Matthews, Gevers, Lewis among 4A state leaders on track | Prep sports news

Skyline's Drew Matthews, Issaquah's Gabrielle Gevers and Eastlake's Ryan Lewis have led the way thus far in the 2012 track and field season.

By Josh Suman • April 11, 2012 3:19 pm
Issaquah's McKenna Hogan has one of the state's top marks in 4A for the long jump and triple jump.
Issaquah's McKenna Hogan has one of the state's top marks in 4A for the long jump and triple jump.

Issaquah, Eastlake and Skyline each have several athletes with top-10 state marks in 4A through the first third of the track and field season.

For the boys, Eastlake’s Ryan Lewis and Skyline’s Drew Matthews are tied with one other runner for the eighth best time in the 200 meters at 22.84 seconds.

Matthews also owns the third best time in the state in the 400 meters at 49.35. Teammate Jamon Rogers is fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.20 and Keegan Symmes has the sixth overall mark in the 3,200 meters at 9:37.23. Matthews, Rogers, Andrew Millett and Karl Uselman are ninth in the 1,600 meter relay.

The Wolves‘ 400 meter relay team is ninth with Liam Doyle, Drew Lewis, Josh Horton and Ryan Lewis currently with the ninth fastest mark. UTEP football commit Gino Bresolin is eighth in the shot put and the only KingCo competitor in the top-10. Alex Ziebart has a season-best mark of 169’9.00 in the javelin for Skyline and Jorrell Dorsey is the lone Issaquah athlete in the top-10 in 4A with a 43’1.00 in the triple jump, good for third.

On the girls side, Issaquah’s Gabrielle Gevers is tied for eighth in the 100 meters with a time of 12.74 seconds and is deadlocked with two others for the 10th best time in the 200 meters at 26.64.

Alex Daugherty of Skyline is second in the 400 at 59.34 and seventh in the 800 with a time of 2:21.34. Teammate Lauren Bruner is 10th in the 300 meter hurdles at 48.04.

Gevers is joined by Madison Callan, McKenna Hogan and Julianna da Cruz to form the second fastest 800 meter relay team at 1:45.70. Amanda Chalfant replaces Hogan in the 1,600 meter relay, where the Eagles boast the fastest time in 4A by nearly two full seconds at 4:06.50.

Skyline’s Daugherty will team with Dorie Dalzell, Maddi Hutson and Natalie Neumiller for the 1,600 meter relay, where the Spartans are currently fourth fastest. Hogan also has a top-10 mark in the long jump and triple jump.

Eva Perry has the second best mark in the pole vault at 11’0.00 and Sara Wedekind is 11th in the same event for Issaquah. Skyline’s Sydne Tingey is tied with several others near the top of the high jump at 5’2.00.

For complete track and field results from throughout the season, visit Athletic.net.