By Don Nelson
Liberty Bell High School’s boys’ and girls’ track teams turned in some impressive individual and relay efforts at a five-way meet on Thursday (March 26) in Cashmere.
The boys’ 4×400-meter relay team of Emmett Fink, Andrew Reggiatore, Jose Dominguez and Ben Klemmeck knocked 9 seconds off its previous best time with a first-place finish in 3 minutes, 43.73 seconds. The 4x100m relay team of Fink, Reggiatore, Dominguez and Micah Klemmeck also took first in a time on 47.04 seconds.
Coach Rocky Kulsrud noted that several Mountain Lions registered personal bests at the Cashmere meet.
Ben Klemmeck improved his time in the 1,600m run to 4:49.45 to win by half a second. Micah Klemmeck took on the high jump and 300m hurdles for the first time, clearing 5 feet 6 inches to tie for sixth place and running a 44.81 hurdle race for third place. Josiah Klemmeck ran his best 3,200m race, taking second place in 10:48:17.
Reggiatore set a personal record in the javelin with a toss of 129 feet 5 inches for second place, and also registered his best long jump, 17 feet 9.5 inches, for sixth place. He was edged by teammate Dominguez, who leapt a personal-best 18 feet 3.5 inches to take fourth place in the long jump.
Dominguez took third place in the 100m with a time of 12.29 seconds, Fink took third place in the 200m with a time of 25.02 seconds, and Micah Klemmeck triple-jumped 37 feet 7.5 inches for second place.
Sarina Williams continued her dominance in the girls’ javelin with a first-place toss of 117 feet 2 inches, 26 feet farther than the second-place competitor.
Freshman Natalie Treise demonstrated what the future holds by winning the triple jump with a leap of 31 feet 4 inches, and finishing second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 18.17 seconds.
The Mountain Lion girls’ 4x100m relay team of Haley Post, Cece Odell, Jessica Johnson and Ashley Watson took third place with a time of 57.25 seconds. The 4x200m team of Post, Johnson, Treise and Lauren Fitzmaurice claimed third place with a time of 2 minutes 9.97 seconds.
Fitzmaurice finished fourth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 19.08 seconds, followed by Johnson in fifth place with a time of 20.02 seconds.
Fitzmaurice also ran 55.03 seconds in the 300m hurdles for fourth place, and jumped 14 feet 2 inches for fourth place in the long jump.
Liberty Bell competes again on April 11 at the Cashmere Invitational.
Boys’ team scores
Cashmere 120
Liberty Bell 48
Okanogan 44
Cle Elum/Roslyn 36
Upper Valley Christian 12
Girls’ team scores
Cashmere 118
Okanogan 111
Liberty Bell 28
Cle Elum/Roslyn 9
