The OSAA state track and field meet gets underway Thursday at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene. The home of University of Oregon track and field will play host to all six prep classifications.
Over 30 athletes from Umpqua Basin high schools will be in attendance for the three-day event. A number of athletes are making repeat trips to the state meet and many are looking to return to the podium in 2017.
Here is a list of local athletes that will be competing come Thursday (last year’s placement in parenthesis):
| 6A | |
| Tyler Scone, ROSEBURG (Returnee) | SHOT PUT (4th), DISCUS |
| Sam Tibbetts, ROSEBURG | JAVELIN |
| Dalton Rasmussen, ROSEBURG (Returnee) | JAVELIN (7th) |
| Hannah Bartlett, ROSEBURG | HIGH JUMP |
| 4A | |
| Tristan Needham, SUTHERLIN (Returnee) | SHOT PUT (13th), DISCUS, JAVELIN |
| Kiersten Porter, SUTHERLIN | SHOT PUT |
| Darian Mitchell, DOUGLAS | JAVELIN, SHOT PUT |
| 3A | |
| Dillon Towne, GLIDE (Returnee) | SHOT PUT, DISCUS (4th) |
| Kaylee Hendron, GLIDE | DISCUS, SHOT PUT |
| 2A | |
| Moana Gianotti, RIDDLE (Returnee) | SHOT PUT (5th), DISCUS (1st) |
| Yannick Sesonga, CANYONVILLE CHRISTIAN ACAD. | TRIPLE JUMP |
| Rachel Arts, OAKLAND (Returnee) | POLE VAULT (3rd) |
| James Morhain, OAKLAND | TRIPLE JUMP, POLE VAULT, 200M |
| OAKLAND BOYS RELAY – James Morhain, Trae Crawford, Danny Sigl, Nikolas Eyler, Alex Brown, Wyatt Smith | 4X100 |
| Skyler Shadbolt, OAKLAND (Returnee) | SHOT PUT (3rd), DISCUS |
| Colton Langdon, OAKLAND | 110 HURDLES |
| 1A | |
| Hannah Hull, UMPQUA VALLEY CHRISTIAN | 3000M |
| Sean Keenan, YONCALLA | 100M, HIGH JUMP, LONG JUMP |
| Laaron Lopez, YONCALLA (Returnee) | HIGH JUMP (5th) |
| Jared Hunt, CAMAS VALLEY | JAVELIN |
| Derek O’Connor, CAMAS VALLEY | 3000M, 1500M |
| Jazmin Wilberg, CAMAS VALLEY (Returnee) | TRIPLE JUMP (2nd), 100 HURDLES, LONG JUMP, JAVELIN (9th) |
| Noel Krissie, CAMAS VALLEY | 400M, LONG JUMP, |
| Ryan Weickum, CAMAS VALLEY | 100M |
| Moriah Michaels, DAYS CREEK | 100M, 200M, LONG JUMP |
| Carlie Dossman, DAYS CREEK (Returnee) | 100M, 300 HURDLES, DISCUS |
| DAYS CREEK BOYS RELAY (Returnee) – Jacob Holsclaw, Kameron Stever, Colton Fuller, Jed Hays, Isaac Starcher, Evan Gaskell | 4X100, 4X400 |
| Jed Hays, DAYS CREEK (Returnee) | 100M, 200M, LONG JUMP |
| Kameron Stever, DAYS CREEK (Returnee) | 800M |
| Colton Fuller, DAYS CREEK (Returnee) | TRIPLE JUMP (5th) |
| Joshua Whetzel, DAYS CREEK | 300M HURDLES |
| Isaac Starcher, DAYS CREEK | 400M |
| Tristan Ware, GLENDALE | HIGH JUMP |
