Lynden’s Scarlett takes third in long jump in 2A state meet

Grant Scarlett of Lynden had a mark of 22 feet, 7 inches which was good enough for a bronze medal in the long jump during the Class 2A State Championships on Thursday, May 26, at Mount Tahoma.

Scarlett was just 3 inches behind Kedrick Johnson (23) of Hockinson who took home the state title.

Sehome’s Colton Johnsen finished fifth in the 1,600 with a time of 4:20.24. Johnsen won a district title last week with a run of 4:15.95.

Bellingham’s Annika Reiss (5:14.64) finished eighth in the 1,600. She won two district titles last week - one in the 1,600 and one in the 3,200.

Benjamin Doucette (14.42) of Bellingham finished first in the 110-meter hurdles prelims. Doucette had a personal record of 14.35 last week where he won a district title.

The 4x400 relay team of Lauren Zwiers, Sierra Smith, Cassidee Barclay and Jasmyne Neria of Lynden placed first with a time of 4:01.67. The same squad finished second in the 4x200 relay as they ran it in 1:45.39.

On the boys’ side, Lynden’s Jacob Heeringa, Tate Hutchins, Brandon Swarthout and Scarlett finished third in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:26.88.

This story was originally published May 26, 2016 at 10:29 PM with the headline "Lynden’s Scarlett takes third in long jump in 2A state meet."