Sports Zone

Smith, Bettis lead CHS track team at Tualatin

Creswell track and field athlete Gauge Smith followed up his three-win performance at the Pleasant Hill Icebreaker on March 13 by winning both the events he participated in during the 23-team Wolfpack Small School Invite in Tualatin on March 21.
Smith, a junior, posted a season’s best time of 23.22a in the boys’ 200 meters and a PR of 51.72a in the 400 meters.
Hannah Bettis led the Creswell girls by winning the 300-meter intermediate hurdles in 52.26a; she also placed seventh in the 100-meter high hurdles in 20.20a.
In other top-10 finishes for the Bulldog boys, Christian Tucker placed third in the 3000m in 10:01.19a; Nick Bronson placed second in both the 110m high hurdles in 16.64a and the 300m intermediate hurdles in 44.79a; Devin Johnson placed third in the 200m in 25.16a and sixth in the 100m in 12:30a; Grant Marshall placed third in the triple jump in 37-00 and seventh in 11:00.75a; and Cam Nguyen placed ninth in the 1500m in a PR of 4:44.57a.
In other top-10 finishes for the Creswell girls, Shelby Lamm placed third in the 200m in 28.71a and eighth in the 100m in 14.17a; and Kendyl Seiber placed fifth in the 100m hurdles in a PR of 20.00a and eighth in the shot put with a PR toss of 26-09.
”This was a great meet with lots of good competition,” said Creswell Head Coach Jonathan Ferguson. ”Our athletes keep improving and working hard as the weeks progress. We have a week off from competition (over spring break), which will give us some time to keep training and improving.”

Your support helps The Chronicle Foundation uncover critical stories and strengthen our community. Donate today.

Support Local

Newsletter sign-up