EUGENE — Day 1 of the Class 6A track and field state championships probably didn’t have the ideal start for South Medford’s Devon Scott on Friday afternoon at Hayward Field.

With a week’s worth of preparation, Scott got himself into the right mindset to have a solid day in the pole vault. However, that was thrown for a loop as his two tall poles did not pass inspection after it was deemed that he didn’t have the right tape at the top.

Despite the setback, the junior reached a personal-best 14 feet, 1.75 inches to take second in the championships a year after he placed 10th (12-11.75) in his first trip to state.

Scott started the competition hot by taking the driver’s seat and cleared his first four heights to get himself among the finalists.

“I realized there’s only four people left,” said Scott. “I was like, hold up, because I’ve cleared all these on almost all my tries and these people haven’t been. It gave me a confidence boost and pushed me through.”

Fighting to that point was something that Panthers pole vault coach Hayden Powell was excited to see, especially when Scott was vaulting without his tallest poles.

“We’ve been working really hard all week to try and get them up to those poles,” said Powell. “But Devon came out and showed his true colors and showed who he is. I’m really glad that he did that and really proud of his performance.”

Even though David Douglas’ Troy Hockett won the pole vault with a height of 15-0, Scott was happy with how he competed and exceeded his own expectations.

“I thought I was gonna get fourth,” he said, “but it came out of the blue. I just kept getting over these heights and sending it. It just feels amazing to have finished like this.”

Cade Siewert also placed seventh (42-6.75) in the triple jump to highlight the day for the Panthers.

Southwest Conference boys discus champion Makani Manuwai did not advance to the finals after fouling on each of his attempts Friday.

North Medford also produced a solid Day 1, with Connor Trinca throwing a personal best in the shot put (51-0.75) to claim fourth place, while Heston Likens recorded a PR in the pole vault to place seventh (13-2.5).

In the 6A girls meet, Paije Carpenter placed fifth in the javelin (51-0.75) and the triple jump (36-10.25) for the Black Tornado.

Olivia Boger finished 13th in the triple jump at 33-2.5.

At the Class 4A state championships, Kael Feeley recorded a personal best to place third (8:52.92) in the boys 3,000 for Phoenix, while teammate Cash Stallsworth was 10th in the discus (128-11) and 13th in the shot put (42-3.25).

Pirates freshman Aleah Polansky also ran a personal-best 12:09.49 in the girls 3,000.

CLASS 6A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES: Franklin 34, Sheldon 20, West Salem 14, Sandy 13, Lincoln 12, South Medford 10, David Douglas 10, Mountainside 9, Ida B. Wells 8, Sherwood 8.

Other Local Results

North Medford 7.

3,000 — 1, Malachi Schoenherr, Sheldon, 8:14.18.

SHOT PUT — 1, Ethan Aman, Franklin, 60-1.25; 4, Connor Trinca, North Medford, 51-0.75.

DISCUS — 1, Ethan Aman, Franklin, 159-4.

POLE VAULT — 1, Troy Hockett, David Douglas, 15-0; 2, Devon Scott, South Medford, 14-1.75; 7, Heston Likens, North Medford, 13-2.25.

TRIPLE JUMP — 1, Eli Forsha, Sheldon, 45-6.25; 7, Cade Siewert, South Medford, 42-6.75.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES: Westview 16, Adrienne Nelson 13, Lakerdige 13, Jesuit 10.5, McDaniel 10, West Linn 10, North Medford 8, Century 8, Roosevelt 8.

3,000 — 1, Chloe Huyler, Lakeridge, 9:33.15.

JAVELIN — 1, Hayden Williams-Downing, West Linn, 141-7; 2, Paije Carpenter, North Medford, 121-8.

POLE VAULT — 1, Kinsley Juliano, Adrienne Nelson, 12-4.50.

TRIPLE JUMP — 1, Maleigha Canady-Elliott, McDaniel, 41-2.25; 5, Paije Carpenter, North Medford, 36-10.25.

CLASS 4A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES: Junction City 22, Marshfield 18, Cottage Grove 18, Crook County 17, Pendleton 17, Madras 15, La Grande 14, Newport 14, Estacada 11, Hidden Valley 9.

Other Local Results

Phoenix 6.

3,000 — 1, Finn Collson, Newport, 8:35.36; 3, Kael Feeley, Phoenix, 8:52.92.

SHOT PUT — 1, Kaleb Moore, Junction City, 54-1.25; 13, Cash Stallsworth, Phoenix, 42-3.25.

DISCUS — 1, Hayden Slaughter, Estacada, 175-4; 10, Cash Stallsworth, Phoenix, 128-11.

POLE VAULT — 1, John Parks, Marshfield, 14-9.5.

TRIPLE JUMP — 1, Nolan Mead, Pendleton, 45-1.5.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES: Philomath 28, North Bend 21, La Grande 16, Klamath Union 11.5, Molalla 11, Hidden Valley 10, Cottage Grove 8, Mazama 8, Madras 6, Baker 5.

3,000 — 1, Brooke Perry, La Grande, 10:30.87; 13, Aleah Polansky, Phoenix, 12:09.49.

JAVELIN — 1, Ahnika Tryon, Philomath, 123-8.

HIGH JUMP — 1, Peyton Craven, Molalla, 5-4.5.

TRIPLE JUMP — 1, Aja LaPan, Hidden Valley, 36-4.