Terek Logan goes from 3A Harrisburg to 6A Sheldon and delivers a high jump state title for the Irish

By René Ferrán

EUGENE — When last we saw Terek Logan at the OSAA track and field state championships, he won the Class 3A pole vault title as part of a three-medal haul for Harrisburg.

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Over the past year, Logan’s family moved 15 minutes down the road to Coburg, joining a loaded Sheldon jumping program.

Saturday, he netted the first gold medal handed out on the final day of the 6A meet at Hayward Field, jumping a personal-best 6 feet, 5 inches, in the high jump to defeat state leader Houston Klug of North Medford.

“That was great because I’ve been really struggling with 6-5 and 6-6 the last few meets,” said Logan, who lost on a tiebreaker at the 3A meet last spring. “So, it was just a great confidence booster at 6-4, and then I hit 6-5, and that was just awesome.”

Like so many competitors over the weekend, Logan prompted the crowd to start a rhythmic clap when he attempted his 6-5 jump, and “I just felt great,” he said. “The run-up was great, and when I planted, everything was good. It lined up perfect.”

Logan — whose father, Ben, was a decathlete at Michigan State in the early 2000s — then had two solid tries at 6-6, just clipping the bar with his heel.

Those near-misses will provide fuel for his summer season — as will his runner-up finish to Tigard’s Kevin Swindler in the pole vault, when he went out at 14-6 after making a personal-best 15-1 the week before at district.

“I’ll be training all summer,” said Logan, who placed third in the long jump. “Especially the pole vault — that’s my main event. I just really love it.”