North Bend’s Raleigh Collier was a state champion and several other athletes from the South Coast placed in the Middle School Meet of Champions, the unofficial state championships for middle school track and field in Oregon.
Collier, an eighth-grader in North Bend, won the 800 meters with a new best of 2 minutes and 6.94 seconds, edging out Gus VandenHeuvel of Whisper Running Club of Vancouver, Wash.
Collier also was seventh in the 1,500 with another new best, 4:22.08. James Fullerton of Grant Cluster in Portland won the race in 4:12.69, nearly six seconds faster than the runner-up.
Tyler Camp of Azalea in Brookings also was a champion, winning the 100-meter hurdles in 14.05, also a new best. Camp was third in the 200 hurdles in 26.64. North Bend’s Jacob Bates was 11th (29.17).
Marshfield’s Gavin Simpson was fourth in the 100 meters with a time of 11.90 seconds after running a new best 11.70 in the preliminaries. Simpson also was sixth in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 6 inches.
Collier, an eighth-grader in North Bend, won the 800 meters with a new best of 2 minutes and 6.94 seconds, edging out Gus VandenHeuvel of Whisper Running Club of Vancouver, Wash.
Collier also was seventh in the 1,500 with another new best, 4:22.08. James Fullerton of Grant Cluster in Portland won the race in 4:12.69, nearly six seconds faster than the runner-up.
Tyler Camp of Azalea in Brookings also was a champion, winning the 100-meter hurdles in 14.05, also a new best. Camp was third in the 200 hurdles in 26.64. North Bend’s Jacob Bates was 11th (29.17).
Marshfield’s Gavin Simpson was fourth in the 100 meters with a time of 11.90 seconds after running a new best 11.70 in the preliminaries. Simpson also was sixth in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 6 inches.
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