Track Team Battles the Weather to Produce Wins

Posted: Apr 26, 2021

The Oregon spring weather was in full force for the Prefontaine Masters Track Meet. The weather produced plenty of rain, but the most difficult to navigate was the wind. The direct headwind with wet grip on the poles led to the cancelation of the pole vault competition as well as impacting the performances across all events. Despite the weather, the RiverHawks still produced wins, personal bests, and school records.

Coming away with event wins were Shakiya Candelaria in the women's 200m dash, Samantha Eichman in the women's 800m run, Kaylee Hendron in the women's discus, and India Dishman in the women's hammer throw. For the men, Christopher Penn (200m), Abraham Ater (400m), Tristan Wood (800m), and Konrad Raum (5,000m) all came away with a win.

The biggest highlights during the meet for the RiverHawks were in the 5k. Despite on and off torrential rain and heavy wind gusts, Konrad Raum bettered his personal best by 35 seconds to improve his school record time to 16:20.70 and come away with the win. The 5k on the women's side was also impressive. Teammates Samantha Eichman, Kristen Thomas, and Elisabeth Jarvis finished 2-4 in the race. All three women surpassed the previous school record. The most notable of the three was Jarvis, who ran a personal best by just over two minutes.

*Please note the school records are from the reinstatement of the track & field program in 2019.

Top Placers for the RiverHawks:

Women

Shakiya Candelaria (1st 200m, 3rd 100m)
Gabriela Rudd (2nd 400m)
Samantha Eichman (1st 800m, 2nd 1500, 2nd 5k)
Kaylee Hendron (1st Discus)
India Dishman (1st Hammer, 2nd Discus)
Kristen Thomas (2nd 800m, 3rd 1500m, 3rd 5k)
Mikenna Fusco (2nd Long Jump)

Men

Christopher Penn (1st 200m)
Abraham Ater (1st 400m)
Tristan Wood (1st 800m)
Tyler Lindsey (2nd 800m)
Konrad Raum (1st 5k)
Carson Burris (2nd Shot Put, 2nd Hammer)
Noah Retherford (2nd Long Jump)
Samuel Marchetti (3rd 1500m)