MG tops M-PHS at city championships

Marysville Pilchuck and Marysville Getchell concluded their track and field season with a crosstown rivalry meet at the city championships that took place May 6.

In the end, both the Charger boys and girls teams topped Marysville-Pilchuck. The boys won 73-67 and the girls won 80-64.

“I think it was great. Both teams competed hard,” Marysville-Pilchuck coach Mike Cull said, adding the margin of victory for the boys was a relay race. “One event can make all the difference.”

Marysville Getchell coach Kim Edens said in an email the city championships were a fun way to cap a short and fast season.

“My athletes ran well and had fun while competing at a high level,” Edens said in the email.

Marysville-Pilchuck freshman Gianna Frank threw the shot put 37 feet, which was seventh best in school history, Cull said. Junior Jamaari Jefferson leaped 21 feet in the long jump for the second time this season.

Senior Trae Tingelstad jumped 40 feet, 11 inches in the Triple Jump, which was a personal record.

“He’s a senior. It’s always great to end on your best jump,” Cull said.

He added that Cohen Cross set a personal best in the pole vault of 10 feet.

In the boys 100 meters, M-P’s Jordan Velasquez placed first with a time of 11.8 seconds, M-P’s Nicholas Robbinson placed second in 12.38 seconds and Marysville Getchell’s Desmond Brown placed third with a time of 12.39 seconds.

Brown won the 200 meters with a time of 24.89 seconds, Robbinson placed second with 25.09 seconds and MG’s Cole Norton placed third with a time of 25.66 seconds.

Norton won the 400-meter with a time of 54.40 while Marysville-Pilchuck’s Tristan Richmon placed second and Marysville Getchell’s Sartaj Sidhu placed third.

Marysville Getchell’s Beni Luboya won both the 100 meters and 200 meters and Marysville-Pilchuck’s Julianna Kilroy placed second in both events.

Janae Parsons, who runs for Marysville Getchell, won the 800 meters with a time of 2:50.55 and 1600 meters with a time of 6:03.7.

The May 6 track meet was also senior night for Marysville-Pilchuck with eight seniors finishing their careers and “leaving a legacy for younger kids to carry on,” Cull said.

He added the team had a great atmosphere with the athletes working hard and supporting each other.

“We had such a great core group. I know we’re going to build on that,” Cull said.