West Valley’s Emers makes leaps and bounds at Alaska State Track Meet

West Valley sophomore Alex Emers was fairly actually making leaps and bounds on Friday.

Emers kicked off the morning on the Alaska State Observe Meet by successful the Division I excessive soar, clearing six toes, three inches at Dimond Excessive. However the actual leap was the soar he constructed from final season, which was his first competing on the excessive soar.

Emers mentioned he couldn’t clear 5-foot-8, however that was the place he began this season after some offseason coaching. He stacked seven inches onto that top together with his final profitable soar at state. He’s already eyeing the varsity file of 6-6.

“I may by no means actually get my type down,” he mentioned. “I simply form of jumped and did it however I practiced on my trampoline this 12 months. I practiced my arc-backs. My dad and mom are going to arrange a excessive bar for me sooner or later.”

Emers was the final of the jumpers to compete, permitting him to be absolutely conscious of the mark to beat. Service senior Tristan Perkins completed second at 6-1.

“Being final pushed me,” he mentioned. “I used to be nervous, however I felt just like the nervousness helped me soar greater.”

Proper after he completed the excessive soar, Emers bounded over to Eagle River to help the West Valley boys soccer group — a squad he was part of till this weekend when he determined to focus on observe. The Wolfpack beat Service 2-1 Friday, however have been upset within the opening spherical on Thursday.

“I wished it for the seniors this 12 months,” he mentioned. “We labored onerous and have been undefeated till this weekend.”

There wasn’t a lot motion on the observe Friday, however the race of the day was a 3,200 meter duel between West Valley’s Daniel Abramowicz and Dimond’s Jared Gardiner.

Gardiner set the tempo for a lot of the race, with Abramowicz following shut behind with each runners far forward of the remainder of the sector.

“It actually appeared like we have been going to be on the high,” he mentioned. “The entire plan was to stick with him. He’s actually good pacing. He’s been capable of put collectively actually good instances by himself, which is absolutely spectacular.”

Abramowicz, who’s competing at College of San Francisco in observe and cross nation beginning subsequent fall, turned on the jets within the remaining 200 and received the race with a time of 9:12.68. Gardiner’s runner-up mark of 9:18.73 was nonetheless over 35 seconds quicker than the following finisher.

“I hoped that if I had him on the final lap, I’d be capable of dash,” Abramowicz mentioned.

Abramowicz ran a time that was greater than 25 seconds quicker than final season, when he additionally received the DI 3,200 race. The situations have been scorching Friday, pushing above 70 levels.

“It’s evening and day distinction from final 12 months,” he mentioned. “My foremost objective was simply to remain within the shade. That’s the place I used to be doing my warm-up. It was a superb bit hotter at regionals final week and it helped to get used to it.”

Within the different DI 3,200 race, Chugiak’s Campbell Peterson used a powerful kick to interrupt away from a gaggle of winners and take the title.

“I’ve had seasons the place I’ve had seasons the place you place in all of the work and you’ve got a nasty final race,” she mentioned. “I’m lastly form of seeing my work is paying off.”

Like Gardiner, Peterson took the lead early and ran all the race from in entrance.

“I used to be somewhat nervous,” she mentioned. “Typically whenever you break the wind you find yourself dying out. I knew what I wished coming into this race and I knew what I wanted to do and simply pressured myself to remain on the grind.”

Her time of 11:19.29 was bolstered by a quick final 100 meters, the place she pulled away from the pack and runner-up Katey Houser of Palmer.

“I’ve been doing lots of velocity work to hopefully enhance that,” she mentioned. “I’ve observed an enormous distinction simply in my efficiency. It’s all due to my coaches. They helped me work out what I have to do to get there.”

