Palmer sets Phoenix school record in boys javelin to highlight Skyline Conference championships

Crater swept the boys and girls tiles at the Midwestern League championships for the second year in a row, but it was the Eagle Point boys team that stole the show on Day 2 in Springfield on Saturday.

The Eagles won six of the 13 events contested after the meet picked up from Thursday, allowing Eagle Point to score its highest finish in the boys team standings in at least 15 years with a runner-up showing to the Comets.

For perspective on EP’s rise in 2025, the Eagles finished in last place in 2023 and 2022, totaling only 18.5 points in the latter. Saturday’s tally resulted in 136 points, well behind Crater’s winning mark of 184.5 points but still with a nice cushion over third-place Thurston (117.5).

Helping spur the strong finish for Eagle Point was senior Logan Moreno, who set a school record in winning the 100 meters in 10.76 seconds and swept the sprints with a win in 22.05 seconds in the 200.

In both races, Moreno topped teammates, with Easton Raber finishing second in the 100 (11.03) and Benjamin Leveque placing second in the 200 (22.47). Raber went on to win the pole vault at 14 feet, 6 inches, and Leveque won the high jump at 5-11.5.

Moreno, Leveque and Raber were joined by Kaden Webb to win the 4×100 relay in another school record performance at 42.20 seconds. That mark is the best at the Class 5A level this spring.

Senior Logan Brown won the boys discus title in 142-4, while the Eagles’ third-place showing in the 4×400 relay (3:29.83) was the second-fastest time in school history. Moreno and Raber were joined by Griffin Womack and Gage Hamann in the long relay.

The rest of the boys meet, however, was essentially status quo as Crater’s boys team earned its fourth straight title behind another pair of championship outings for senior Josiah Tostenson. The Washington-bound star won the 800 in 1:53.57, then finished an eyelash ahead of senior teammate Tayvon Kitchen in the 1,500. Tostenson crossed in 3:54.53 and Kitchen was right next to him at 3:54.59.

On the girls side, Crater junior Claire Davenport finished first in the 300 hurdles (47.44) of Ashland’s Wynn Pistole (48.35), and scored her second MWL title with a win in the high jump (5-4.25).

Reese Garnica placed first in the 1,500 (4:40.72) and the Comets claimed the 4×400 relay title (4:04.18) to help score 174 points to finish ahead of Thurston (167.5) in a tight battle.

Garnica was joined in the long relay by Haddie Barsalou, Brynn Davenport and Grace Havniear.

While it didn’t factor into state qualifying — the top two finishers in each event advance to the Class 5A state championships — Eagle Point sophomore Kyla Ford notched the second-fastest finish in the 800 in school history by placing sixth in 2:23.89.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES: Crater 184.5, Eagle Point 136, Thurston 117.5, Churchill 112, Springfield 51.5, North Eugene 33, Ashland 26.5.

100 — 1, Logan Moreno, EP, 10.76; 2, Easton Raber, EP, 11.03; 3, Justin Fisher, Thu, 11.05.

200 — 1, Logan Moreno, EP, 22.05; 2, Benjamin Leveque, EP, 22.47; 3, Ryan Roser, Thu, 22.70.

400 — 1, Brendan Reardon, Chu, 50.75; 2, Maxwell Miracle, Cra, 51.53; 3, Hudson Barsalou, Cra, 52.35.

800 — 1, Josiah Tostenson, Cra, 1:53.57; 2, Carson Buergey, Thu, 1:55.44; 3, Maxwell Miracle, Cra, 1:56.91.

1,500 — 1, Josiah Tostenson, Cra, 3:54.53; 2, Tayvon Kitchen, Cra, 3:54.59; 3, Carson Buergey, Thu, 3:57.52.

110 HURDLES — 1, Nicholas Miller, Chu, 14.78; 2, Tyler Raven, Thu, 14.84; 3, Kyle Petty, Cra, 15.95.

300 HURDLES — 1, Tyler Raven, Thu, 40.70; 2, Erob Roberts, Chu, 40.81; 3, Kai Mathewson, Cra, 41.21.

4×100 RELAY — 1, Eagle Point (Benjamin Leveque, Kaden Webb, Easton Raber, Logan Moreno), 42.20; 2, Thurston, 43.72; 3, Churchill, 43.91.

4×400 RELAY — 1, Churchill (Kingsli Roberts, Alexander Zarate, Brendan Reardon, Erob Roberts), 3:27.97; 2, Crater, 3:28.29; 3, Eagle Point, 3:29.83.

DISCUS — 1, Logan Brown, EP, 142-4; 2, Ethan Vang, Chu, 140-7; 3, Noah Solo, Spr, 135-6.

