PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Dreams of gold ... Post Falls 4x400 relay members push each other, with state title in mind

By JASON ELLIOTT 

Sports writer 

POST FALLS — What’s a little competition between friends, right? 

The Post Falls boys 4x400 relay team of seniors Cobe Cameron, Trenton McLean, Tallan McCracken and Gio Carlino are hoping that it pays off with some gold at the end of this season. 

Cameron won the state 5A 400 last year, diving across the finish line for his first title. 

“I trained all last summer and went to Texas for the Junior Olympics trying to get better for this year,” Cameron said. “I was in the top eight in the 400 at nationals (48.47 seconds) and was an All-American, which was nice.” 

On Tuesday, Cameron won the 400 at the Christina Finney Relays at Post Falls High, winning in 49.71 seconds. McLean was second in 50.47 and McCracken fourth in 51.42. 

“Those guys push me every day in practice,” Cameron said. “Those are my best friends and we’re always talking to each other, pushing each other to get better. All in all, we want to win the 4x400 state championship the most.” 

“Cobe and I have been running together since the second grade,” McLean said. “I used to be able to beat him, but since the third grade, he’s just been pushing me to be at my full potential. I’m really thankful for him and the rest of our coaches for pushing us during practices each day. They put us through some of the hardest workouts, and it really gets us prepared.”

The foursome was second at the Pasco Invitational last Saturday, finishing in 3:25.92, the third-fastest time in 6A this season. 

“It’s super doable,” McLean said. “We just need to fix a few things, but I know we can run better than that. I couldn’t think of a better group of guys to win a state title with because they’re some of my best friends.” 

The state record was set by Eagle High in 2011 (3:18.63). 

“I want to win the 400 again, but I think we’ve got a great chance to win at state and break that record honestly,” Cameron said. “Last year, we were only two seconds from it, so if we can build back to that, and just be a little better. We can do it.” 

Cameron has committed to run track and field at Boise State next year. 

“Boise itself is such a good place,” Cameron said. “I really like it down there. Other places I visited, nothing really clicked like Boise did. I just knew it was the right place for me.” 

McLean plans to become a firefighter after graduation. 

“I’m kind of an adrenaline junkie and love the idea of jumping out of a helicopter and going to fight a fire,” he said.

Post Falls senior Chloe VanVolkinburg won the 100-meter dash, then set a school record in the 200, winning in 25.48 seconds as the Trojans claimed the team title, which was determined by adding the boys and girls team scores together.

The 4x400 relay at the Finney meet was a mixed relay, with Cameron, McLean, Reagan Hutchinson and Chloe Van Volkinburg teaming for the win for the Trojans.

"It was a really good day," Quesnell said. "The Christina Finney meet is a special meet to us, and we want to go out and perform to the best of our ability. And I was happy with how we performed today. We had a lot of good individual and team efforts today."

COMBINED TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 247. 2, Sandpoint 178. 3, Coeur d’Alene 167.5. 4, Logos 142. 5, Bonners Ferry 136.5. 6, Lake City 118. 7 (tie), Timberlake, Lakeland 104. 9, St. Maries 81. 10, Priest River 57. 11, Coeur d’Alene Charter 23. 12, Wallace 5. 

BOYS 

100 — 1, Maverick Gomez, Sandpoint, 11.45. 2, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 11.58. 3, Mac Wellsandt, Coeur d’Alene, 11.64. 200 — 1, Giovanni Carlino, Post Falls, 22.72. 2, Cobe Cameron, Post Falls, 23.22. 3, Apolo Gratzinger, Lakeland, 23.72. 400 — 1, Cobe Cameron, Post Falls, 49.71. 2, Trenton McLean, Post Falls, 50.47. 3, Knox Williams, Sandpoint, 51.10. 800 — 1, Seamus Wilson, Logos, 2:00.04. 2, Demitrious Kalomiros, Lake City, 2:00.61. 3, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 2:02.72. 1,600 — 1, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 4:27.85. 2, John Henry Campruchetts, Logos, 4:31.52. 3, Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 4:35.22. 3,200 — 1, Logan Anderson, Lake City, 10:19.58. 2, Wyatt Lemon, Sandpoint, 10:39.18. 3, Hobbes Conley, Sandpoint, 10:40.15.  

110 hurdles — 1, Isaiah Gustaffe, St. Maries, 15.94. 2, Ryan Daniels, Logos, 16.21. 3, Camden Johnson, Coeur d’Alene, 16.64. 300 hurdles — 1, Ryan Daniels, Logos, 41.46. 2, Isaiah Gustaffe, St. Maries, 42.40. 3, Camden Johnson, Coeur d’Alene, 42.87. 4x100 relay — 1, Sandpoint (Van Lee, Maverik Gomez, Kamren Ziarnick, Isaac Schmit), 43.04. 2, Lake City, 43.53. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 44.61. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Giovanni Carlino, Trenton McLean, Trenton McCracken, Cobe Cameron), 1:28.97. 2, Sandpoint, 1:29.88.  