Alaska State Observe and Subject Meet

At Dimond

Ladies Division I

3200

1. Campbell Peterson 11:19.29, Chugiak

2. Katey Houser 11:22.48, Palmer

3. Ella Hopkins 11:25.06, Colony

4. Robyn Miller 11:29.09, South Anchorage

5. Payton Smith 11:35.07, West Anchorage

6. Etta Eller 11:51.95, Juneau-Douglas

7. Elizabeth Web page 11:52.83, South Anchorage

8. Ava Trembath 12:05.27, Eagle River

Shot put

1. Laila Tosi 38′09.50, East Anchorage

2. Sarah Uschmann 37′03.25, Palmer

3. Isabella Hays 37′03.00, Wasilla

4. Hadley Blasey 37′00.75, West Valley

5. Religion Mata 35′00.00, West Anchorage

6. Layla Hays 33′06.00, Wasilla

7. Liberty Lobe 30′11.25, South Anchorage

8. Dominique Bodle 30′10.00, Wasilla

Excessive soar

1. Adara Hagelund 5′1.00, Soldotna

2. Delaney Fagerstrom 5′1.00, Dimond

3. Hadley Blasey 4′10.00, West Valley

4. Mallory Welling 4′10.00, Thunder Mountain

5. Kennedy Lewallen 4′10.00, South Anchorage

6. Katelyn Morrison 4′10.00, Soldotna

6. Hanna Henrie 4′10.00, South Anchorage

8. Emily Moore 4′8.00, Chugiak

Lengthy soar

1. Essence Slate 16′11.50, Lathrop

2. Paige Nelson 16′06.00, Chugiak

3. Cailynn Baxter 16′04.50, Thunder Mountain

4. Miranda Doerr 16′03.00, South Anchorage

5. Kichelle Frizzelle 16′01.75, Wasilla

6. Veronika Reed 16′01.00, West Anchorage

7. Kerra Baxter 15′09.75, Thunder Mountain

8. Isabella Pederson 15′09.25, Eagle River

Boys Division I

3200

1. Daniel Abramowicz 9:12.68, West Valley

2. Jared Gardiner 9:18.73, Dimond

3. Brennan Lackey 9:55.17, Wasilla

4. Matthew Rongitsch 9:58.86, Colony

5. Cirdan Vonnahme 10:02.83, West Valley

6. Bengt Anderson 10:09.80, Kodiak

7. Elias Soule 10:10.11, Service

8. Tobias Buchanan 10:10.66, Colony

Discus

1. Dylan Dahlgren 160′09.00, Soldotna

2. Keegan Laughlin 142′09.00, Lathrop

3. Parker Glastetter 137′09.00, Palmer

4. Liam Hays 136′05.00 PR Wasilla

5. Shaistin Naufahu Gaspar 135′01.00, Bartlett

6. Mathias VaiVai 133′10.00, East Anchorage

7. Matthew Theriault 132′10.00, East Anchorage

8. Adam Chandler 130′02.00, Palmer

Excessive soar

1. Alex Emers 6′3.00, West Valley

2. Tristan Perkins 6′1.00, Service

3. Pike Peterson 6′0.00, South Anchorage

4. Dylan Jeffus 5′10.00, Wasilla

5. Ernest Kvidera 5′10.00, Dimond

6. Deshawn Rushmeyer 5′8.00, East Anchorage

7. Emanuel Bostwick 5′8.00, West Valley

8. Earl Parker 5′8.00, Lathrop

Lengthy soar

1. Dylan Jeffus 20′10.75, Wasilla

2. Willie Zamora 20′08.75, West Anchorage

3. A’lante Owens-Participant 20′05.25, Bartlett

4. Chase Darbonne 20′01.75 , Thunder Mountain

5. Chad Hakala 20′01.50, South Anchorage

6. Morgan Grant 19′09.25, Chugiak

7. Peyton George 19′08.25, Lathrop

8. Anders Larsen 19′07.25, Chugiak

Ladies Division II

3200

1. Clare Mullin 11:50.17, Sitka

2. Hailey Ingalls 12:03.60, Seward

3. Debbie Brower 12:08.27, Anchorage Christian

4. Anna Prussian 12:16.74, Sitka

5. Ariel Godinez Lengthy 12:18.80, Haines

6. Emma Gassman 12:19.68, Sitka

7. Jayna Boonstra 12:26.67, Kenai Central

8. Elena Badajos 12:53.57, Homer

Shot put

1. Izzy Fisk 33′04.25, Homer

2. Denali Bernard 32′00.00, Kenai Central

3. Emma Beck 31′09.50, Kenai Central

4. Hailey Anderson 30′10.50, Seward

5. Sophia Lentfer 30′09.75, Grace Christian

6. Alyvia Askren 30′00.00, Valdez

7. Carlie VanBuskirk 28′10.25, Valdez

8. Sarah Sorrells 28′06.75, Anchorage Christian

Excessive soar

1. Ellie VanDeventer 4′11.00, Tri-Valley

2. Izzy Kizer 4′6.00, Valdez

3. India Roderick 4′6.00, Su Valley

4. Jillian Proell 4′4.00, Hutchison

4. Ada Parker 4′4.00, Sitka

4. Brightly Thoning 4′4.00, Homer

4. Hannah Sampson 4′4.00, Hutchison

Lengthy soar

1. Rylee Ellis 15′09.00, Nikiski

2. Mya Campbell 15′06.00, Redington

3. Malena Grieme 15′03.25, Kenai Central

4. Emilee Wilson 15′00.25, Kenai Central

5. Izzy Kizer 14′11.75, Valdez

6. Grace Lengthy 14′07.75, Haines

6. Teslin Brannan 14′07.75, Ben Eielson

8. Robin Cronin 14′04.00, Seward

Boys Division II

3200

1. David Sliwinski 9:38.85, Grace Christian

2. Seamus McDonough 9:39.34, Homer

3. Seth Lochmann 9:45.18, Grace Christian

4. Robbie Annett 9:54.76, Grace Christian

5. Preston Service provider 10:00.02, Anchorage Christian

6. Ben Thatcher 10:06.02, Grace Christian

7. Ty Elliott 10:08.67, Grace Christian

8. Silas Demmert 10:14.97, Sitka

Discus

1. Dennis Mott 143′08.00, Valdez

2. Cort Sandefur 143′03.00, Redington

3. Luke Lentfer 140′04.00, Grace Christian

4. John Wright 137′00.00, Kenai Central

5. Grizzly Beard 130′10.00, Prepare dinner Inlet Academy

6. Eric Gillham 127′05.00, Haines

7. Sloan Lentfer 114′10.00, Grace Christian

8. Hunter Francis 112′00.00, Valdez

Excessive soar

1. Justin Path 6′0.00, Nikolaevsk

2. Matt Sanders 5′10.00, Anchorage Christian

3. Ryan Carroll 5′8.00, Homer

4. Michael Durkin 5′8.00, Petersburg

5. Tommy Cronin 5′8.00, Seward

6. Asa Dow 5′6.00, Sitka

7. Keyshawn Johnson 5′6.00, Monroe Catholic

8. Tate Chadwick 5′4.00, Valdez

8. Payton Gage 5′4.00, Valdez

Lengthy soar

1. Caleb Evans 19′11.00, Homer

2. Tommy Cronin 19′02.25, Seward

3. London Moren 19′01.50, Su Valley

4. Tyler Hippchen 19′00.25, Kenai Central

5. Justin Path 18′09.00, Nikolaevsk

6. Logan Heim 18′06.75, Hutchison

7. Andrew Baczuk 18′03.75, Valdez

8. Annan Weiland 18′03.00, Sitka