Whatcom County has plenty of state track and field qualifiers

By David Rasbach

drasbach@bhamherald.com

Updated May 27, 2016 8:12 AM

Lynden Christian’s Hannah Rusnak clears a hurdle during the girls’ 100 meter hurdles at the Bedlington Twilight Invitational track meet on Friday, March 25, at Lynden High School. Rusnak is one of many Whatcom County athletes that will be competing in the State Track and Field Championships this weekend. Evan Abell eabell@bhamherald.com

Whatcom County is sending its usual large contingent of track and field athletes to the state championships, which begin on Thursday, May 26, and run through Saturday, May 28. The Class 2A and 3A meets will be held at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, while the Class 1A and 1B meets will be held at Eastern Washington University in Cheney.

Here is a list of Whatcom County athletes who qualified to compete:

Class 3A Boys

4x100 RELAY
Brady Morrison Jacob Kildall Ben Broselle Jarid Poole Dalton Cristelli	Ferndale
JAVELIN
Ben Broselle	Ferndale

Class 3A Girls

300 HURDLES
Pagie Devine	Ferndale
TRIPLE JUMP
Rylee Weg	Ferndale
SHOT PUT
Gabrielle Edison	Ferndale
DISCUS
Gabrielle Edison	Ferndale

Class 2A boys

100 METERS
Christian Payne	Lynden
200 METERS
Christian Payne	Lynden
400 METERS
Alfonso Dermendziev	Blaine
800 METERS
Riley Allsop	Sehome
1,600 METERS
Colton Johnsen	Sehome
3,200 METERS
Colton Johnsen	Sehome
110 HURDLES
Benjamin Doucette	Bellingham
Cole Allain	Bellingham
4x100 RELAY
Travis Marquez Grant Scarlett Brandon Swarthout Christian Payne Anthony Baird Caleb Sterk	Lynden
4x400 RELAY
Anthony Frey Dalton Mouw Isaiah Russ Alfonso Dermendziev Trevor Freeland	Blaine
Jacob Heeringa Grant Scarlett Tate Hutchins Brandon Swarthout Ean Price Nick Kildall	Lynden
HIGH JUMP
Nick Faber	Lynden
Aaron Weidenaar	Lynden
LONG JUMP
Grant Scarlett	Lynden
Brandon Swarthout	Lynden
TRIPLE JUMP
Payton Porter	Bellingham
Grant Scarlett	Lynden
Brandon Swarthout	Lynden
SHOT PUT
Jakob Chamberlin	Bellingham
Ben Malquist	Sehome
Andrew Napier	Squalicum
DISCUS
Jakob Chamberlin	Bellingham
JAVELIN
Nicholas Oesterling	Bellingham

Class 2A girls

100 METERS
Hannah Moore	Sehome
400 METERS
Jasmyne Neria	Lynden
800 METERS
Kate Rose	Sehome
Grace Oswin	Squalicum
1,600 METERS
Annika Reiss	Bellingham
Abby Johnson	Sehome
3,200 METERS
Annika Reiss	Bellingham
Abby Johnson	Sehome
4x100 RELAY
Hailey DiLorenzo Sierra Smith Cassidee Barclay Lauren Zwiers Emily Holt Talon Camphor	Lynden
4x200 RELAY
Lauren Zwiers Sierra Smith Cassidee Barclay Jasmyne Neria Talon Camphor Hailey DiLorenzo	Lynden
4x400 RELAY
Lauren Zwiers Sierra Smith Cassidee Barclay Jasmyne Neria Komelija Houston Talon Camphor	Lynden
POLE VAULT
Chloe Roth	Bellingham
Skylar Walston	Sehome
SHOT PUT
Mary Carbee	Sehome
DISCUS
Mary Carbee	Sehome

