100 RELAY | ||
School | Athletes | Time |
Lynden Christian | Brianna Bruneau Libby Hielkema Brandy Bruneau Hannah Rusnak | 50.38 |
4x200 RELAY | ||
School | Athletes | Time |
Lynden Christian | Brianna Bruneau Libby Hielkema Kenadi Bratt Brandy Bruneau | 1:47.31 |
Meridian | Mali Mack Katelyne Zucati Lexi Groen Payton Lunde | 1:47.55 |
4x400 RELAY | ||
School | Athletes | Time |
Lynden Christian | Brandy Bruneau Libby Hielkema Brianna Bruneau Sarah Ball | 4:07.24 |
Nooksack Valley | Caitlyn Macy Camren Salmonson Alyce Harlan Michaela Yonkman | 4:08.31 |
SHOT PUT | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Grace Himango | Nooksack Valley | 35-6.5 |
DISCUS | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Kaylee Schemstad | Mount Baker | 100-05 |
Grace Himango | Nooksack Valley | 99-01 |
JAVELIN | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Nicole Whittern | Nooksack Valley | 118-6 |
Sydney Gospodinovich | Meridian | 113-6 |
POLE VAULT | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Katelyne Zucati | Meridian | 8-09.00 |
Katherine Dunford | Mount Baker | 8-09.00 |
LONG JUMP | ||
Athlete | School | Mark |
Hannah Rusnak | Lynden Christian | 17-8.5 |
Payton Lunde | Meridian | 16-6 |
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