Eatonville Boys Track Top Steilacoom as Pound Delivers Double Win

Eatonville’s boys track and field team earned a 75-57 victory over Steilacoom on Wednesday, while the girls fell 84-51 in 2A SPSL action at Steilacoom High School.

The Cruiser boys used a well-rounded performance and continued improvement across the roster to secure the team win, highlighted by multiple event victories and a number of personal best efforts. Rogue Pound recorded two first-place finishes for Eatonville to lead the way.

Jacob Simons opened the meet with a win in the 100 meters in 11.53. In the 200, Steven Haas took first in 23.70, while Oscar Lopez-Diaz placed sixth but showed consistency after a strong showing the week prior. Lopez-Diaz later returned to win the 400 meters in 55.19, improving on his second-place finish from the previous meet. Phillip Buchholz added a fifth-place finish in the event.

In the hurdles, Pound remained one of Eatonville’s top performers, winning the 110 hurdles in 17.50. The 300 hurdles saw a series of breakthrough performances as Landon Austin took second with a personal best 46.51, Pound placed fourth with a personal best 47.93, and Hayes Sherrard added a fifth-place finish with a personal best 51.19. Josiah Smith also posted a personal best in the event.

Eatonville’s distance group continued to show growth. Gabriel Kolsrud ran a personal best 2:17.75 to place fourth in the 800 and followed that with a second-place finish in the 1600 in 5:09.00. Titus Lowe added a fifth-place finish in the 1600, building on his strong distance performances from the previous meet.

The field events once again proved to be a strength for the Cruisers. Adam Ames led the discus with a winning throw of 124 feet, 9 inches. Mason Kinley, Dale Swaner, Ian Mitchell and Curtis Wright completed a sweep of the top five, continuing a trend from the previous meet where Eatonville dominated the event.

In the shot put, Mitchell, Kinley, Swaner and Brett Hutchings placed second through fifth, providing valuable team points. Several athletes throughout the throwing group recorded season bests or personal bests, reflecting steady improvement.

Jarin Ragazzo delivered one of the day’s top performances with a win in the javelin at 143-6, a significant improvement from his third-place finish the week before. Dale Swaner also recorded a personal best in the event.

In the jumps, Pound captured the long jump with a personal best 19-9 after winning the event the previous week. Steven Haas followed with a personal best 18-8 to take second. Connor Austin and Abdul Musa also posted personal bests in the event.

Landon Austin added another win in the triple jump at 28-6. In the high jump, David McClain cleared a personal best 5-10 to take first, while Oscar Anderson and Hayes Sherrard rounded out the top three. In the pole vault, Haas won with a season best 10-6, while Teagan Croppi and Connor Austin each cleared personal bests of 9-0 to tie for second. Carter Dietsche added a personal best in the event as well.

Eatonville also picked up key points in the relays, finishing second in both the 4x100 and 4x400.

On the girls side, the Cruisers were led by continued progress across several events. Building off her two wins the previous week, Hannah Bieker again paced the distance group, while teammates showed improvement with multiple personal best efforts. The throwing and jumping groups also contributed valuable points, continuing to develop early in the season.

Despite falling short in the team score, Eatonville’s girls showed steady growth and a number of individual improvements, setting the stage for the remainder of the league schedule.

Eatonville will now enjoy a short break for spring break before returning to action Wednesday, April 15, when the Cruisers travel to Fife for another 2A SPSL matchup.