MOUNT VERNON – The Burlington-Edison girls’ 400 meter relay team clipped six-tenths of a second off the meet record (50.7 set in 1977 by Mount Vernon), winning in 50.64, to lead the Lady Tigers to their 20th consecutive Skagit County track and field title.
With perfect hand-offs and an immediate surge to a six-foot lead after the first exchange from Alicia Shapiro to Michelle Kennedy, the Tigers blazed to the new county record, anchored by junior Chelsea Genther, who also won county titles in the girls’ 100 hurdles (16.26), 300 hurdles (49.02) and the 100 meter dash (13.51).
On the boys side, Mount Vernon Christian’s Jeff McClelland broke the Skagit County meet record in the 300 hurdles, winning in 40.49 to eclipse the previous record of 40.70 set in 2001. That was the only new county record set this year for the boys and McClelland was the only Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes’ county champion.
The Burlington-Edison girls dominated the meet with 286.5 points, outscoring second place Mount Vernon by 123.5 points, while the Tiger boys scored 226 points in winning their eighth straight county title, outscoring the second place Bulldogs by 66 points.
Final Team Scores:
Boys – 1) Burlington-Edison 226; 2) Mount Vernon 160; 3) Sedro-Woolley 117; 4) Anacortes 45; 5) Concrete 27; 6) Mount Vernon Christian 22; 7) La Conner 10.
Girls – 1) Burlington-Edison 286.5; 2) Mount Vernon 163; 3) Anacortes 97.5; 4) Sedro-Woolley 48; 5) Mount Vernon Christian 39; 6) La Conner 20; 7) Concrete 13.
Individual Skagit County Champions:
Long jump: (b) Jeff Adams (B-E) 20′ 4″; (g) Callie Reff (B-E) 15′ 7 1/2″.
High jump: (b) Thomas Kassa (Ana) 6′ 5″; (g) Mary O’Conner (Concrete) 4′ 10″.
Triple jump: (b) Thomas Kassa (Ana) 44′ 11 1/2″; (g) Brienna Palmer (B-E) 31′ 9″.
Discus: (b) Eric Holmstrom (MV) 143′ 8″; (g) Katie McNett (MV) 112′ 5″.
Javelin: (b) Lukas Scherer (Concrete) 158′ 4″; (g) Teira Graham (B-E) 128′ 0″.
Shot put: (b) Robert Macready (S-W) 47′ 1″; (g) Emily Noste (MV) 31′ 1/2″.
Pole vault: (b) Mitchell Mataya (S-W) 12′ 6″; (g) Brienna Palmer (B-E) 9′ 6″.
100: (b) Logan Johnson (S-W) 11.70; (g) Chelsea Genther (B-E) 13.51.
110H: (b) Jeff Adams (B-E) 15.21; (g) Chelsea Genther (B-E) 16.26.
200: (b) Josh Crandell (MV) 23.76; (g) Kinsey Davis (B-E) 26.56.
300H: (b) Jeffrey McClelland (MVC) *40.49; (g) Chelsea Genther (B-E) 49.02.
400: (b) Logan Johnson (S-W) 51.25; (g) Tia Brogna (MV) 1:00.58.
800: (b) Tyler Williams (B-E) 2:00.2; (g) Kathryn Benson (MV) 2:31.66.
1600: (b) Tyler Williams (B-E) 4:31; (g) Taylor Graham (B-E) 5:30.
3200: (b) Tyler Williams (B-E) 9:53; (g) Tessa Murray (MV) 12:17.
400 relay: (b) Burlington-Edison 46.04; (g) Burlington-Edison 50.64.
800 relay: (girls only) Burlington-Edison 1:48.
1600 relay: (b) Burlington-Edison 3:34; (g) Burlington-Edison 4:23.
