Cascade girls track nets third place at NCW meet

The Cascade boys and girls track and field teams competed in their first NCW meet on March 28 at Cashmere High School.

The Kodiak girls had several athletes place in events to net a third-place team finish with 17 points. 

in running events, Madeline Gillespie won the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 52.15 seconds. Hannah Zackary finished third with a PR of 58.46.

Devan Archer took third in the 800 meters with a PR of 2:41.41.

Head Coach Bill Davies said both Gillespie and Zackary are new to competing in the 300 hurldes and he is excited to see them "doing so well. Davies added that Archer performed strong in the 800 meters given it was her first time in the race.  

Avery McKenney recorded a personal record of 1:09.95 to finish third in the 400 meter dash. Victoria Driscoll took fourth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 29.37.

The Cascade girls relay teams place in the top five slots in two events. Porter Rayne, Hannah Zackary, Devan Archer and Madeline Gillespie finished third in the 4x400 relay in 4:40.49.

The team of Cate Bailey, Alexa Rodgers, Avery McKenney and Gillespie recorded a time of 56.02 to finish fifth in the 4x100 relay.

Cate Bailey, Avery McKenny, Abbey Emert, Krisia Quintinilla, Alma Castro, Sierra Stoddard, Jacquy Guzman, Kate Boyd, Krisia Quintinilla, Abby Emert, Soli Brinkman and Alexa Rodgers all recorded PRs in different events.

On the boys side, Jacob Redman finished fourth in the 800 meters with a PR of 2:14.57. David Ising took fourth in the 300 meter hurdles with a PR of 57.29. Andrew Magnughi took third in the shot put with a PR of 37-07.

The team of Parker Nunnaly, Ising, Duncan Allen and Jacob Redman recorded a 4:13 to take fourth in the 4x400 relay.

Magnughi, Jacob Redman, Leo Garcia, James Smith, Florian Joa, Alex Sanchez, Carter Bailey all hit PRs in individual events.

The Cascade teams travel to East Wenatchee on March 29 to compete in the Eastmont Invitational.