Shorewood wins Track & Field Team State Title

Shorewood was represented by 20 athletes at the Track & Field State meet with two being relay alternates. 

Jubilant Shorewood athletes and coaches celebrate the Boys 3A State trophies 

The trip to Tacoma culminated in Shorewood's first ever Track & Field Team State Title!! 

The Boys team scored 68 points (to Liberty's 49 and Lincoln's 44) to secure Shorewood's first ever Track & Field team title (3A Boys Track & Field). 

Shorewood Boys team was led with strong performances by::

Max Billett (L) and Eli Graves (R)
on the podium and on the track

Max Billett (1600m (2nd by a mere hundredth) & 3200m (6th) and Eli Graves (1600m (3rd) & 3200m (3rd), both runners going under the 1600m school record, 

Tyler Marlow - State Champ in Javelin

Tyler Marlow 4th in Long Jump and State Champ in the Javelin with a school record throw of 185'8".

 

Jaden Marlow took two state titles - Pole Vault and Long Jump
as well as 2nd in 100m Hurdles and 7th in Discus

In a crazy 8 hour span Jaden Marlow scores 30 points bringing home 7th in Discus, 2nd in 100m Hurdles, State Champ in Pole Vault, and State Champ in Long Jump.

In Shorewood history the closest that teams have gotten to a Team State Title were 3rd Place a few times for the boys and girls and 2nd a couple times for the girls, all in the 1980's and late 70's. 

Our most recent team trophy at State for Track & Field was 2016 with a 4th place finish for the boys and several top 10 team performances.

Shorewood Track & Field athletes and coaches

This State go around had mixed weather with some light rain on Friday morning and a mix of sun & heat, clouds, wind throughout the weekend. It was a tough field. Our athletes competed well; all should be proud of their efforts, and all should be proud of the athletes representing Shorewood Track & Field. 

There were 48 scoring teams in boys 3A and 43 scoring teams in girls 3A (some teams didn't score points - there are around 76 schools total in 3A).

Boys team and coaches on the podium

Check out the results here: State Meet Results.

• Olivia D - 3200m (10th)
• Lucy E - 100m Hurdles (10th)
• Mila F - 300m Hurdles (10th), 400m (15th)
• 4x400m Relay (Taylor D, Lucy E, McKenzie C, Mila F - - Alts: Lizzy TR, Violet K, Olivia D) (15th)
• Max B - 1600m (2nd, School Record), 3200m (6th)
• Tristan C - 1600m (17th)
• Eli G - 1600m (3rd), 3200m (3rd)
• Adrian K - Long Jump (17th)
• Jaden M - 110m Hurdles (2nd), Long Jump (State Champ!), Pole Vault (State Champ!), Discus (7th)
• Tyler M - Javelin (State Champ!), Long Jump (4th)
• Kellan R - 1600m (15th), 800m (12th)
• John T - Unified 100m (18th)
• Jason V - Unified 100m (18th)
• Thomas Z - 100m (16th), 200m (22nd)
• 4x400m Relay (Matbeal D, Isaiah S, Kellan R, Aiden W, - - -Alts: Eli G, Max B, Tyler M, Thomas Z) (23rd)

Shorewood coaches with team trophies

Thank you to all the athletes, parent/guardians, and fans for a great season.

Co-Head Coaches Paul Villanueva & Joel Reese  

Photos courtesy Shoreline Schools

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Shorewood track & field athletes qualify for State championship - Shorewood boys win District 1 title

Shorewood track & field coaches and athletes

Shorewood Boys & Girls Track & Field athletes qualify for the State Track & Field Championships to be held in Tacoma on May 28-30th, 2026. The girls team will send three individuals and the 4x400m relay and the boys team will send 10 individuals and the 4x400m relay. 

The boys team captured the NW District 1 Title

Congrats to:

• Olivia Decker, 3200m (set new personal best time - PB)
• Lucy Eichelberger, 100m Hurdles (PB)
• Mila Fotinatos, 400m (breaking her own school record that's she has broken in each of the last two years - PB)
• 4x400m Relay (Taylor Duquette, McKenzie Clark, Lucy Eichelberger, Mila Fotinatos, Lizzy Tajkowski Rolfe, Violet Koslowsky, Olivia Decker)
• Max Billett, 1600m (District Champ!), 3200m
• Tristan Crittenden, 1600m (PB)
• Eli Graves, 1600m (PB), 3200m (District Champ!)
• Adrian Kamau, Long Jump
• Jaden Marlow, 110m Hurdles (District Champ! - PB), Pole Vault (District Champ!), Long Jump (District Champ! - PB), Discus
• Tyler Marlow, Javelin (District Champ! - PB), Long Jump (PB)
• Kellan Roberts, 800m (PB), 1600m (PB - now #1 All-Time Shorewood freshman 1600m time)
• John Tan, Unified 100m
• Jason Villanueva, Unified 100m
• Thomas Zyskowski, 100m (District Champ! - PB), 200m
• 4x400m Relay (Aiden Witt, Kellan Roberts, Eli Graves, Max Billett, Tyler Marlow, Thomas Zyskowski, Isaiah Schuelke, Matbeal Dinka)

Other highlights include:

Season's bests in all girls relays: 4x100m (Senaya Ovuru, Juniper Zyskowski, Kaylee Park, Juliet Moser) , 4x200m (Taylor Duquette, McKenzie Clark, Lizzy Tajkowski Rolfe, Juliet Moser), & 4x400m.  Season's best in the boys 4x400m relay.

