Sitka junior Jadelynn Kubik won the DII

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My freshman year, pretty much the first time I threw, I knew I liked discus and I have been trying to beat the school record for a while, which I am not even close,” she said. “It is like over 126 and my PR is 90 right now so hopefully by next year…It is just so fun. It just goes so far and I am definitely better at it than shot, but I still like them both. I actually didn’t use the spin until last year and then I did hurt my knee over the summer playing another sport and when I got back I went straight back to the disc…I feel like I can throw farther and my friends and parents think I can, too. It is more of just keep practicing and not getting too nervous during the competition.

JDHS senior Cailynn Baxter won the girls’ triple jump Friday with 31’06.75” and the long jump on Saturday with 15’07.25”.

“This was my first meet doing triple jump so I was just kind of winging it,” Baxter said. “I had a goal in mind (33 feet) and I think I will get that at state. The hardest part is all the phases. It really takes a toll on my ankles and stuff. Like, long jump is just one jump, but you have to do three things for triple jump.”

JDHS freshman Freyja Shelton-Walker scored with a third-place finish in the event and credited Baxter.

“It was really cool and fun to watch because I have seen her do it at practice,” Shelton-Walker said. “But I have never actually seen her do it in a meet. And so it is very inspiring to see her set her mind to something and do it. It is really cool to learn from our seniors and it is nice to be able to see other people do it and it is really inspiring.”

Ketchikan freshman Claire Ruaro (5) and JDHS freshman Addie Hartman (3) take the final jump in the girls 100 hurdles ahead ofJuneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Laina Mesdag (7), JD junior Isabella Reyes-Boyer (6), KTN sophomore Mariah Colbert (4), JD junior Kira Tupou and KTN sophomore Kiera Arnold during the Region V Track & Field country wise email marketing listChampionships at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School on Friday. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Ketchikan freshman Claire Ruaro (5) and JDHS freshman Addie Hartman (3) take the final jump in the girls 100 hurdles ahead ofJuneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Laina Mesdag (7), JD junior Isabella Reyes-Boyer (6), KTN sophomore Mariah Colbert (4), JD junior Kira Tupou and KTN sophomore Kiera Arnold during the Region V Track & Field Championships at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School on Friday. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

long jump with a PR. 15’00.00 in just her third meet competing in that event.

“It feels good,” Kubik said. “I was very excited to be doing this good. I feel like my teammates push each other. Of course, we want to win ourselves, but we also want to push the other person to do their best…I don’t know that much about long jump, but my coaches said to do a lot of speed on the runway.”

The girls’ 800 meters on Friday came down to a lean at the finish as Kayhi senior Carol Frey held off JDHS freshman Sigrid Eller, winning 2:33.03 to 2:33.05.

“I was really happy I kept up with Carol,” Eller said after the finish, breathless, with a smile across her face. “Even though she kind of kept up with me. It was really fun and even if I don’t make it to state it has been so fun. I am so excited for everything that is happening next year and this year…I was anemic during cross-country season so a lot of races were really hard. I think that every race I feel better in is a good race and it is so fun to race with all these awesome girls who are so supportive and nice. It is just such a good team and such a good sport.”