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Basin Athletes place in the state tournament

CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 months AGO
by CALEB PEREZ
| June 1, 2026 5:00 PM

MOSES LAKE — Athletes from around the Columbia Basin competed in the track and field state championships in Yakima and Tacoma over the weekend. Below is a list of each of the local competitors from over the weekend.


Almira/Coulee-Hartline 

Boys

Brady Roberts, a senior from ACH, took first in long jump with a length of 21’ 8.5” and first in triple jump with a length of 47’ 4.25”. 


Ephrata 

Boys 

Caleb Fitts, a sophomore for the Tigers, took sixth in the 800m with a time of 1:55.24. 

Tigers senior Maddax Iverson took seventh in the 300m hurdles with a time of 40.35. 

The 4x400 relay team of Maddax Iverson, Caleb Fitts, Cooper Black and Andy Addink took 12th in the prelims with a time of 3:28.22. 


Lind-Ritzville 

Boys 

Damon Schilling, a senior from the Broncos, took fifth in the 100m with a time of 11.09 and second in the 200m with a time of 21.97.  

Broncos junior Brett Cresse took fifth in long jump with a length of 20’ 4.75”. 

The relay team of Leland Bowman, Conner O’Brien, Archer Killian and Damon Schilling took 13th in the 4x100 prelims with a time of 45.33 and 11 in the 4x400 prelims with a time of 3:36.73. 

Jerod Harder, a senior for Lind-Ritzville, took 11th in shot put with a throw of 42’ 6”. 

Broncos sophomore Archer Killian took 14th in shot put with a throw of 41’ 10.5”. 

Girls 

The 4x400 relay team of Allesandra Mendez, Saige Galbreath, Harper Lobe and Zoe Galbreath took 11th in the prelims with a time of 4:31.11. 

Saige Galbreath, a Lind-Ritzville senior, took third in shot put with a throw of 35’ 8.25”. 

Broncos senior Zoe Galbreath took fourth in pole vault with a height of 9’ and 15th in shot put with a throw of 30’ 6”. 


Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School 

Boys 

Ethan Ramsey, MLCA/CCS senior, took first in the 100m ambulatory with a time of 12.84, first in the 200m ambulatory with a time of 25.75, first in ambulatory shot put with a throw of 29’ 11” and first in ambulatory javelin with a throw of 98’ 9”. 

Ben Bishop, a Lions junior, took tenth in the 400m prelims with a time of 53.01, 14th in the 1600m finals with a time of 5:08.22 and 15th in the 3200m finals with a time of 11:03.2. 

Lions senior James Robertson took fifth in shot put with a throw of 43’ 2.5”, eighth in javelin with a throw of 145’ 1” and 17th in discus with a throw of 84’ 11”. 

Girls 

The relay team of Brynlynn King, Aspyn Masset, Naomi Jorgensen and Amelia Shopbell took 11th in the 4x400 prelims with a time of 4:38.67. 

Brynlynn King, a senior from the Lions, took ninth in the 800m prelims, seventh in the 1600m finals with a time of 5:45.28 and eighth in the 3200m finals with a time of 12:36.57. 

MLCA/CCS junior Amelia Shopbell took sixth in javelin with a throw of 102’ 9”. 


Moses Lake High School 

Boys 

Brady Jay, a senior for the Mavericks, took 10th in the 200m prelims with a time of 22.35. 

Moses Lake senior Liam O’Shea took 19th in the 800m prelims with a time of 1:57.95. 

Colton Lucero, an MLHS junior, took 15th in the 3200m with a time of 10:03.99. 

The 4x100 relay team of Isaac Gordon, Isaac Legault, Elijah Burns and Brady Jay took third with a time of 41.96. 

Mavs junior Taggart Rathbun took 12th in discus with a throw of 144’ 4”. 

Harrison Holt, a junior from the Mavs, took 15th in high jump with a leap of 6’ 1”. 

Dawson Stuart, a Moses Lake sophomore, took 19th in high jump with a leap of 6’ 1”. 

Mavs junior Lewis Eckenberg took sixth in long jump with a leap of 21’ 9” and 10th in the triple jump with a length of 42’ 5.5”. 

Girls 

Lindsey Davis, a junior from the Mavs, took 18th in the 100m prelims with a time of 12.64 and 23rd in the 200m prelims with a time of 26.09. 

The relay team of Kamery Char, Lindsey Davis, Miciah Higley and Addy Burns took 11th in the 4x100 relay prelims with a time of 49.35 and 14th in the 4x200 relay prelims with a time of 1:44.86. 

MLHS senior Addy Burns took fifth in high jump with a height of 5’ 2”. 

Baylee Bates, a senior from the Mavs, took 13th in the triple jump with a length of 33’ 4”. 

 

Othello 

Boys 

Jonah Hahn, a junior from the Huskies, took 11th in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.51. 

Huskies senior Rylee Hilmes took 11th in javelin with a throw of 156’ 1” and 13th in pole vault with a leap of 12’. 

Othello junior George Gentry tied for fifth in high jump with a leap of 6’. 

Girls 

Abby Douglas, an Othello senior, took ninth in the 100m prelims with a time of 12.72 and seventh in the 200m finals with a time of 25.76. 


Quincy 

Girls 

Brielle Baughman from the Jackrabbits took 20th in the 100m prelims with a time of 13.21. 


Royal 

Boys 

Troy McCullough, a sophomore from Royal, took 12th in the 400m prelims with a time of 52.15.  

Royal sophomore Brycen Fitzhugh took 11th in the 300m hurdles prelims with a time of 42.27. 

The 4x400 relay team of Troy McCullough, Brycen Fitzhugh, Dax Jenks and Esteban Torres took 11th in the prelims with a time of 3:34.35. 

Manny Ruvalcaba a junior from the Knights, tied for fourth in high jump with a leap of 5’ 10”. 

Girls 

The 4x400 relay team of Rebecca Carlson, Lauren Wardenaar, Maggie Frank and Justine Fitzhugh took eighth with a time of 4:21.66. 

Knights junior Maggie Frank took 13th in javelin with a throw of 101’ 3”. 

Royal freshman Justine Fitzhugh took seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 35’ 1.5”. 

 

Soap Lake 

Boys 

The Eagles 4x400 relay team of Lenny Campos, Tyler Hart, Ashton Halsey and Andre Jimenez took 15th in the prelims. 

Girls 

Nataleigh Wynn, a freshman from the Eagles, took 11th in shot put with a throw of 32’ 5.5”. 

Soap Lake senior Brooke Dana took 12th in discus with a throw of 87’ 11”. 


Wahluke 

Boys 

Kobe Corrales, a sophomore from Wahluke, took fifth place in the triple jump with a length of 43’ 5.5”. 


    Lions senior Brynlynn King puts on her medal after earning seventh place in the 1600 meters at state.
 
 
    Soap Lake senior Lenny Campos runs along the track during the relays in the state championships.
 
 
    Damon Schilling, a senior from Lind-Ritzville, dashes toward the finish during the 100 meters.
 
 
    MLCA/CCS junior Ben Bishop maintains his pace as he competes in the 1600 meters during the state championships.
 
 
    Soap Lake freshman, Nataleigh Wynn, prepares to hurl the ball during the state shot put finals.
 
 


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