1600m Shorewood took the first four places

Our District, comprised of 3 leagues/15 schools, is allocated 4 spots to the State meet.  In the boys 1600m, Shorewood placed 1st through 4th!

1st - Max Billett, 2nd - Eli Graves, 3rd - Tristan Crittenden, 4th - Kellan Roberts

3200m Shorewood boys take 6 of the 8 placements

At Championships meets like Districts and State, 8 place on the podium.  In the boys 3200m, Shorewood placed 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th!

1st - Eli Graves, 2nd - Max Billett, 5th - Isaiah Schuelke, 6th (PB) - Tristan Crittenden, 7th - Brayden Yee, 8th - Noah Raupp, (3rd - Mount Vernon, 4th - Mountlake Terrace)

Results from NW District 1 Championships: Results 5/20, 5/22. 

Other season's best or personal best include:

• Cleo Dalasta, 3200m (SB)
• McKenzie Clark, 800m (PB)
• Matbeal Dinka, 110m Hurdles (PB), 300m Hurdles (PB)
• Cooper Martinez, Discus (PB), Javelin (PB)

Shorewood boys and girls teams and coaches

Next weekend (May 28-30), Shorewood & Shorecrest will head to the WIAA State Track & Field Championships in Tacoma. 

--Shorewood Head Coaches Paul Villanueva and Joel Reese

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Shorewood Track & Field athletes shine at the Wesco South Championship competition

Shorewood Track & Field athletes 

Among the threat of rain and crazy wind, Shorewood Track & Field athletes shine at the Wesco South Championships! 

Lots of Personal Records set, so many qualifiers for the upcoming NW District 1 Championships, so many All League honors, and the Boys team going Back to Back to Back to Back Wesco South Team Champions! 

The boys team took home the league title for the 4th year in a row with the girls team taking 3rd!

Congratulations to the following who achieved All Wesco South League Honors.

All Wesco South 1st Team (Wesco South League Champion - 1st Place at League Meet):

• Thomas Zyskowski - 100m, 200m
• John Tan with Jason Villanueva - Unified 100m
• Mila Fotinatos - 400m
• Max Billett - 1600m
• Eli Graves - 3200m (new meet record)
• Jaden Marlow - 110m Hurdles (new meet record), Pole Vault, Long Jump
• Cooper Martinez - Javelin

All Wesco South 2nd Team (2nd Place at League Meet):

• Eli Graves - 1600m
• Max Billett - 3200m
• Olivia Decker - 3200m
• Matbeal Dinka - 300m Hurdles
• Lucy Eichelberger - 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles
• Jaden Marlow - Discus
• Tyler Marlow - Javelin, Pole Vault
• Emmanuela Okenwa - Shot Put
• 4x400m Relay (Taylor Duquette, McKenzie Clark, Willa Watson, Lucy Eichelberger)

All Wesco South Honorable Mention (3rd Place at League Meet):

• Kellan Roberts - 800m
• Olivia Decker - 1600m
• Mila Fotinatos - 300m Hurdles
• Tyler Marlow - Long Jump
• 4x400m Relay (Aiden Witt, Kellan Roberts, Eli Graves, Max Billett)

This week's Northwest District 1 Championships (May 20 & 22, 2026) is made up of three leagues (Wesco South, Wesco North, and the Northwest Conference - 15 schools). 

Districts (also known as Regionals), held at Shoreline Stadium, is the last step to the State meet in Tacoma (May 28-30). Top 4 placers at the District meet qualify for the State meet

Find the results from Wesco Championships here: Results Wesco Champs.

Next meet: NW District 1 Championships at Shoreline Stadium, Wednesday 5/20 and Friday 5/22.
Top 4 in each event qualify for the State Championships.

From Co-Head Coaches Paul Villanueva and Joel Reese

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Track & Field at Shoreline Stadium - April 9, 2026

2017 event photo by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood and Shorecrest met at a track & field event at the Shoreline Stadium on Thursday, April 9, 2026.

The scores for each event can be found here and below.

