In addition to Grace’s Championship Win, many top 10 finishes and personal bests were realized this year

MHS Coaches write up from a great state track meet…

MANSON TROJANS TRACK & FIELD — WIAA State Track & Field Championships – Yakima May 22–24

The Trojans competed at the WIAA State Track & Field Championships in Yakima this week and represented Manson with everything they had. Here is how it went.

The Headlines:

  • Grace Walsh won the Girls 3200m State Championship with a personal best of 11:15.58. This is Grace’s second state title this school year as she also won the Cross Country State Championship in the fall. Two state titles as a freshman is extraordinary.
  • Grace also finished 2nd in the Girls 1600m with a time of 5:17.60 – State Champion and State runner-up in the same meet, in the same year she started high school.
  • Quinn Williams finished 2nd in the Boys 400m with a personal best of 49.68. A state runner-up finish from a junior who has one more year to go.
  • Brian Crist finished 4th in the Boys Shot Put with a personal best of 47’10.75″ — a top-5 finish at State to close out his senior season.
  • The Girls 4×400 Relay of Isabella Wisdom, Grace Walsh, Katya “Kathrin” Zhuk, and Eleena Zhuk finished 5th at State in 4:16.11, a personal best.
  • Kathrin Zhuk finished 6th in the Girls 800m — a top-10 State finish for the sophomore, with more seasons ahead of her.
  • Ryder Stevens partnered with Blaze Webb-Solari in the 100m Unified, finishing 6th in the state. Ryder also partnered with JT Pinski in the Shot Put Unified, finishing 7th. Competing at State in Unified events is a genuine achievement and a reflection of what this program stands for beyond the scoreboard.

Podium Finishes:

  • 1st — Grace Walsh – Girls 3200m, 11:15.58 (PR) — STATE CHAMPION
  • 2nd — Grace Walsh – Girls 1600m, 5:17.60
  • 2nd — Quinn Williams – Boys 400m, 49.68 (PR)
  • 4th — Brian Crist – Boys Shot Put, 47’10.75″ (PR)
  • 5th — Girls 4×400 Relay – Isabella Wisdom, Grace Walsh, Katya “Kathrin” Zhuk, Eleena Zhuk 4:16.11 (PR)
  • 6th — Kathrin Zhuk – Girls 800m, 2:25.93 (SB)
  • 6th — Ryder Stevens and Blaze Webb-Solari – Boys 100m Unified, 14.48 (PR)
  • 7th — Ryder Stevens and JT Pinski – Boys Shot Put Unified, 22’0.50″
  • Girls 4×200 Relay – Ayda Jones, Phinley Teague, Yadira Farias, Eleena Zhuk — qualified for the final, disqualified in the final

Full State Results — Boys

  • 2nd — Quinn Williams – 400m, 49.68 (PR)
  • 4th — Brian Crist – Shot Put, 47’10.75″ (PR)
  • 6th — Ryder Stevens and Blaze Webb-Solari – Boys 100m Unified, 14.48 (PR)
  • 7th — Ryder Stevens and JT Pinski – Boys Shot Put Unified, 22’0.50″
  • 10th — Landyn Zener – 400m, 52.65 (PR)
  • 10th — Boys 4×400 Relay – Junior Gomez, Landyn Zener, Jacob England, Quinn Williams — 3:36.56
  • 12th — Quinn Williams – 100m, 11.19

Full State Results — Girls

  • 1st — Grace Walsh – 3200m, 11:15.58 (PR) — STATE CHAMPION
  • 2nd — Grace Walsh – 1600m, 5:17.60
  • 5th — Girls 4×400 Relay – Isabella Wisdom, Grace Walsh, Katya “Kathrin” Zhuk, Eleena Zhuk – 4:16.11 (PR)
  • 6th — Kathrin Zhuk – 800m, 2:25.93 (SB)
  • Girls 4×200 Relay – reached the final, disqualified
  • 10th — Kathrin Zhuk – 1600m, 5:36.08 (SB)
  • 13th — Eleena Zhuk – 400m, 1:03.71
  • 13th — Isabella Wisdom – 3200m, 12:56.12 (PR)
  • 16th- Ayda Jones- 300m Hurdles- 52.98
Relay Alternates: Abigail Williams, Izzy Walsh, Kimberly Sanchez

Personal Bests at State:

  • Girls: Grace Walsh (3200m), Isabella Wisdom (3200m), Girls 4×400 Relay
  • Boys: Quinn Williams (400m), Landyn Zener (400m), Brian Crist (Shot Put), Ryder Stevens and Blaze Webb-Solari (100m Unified)

To Our Seniors:

This season would not have been what it was without the seniors who gave everything to this program.
  • Yaritza Villasenor,
  • Phinley Teague,
  • Nefertitis Zarate,
  • Kimberly Sanchez,
  • Junior Gomez,
  • Isabella Wisdom,
  • Eleena Zhuk,
  • Casey Pacheco,
  • Brian Crist,
  • Blaze Webb-Solari,
  • Ayda Jones, and
  • Alissandra Mendoza
THANK YOU. You built something here. The standard you set will carry this program forward.

Looking Ahead:

A freshman with two state titles. A junior state runner-up. Sophomores finishing top-10 at State. This program continues to improve each year. Thank you to everyone in the Manson community who came out to Yakima, followed along from home, and supported these athletes all season long. It means everything.

See you on the track next year.
Go Trojans!