AREA TRACK BESTS

RECORD-SETTING 800: Imbler's Amy Clerget (right) acted as the rabbit for teammates Liz Woody (second from right) and Emili Woody in the girls 800-meter run Thursday at the Elgin Twilight, and Emili Woody raced to a school-record in the race. Liz Woody and Lynique Oveson of Wallowa (left) joined Emili in the top three in the 800 on the area track bests this season. (The Observer/PAT PERKINS).

The top three performances in each event for boys and girls in Northeast Oregon high schools for the 2001 season are listed below (through May 1).

Boys

100 Jake Williams, Elgin, 11.36, April 14, Jo-Hi Invitational; Geoff Hitchon, La Grande, 11.44, April 26, Vale Invitational; Ryan Pace, Enterprise, 11.51, April 14, Jo-Hi Invitational.

200 Devin Orton, La Grande, 23.30, April 21, Kiwanis Invitational (Hermiston); Jake Williams, Elgin, 23.43, April 14, Jo-Hi Invitational.

400 Devin Orton, La Grande, 51.03, April 26, Vale Invitational; Jeremy Maddox, Powder Valley, 51.45, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); Brody Turner, Powder Valley, 51.9, March 31, ICUE (Elgin).

800 Brody Turner, Powder Valley, 1:58.23, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); Stephen Lewis, Powder Valley, 1:59.6, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); Brandon Burgess, Wallowa, 2:04.50, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

1,500 Stephen Lewis, Powder Valley, 4:10.82, April 7, Morrow County Invitational (Umatilla); John Bartel, Imbler, 4:24.6, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); Cody McKee, Imbler, 4:28.3, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla).

3,000 Stephen Lewis, Powder Valley, 9:32.71, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); John Bartel, Imbler, 9:59.35, April 13, La Grande Invitational; Patrick Smergut, Wallowa, 10:21.89, April 13, La Grande Invitational.

110 high hurdles Eric Griffith, La Grande, 15.14, March 16, Hermiston Time Trials; Shane Byers, Wallowa, 16.36, April 28, Nyssa Lions Invitational; Chris Jones, La Grande, 16.68, April 26, Vale Invitational.

300 hurdles Eric Griffith, La Grande, 41.04, April 21, Kiwanis Invitational (Hermiston); Colin Culbreth, Imbler, 41.00, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Jeremy Maddox, Powder Valley, 41.26, April 7, Morrow County Invitational (Umatilla).

400 relay La Grande, 43.93, April 26, Vale Invitational; Powder Valley, 44.59, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); Powder Valley, 45.0, April 28, Micron Invitational (Boise).

1,600 relay Powder Valley, 3:31.0, April 28, Micron Invitational (Boise); La Grande, 3:32.53, April 26, Vale Invitational; Wallowa, 3:40.09, April 13, La Grande Invitational.

Discus Clint Steen, Joseph, 147-9 1/2, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Brent Keith, La Grande, 123-11, April 6, Carnival of Speed (Milton-Freewater); Konrad Bomberger, Union, 116-10 1/2, April 14, Jo-Hi Invitational.

High jump Zach Culver, Powder Valley, 6-2, April 28, Nyssa Lions Invitational; Konrad Bomberger, Union, 6-2, April 14, Jo-Hi Invitational; Josh Hamill, Elgin, 6-1, March 16, Hermiston Time Trials.

Javelin Marcus Wells, Joseph, 185-0, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Tadd McCrae, Wallowa, 162-3, April 28, Nyssa Lions Invitational; Russ Southard, Elgin, 152-11, April 20, Don Walker Invitational (Nyssa).

Long jump Jeremy Maddox, Powder Valley, 20-3 1/2, April 7, Morrow County Invitational (Umatilla); Casey Fenwick, La Grande, 19-9 1/2, April 26, Vale Invitational; Randy Spaur, Wallowa, 19-4 1/2, April 28, Nyssa Lions Invitational.

