Oregon City girls will head to Hayward Field for 6A track and field championships fresh off team title at Jesuit Twilight Relays: ‘We pride ourselves in coming out every week and giving it our all’

“It was a tough day, a long day, and the girls really finished up well despite the rain and just did a fantastic job.”

By René Ferrán 

It’s been 33 years since the Oregon City girls track program won an OSAA state championship. 

If the Pioneers’ first team title at the Jesuit Twilight Relays is an indication, they could find themselves ending that drought in three weeks when the state’s best track and field athletes gather at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon’s campus.

“This is definitely something to build on for us,” Oregon City coach Kristin Mull said. “I have high hopes for state. We pride ourselves in coming out every week and giving it our all, and that’s what we will continue to do the rest of the season.”

The Pioneers scored points in eight events, including a 1-2 finish in the long jump from junior Sophia Beckmon (who set a state record with her winning jump of 19 feet, 11 inches) and senior Harley Daniel, to amass 61 points.

“It was a tough day, a long day, and the girls really finished up well despite the rain and just did a fantastic job,” Mull said. “We had numerous PRs on the track. Overall, the team did fantastic.”

Summit, with 50 points, held off the host Crusaders by one point for second place.

The boys title went to Eagle, a Boise suburb that racked up 59 points to beat out runner-up Lincoln and 2019 champion Tualatin. 

Girls Team Scores

1, Oregon City 61. 2, Summit 50. 3, Jesuit 49. 4 (tie), West Linn and Tahoma 37. 6, Tualatin 34. 7, Central Catholic 30. 8, South Kitsap 26. 9 (tie), West Salem and Rogers (Puyallup) 25. 11, Tigard 24. 12, Lincoln 23. 13 (tie), Camas and Mountainside 22. 15, Ida B. Wells 22. 16, Lake Oswego 18. 17 (tie), Willamina and Roosevelt 16. 19, Sunset 15. 20 (tie), Eagle, Westview, Cascade and North Salem 13.

Boys Team Scores

1, Eagle (Idaho) 59. 2, Lincoln 49. 3, Tualatin 35. 4, Summit 28. 5, Wilsonville 27. 6, Central Catholic 24. 7, Sunset 23. 8, Bishop Kelly 22. 9, Newberg 22. 10 (tie), Ida B. Wells, Astoria, and Pendleton 20. 13, Westview 19. 14 (tie), Tahoma, Silverton, and Mountain View (Bend) 18. 17, Grant 17. 18, Marshfield 16. 19 (tie), West Linn and Tigard 16. 

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