Men

100 Meters Varsity
200 Meters Varsity
400 Meters Varsity
800 Meters Varsity
1600 Meters Varsity
3200 Meters Varsity
110m Hurdles Varsity
300m Hurdles Varsity
4x100 Relay Varsity
4x200 Relay Varsity
4x400 Relay Varsity
Shot Put Varsity
Discus Varsity
Javelin Varsity
High Jump Varsity
Pole Vault Varsity
Long Jump Varsity
Triple Jump Varsity

Women

100 Meters Varsity
200 Meters Varsity
400 Meters Varsity
800 Meters Varsity
1600 Meters Varsity
3200 Meters Varsity
100m Hurdles Varsity
300m Hurdles Varsity
4x100 Relay Varsity
4x200 Relay Varsity
4x400 Relay Varsity
Shot Put Varsity
Discus Varsity
Javelin Varsity
High Jump Varsity
Pole Vault Varsity
Long Jump Varsity
Triple Jump Varsity

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King's senior signs letter of intent with University of Illinois

Kim Beard signs letter of intent with U of Illinois
Photo courtesy King's High School

A future U.S. Olympic track and field hopeful celebrated signing her national letter of intent in front of friends and family at King’s High School in Shoreline on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 3:30pm in Mike Martin Gymnasium, 

Kim Beard officially signed her letter of intent to attend and compete for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini beginning in the fall of 2026.

Beard, in her senior year at King’s High School, was the top-ranked prep hammer thrower in 2024 and a member of the Track and Field News All-American Team. 

Kim Beard hammer throw
Photo courtesy King's High School

She has taken home Washington State 1A championships the last two years in the hammer throw and won the 2024 Junior Olympic Championships. 

In August 2025, Beard set a national group record with a hammer throw of 186’6,” a staggering 10 feet beyond the distance of the second-place finisher. 

She will wrap up her legendary prep career for the King’s Knights in the spring of 2026 before heading to Champaign, Illinois, to compete in the Big Ten conference as part of the women’s track and field program at the University of Illinois.

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Shorewood student ranks 2nd in nation for decathlon

Jaden Marlow and Tyler Marlow in the decathlon

High School State Championships have come and gone for Spring sports. Congrats to the athletes and especially to all the graduates. 

Each year the WIAA High School Spring season officially ends at the State Championships. In Track & Field, athletes' marks and times can qualify individuals and relays for various summer meets. 

Shorewood will have a few athletes competing on their own or through a club team at Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene Oregon June 19-22, 2025:

• Ava Enriquez in the Pole Vault, 
• Madeleine Brouillard in the 400m Hurdles, 
• Alex Yee and Violet Koslowsky in the 2000m Steeplechase, and 
• Jaden Marlow in the decathlon. 
• Some will continue to try to qualify for the Junior Olympics Championships held in Houston this year.

One meet that can be qualified for via marks and times from the high school season is the WA State Decathlon Championships held every year the weekend after the WIAA State Track & Field Championships. 

For this year that was June 6th & 7th. Both Jaden Marlow and Tyler Marlow competed this past weekend in the WA State Decathlon Championships!! Both did outstanding! Several personal bests throughout the 2 day meet.

Jaden won the event, making him this year's Decathlon State Champion and has qualified himself for the USA U20 Championships to be contested in Eugene June 19-20. 

He broke the Shorewood school record (since he qualified for the meet via high school times and marks) by over 600 pts (scoring 7152 points over 10 events) and is currently ranked #2 in the entire nation. 

Jaden broke a 25 year meet record for total points scored. The U20 Championships is the qualifier in even years for the U20 World Championships (U20 stands for under 20 years of age).

--From Shorewood Head Coaches Paul Villanueva and Joel Reese

Correction: the Oregon competition is June 19-22

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Shorewood Track & Field - Records fall and a new State Champ

Shorewood athletes and coaches at State meet

By Paul Villanueva

Shorewood High School was represented by 21 athletes at the State meet with four being relay alternates and one being an individual alternate. 

The trip to Tacoma was wonderful. Mixed weather throughout the weekend, sprinkles, heat, windy, overcast. It was a tough field, Shorewood athletes competed well, and all should be proud of their efforts, and all should be proud of the athletes representing Shorewood Track & Field. 

State Champion Ava Enriquez clearing 12'6"

State Champion Ava Enriquez clearing 12'6" and earlier this season re-breaking her school record in the Pole Vault of 13'. 

Ava Enriquez
State Champ!

Ava has broken the school record each of her 4 years with 5th place State finish (in 9th grade), 2nd place (10th grade), 2nd place (11th), and State Champ (12th)

The girls team placed 9th in the entire State in the 3A classification and the boys team placed 10th. There were 45 scoring teams in girls 3A and 52 scoring teams in boys 3A (some teams didn't score points - there's around 76 schools total in 3A).

Check out the results here: State Meet Results.

• Madeleine Brouillard - 300mH (7th)
• Hanna Bruno - 800m (5th) - New School Record! The one she broke last week, this time by a second (originally from 2011)!
• Lucy Eichelberger - 100m Hurdles (18th), 300m Hurdles (6th)
• Ava Enriquez - Long Jump (9th), Pole Vault (State Champion!!!)
• Mila Fotinatos - 200m, 400m (14th)
• Violet Koslowsky - 3200m (17th)

Girls 4x400 Relay breaks 1989 school record by 4 seconds!! Placing 4th. Hanna Bruno in this group broke the 800m school record by a second in the 800m prelim.

4x400m Relay (Madeleine B, Lucy E, Hanna B, Mila F) - 4th - New School Record! The one they broke last week but this time by a whopping 4 seconds (originally from 1989)!

