Sheldon's Malachi Schoenherr Runs Fastest 3,000 Ever By An Oregon Sophomore; Lincoln Freshman Ellery Lincoln Dips Under 2:10 In 800; Mia Brahe-Pedersen Likely Out For Season

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

Sheldon sophomore Malachi Schoenherr broke the state's sophomore class record in the 3,000 meters on Friday and broke Jackson Mestler's school record as he went 8:17.20 at the Sherwood Need For Speed Classic.

RESULTS/VIDEOS | INTERVIEWS | PHOTOS by Kim Spir

Schoenherr snapped a 42-year-old sophomore class record held by Klamath Union legend Tracy Garrison, who ran 8:21.11 in 1982. 

"We're all friends, we all planned out what we were going to do for this race, and it went almost perfectly," Schoenherr said. 

Schoenherr, Asher Danielson of Ida B. Wells, Ty Cirino of Central and Hayden Boaz of Summit had all discussed trading the lead every 800, and sharing the workload of setting a fast pace. 

Danielson broke his school record with his second-place finish in 8:18.85 and Cirino lowered the Central High record to 8:20.84.

Meanwhile, Lincoln freshman Ellery Lincoln nearly matched Chloe Foerster's all-time Oregon freshman class record in the 800 meters. 

Lincoln blitzed through a first-lap 62 and came kept pushing through the second lap to come across the finish line in 2:09.85. (Foerster's ninth grade state record is 2:09.52). 

As the large invitational meet buzzed all around her, Oregon's premier high school track and field athlete, Mia Brahe-Pedersen of Lake Oswego, said that the leg injury that knocked her out of the indoor season in January was re-aggravated the day before she was set to compete at the Pepsi Florida Relays. She suffered a muscle tear that has likely ended her high school track career. She said she is taking a long-range view and will shift her attention to college at USC in the fall. 

Brahe-Pedersen reached the USATF Outdoor Championship finals in the women's 100 meters and 200 meters last year and had carried hopes of earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team into 2024. 

Even without their star, the Lake Oswego Lakers edged Westview to win the girls team title, 65-63. 

Senior Josie Donelson gave the crowd a thrill as she chased a potential record in the 300-meter hurdles, and she seemed to be on pace to get it before she ran into the final hurdle and fell to the ground. She scrambled to her feet and still finished first in 45.26. 

Roosevelt's Aster Jones, a sophomore, beat Donelson in the girls 100 meters, 12.05 to 12.13.

Jones also won the 200 meters in 24.43. 

West Salem's Mihaly Akpamgbo swept the boys sprints, taking the 100 meters in 10.80 into a slight headwind and then returning later to run 21.54 in the 200. Lake Oswego's James Bauman, the state leader in the 200, scratched the event. 

Sheldon also had a double winner on the track. Adam Reeder ran 1:55.12 to win the 800 meters after winning the 1,500 in 4:00.85. 

Sheldon pulled out a narrow victory over West Salem for the boys team title, 65-63.

Westview's Saskia Dorf had a big day in the horizontal jumps, beating McDaniel's Maleigha Canaday-Elliott in the triple jump, 39-7.75 to 39-1.25 and also in the long jump, 18-8 to 17-8.50. Dorf also finished third in the 200. 

Roosevelt's Ellie Heslam won the 400 meters for the second time in three years, this time running a PR 55.47. 

Elyse Henriksen of Lincoln won the girls 3,000 meters in 10:07.62 after pulling away from Central Catholic's Ella McGillis (10:10.37) and Josie Fale of Ida B. Wells (10:14.62). 

West Salem's Avery Meier won the girls 1,500 in 4:40.05. 

Sherwood's Drew Smith won the boys javelin with 187-1.

Estacada's Abby Behrman won the girls shot put (38-1) and discus (123-5).