Shot put — 1, Brayden Carrel, Lakeland, 47-8 ½. 2, Tristan Tomco, Sandpoint, 43-7. 3, Jackson Reiswig, Cd’A Charter, 43-3. Discus — 1, Jackson Sims, Coeur d’Alene, 152-7. 2, Isaac Vermeer, Sandpoint, 150-11. 3, James Morgen, Bonners Ferry, 134-7. Javelin — 1, Isaac McKeown, Post Falls, 150-1. 2, Julien Ceja-Grimaldo, St. Maries, 139-9. 3, Ryan Bell, Priest River, 135-6. High jump — 1, Trenton McLean, Post Falls, 6-2. 2, Ben Roth, Lakeland, 6-0. 3, Asher Williams, Bonners Ferry, 5-10. Pole vault — 1, Van Lee, Sandpoint, 12-6. 2, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 12-0. 3, Kros O’Brien, Lakeland, 12-0. Long jump — 1, Julien Ceja-Grimaldo, St. Maries, 20-7. 2, Luccas Simcox, Priest River, 20-3. 3, Elliott Ries, Post Falls, 19-11. Triple jump — 1, Julien Ceja-Grimaldo, St. Maries, 42-8 ½. 2, Alexander Haakinson, Post Falls, 41-6. 3, Riley Frazier, Coeur d’Alene, 40-3. Mixed 4x400 relay — 1, Post Falls (Reagan Hutchinson, Trenton McLean, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Cobe Cameron), 3:42.05. 2, Lakeland, 3:51.63. 3, Timberlake, 3:53.78. 

GIRLS 

100 — 1, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Post Falls, 12.78. 2, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 12.90. 3, Sapphire Ruelle, Lakeland, 13.02. 200 — 1, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Post Falls, 25.48. 2, Sapphire Ruelle, Lakeland, 26.13. 3, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 26.75. 400 — 1, Chloe Jankovic, Logos, 59.27. 2, Reagan Hutchinson, Post Falls, 59.42. 3, Naomi Taylor, Logos, 59.96. 800 — 1, Chloe Jankovic, Logos, 2:22.59. 2, Lizzie Crawford, Logos, 2:24.14. 3, Marisol Wilson, Logos, 2:26.77. 1,600 — 1, Talia Bonville, Post Falls, 5:31.61. 2, Violet Hernandez, Lake City, 5:32.67. 3, Lola Eggleston, Timberlake, 5:33.60. 3,200 — 1, Annabelle Carr, Cd’A Charter, 11:33.83. 2, Talia Bonville, Post Falls, 12:25.80. 3, Lola Eggleston, Timberlake, 12:27.28.  

100 hurdles — 1, Ireland Grady, Bonners Ferry, 17.07. 2, Annabelle Tucker, Post Falls, 17.29. 3, Cecelia Jones, Post Falls, 17.53. 300 hurdles — 1, Annabelle Tucker, Post Falls, 48.60. 2, Emily Wright, Timberlake, 48.98. 3, Jozee MacArthur, Timberlake, 49.41. 4x100 relay — 1, Lakeland (Casey Foster, Melia Gilbert, Karstyn Kiefer, Sapphire Ruelle), 50.10. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 50.35. 3, Bonners Ferry, 51.67. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Annabelle Tucker, Trinity Byrne, Reagan Hutchinson, Chloe Van Volkinburg), 1:46.10. 2, Logos, 1:48.85. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 1:50.45.  

Shot put — 1, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 40-10. 2, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 40-4 ½. 3, Hana Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 38-5. Discus — 1, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 128-2. 2, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 116-5. 3, Emily Lewis, Timberlake, 115-9. Javelin — 1, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 122-4. 2, Chase Smith, Priest River, 105-1. 3, Dimerica Spooner, St. Maries, 92-0. High jump — 1, Kimberlee Priebe, Coeur d’Alene, 5-7. 2, Diana Nelson, Timberlake, 5-2. 3, Noah Roark, Sandpoint, 4-10. Pole vault — 1, Izzy Davison, Sandpoint, 10-3. 2, Rihanna Legler, Post Falls, 9-6. 3, Ashley Moss, Lake City, 8-0. Long jump — 1, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 16-9. 2, Lola Baine, Lake City, 16-6 ½. 3, KatieBeth Monjure, Logos, 16-3. Triple jump — 1, Evey McGraw, Coeur d’Alene, 36-3. 2, KatieBeth Monjure, Logos, 31-5. 3, Cassia Enson, St. Maries, 30-9. Mixed 4x400 relay — 1, Post Falls (Reagan Hutchinson, Trenton McLean, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Cobe Cameron), 3:42.05. 2, Lakeland, 3:51.63. 3, Timberlake, 3:53.78. 

Dittman wins again

at Troy Invitational

TROY — Kootenai sophomore Tyla Dittman won the girls pole vault with a height of 9 feet at the Troy Invitational at Troy Trojan Field.

Dittman was also third in the 100 hurdles in 18.81 and freshman Harleigh Dutton third in the shot put (29 feet, 8 inches) for the Warrior girls, who were fifth out of nine teams with 62 points.

Logos won the boys team title and Potlatch the girls team title.

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Post Falls senior Chloe Van Volkinburg looks to extend her lead in the girls 100-meter dash as Lakeland sophomore Sapphire Ruelle and St. Maries sophomore Raevyn Yearout close in during Tuesday's Christina Finney Co-Ed Relays at Post Falls High.