“I wasn’t sure how far back everybody else was behind me, so I knew to just keep rolling, to keep going, because I really wanted to get first,” Brooklyn Anderson told a local outlet.

A high school Oregon track star somersaulted her way through the state championship finish line last week.

Brooklyn Anderson, a junior at Thurston High School, turned heads during her somersault finish in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles at the Oregon State Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on May 30. To much surprise, Anderson tumbled in at first place. Thurston High School is located in Springfield, Oregon, about 120 miles south of Portland.

Footage captured by the National Federation of State High School Associations shows Anderson, who was already ahead in the race, tripping and performing a double somersault across the finish line. She won the race with a final time of 14.93 seconds. The second-place runner, Maisy Scanlan from Wilsonville High School, came in at 15.15 seconds, according to the Oregon School Activities Association.

“All I remember is resorting back to my gymnastics career and just somersaulting over that line,” Anderson told The Oregonian after her race. “I wasn’t sure how far back everybody else was behind me, so I knew to just keep rolling, to keep going, because I really wanted to get first.”

Celebrating the win, Anderson shared a photo and video of her somersault finish on Instagram.

“Wow, what a memorable season,” Anderson wrote in the Instagram post. “Year 3 is one for the books. Thank you everybody for the support, and especially thank you to the most amazing heat of girls a girl could finish a race with. You guys are awesome. GO COLTS #jryear #somersault #track #100mhurdles.”

The 500-meter hurdles weren’t the only event Anderson competed in. She also placed fourth in the girls’ 100-meter race, third in girls’ long jump and 10th in the girls’ 4-by-100-meter relay, per the Oregon School Activities Association.

Watch high school track star somersault to a first-place finish

High school track athlete somersaults to victory

A high school track athlete competing in a championship 100m hurdles race rolled her way to victory after she tripped near the finish line.

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SALEM Ore. (KPTV) – Big changes are coming to Oregon’s Bottle Bill.

Stores will be able to opt out of accepting late-night bottle and can returns.

The changes were approved Thursday morning in an OLCC special meeting.

Starting Thursday, new temporary rules let stores limit bottle return hours to between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

The rules also open the door for nonprofit-run redemption centers to be established.

Stores in Portland will only be required to accept Oregon Bottle Redemption Center green bags.

It is a part of Senate Bill 992 that was signed into law.

The OLCC says the goal is to keep Oregon’s nation-leading 87% redemption rate strong while giving communities more options.

Starting July 1, people can redeem cans of wine and cider over 8.5%.

Sake and mead containers are accepted as well.

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Roads and lanes will be closed around the Oregon State Capitol Mall on June 5 and June 7 for planned events.

The June 5 closure will last from noon to 2 p.m. for the “Fund Oregon Now! Rally to Invest in our Future!”

Lanes on State Street will be closed between Cottage Street NE and Waverly Street NE.

The rally and march is sponsored by SEIU Local 503.

Several streets will be closed June 7 between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. for Salem’s Pride parade and block party.

People will begin gathering for the parade at 11:15 a.m. on Waverly Street NE.

The parade will begin at noon and will march down Court Street, turn south on High Street, turn west on State Street, and end at the block party between Liberty Street and Front Street.

Streets along the route will be fully or partially closed. The parade route will be closed until about 2 p.m.

Two blocks of State Street will remain closed between Front Street and Liberty Street for the block party. Liberty Road and Commercial Street SE will remain open to traffic.

Temporary signage will indicate closures and lane restrictions.

Isabel Funk covers breaking news and public safety for the Statesman Journal. Funk can be reached at ifunk@statesmanjournal.com or on X at @isabeldfunk