• 4x100m Unified Mixed Relay (Whitney Ernst, Serenity Cruthird, Sened Tekle, Brayden Yee) - 3rd
• 800m Unified Mixed Sprint Medley Relay 100m-100m-200m-400m (Whitney E, Serenity C, Sened T, Brayden Y) - 6th
• Max Billett - 3200m (12th)
• Tristan Crittenden - 3200m (18th)
• Otto Erhart - 1600m (5th), 3200m (5th)
• Eli Grave - 3200m (10th)

Sened and Jaden won three medals each

• Jaden Marlow - 110m Hurdles (4th), Long Jump (6th), Pole Vault (3rd)
• Sened T w/Arley Bonar - Mixed Unified 100m (6th)

Head Coaches Paul Villanueva & Joel Reese

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King’s wins boys and girls state high school track titles

Kimberly Beard
Photo courtesy RunnerSpace.com

According to reporting in HeraldNet.com by Aaron Coe,

"King’s High School brought home two state titles on Saturday, in Yakima, winning both the boys and girls Class 1A state track and field titles.

"Led by strong performances in relays, distance and throwing events, the King’s girls compiled 95 points to finish 22 points ahead of second-place Lynden Christian. It was a tighter race for the boys, who won by a half point over Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls), outscoring the Eagles 66.5 to 66. South Whidbey finished third with 63."

King's Kimberly Beard dominated the hammer throw, winning in Yakima with a personal-best throw of 152 feet, 5 inches on her fifth try — more than 8 feet farther than the next best mark in state meets in all classifications this year.

Read the article here

On Sunday at the separate hammer throw competition at the Evergreen State College, Beard threw 176 feet, 5 inches - 20 feet farther than the runner up.

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Shorewood Track & Field shines at WesCo South Championships

Shorewood Track teams shine at WesCo South Championships

Managing to miss the rain, Shorewood Track & Field shines at WesCo South Championships! 

So many Personal Records, so many qualifiers for the next round of the postseason (NW District 1 Championships), so many All League honors, and the Boys team going Back to Back to Back WesCo South Team Champions!

The boys team took home the league title for the 3rd year in a row with the girls team taking 2nd! 

• Congratulations to Mila Fotinatos for breaking her school record (she set last year) in the 400m with a time of 58.42s! 
• Congratulations to Hayes Stetler, Jaden Marlow, and Otto Erhart who broke meet records in the 200m, 110m Hurdles, and 3200m respectively.

Congrats to the following who achieved All WesCo South League Honors.

All WesCo South 1st Team (WesCo South League Champion - 1st Place at League Meet):

• Hayes Stetler - 100m, 200m (new meet record)
• Mila Fotinatos - 200m, 400m
• Hanna Bruno - 800m, 1600m
• Max Billett - 1600m
• Otto Erhart - 3200m (new meet record)
• Jaden Marlow - 110m Hurdles (new meet record), Pole Vault, Long Jump
• Ava Enriquez - Pole Vault
• 4x400m Relay (Jaden Marlow, Hayes Stetler, Eli Graves, Aidan MacDonald)
• 4x400m Relay (Maddie Brouillard, Lucy Eichelberger, Hanna Bruno, Mila Fotinatos)
• Mixed Unified 4x100m Relay (Whitney Ernst, Serenity Cruthird, Sened Tekle, Brayden Yee)
• Mixed Unified Sprint Medley Relay (Whitney Ernst, Serenity Curthird, Sened Tekle, Brayden Yee)
• Serenity Cruthird with Annika Crow - Unified 100m
• Sened Tekle with Arley Bonar - Unified 100m

All WesCo South 2nd Team (2nd Place at League Meet):

• Aidan MacDonald - 200m
• Otto Erhart - 1600m
• Max Billett - 3200m
• Masa Taura - 300m Hurdles
• Maddie Brouillard - 300m Hurdles
• Ava Enriquez - Long Jump
• Kidus Araya - Triple Jump

All WesCo South Honorable Mention (3rd Place at League Meet):

• Thomas Zyskowski - 100m
• Eli Graves - 3200m
• Tyler Marlow - 110m Hurdles
• Lucy Eichelberger - 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles
• Matbeal Dinka - 300m Hurdles
• Cooper Martinez - Discus
• Jackson Christian - Long Jump, Triple Jump
• 4x200m Relay (Taylor Duquette, McKenzie Clark, Ky Smith, Samara Suhadolnik)

Results Link

Next meet: NW District 1 Championships at Shoreline Stadium, Wed 5/21 and Fri 5/23. Top 4 in each event qualify for the State Championships.

From: Co-Head Coaches Paul Villanueva and Joel Reese

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Track: Shorewood competes at Oregon Relays

Shorewood track team and coaches at Oregon Relays

Shorewood competed at the Oregon Relays on April 4-5, 2025 at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

From Co-Head Coaches Villanueva & Reese

Photos by Paul Villanueva except as noted

Oregon Relays - What an experience for all who were able to be a part of it! Our athletes competed well on the big stage and represented Shorewood well. 