Pole vault Eli Bingham, Powder Valley, 13-3, April 7, Morrow County Invitational (Umatilla); Russ Southard, Elgin, 12-6, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Andy Scheele, Cove, 12-0, April 20, Don Walker Invitational (Nyssa); Eric Butterfield, Joseph, 12-0, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

Shot put Clint Steen, Joseph, 51-6 1/2, April 19, Jo-Hi Twilight; Brent Keith, La Grande, 43-9, April 26, Vale Invitational; Ian Tromp van Holst, Imbler, 38-8, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

Triple jump Trace Baxter, Powder Valley, 41-11, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); Todd Baxter, Powder Valley, 40-2 1/2, April 28, Nyssa Lions Invitational; Russ Southard, Elgin, 39-9, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

Girls

100 DeLeah Wiles, Elgin, 13.01, April 14, Jo-Hi Invitational; Licia Miller, Joseph, 13.03, April 14, Jo-Hi Invitational; Amber Looslie, Elgin, 13.04, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

200 Amber Looslie, Elgin, 26.93, April 28, Micron Invitational (Boise); Joelle Bain, Powder Valley, 27.01, April 28, Micron Invitational (Boise); Kylee Winkler, La Grande, 27.69, April 26, Vale Invitational.

400 Liz Woody, Imbler, 1:01.64, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); Amy Clerget, Imbler, 1:02.38, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); Amanda Wilson, Wallowa, 1:03.39, April 28, Nyssa Lions Invitational.

800 Emili Woody, Imbler, 2:22.08, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Liz Woody, Imbler, 2:25.17, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Lynique Oveson, Wallowa, 2:25.93, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

1,500 Emili Woody, Imbler, 5:01.4, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); Jessyca Barker, La Grande, 5:06.98, April 21, Kiwanis Invitational (Hermiston); Larae Guillory, Wallowa, 5:22.29, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

3,000 Jessyca Barker, La Grande, 11:03.62, April 21, Kiwanis Invitational (Hermiston); Emili Woody, Imbler, 11:31.04, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla); Jessica Fulfer, Imbler, 11:31, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla).

100 hurdles Ashley Rysdam, Elgin, 16.69, April 14, Jo-Hi Invitational; Montana Skovlin, Joseph, 16.85, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Tiffany Rasmussen, Imbler, 17.66, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

300 hurdles Amanda Bingham, Powder Valley, 47.03, April 28, Micron Invitational (Boise); Montana Skovlin, Joseph, 49.33, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Amy Clerget, Imbler, 49.56, April 21, Rivers Edge Invitational (Umatilla).

400 relay La Grande, 52.12, April 26, Vale Invitational; Elgin, 52.42, April 20, Don Walker Invitational (Nyssa).

1,600 relay Imbler, 4:18.92, April 7, Morrow County Invitational (Umatilla); Wallowa, 4:22.47, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Joseph, 4:29.75, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

Discus Sarah Bomberger, Union, 101-0, April 17, Elgin Three-Way; Jenny Dayhoff, Powder Valley, 99-11, April 28, Nyssa Lions Invitational; Kelcie Robinson, Cove, 97-6, April 28, Nyssa Lions Invitational.

High jump Amanda Wilson, Wallowa, 5-2, April 28, Nyssa Lions Invitational; Kristin Brogdon, La Grande, 5-0, April 26, Vale Invitational; Maya Waldron, Enterprise, 5-0, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

Javelin Jenny Dayhoff, Powder Valley, 120-0, April 28, Nyssa Lions Invitational; Tiffany Rasmussen, Imbler, 117-7, April 7, Morrow County Invitational (Umatilla); Stephanie Zollman, Joseph, 115-1, April 14, Jo-Hi Invitational.

Long jump Lisa Scheele, Cove, 15-10, April 20, Don Walker Invitational (Nyssa); Amber Looslie, Elgin, 15-2, April 20, Don Walker Invitational (Nyssa); Stephanie Colkitt, Union, 15-0, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Amanda Bingham, Powder Valley, 15-0, April 13, La Grande Invitational.

Pole vault Ashley Rysdam, Elgin, 10-0, April 7, Morrow County Invitational (Umatilla); DeLeah Wiles, Elgin, 9-7, April 14, Jo-Hi Invitational; Chelsea Malone, La Grande, 9-6, April 26, Vale Invitational.

Shot put Kira Page, Elgin, 37-7, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Deborah Matthews, Wallowa, 33-6 1/2, March 31, ICUE (Elgin); Jenny Dayhoff, Powder Valley, 32-5, April 26, Elgin Twilight.

Triple jump Lisa Scheele, Cove, 33-10 1/2, April 20, Don Walker Invitational (Nyssa); Isabelle Wolfsgruber, Joseph, 31-8, April 26, Elgin Twilight; Cali Taylor, Powder Valley, 31-2, April 19, La Grande JV Invitational.