Class 1A Boys

100 METERS
David Martin	Lynden Christian
Connor Beard	Nooksack Valley
200 METERS
Stephen Cummins	Lynden Christian
400 METERS
Riley Olney	Lynden Christian
David Martin	Lynden Christian
800 METERS
Kent Zander	Meridian
1,600 METERS
Brooks DeWaard	Lynden Christian
3,200 METERS
Josh Lingbloom	Lynden Christian
Brooks DeWaard	Lynden Christian
110 HURDLES
Marcus McGuinn	Meridian
Harlon Stuit	Meridian
Aaron Bosscher	Nooksack Valley
300 HURDLES
Andrew Ward	Lynden Christian
Marcus McGuinn	Meridian
Aaron Bosscher	Nooksack Valley
4x100 RELAY
Tre Silva Colton Kautz Aaron Bosscher Connor Beard Landon Bruland Joseph Jefferson	Nooksack Valley
4x400 RELAY
Camden Burgess Marcus McGuinn Daniel Young Kent Zander Derek Holz Abbas Theophilus	Meridian
HIGH JUMP
Daniel Young	Meridian
Matias Velasquez	Mount Baker
Alex Velasquez	Mount Baker
LONG JUMP
Camden Burgess	Meridian
Daniel Young	Meridian
Connor Beard	Nooksack Valley
TRIPLE JUMP
Camden Burgess	Meridian
Connor Beard	Nooksack Valley
POLE VAULT
Lucas Van Dyke	Meridian
SHOT PUT
Colton Kautz	Nooksack Valley
DISCUS
Chris Poortinga	Meridian
Colton Kautz	Nooksack Valley

Class 1A Girls

100 METERS
Hannah Rusnak	Lynden Christian
200 METERS
Payton Lunde	Meridian
400 METERS
Caitlyn Macy	Nooksack Valley
800 METERS
Ashlee VanDenTop	Meridian
Natalie Smith	Mount Baker
1,600 METERS
Sarah Ball	Lynden Christian
Amy Jo Murphy	Nooksack Valley
3,200 METERS
Sarah Ball	Lynden Christian
Amy Jo Murphy	Nooksack Valley
100 HURDLES
Hannah Rusnak	Lynden Christian
Michaela Yonkman	Nooksack Valley
300 HURDLES
Michaela Yonkman	Nooksack Valley
4x100 RELAY
Brianna Bruneau Libby Hielkema Brandy Bruneau Hannah Rusnak Kenadi Bratt Gracelyn Weg	Lynden Christian
4x200 RELAY
Brianna Bruneau Libby Hielkema Kenadi Bratt Brandy Bruneau Gracelyn Weg Emily Roetcisoender	Lynden Christian
Mali Mack Katelyne Zucati Lexi Groen Payton Lunde Marissa Bliss Mikhayla Boyd	Meridian
4x400 RELAY
Brandy Bruneau Libby Hielkema Brianna Bruneau Sarah Ball Gracelyn Weg Emily Roetcisoender	Lynden Christian
Lexi Groen Lindsey Moore Ashlee VanDenTop Payton Lunde Makenna Holz Kendyl Otter	Meridian
Caitlyn Macy Camren Salmonson Alyce Harlan Michaela Yonkman Broode DeBeeld Erin Beard	Nooksack Valley
POLE VAULT
Katelyne Zucati	Meridian
Katherine Dunford	Mount Baker
LONG JUMP
Hannah Rusnak	Lynden Christian
Payton Lunde	Meridian
SHOT PUT
Grace Himango	Nooksack Valley
DISCUS
Kaylee Schemstad	Mount Baker
Grace Himango	Nooksack Valley
JAVELIN
Sydney Gospodinovich	Meridian
Nicole Whittern	Nooksack Valley

Class 1B boys

100 METERS
Mike Washington	Lummi
200 METERS
Trazil Lane	Lummi
Mike Washington	Lummi
4x100 RELAY
Free Borsey Mike Washington Raven Borsey Trazil Lane Quincy Lane Derek Cooper	Lummi
4x400 RELAY
Derek Cooper Mike Washington Free Borsey Raven Borsey Jonah Ballew Noah Toby	Lummi
LONG JUMP
Trazil Lane	Lummi
TRIPLE JUMP
Free Borsey	Lummi
Raven Borsey	Lummi
HIGH JUMP
Trazil Lane	Lummi

Class 1B girls

100 METERS
Raeschelle Washington	Lummi
200 METERS
Raeschelle Washington	Lummi
400 METERS
Raeschelle Washington	Lummi

SOURCE: WIAA.com

This story was originally published May 25, 2016 at 7:51 PM with the headline "Whatcom County has plenty of state track and field qualifiers."