Violet Koslowsky set a new school record in the 2k Steeplechase

Three school records were broken in spectacular fashion: 

1. Violet Koslowsky in the 2k Steeplechase (breaking a record from 2014) and placing 3rd, 
2. Otto Erhart in the 1600m (breaking Keiyu Mamiya's record from last year) placing 7th,
3. Max Billett in the 3200m (breaking Otto's record from last year)! 

Congrats to Max Billett for winning the 2 mile race Friday night in a very exciting fashion under the lights and Ava Enriquez for winning the Pole Vault Saturday afternoon by essentially tying her own new school record she re-set on Thursday at Edmonds - both athletes got to sign the Oregon Relays event poster that gets hung in the halls of the Runnerspace Headquarters. 

Otto Erhart - 7th in the 1 mile - new school record in the 1600m!

Max Billett 2 mile winner! #1 in the nation, new 3200m school record!
Photo by Miles Mason - Shorecrest Co-Head Coach

Max's time in the 2 mile race currently ranks him #1 in the US. 

Ava Enriquez Pole Vault winner! new school record set Thursday but tied Saturday

Congrats to Lilly Burris for winning her heat of the Freshmen 100m with a personal best time. 

Jaden Marlow 110m Hurdles

Congrats to Jaden Marlow lowering his personal best in the 110m hurdles qualifying for the final and placing 5th going sub 15 (for the first time) twice.

Ava Enriquez to Maddie Brouillard in 800m Sprint Medley

The girls 4x400 relay consisting of Maddie Brouillard, Lucy Eichelberger, Hanna Bruno, and Mila Fotinatos bettered their State leading time to 3:59.49 - ranking #3 in All-Time times for Shorewood - placing 5th.

Thomas Zyskowski to Andrew Pickett in the 800m Sprint Medley

There were lots of personal records set across the board, great competition, and such a fun atmosphere. For this meet, it's scored as a combined team score, Shorewood tied for 9th in a very competitive field with schools from across the Nation/North America. 

Results

--Coach Paul Villanueva

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Shorewood Boys & Girls Cross Country teams head for State competition in Pasco

 L to R: Back Row - Coach Uriel Lopez, Brayden Yee, Joel Rice, Aiden Witt, Tristan Crittenden, Alex Yee, Eli Graves, Max Billett, Otto Erhart, Isaiah Schuelke, Noah Raupp, Coach Joel Reese  Middle Row - Cleo Dalasta, Lilah Becker, Lucy Eichelberger, Annika Crow, Maya Mirabueno, Hanna Bruno, Violet Koslowsky, Neha Adhikaram, Coach Paul Villanueva.  Front - Coach Emma King, Coach Leslie Silver

Shorewood Boys & Girls Cross Country Teams qualified for the State Championships this past Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Lakewood HS in Arlington!! 

The rain held off for race time, a few PRs on a soggy slick course, and Shorewood will be represented well at the State Championships in Pasco this upcoming weekend! 

This is back to back years that the Boys and Girls teams have qualified for the State meet in the same year and before that the first time since 1984 in the same year. 

Five of fourteen Shorewood runners ran new personal bests over a 5k course. 

L to R: Tristan Crittenden, Alex Yee, Eli Graves, Otto Erhart, Max Billett, Isaiah Schuelke, Noah Raupp

The Boys team is comprised of Max Billett, Otto Erhart, Eli Graves, Alex Yee, Isaiah Schuelke, Tristan Crittenden, and Noah Raupp. 

Congrats to Max Billett for winning and becoming the individual NW District 1 Champion winning with a time of 15:28.1 for a 5k race just outkicking teammate Otto Erhart (last year's District Champion and last week's WesCo South Champion). Last year Max was the WesCo South individual Champion. 

Running new personal bests were Eli Graves and Isaiah Schuelke! 

The Shorewood Boys placed 6 in the Top 20 and as you may be able to put together, with those outstanding efforts the Boys team secured the NW District 1 Regional Title, securing a 3-peat making them back to back to back Regional Champions and returning to the State meet!

 L to R; Shorewood Girls XC: Maya Mirabueno, Lucy Eichelberger, Lilah Becker, Hanna Bruno, Violet Koslowsky, Cleo Dalasta, Annika Crow

The Girls team comprised of Violet Koslowsky, Hanna Bruno, Lucy Eichelberger, Maya Mirabueno, Annika Crow, Cleo Dalasta, and Lilah Becker placed a very close 2nd as a team to make their return to the State meet for back to back years. 

Running new personal bests were Violet, Hanna, and Lilah! At this year's Regional meet the Top 28 individuals and Top 4 teams qualified for the State meet. NW District 1 (Regionals) is comprised of 14 3A schools from WesCo North, WesCo South, Northwest Leagues.

Shorewood XC and Shorecrest XC (SC girls were District Champs)

Next weekend, Shorewood & Shorecrest (their Boys and Girls Teams qualified also) will be heading to the WIAA State XC Championships in Pasco.

--Shorewood Head Coaches Paul Villanueva and Joel Reese

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Shorecrest Girls Cross Country team takes first in District meet and is headed to state

Shorecrest girls cross country team headed to State
Photo by Lori Lynass

The Shorecrest girl cross country team took 1st place both last week at the WesCo meet and Saturday, November 2, 2024 at the District meet in Arlington and are now headed to state.

