Small team, big results

ODESSA – After two meets, the Odessa High School girls and boys track and field teams have shown much promise despite having only nine members combined on its rosters. Head coach Travis Schuh said he was pleasantly surprised at how well some of them were performing right out of the starting gate.

The Valley Christian Jamboree was held in Spokane Valley on March 25, where the host team took the top spots with both of their teams. The Odessa boys finished fifth, and the Odessa girls finished tenth. For the girls, freshman Hayden Schuh showed she will be someone to watch as she placed first in the 100 meters and second in the 300-meter hurdles. For the boys, Pilot Weishaar is ending his senior year with a bang, finishing first in both the 100 and 200 meters. In the 100 m, Weishaar tied with Jesse Beauchamp of Republic at 12.3 seconds, a personal record for both. Odessa sophomore Anthony Elder came in third in the 100m at 12.4 seconds and was third in the shot put as well. Freshman Christian Anderson placed 11th in the 100m and also ran the 200m and placed fifth.

On March 31, a District 7/9 meet was held in Pomeroy. As a team, the girls placed fourth and the boys seventh. For the girls, sophomore Ashlyn Neilsen and freshman Mya Ford joined Schuh in the team’s standings. Neilsen took first in the high jump, third in the 400m and fourth in the triple jump. Ford entered three field events, the shot put, discus and javelin, with a seventh place in the javelin as her best finish. Schuh garnered a first place in the 300-meter hurdles and second-place finishes in the 200-meter sprint, the 100-meter hurdles and the long jump.

David Hayashi and David Strode joined their three teammates in placing at this meet. Hayashi finished second in both the triple jump and long jump with season records in both events. Weishaar took first in the 200m and third in the pole vault, and Elder finished second in the 100m and third in the shot put.

Valley Christian Jamboree, March 25, 2021 team scores

Boys

1. Valley Christian 69

2. Republic 58

3. Selkirk (Ione) 45

4. Wilbur-Creston 41

5. Odessa 35

6. Wellpinit 29

7. Columbia (Hunters) 24

8. Garfield-Palouse 21

9. Oakesdale 16

10. Mary Walker 14

11. Inchelium 10

12. Harrington 3

Girls

1. Valley Christian 109

2. Garfield-Palouse 52

3. Oakesdale 41.5

4. Republic 40

5. Curlew 33

6. Wilbur-Creston 28.5

7. Wellpinit 27

8. Columbia (Hunters) 24

8. Selkirk (Ione) 24

10. Odessa 18

11. Mary Walker 12

12. Harrington 11

Individual placement and times

Girls 100 meter

1. Hayden Schuh 13.6PR

300 m hurdles

2. Hayden Schuh 50.5

Boys 100 Meter

1. Pilot Weishaar 12.3PR

1. Jesse Beauchamp 12.3PR

3. Anthony Elder 12.4

11. Christian Anderson 14.4PR

200 Meter

1. Pilot Weishaar 24.9PR

5. Christian Anderson 30.7

Shot put

3. Anthony Elder 35' 7

District 7/9 meet, March 31, 2021

Girls

1. St. John-Endicott-Lacrosse 126

2. Garfield-Palouse 96

3. Oakesdale 80

4. Odessa 57

5. Pomeroy 52.5

6. Yakama Nation Tribal 52

7. DeSales 31

8. Prescott 11.5

9. Tekoa-Rosalia 9

Boys

1. St. John-Endicott-Lacrosse 100

2. Tekoa-Rosalia 85.5

3. Pomeroy 78.5

4. Oakesdale 58

5. DeSales 53

6. Garfield-Palouse 51

7. Odessa 48

8. Yakama Nation Tribal 47

9. Prescott 17

Boys 100 Meter

2. Anthony Elder 12.39PR

11. David Strode 14.13PR

14. Christian Anderson 14.69

200 Meter

1. Pilot Weishaar 25.15

7. Christian Anderson 30.66PR

Shot put

3. Anthony Elder 37-05.50PR

12. Christian Anderson 24-01.50PR

Discus

13. David Strode 59-03PR

Javelin

20. Christian Anderson 51-00PR

Pole vault

3. Pilot Weishaar 11-06.00SR

9. David Hayashi 8-06.00SR

Long Jump

2. David Hayashi 16-01.00SR

10. David Strode 12-03.00PR

Triple jump

2. David Hayashi 35-02.00SR

Girls 200 Meter

2. Hayden Schuh 29.27PR

400 Meter

3. Ashlyn Neilsen 1:10.32PR

100 Meter Hurdles

2. Hayden Schuh 17.62PR

300 Meter Hurdles

1. Hayden Schuh 49.82PR

Shot put

12. Mya Ford 20-10.50PR

Discus

15. Mya Ford 54-06PR

Javelin

7. Mya Ford 62-00PR

High jump

1. Ashlyn Neilsen 4-11.00PR

Long jump

2. Hayden Schuh 14-05.00PR

Triple jump

4. Ashlyn Neilsen 31-06.00PR

PR = personal record, SR = season record