HIGH JUMP — 1, Benjamin Leveque, EP, 5-11.5; 2, Sasha Meyerowitz, Chu, 5-10.5; T3, Saxon Brock, Ash, 5-8.5, and Talon Nilsen, Thu, 5-8.5.

POLE VAULT — 1, Easton Raber, EP, 14-6; 2, Michael Johnson, Chu, 13-6.25; 3, Dominic Bermea, Cra, 13-0.75.

TRIPLE JUMP — 1, Tyler Raven, Thu, 45-10.5; 2, Dakota Lynch, Cra, 43-9.75; 3, Corbin Farquhar, EP, 40-8.75.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES: Crater 174, Thurston 167.5, Churchill 100, Ashland 81, Springfield 66.5, North Eugene 46, Eagle Point 22.

100 — 1, Brooklyn Anderson, Thu, 12.22; 2, Amelia Peddicord, Chu, 12.36; 3, Kamdyn Johnson, Cra, 12.65.

200 — 1, Amelia Peddicord, Chu, 25.97; 2, Kamdyn Johnson, Cra, 26.28; 3, Maile McCoy, Chu, 26.53.

400 — 1, Naia Hagemann, Ash, 1:00.45; 2, Jenni Newell, Thu, 1:00.87; 3, Audrey Sommerville, Spr, 1:01.66.

800 — 1, Cricket Phipps, NE, 2:17.50; 2, Reese Garnica, Cra, 2:17.68; 3, Emma West, Cra, 2:19.77.

1,500 — 1, Reese Garnica, Cra, 4:40.72; 2, Cricket Phipps, NE, 4:41.89; 3, Brynn Davenport, Cra, 4:44.07.

100 HURDLES — 1, Brooklyn Anderson, Thu, 14.40; 2, Kelsie Raven, Thu, 15.75; 3, Macy Taylor, Thu, 16.33.

300 HURDLES — 1, Claire Davenport, Cra, 47.44; 2, Wynn Pistole, Ash, 48.35; 3, Kelsie Raven, Thu, 48.43.

4×100 RELAY — 1, Thurston (Emmie Gerdrum, Jenni Newell, Macy Taylor, Brooklyn Anderson), 49.80; 2, Churchill, 49.97; 3, Crater, 50.39.

4×400 RELAY — 1, Crater (Reese Garnica, Haddie Barsalou, Brynn Davenport, Grace Havniear), 4:04.18; 2, Ashland, 4:10.99; 3, Thurston, 4:14.83.

DISCUS — 1, Leila Kammerzelt-Murphy, Spr, 107-11; 2, Killian Collins, Chu, 104-3; 3, Sailor Hall, Spr, 101-3.

HIGH JUMP — 1, Claire Davenport, Cra, 5-4.25; 2, Addison Nelson, Thu, 5-1.75; T3, Kelsie Raven, Thu, 4-10.25, and Traycie Wright, Chu, 4-10.25, and Kylee Skinner, Thu, 4-10.25.

TRIPLE JUMP — 1, Kelsie Raven, Thu, 35-10; 2, Addison Nelson, Thu, 35-3.25; 3, Audrey Sommerville, Spr, 34-6.75.

SKYLINE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: At Klamath Falls, Phoenix junior Elijah Palmer set a school record after placing second in the boys javelin at 173 feet, 3 inches to highlight an effort that saw the Pirates earn three Skyline Conference titles and produced a combined 11 top-two finishes.

River Delco placed first in the boys 400 meters in 50.72 seconds, while William Pyeatt won the boys 800 (2:00.77) and Brayden Decker claimed the boys high jump title in 6 feet, 4.25 inches.

Cody Martin placed second in the boys 100 (11.10) and Elias Islas was second in the discus (133-8), while the Phoenix boys were second in the 4×100 relay (43.60) and in the 4×400 relay (3:32.25).

The Pirates’ showing in the short relay ranked second all-time for the school, with Delco and Martin joined by Ethan Dobbins and Trae Casteel.

Aleah Polansky placed second in the girls 1,500 in 5:16.10, with Abigail Corona taking second in the girls discus (96-5) and Breea Potts finishing runner-up in the girls high jump (4-10.25).

Leila Holland posted the second-best girls javelin throw in school history for Phoenix after placing third at 107-10.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES: Henley 254, Klamath Union 124, Phoenix 121.5, Hidden Valley 76, Mazama 70.5.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES: Klamath Union 250, Henley 151, Mazama 119, Phoenix 71, Hidden Valley 60.

Reach sports editor Kris Henry at kris.henry@rv-times.com or 458-488-2035