Led by Bates, Nelson Aberdeen boys place fourth at district meet

Bates wins discus, shot put titles; Nelson takes 400 at 2A District 4 Championships

By Ryan Sparks • May 21, 2023 8:00 pm
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Aberdeen junior Tyler Bates, seen here in a file photo, won the district championship in the discus for the second-consecutive season at the 2A District 4 Championships on Friday at Columbia River High School.
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Aberdeen junior Tyler Bates, seen here in a file photo, won the district championship in the discus for the second-consecutive season at the 2A District 4 Championships on Friday at Columbia River High School.

Aberdeen’s boys track and field team placed fourth overall at the 2A District 4 Track & Field Championship meet on Friday at Columbia River High School.

The Bobcats scored 68 points, led by thrower Tyler Bates and runner Henry Nelson.

Bates continued his season-long dominance in both the shot put and discus. The talented junior won his first district-shot put title with a throw of 53 feet, a personal best. The defending 2A state champion in the discus uncorked a throw of 160-4 to win his second-consecutive district title.

Nelson, a sophomore that won a district championship in the 800 last season, won his second district title in two events when he crossed the line first in the 400 with a time of 52.02.

Other Bobcats qualifying for the state meet were senior Luke Niemi (100, 11.34 PR, 6th); senior Will Boling (1600, 4:26.38, 4th); junior JaBron Brooks (shot put, 50-6.25 PR, 3rd); the 4×100 relay team of Micah Schroeder, Jeremy Sawyer, Brandon Newcomb and Niemi (44.55, 4th); and the 4×400 realy team of Isaac Garcia, Niemi, Boling and Nelson (3:31.52, 2nd).

In the girls competition, junior Solveig Kvarsvik qualified for the state meet in the 400 with a fourth-place time of 1:01.36.

The 2A State Championship Meet is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

Results

Boys

Team standings: 1, Tumwater, 133. 2, Ridgefield, 115. 3, Columbia River, 101. 4, Aberdeen, 68. 5, Hudson’s Bay, 44. 5, Washougal, 44. 7, Shelton, 39. 8, W F West, 31. 9, Mark Morris, 27. 10, Black Hills, 13. 11, Fort Vancouver, 12. 11, Woodland, 12. 13, R A Long, 10. 13, Rochester, 10. 15, Centralia, 3.

Aberdeen qualifiers

100 meters: 6, Luke Niemi, 11.34 PR.

400: 1, Henry Nelson, 52.02.

1600: 4, Will Boling, 4:26.38.

4×100 relay: 4, Aberdeen (Micah Schroeder, Jeremy Sawyer, Brandon Newcomb, Luke Niemi), 44.55.

4×400: 2, Aberdeen (Isaac Garcia, Niemi, Boling, Nelson), 3:31.52.

Shot put: 1, Tyler Bates, 53-00 PR. 3, JaBron Brooks 50-6.25 PR.

Discus: 1, Bates, 160-04.

Boys Ambulatory

100: 1, Joshua Bowen, 14.27 PR. 2, Cody Lemieux, 14.60.

200: 1, Lemieux, 30.29 PR.

Shot put: 1, Bowen, 21-1.5 PR. 2, Lemieux, 18-04 PR.

Javelin: 1, Bowen, 49-05 PR.

Girls

Team standings: 1, Washougal, 115. 2, Tumwater, 95. 3, Columbia River, 92.6. 4, Ridgefield, 86. 5, R.A. Long, 70. 6, W.F. West, 49.2. 7, Woodland, 46. 8, Hockinson, 30. 9, Shelton, 29. 10, Fort Vancouver, 28. 11, Mark Morris, 18.6. 12, Rochester, 14. 13-t, Aberdeen, 12. 13-t, Black Hills, 12. 15, Hudson’s Bay, 3.6.

Aberdeen qualifiers

400: 4, Solveig Kvarsvik, 1:01.36.