Shorewood girls came in second.

Scoring for the team for Shorecrest:

• Harper Bergfeld who took second overall, 
• Scout Lynass who took ninth, 
• Rosie Campbell who took 14th, 
• Addison Phillips who took 15th,
• Riley Welch who took 16th.

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Einstein and Kellogg fare well in middle school cross country championships

Einstein (left) and Kellogg Middle Schools

SNO KING MS Cross Country Championships were held at Shoreline Stadium on Wednesday October 30, 2024. 

The SNO KING MS comprises middle schools from Shoreline, Edmonds, Mukilteo and Everett School Districts.

Team Champs:

• 7th Grade Girls: College Place (Edmonds SD)
• 8th Grade Girls: College Place (Edmonds SD)
• 7th Grade Boys: Einstein (Shoreline SD)
• 8th Grade Boys: Kellogg (Shoreline SD)

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Shorewood boys cross-country are WesCo champions for the third time

Shorewood boys varsity bring home the League Title

Shorewood Boys Cross Country brought home the WesCo South League Title this past Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Granite Falls HS. 

This makes a 3-peat, back to back to back Titles for the Boys' team. The Girls' Team was a very close 2nd!

Otto Erhart winning 2A/3A WesCo South Title, in course record time of 15:37.

Congratulations to senior Otto Erhart for winning the WesCo South Individual Cross Country Title and breaking the Granite Falls HS course record. The WesCo League Meet determines League Champions and also All League honors. 

WesCo South includes Shorewood, Shorecrest, Lynnwood, Meadowdale, Edmonds-Woodway, Mountlake Terrace, and Archbishop Murphy (2A).

Both the JV Girls and JV Boys competed in a JV race comprised of WesCo North & South 2A/3A schools (12 schools) and both Shorewood JV Teams placed 1st in their respective JV races! 

Milo Clark winning Boys 2A/3A WesCo JV race.

Congratulations to senior Milo Clark for winning the boys JV race.

WesCo South All League Honors (1st Team Conference Honors goes to athletes who place 1st-7th at WesCo Championships, 2nd Team Conference Honors goes to those who place 8th-14th, and All Conference Honorable Mention goes to those who place 15th-21st

• 1st Team: Otto Erhart (1st Place), Max Billett (2nd), Eli Graves (4th), Alex Yee (5th), Hanna Bruno (2nd), Violet Koslowsky (4th), Cleo Dalasta (5th)
• 2nd Team: Isaiah Schuelke (8th)
• Honorable Mention: Lucy Eichelberger (16th), Maya Mirabueno (17th), Annika Crow (19th)

Girls Varsity place a very close 2nd

Full results can be found here.

Next weekend, Shorewood will be heading to Regionals (NW District 1 Championships) at Lakewood HS in Arlington. This is for one of four spots to the State meet to be held in Pasco in two weekends.

--Story and photos by Coach Paul Villanueva

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Shoreline High Schools' cross-country teams clash at Hamlin

 (L-R) Harper Birgfeld, Max Billet, Otto Erhart
Photos by Todd Linton

WesCo triple dual meet was held October 15, 2024 at Hamlin Park in Shoreline.

Shorecrest girls took team honors as Freshman Harper Birgfeld (414) wins the individual title with a time of 22:28 on the hilly Hamlin Park 5-kilometer course.

Otto Erhart (Sr) first to cover the boys course with a time of 17:56 for 5-kilometers as Shorewood boys score 16 points in the win.

Both Otto Erhart (493) and Max Billet (489) have set school record marks this year at the 5-kilometer distance.

As the Shorecrest and Shorewood coaches have the teams work toward peak performances late in the season, the upcoming meets to watch are..

• WesCo South Championships October 26th Granite Falls WA Meet info
• District 1&2 Championships November 2nd Lakewood High School Arlington WA
• Washington State Championships November 9th Pasco WA  Meet info

There is quite a buzz among Shoreline High School distance running fans as this is shaping up to be a very special year for Shoreline High School runners.

--Todd Linton

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Four individual track & field athletes and four teams broke longstanding records at Shorewood during the past school year

The May 23-25, 2024 state track meet was remarkable for Shorewood High School as four athletes broke school records that had stood from 14 to 42 years.

Individual events

• 400m (fr 1989): Mila Fotinatos 58.43
• 1600m (fr 1982): Keiyu Mamiya 4:13.60
• 3200m (fr 2009): Otto Erhart 9:19.28
• Pole Vault (fr 2023): Ava Enriquez 12’9”

Paul Villanueva, Co-Head Coach XC / Co-Head Coach Track (Sprints/Relays), Shorewood High School accepted the challenge to find information on the records being broken. 

Athletic.net has records form 2006 on, but before that it is a matter of searching old yearbooks and programs.

Here are the results of his research into records broken during the 2023-2024 school year:

Ava Enriquez. Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Ava Enriquez, a junior, first broke the Pole Vault record her freshman year (keep in mind, she just started learning to Pole Vault the 2nd week of her freshman year track season). At the time the school record was 10'7" from 2oo3 by Laura Weigel. Not sure what Laura is up to right now but at one point in time was working in schools.  

