The RiverHawk track team made the trip up to Oregon City to compete at the 2021 Cougar Open hosted by Clackamas Community College. Competing teams consisted of Chemeketa CC, Clackamas CC, Mt Hood CC, Treasure Valley CC, Southwestern Oregon CC, and Umpqua CC. The women's team won their division with a score of 75pts over second place Mt. Hood (53pts), and 3rd place Clackamas (48pts). The men's squad finished in third with 66pts, just four points shy of 1st place Mt Hood (70pts) and two points behind 2nd place Clackamas (68pts). In the team combined scores, the RiverHawks earned 141pts and outscored second place Mt. Hood by 18pts.
Coming away with event wins were Kristen Thomas in the women's 400m dash, Samantha Eichman in the women's 800m and 1500m, and Kaylee Hendron in the women's discus and shot put. The men picked up wins in the 400m sprint (Abraham Ater), 5,000m run (Konrad Raum), shot put (Carson Burris), and the triple jump (Jaylen Allen).
"I was pleasantly surprised today," said Coach King. "We were not at full strength today and several athletes did not travel, so to come home with a win is a good sign going into our championship month."
Next week the RiverHawks will see action at the Southern Region Combined Event Championships hosted by Lane CC. The rest of the team will have the weekend off before competing again on May 13th back at Clackamas Community College.
Top Placers for the RiverHawks:
Women
Samantha Eichman (1st 800m, *1st 1500 (5:06.53))
Kaylee Hendron (1st Discus, 1st Shot Put)
India Dishman (2nd Hammer, 2nd Discus, 3rd Shot Put)
Kristen Thomas (1st 400m, 2nd 800m)
Genessa Eldredge (2nd Pole Vault)
Nevaeh Poore (3rd Pole Vault)
Brooke Edmonson (2nd Javelin)
Kaya Akana (3rd 5k)
Men
Christopher Penn (2nd 100m)
Abraham Ater (1st 400m)
Tristan Wood (2nd 400m)
Tyler Lindsey (3rd 400m)
Konrad Raum (*1st 5k (16:19.58))
Dexter Patching (2nd 5k)
Carver Beck (3rd Pole Vault)
Jaylen Allen (1st Triple Jump)
Carson Burris (1st Shot Put, *2nd Discus (38.30m), *2nd Hammer (47.57m))
*Please note the school records are from the reinstatement of the track & field program in 2019.
