Bomber Girls Represent - By Gracie Moss
On Saturday, March 23rd, the Bomber girl's Track and Field team made the trip to Ephrata High School, ready to dominate the other teams and take home the gold. The last four times the Bombers have been to this meet, we have won it and have always had girls crushing it in all their events, so there were high hopes this year to continue this winning streak.
Last year, Baylee Wroble had an incredible PR in Ephrata at the Javelin event. Later last season, Wroble won second in State as a junior and is excited to return to it as a senior. In an interview with Wroble, I asked, “How are you feeling about returning to Ephrata after being there last year when you had a phenomenal PR?” She responded with, “I am feeling very happy and excited…I’ve been training harder than I was last year, so I am expecting some really good results, I’m nervous about the weather conditions, but other than that, I am hopeful and can’t wait to see how I throw.” Wroble performed very well in Ephrata, winning first place in the Javelin event, throwing 131 '3, and following in her footsteps, her little sister Brooklyn placed fifth.
Another outstanding athlete on our team is a sophomore, Naly Khamlue Pratt, who has record-breaking times. Currently, she is holding the fourth fastest time in Washington State, but this is only the beginning. I asked Pratt ``How are you feeling about currently holding the fourth fastest time in Washington?” Pratt got back to me and said, “I feel good about it! It’s only the beginning of the season and a good place for me to be. I’m not worried about placements right now because times can change, and what really matters is the end of the season. I know I’m only a sophomore this year, but I feel like I have a lot to prove this season, I have a lot of goals for my team, and especially myself, and I want to be able to make it far. Naly took first place in the 100-meter dash at Ephrata, and Alyssa March took second place. Both of these Bomber athletes have been working very hard, and this is evident in their performances.
Speaking of hard workers, senior Hailey Summers is on an uprise after her ACL tear in October of 2022. Before her injury, Summers ran a 57.47 400, which now holds the all-time sophomore 400 record. For her senior season, she has made it her goal to get back to that speed and possibly even beat her record as a sophomore. I asked Summers, “How are you working towards beating your Richland High sophomore 400 record?” “I have been working hard towards beating my record by giving it my all in practice and having my teammates and coaches push me to be faster and have a better mindset. Coach Marsh has played a huge role in helping me achieve this goal by yelling out times during practice to help me run the best I can at meets,” says Summers. Summers placed third at the Ephrata track meet, running a time of 1:02, as well as another Bomber girl, Emry Law, placed fifth in the 400.
The Bombers girls head coach Stuart Allen started coaching at Richland in 2020 but his season was cut short due to the Covid pandemic. Therefore, his first year getting to coach through an entire track season was 2021. I asked Allen, “Are you feeling optimistic about your team this year? And is there anything about the team this year that sticks out to you?” Coach Allen responded with, “Every year I am optimistic and excited about the season. I have seen this group of seniors since they were freshmen, so the seniors stick out to me most because I remember when they were freshmen, and I know them all very well.” In Ephrata, the girls worked very hard in all of their events, which paid off because they took home the gold to Richland. Below are the results from the meet.
Women's Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals
1.
10
Naly Khamlue-pratt
12.54a
Richland
2.
12
Alyssa Marsh
12.89a
Richland
200 Meters Varsity - Finals
1.
10
Naly Khamlue-pratt
25.67aPR
Richland
3.
12
Alyssa Marsh
26.43aSR
Richland
400 Meters Varsity - Finals
3.
12
Hailey Summers
1:02.73aSR
Richland
5.
11
Emry Law
1:04.36aPR
Richland
800 Meters Varsity - Finals
2.
9
Peyton Evers
2:36.41aPR
Richland
6.
10
Abigail Duncan
2:37.74aSR
Richland
1600 Meters Varsity - Finals
11.
11
Isabella Thompson
6:00.06aSR
Richland
22.
9
Amy Feng
6:23.14aPR
Richland
3200 Meters Varsity - Finals
1.
11
Lillian Robertson
11:51.69aPR
Richland
3.
11
Rebekah Shafer
12:41.27aPR
Richland
100m Hurdles Varsity - Finals
16.
9
Lexington Butler
18.98a
Richland
17.
11
Lillie Mann
19.06a
Richland
300m Hurdles Varsity - Finals
3.
11
Brooke Bird
49.83aSR
Richland
6.
11
Lillie Mann
52.08aSR
Richland
4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals
4.
12
Sydney O'Niel
12
Gracie Moss
11
Lydia Medina
9
Nadia Biutanaseva
53.32a
Richland - A
4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals
2.
11
Lydia Medina
12
Gracie Moss
9
Nadia Biutanaseva
9
Cara Harrington
1:51.73a
Richland - A
4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals
1.
12
Hailey Summers
11
Emry Law
11
Brooke Bird
12
Bella Bunnage
4:14.94a
Richland - A
Shot Put Varsity - Finals
2.
11
Mackenzie Schulz
33' 3.25SR
Richland
3.
12
Jocelyn Black
32' 10.5SR
Richland
Discus Varsity - Finals
7.
12
Jada Perkins
95' 6PR
Richland
20.
12
Sophia Diaz
76' 4
Richland
Javelin Varsity - Finals
1.
12
Baylee Wroble
131' 3SR
Richland
5.
10
Brooklyn Wroble
101' 7SR
Richland
High Jump Varsity - Finals
5.
11
Lenah Martin
4' 8SR
Richland
6.
11
Olivia Killian
4' 6
Richland
Pole Vault Varsity - Finals
7.
12
Natalie Amundson
7' 6
Richland
11
Paizlei Tucker
NH
Richland
Long Jump Varsity - Finals
4.
12
Carla Asiedu-Ofei
15' 5.75SR
Richland
19.
9
Faith Doncaster
13' 7.25PR
Richland
Triple Jump Varsity - Finals
1.
11
Lenah Martin
34' 1.5SR
Richland
2.
12
Sydney O'Niel
33' 7.75
Richland