Ava has since broken the Pole Vault record multiple times, 1st at State as a freshman with a vault of 11 feet, then breaking it four times her sophomore year ultimately finishing with a new record of 12'6" at State (ranking her the #9 sophomore in the nation), then this year as a junior finished with a new record of 12'9" at State (currently the #16 junior in the whole nation).  

Top 3 Shorewood marks include Ava, Laura, then Tiara Krismunundo (2002 10'6", Laura's teammate whose record she broke, and now high school teacher in Tri-Cities). The significance of these marks in 2002 and 2003 is that girls' Pole Vault didn't become a sanctioned high school event in Track & Field until the late 90's (not sure exactly what year in Washington) and didn't become a full medal event in the Olympics until 2000. 

According to an article on worldathletics.org "It could be said that 1998 was the year in which the women's pole vault took flight." So from the history, looks like Shorewood was really an early pioneer in girls Pole Vault. 

Mila Fotinatos. Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Mila Fotinatos, a sophomore, first broke the 35 year old 400 meter record at WesCo South League Championships on Friday, May 10th with a time of 58.56. then again breaking her own record at State prelims in May with a time of 58.43. The previous record from 1989 was by Elizabeth Jeffries with a time of 58.61 but we don't have very much information beyond that. That was what was on the record board before we arrived at Shorewood as coaches. 

From previous State meet results, we know Elizabeth ran 58.69 at the State meet in 1989 where she also ran in the 4x400m relay that placed 4th. The same 4x400m relay owns the current school record for the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:58.31 with relay participants of Terri Jeffries (maybe a sister), Ilene Tolleson, Sumiko Huff, and Elizabeth Jeffries.

Keiyu Mamiya. Photo by Todd Linton

Keiyu Mamiya, a senior, first broke the 42 year old 1600 meter record at Birger Solberg Invitational in Bellingham on April 6th. At the time we weren't aware it was a broken record but after some research, the time on our record board was indeed broken. We found in that research that the record in our Athletic.net electronic database is incorrectly recorded. The record was from 1982 by Chris Caviezel with a time of 4:17.45 at the State meet in 1982. 

Keiyu first broke the record with a time of 4:15.51, then his teammate Otto Erhart, a junior, broke the record with a time of 4:15.38 at Oregon Relays in Eugene, OR on April 20th.  Then at State Keiyu reclaimed the record placing 7th in 3A with a time of 4:13.60 officially breaking the record even if the incorrectly recorded time in our Athletic dot net electronic database were to be correct (4:13.67 is in the electronic database - but by State meet records, that was the place above Chris and Chris ran the 4:17.45 time). Chris Caviezel was back at Shorewood as a coach in 1995 and was very proud of the record (at the time of the 1982 record Shorewood was only 4-5 years in its existence) - we just found this out and look forward to hearing more from a former coach on that staff. Keiyu is going to continue running collegiately at Williams College on the East Coast.

Otto Erhart. Photo by Todd Linton

Otto Erhart, a junior, broke the 15 year old 3200 meter record at State placing 10th.  The record was last set in 2009 by Chip Jackson at the WesCo South Championships when Chip would qualify for the State meet the next week at Districts, and place 12th at the State meet. Chip went on to run collegiately at Western Washington University. Chip also held our 5k Cross Country school record (from what we've seen on record) before Otto would go on to break that last fall during Cross Country season at the Northwest District 1 Championships. Chip would go on in 2012 to run on the West Region and GNAC All-Star team while also being a GNAC Academic All-Star in 2011 and 2012.

All four of our current Shorewood record holders are excellent in the classroom also and involved in various activities.

In addition, here is a list of school records broken by our athletic teams this year

•  4x200m Relay (fr 2017): Andrew Pickett, Hayes Stetler, Avery Lagasca, Aidan MacDonald 1:31.52 - not a State level Championships event for WA but this year run weekly in our League meets
• 4x800m Relay (fr 2023): Max Billett, Luke Gillingham, Otto Erhart, Keiyu Mamiya 7:57.25 - not a regular weekly event (maybe 2-3 times a season) - some States have it at their State Championships.
• Distance Medley Relay (fr 2023): Max Billett, Avery Lagasca, Luke Gillingham, Keiyu Mamiya 10:22.06 (1200m-400m-800m-1600m) - not a regular weekly event (maybe 2-3 times a season) - some States have it at their State Championships
• 1600m Sprint Medley Relay (fr 2018): Maddie Brouillard, Mila Fotinatos, Harper Lara-Kerr, Hanna Bruno 4:22.42 (200m-200m-400m-800m) - not a regular weekly event (maybe once a season)
• 4x400m Mixed Relay (fr 2019): Avery Lagasca, Hanna Bruno, Luke Gillingham, Maddie Brouillard 3:51.09 (In Olympic program for first time in 2020 - Male-Female-Male-Female order) - not a regular weekly event (maybe twice a season)

This was a really phenomenal year for us!

