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Track & Field KingCo Results

5/19/2015

Congratulations to all our athletes who competed last week. There were a number of impressive performances and nail-biting finishes by Saint athletes at both the KingCo and JV KingCo Championships. The top eight finishers at the KingCo Championships earned a spot on the podium with the top three places moving on to compete at Districts.

Please see www.athletic.net for a complete list of the results.

Congratulations to all our athletes on an amazing week!

Good luck to the following athletes who will compete at Districts this Wednesday and Friday at the Southwest Athletic Complex in Seattle.

Sophie Oscar - 1st Place 100m Hurdles

Elinor Doran, Rikita Bansal, Sophie Oscar, Riley Brown - 3rd Place 4x100 Relay

Francesca Paszkeicz - 2nd Place High Jump

Rikita Bansal - 2nd Place Triple Jump & 3rd Place Long Jump

Dejhion Parrish - 1st Place 100m

Alex Doran - 1st Place 1600m & 3200m

Luke Beauchamp - 3rd Place 3200m

Mark Mikulak - 3rd Place 110m Hurdles

Please see the schedule for District meet timeline. Be sure to come out to cheer on our athletes this week at Districts. Go Saints!

A Spectacular Sprinter

5/14/2015

Interlake Saints senior De'Jhion Parrish is dominating in his first season of competing in high school track and field. — image credit: SHAUN SCOTT, Bellevue Reporter

By Shaun Scott, Bellevue Reporter Staff Writer
May 12, 2015 at 2:09PM

For the past two years Interlake Saints football player De'Jhion Parrish was the fastest man on the gridiron for the majority of his games.

In his first-ever season competing in high school track and field, things haven't changed much for Interlake's speedster. Parrish, who clocked a 10.94 electronic time in the 100-meter dash in early April, said his best attribute is the way he finishes races.

"I feel a little bit slow coming out of the blocks. I think top end speed is my best strength," Parrish said. "As a sprinter you have to be disciplined. To maintain your speed you have to have good hand motion, full control of your body and control of your momentum."

Interlake sprint coach Nick Lombardo said Parrish is a natural sprinter who has the skills to win a state title in the Class 3A 100-meter finals this May at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

"There is a lot of fast guys out there but he is definitely in that group. He can compete with anybody," Lombardo said.

Lombardo said Parrish has worked hard on fine tuning his running form.

"We've been getting him to not look so much like a football player when he runs. He's learned to keep his elbows in and how to drive with his head down," Lombardo said. "He's such a natural at it."

Lombardo said the Saints coaching staff has been careful of late with Parrish due to his injured groin. Parrish typically competes in just two events per meet because of the injury.

"(Parrish) should be ready for KingCo and move through districts just fine," Lombardo said. "He will be at the big dance at the end if he can remain healthy and be ready to run at full go all of the time."

Parrish said he hadn't competed in track since the eighth grade. Carrying the football between the white lines of the gridiron is vastly different from sprinting on the oval.

"In football you have to worry about who is coming after you. In track when you come out of the blocks all you have to do is stick to your zone. You can't focus on everybody else because if you do that, it slows you down," Parrish said. "That has been one of the hardest adjustments for me."

Parrish knows his blistering 10.94 time in the 100 is something the Interlake High School student body takes pride in.

"I always put pressure on myself. I'm pretty sure everyone around my school is expecting me to win (first place at state meet in the 100) but there is a lot of fast people in the state of Washington. I don't want to disappoint people," he said. "I'm going to try the best I can."

Shaun Scott; 425-453-5045; sscott@bellevuereporter.com

Track & Field

3/27/2014

Grant Whitted

Boys: Bellevue 97.33 Interlake 44 Mercer Island 28.66 @ Bellevue

Girls: Bellevue 75 Mercer Island 54 Interlake 25 @ Bellevue

A large number of Saint athletes rallied in the early morning hours to compete this past Saturday in the Jamboree held at Bellevue HS. First place individual performances included: Luke Beauchamp in the 1600m, Aaron Miller in the Shot Put and Discus, Grant Whitted (pictured) in the High Jump, Austin Clark in the Long Jump, Nikita Waghani in the 800m, Sophie Oscar in the 100m Hurdles, and Amber Tavener in the High Jump.

Nine Track & Field Athletes To Compete at State

5/20/2013

Sea-King District Championships @ SW Seattle Complex May 15th and 17th

Interlake Saints had 16 athletes compete in the qualifying District Championships. The top five finishers move on to compete at the 3A State Championship Meet at Mt. Tahoma on May 23-25. The following individuals qualified for State: Freshman Riley Brown (100m), Senior Pierce Frazier (Pole Vault), Senior Nadia Lucas (3200m), Senior Evan Turman (200m and 400m), and Junior Nikita Waghani (1600m and 3200m). The Boys 4x100 Relay Team (Pierce Frazier, Evan Turman, Dexter Barcus-Glover, Nick Roth) also qualified for State

Track and Field

4/22/2013

Boys Track & Field

Bellevue 91 Newport 79 Interlake 63 Sammamish 31 @ Interlake

Girls Track & Field

Newport 116 Bellevue 84 Interlake 57 Sammamish 30 @ Interlake

Track and Field

4/18/2013

Over 100 Track & Field teams traveled from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to compete at the Pasco Invitational on Saturday, April 13th. Individual athletes had to meet qualifying standards to be eligible to participate. Competing individual Interlake Saints included Pierce Frazier, Sam Giner, Graham Jordan, Sophie Oscar, Karissa Shapard, Jay Taves, Evan Turman, and Nikita Waghani.

Senior Pierce Frazier tied for 2nd place overall in the Pole Vault with a personal record vault of 14' 0" and Senior Evan Turman achieved a personal lifetime best of 51.65 in the 400m.

Interlake 82 Liberty 59 @ Interlake
The Interlake Saints Boys Track and Field team had a resounding win over Liberty with several exciting first place individual finishes: Dexter Barcus-Glover 100m(11.6), Evan Turman 200m(23.1) and 400m(52.4), Sam Giner
1600m(4:32.5), Jay Taves 3200m(10:10.1), Devon Lewis Pole Vault (10'), Taylor Sze Long Jump(18'7"), and Aidan Browne Triple Jump(37').

Girls Track & Field
Liberty 86 Interlake 56 @ Interlake
The Interlake Saints Girls Track and Field team lost against Liberty despite a number of impressive first place individual performances by: Karissa Shapard 400m(63.14), Nikita Waghani 1600m(5:20), Anne Davis 3200m(11:54.4), Sophie Oscar 100m Hurdles(17.24), and Annie Campbell Discus(66'8.5").

Track and Field

4/4/2013

The girls Track & Field team edged out Mercer Island by 2 points for a win: Girls Interlake 65 Mercer Island 63 @ Mercer Island HS. First place individual performances included: Riley Brown in the 100m and 200m, Nikita
Waghani in the 1600m, Nadia Lucas in the 3200m, Sophie Oscar in the 100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles, and Annie Campbell in the Discus.

The Boys Track & Field team had a tough loss against Mercer Island: Boys Interlake 57 Mercer Island 77.

Track and Field

3/28/2013

Overall: 0-1 District: 0-1

Despite strong performances at Snoqualmie in weather that included rain, hail, and snow, the Track team had a disappointing loss against Mount Si. Scores: Girls Interlake 69 Mount Si 85; Boys Interlake 96 Mount Si 101. Additional individual performances can be located at http://www.athletic.net