EUGENE — Harper sophomore Lindsay Talbot was taking stock of her medal haul at the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 1A championships Friday at Hayward Field.
Over two days, she won four gold medals, set two state meet records and won a third-place team trophy all by herself.
On top of that, she’s also a two-time state champion in the triple jump and the 100 and 300 hurdles.
“Very few teams ever have a kid like that,” Harper coach David Marker said. “I don’t think I’ll ever have another one. She’s special.”
Talbot began her medal haul Thursday with a victory in the triple jump, which gave her a confidence boost going into Friday.
“I had a good feeling coming in today, but I was still a little nervous,” Talbot said. “I was trying to execute what was ahead of me.”
Friday, she added a gold in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.02 seconds, setting a meet record and surpassing Emily Holding of Damascus Christian, who ran a 15.21 in 2006.
Talbot ran the 100 last year (placing third at state), but traded that in for the 200, where she had a winning time of 25.66.
Talbot finished off the meet with a victory in the 300 hurdles with a new state meet time of 45.23. The old record of 45.46 was shared by Talbot (2024) and Emily Funkhouser of Sherman (2009).
As nice as the gold medals are, Talbot was excited to get her hands on the third-place team trophy that she earned with her 40 points.
“I’m pretty excited,” said. “Last year, I was four points away from tying for third.”
Harper High School has its own track, which is getting resurfaced this summer, which can only mean better times for Talbot come next spring.
Addy Martin of Adrian was looking to become a four-time state champion in three events (100, 200, 400), but she suffered an injury at district that derailed her plans. She made the finals in all three events, but after placing fourth in the 100, she pulled out of the 200 and 400.
Imbler won the girls 1A team title for the first time in school history, edging Joseph 71-65 behind titles from Paiten Braseth in the 800, and the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.
The Panthers had a 61-57 lead over the Eagles through 16 events, but winning the 4x400 put any doubts to rest.
“I didn’t believe we hadn’t won one until we started looking it up,” Imbler coach Heidi Bowers said. “We had quite a few injuries this year and it was pretty difficult to know where we would be. Jayda (Cant) got us points in the throws that we didn’t expect to get.
That’s the one thing about this group of girls, they will step up and compete and do what they need to do.”
The Panthers will lose Braseth and Cant to graduation, but will return a good portion of their team next year.
“You hate losing the kids who have been in the program for years, but they are always leaving their legacy behind,” Bowers said.
3A
Sophie Schoolmeester of Banks was a double winner on Friday, capturing titles in the 1,500 and 800. It was the third consecutive 800-meter title for the junior, and the second in the 1,500.
Schoolmeester ran a 2:14.15 in the 800 to break the state meet record held by Kennedy’s Deanna Scheidler, who was on hand to watch Schoolmeester break her record of 2:4.24 that she set in 1982.
Schoolmeester posted a winning time of 4:41.81 in the 1,500.
The Vale Vikings’ 4x100 relay team of Elli Jacobs, Bella Johnson, Kaylynn Brandon and Claire Johnson ran a 49.24 for the win, setting a state meet record along the way.
Vale’s time surpassed that of Cascade Christian’s 49.63 set in 2017.
Johnson added to the Vikings’ haul with wins in the 100 (12.59) and 200 (25.52).
Creswell won the 3A state title with 56 points, one better than Banks (55). Vale was third with 44, with Valley Catholic fourth (39).
2A
Daisy Lalonde of East Linn Christian, who won her third consecutive 3,000-meter title on Thursday, added yet another state gold to her collection with her third consecutive 1,500-meter title Friday with a time of 4:41.35.
Her time was a state meet record, surpassing Bandon’s Sailor Hutton, who clocked a 4:44.70 in 2018.
Lalonde and Averie Peterson of Santaiam traded places down the stretch before Lalonde pulled away just a couple of meters from the finish line.
“I was nervous, but I trusted my training and it all came together,” said Lalonde, who is headed to Colorado Mesa University.
Winning one title is not easy, and going for three can fray the nerves.
“In the end, what matters most is I have fun,” Lalonde said. “I put pressure on myself to do it. Whatever happens happens. Whatever God’s plan is goes.”
While the 1,500 is a shorter race, Lalonde said she prefers the 3,000.
“I definitely prefer the 3,000,” she said. “It’s longer and it’s a more comfortable pace. There’s more time to think and make moves.”
Bandon’s Marley Petrey won the 300 hurdles in a time of 45.02, surpassing the state meet record of 45.41 set by Emily Parks of Lost River in 2015. It was the third-consecutive title for Petrey in the event.
Bandon won the 2A team title with 91 points, with Salem Academy second (64.5), East Linn Christian third (56) and Heppner was fourth (49) with just five girls competing.
Boys
3A
Siuslaw’s Clayton Wilson won his second-consecutive 1,500 meter title with a time of 3:58.26. He won last year’s title for Reedsport at the 2A level
He also ran on a leg on the Vikings’ 4x400 relay team with Raymundo Brito Xilot, Kale Jensen and Wesley Nicholls that won with a time of 3:22.43, breaking the state meet record by more than one second.
Valley Catholic held the record with a time of 3:23.49 set in 2024.
Wilson’s performance helped Siuslaw win the team title with 89 points, edging Burns which had 88. Valley Catholic was third (62) and Cascade Christian was fourth (54).
Burns’ 4x100 relay team of Tyson Ballard, Carson Volle, Canon Winn and Kale Cornell turned in a time of 43.16 for the win and a meet record. The previous record of 43.29 was set by Santiam Christian in 2023.
1A
Joseph’s Jett Leavitt spent his final trip to the state championships collecting state meet records.
He picked up the 3,000-meter record Thursday, and Friday he captured the 1,500-meter state meet record as he beat Cove’s Tim Steven’s time of 4:00.40 as he crossed the finish line in 3:58.95.
“It was a goal,” Leavitt said of the meet record.
Unlike Thursday’s 3,000, when he left the competition a lap behind, Imbler’s Adam Gordon pushed Leavitt in the 1,500.
“I like to be pushed a little bit more,” Leavitt said. “Having Adam right behind me and I could see his shadow, was nice. It’s easy to relax, but I liked him pushing me. Overall, it was a great state meet.”
Leavitt also ran the anchor leg on the Eagles’ 4x400 relay team with Lucas Goodrich, Jenning Schiefelbein and Jonah Lyman that finished third with a PR of 3:33.68.
“We had a PR, but all of us had a lot of events before,” Leavitt said. “I think we had a bit more in us.”
Joseph’s Gavin Russell won his second consecutive javelin title with a throw of 190-03.
Joseph finished third in the teams standings with 59.5 points. Damascus Christian won the team title with 70 points, while Adrian was second (63) and Union fourth (59).
2A
The final day of the meet belonged to the Dragons.
Delphian sophomore Oli Beauregard won his second consecutive title in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.88, but wasn’t able to replicate the feat in the 300 hurdles, where he placed second behind Salem Academy’s Noah Dettwyler with a time of 39.09. Dettwyler ran a 38.74.
Beauregard also won the 100 meters with a time of 10.94. He was the only runner under 11 seconds.
Beauregard teamed up with Greyson McLean, Cato Matsuoka and Alex Maddox to win the 4x100 relay with a meet record time of 42.53. The previous record of 43.57 was set by Vernonia in 2016.
The Dragons also came away with the 4x400 relay title as Vladimir Bunchuk, Mark DeVries, Ethan Cloutier and Alex Maddox ran a 3:29.76.
To top off the weekend, Delphian won the team title with 84 points, with Illinois Valley second (67), Knappa third (62) and Columbia Christian fourth (48).
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