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Shorecrest athletes compete at WA State Combined Event Championships

Shorecrest students Lucia Shadduck and Thomas Linville at Combined Event Championships
Friday, May 31, 2024. Photo by Steve Wangen

A week after the WIAA track and field season wrapped up with the state finals in Tacoma, Shorecrest students Lucia Shadduck (sophomore) and Thomas Linville (senior) competed at the Washington State Combined Event Championships Meet held at Lake Stevens High School.

Shadduck placed 19th in the field of 32 female athletes from around the state in the heptathlon (women’s event comprising seven track and field events). Linville, who competed in the decathlon (men’s event comprising ten events), placed 12th out of 32 athletes.

Although the heptathlon/decathlon meet is not an official WIAA sanctioned event (and therefore athletes did not wear their school track uniforms), both athletes were recommended by their Shorecrest track coach, Brandon Christenson to apply to participate in this year’s competition.

“The ‘Combined Event’ for our athletes is a tremendous opportunity for multi-faceted athletes to continue with their training and competitions after the high school season concludes,” said Coach Christenson. 

“Many of the athletes are highly capable in several events but are limited during their seasons. This gives them an opportunity to showcase their talents and explore different disciplines at a very high level of competition. Both Thomas and Lucia were stellar track athletes this past season, and this just exemplifies how talented they are!”

Lucia Shadduck at shot put. Photo by Tara Shadduck

Student athletes who entered to compete in the heptathlon and decathlon were chosen to participate based on scores from past track and field competitions as recorded on Athletic.net. Organizers of the event limited the number of entries to the state’s top multi event athletes. Athletes from all state level classifications, from 4A on down, competed together and against one another at this event.

On Friday the meet started off with an unusual twist when the first two races, boys 100m and girls 100m hurdles, were both run in the opposite direction on the straightaway of the track to catch a slight tail wind. From there the girls moved to the high jump and boys to the long jump and all other events ran as usual.

Shorecrest Jumps Coach Juli van Pelt and Assistant Coach Stephen Wangen attended both days of the meet to coach Shadduck and Linville in high jumps and long jumps as well as support the two athletes in all other events. 

 “Lucia and Thomas took risks and persevered through difficult challenges as they completed their first heptathlon and decathlon,” commented Juli van Pelt. 

“The multi-events require athletes to perform at a high level and to change focus from each event. I was very proud of their success at navigating all the new skills, the transitions between events, and how they embraced the experience.”

Shorecrest Pole Vault Coach Paul Cole was in attendance on Saturday to coach Thomas Linville in the pole vault, in which he exceeded all expectations with a personal best vault of 10’ 6”. (Linville vaulted a total of 17 times before finally dropping out of the vaulting competition!)

Lucia Shadduck finishing 800m race. Photo by Tara Shadduck

Lucia Shadduck posted a personal record at the meet Saturday in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:39.6. Shadduck had very strong showings this past season in both sprints (individual and relays) as well as the long jump, but she had never run a hurdle race or thrown a javelin competitively prior this competition, so the experience of the heptathlon was a steep learning curve for this sophomore athlete. 

In addition to track, Shadduck is also a member of the Shorecrest cheer team and an active participant in DECA. 

“The atmosphere at this meet was very relaxed,” said Shadduck. “Usually at high school meets I’m rushing to get to my different events, here, all the athletes were doing the same thing at the same time and the meet felt so catered to us athletes and was really enjoyable!”

Thomas Linville finishing 100m (green shorts, center)
The race was run in the opposite direction on the track

Thomas Linville had an exceptional day a the decathlon having PRed in the 100m (11.44), long jump (19' 10.75"), pole vault (10' 6"), and javelin (136' 5"), all on his way to setting the Shorecrest High School record in the decathlon with a total score of 5167. 

The week before Linville placed 15th in the triple jump at the State Track and Field Finals. Later this month Linville is competing at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in the emerging elite division for triple jump.

Thomas Linville clearing the vault at 10’6”

Linville will be attending the University of Washington in the fall, where he plans to major in electrical and computer engineering. 

When he's not running, jumping, or throwing, Thomas keeps busy with VEX Robotics, TSA (Technology Student Association), and playing the cello. Thomas Linville was one of two graduating Shorecrest seniors to receive the Lane Loland Award for outstanding academic and athletic achievement.

Overall, the Washington State Combined Event Championships was a well-organized and well-run event. Participants and spectators alike enjoyed the unique nature of the meet with only two events happening at any given time, one for the boys and one for the girls. And everyone appreciated the fact that the rain mostly held off until Sunday!

Heptathlon

This is the women’s ultimate all-round athletic test, a seven-event contest covering a range of events across a two-day program. The first day consists of (in order): 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200m. Day two comprises: long jump, javelin and 800m.

Decathlon

An all-round men’s athletics test, the 10-event contest covers the whole range of athletics disciplines spread over two days. The first day consists of (in order): 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400m. The second day’s events: 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m.

In both the heptathlon and decathlon competitors earn points for their performance in each discipline and the overall winner is the athlete who scores the most points.

--Tara Shadduck

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