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| Woodburn steps up competition on the track |
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| The Bulldogs went to Canby last week for an invite and competed against schools much larger than them |
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By Garrett Rudolph
CANBY - The Woodburn track and field teams competed against six of the top teams in Oregon and Washington at the Canby Invitational on Friday.
The Bulldogs took the opportunity to see where they stood in one last large meet, with just two league meets remaining before districts are held at Western Oregon University, May 13 and 15.
Ryan Culp was the lone event-winner for Woodburn, taking top honors in the discus, with a throw of 147 feet, 0 inches.
Culp also had the team's best throw in the javelin (133-11), and narrowly trailed Jeremy Fackrell in the shot put (45-5.5).
Fackrell had the team's best shot put, with a lifetime personal record (PR) of 45-6.
On the girls' side, sophomore Kristen Best and freshman Katie Kalugin were the only two placers for the Bulldogs.
Best placed sixth in the 100 meters, with a time of 13.72 seconds. Kalugin placed fourth in the 100-meter high hurdles.
Woodburn coach Cameron Turner has high expectations for the futures of both girls.
"(Best) is really talented," he said. "But she's also pretty busy because she's also really into volleyball, so sometimes she's a little overworked."
Turner feels she's now learning how to balance her energy, so she's not too tired for track. Aside from the 100, she had a lifetime PR in the 200 (28.08) and competed in the long jump (14-2.5).
Kalugin ran a 17.88 in the high hurdles and a 51.35 in the 300 low hurdles, and is currently the top freshman hurdler in the state for Class 5A, in both events.
Another athlete Turner continues to be impressed with is junior hurdler Alex Snegireff on the boys' side.
"Being his first year, he doesn't have that great of hurdle form," said Turner, "but he definitely works hard at it - harder than pretty much anybody on the team.
"He just wants to learn the sport and what to do and so I think it will pay off in the end, because he works so hard in practice."
Snegireff is currently fifth in the league in the 300 intermediate hurdles, where just .2 seconds separate second through fifth place.
At Canby, he ran a 17.43 in the 100 high hurdles and a 43.69 in the intermediates.
Silverton's Jared Hilton leads the pack, 1.25 seconds better than Snegireff's PR.
Woodburn will return to action on Wednesday, at Lebanon. The Bulldogs' last league meet is May 7, at West Albany.
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