CORRECTION: Due to a source error, incorrect information was previously reported in this article. Tyson Estes attended Hoquiam High School.

Led by a history-setting performance from senior Wil Boling, Aberdeen won the team championship at the 2023 Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor All-County Track & Field Meet on Friday at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.

Boling ran a blistering 2:00.64 to win the 800 meter race, breaking the 28-year meet record set by Hoquiam’s Tyson Estes in 1995.

“I kind of had my eyes on that because I heard the record was close and I had ran faster than that this season,” Boling said of his historic achievement, one which he believes he won’t hold for long. “Just thinking about this kind of mini-dynasty we’ve had at Aberdeen the past few years and we have more upcoming 800 meter runners, so I’d say I’m happy about it, but I don’t think it’s going to last long. I think next year there will be a new record-holder, but I’m happy to get it.”

Aberdeen swept the sprint races with Luke Niemi winning the 100 and 200 and Henry Nelson taking the top spot in the 400.

Aberdeen’s Luke Niemi, middle, wins the 100 meter sprint over teammate Jeremy Sawyer, left, at the 2023 Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor All-County Track & Field Meet on Friday at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.

The Bobcats dominance continued with Caleb Schimelpfenig winning both the 110- and 300-meter hurdles and standout thrower Tyler Bates sweeping both the shot put and discus events.

Brandon Newcomb put points on the board for Aberdeen with a triple-jump mark of 38 feet, one inch, to take first in the event. Aberdeen also swept the relay events, with Micah Schroeder, Sawyer, Brandon Newcomb and Cordell Roberts crossing first in the 4×100 in a time of 46.02. Bobcats Isaac Garcia, Schimelpfenig, Boling, Nelson combined to place first in the 4×400 with a time of 3:37.23.

Aberdeen placed first in the team standings with 244 points with Montesano (114) and Elma (88) placing second and third, respectively.

Monte was led by Gabe Bodwell’s wins in both the javelin (140-4) and high jump (6-0) and a victory in the 3,200 by senior Aric Jacklin (10:41.48).

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Montesano’s Gabe Bodwell cleared six feet to win the high jump at the 2023 Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor All-County Track & Field Meet on Friday at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.

Bulldogs junior Reid Pace vaulted a personal-best 11 feet to win the pole vault competition, one in which Ocosta junior Ivan Weber snapped a stick attempting to catch Pace.

Hoquiam’s Timmy Higgins took the top spot in the 1,600 (4:41.68) and Elma’s Elijah Flores won the long jump with a leap of 18-10.5.

Full results can be found at athletic.net.

Results

Team standings: 1, Aberdeen, 244. 2, Montesano, 114. 3, Elma, 88. 4, Hoquiam, 84. 5, North Beach, 68. 6, Ocosta, 19. 7, North River, 18. 8, Wishkah Valley, 10.

Individual results

100: 1, Luke Niemi, Aberdeen, 11.55. 2, Jeremy Sawyer, Aberdeen, 11.77. 3, Brandon Newcomb, Aberdeen, 11.79.

200: 1, Niemi, Aberdeen, 23.91. 2, Micah Schroeder, Aberdeen, 24.81. 3, Noah Aquino, North Beach, 25.06.

400: 1, Henry Nelson, Aberdeen, 52.40. 2, Isaac Garcia, Aberdeen, 53.80. 3, Alan Ramirez, Hoquiam, 55.88.

800: 1, Wil Boling, Aberdeen, 2:00.64 (meet record). 2, Timmy Higgins, Hoquiam, 2:05.34. 3, Nelson 2:07.56.

1600: 1, Higgins, Hoquiam, 4:41.68. 2, Aric Jacklin, Montesano, 4:44.94. 3, Jesse Anderson, Montesano, 4:52.97.

3200: 1, Jacklin, Montesano, 10:41.48. 2, Benny Anderson, Montesano, 10:52.30. 3, Jackson Green, Montesano, 11:46.63.

110 hurdles: 1, Caleb Schimelpfenig, Aberdeen, 17.45. 2, Jacob Meadows, Elma, 18.17. 3, Elton Rockey, North Beach, 19.71.

300 hurdles: 1, Schimelpfenig, Aberdeen, 44.38. 2, Jesse Doll, North River, 47.33. 3, Rockey, North Beach, 49.97.

4×100 relay: 1, Aberdeen (Micah Schroeder, Sawyer, Brandon Newcomb, Cordell Roberts), 46.02. 2, Elma (Jackson Schneider, Alaiz Cordova, Jacob Meadows, Elijah Flores), 46.84. 3, Wishkah Valley (Rique Guzman-Gadwa, Matthew Erickson, Boady Dhooghe, Kohl Brandner), 51.37.

4×400 relay: 1, Aberdeen (Isaac Garcia, Schimelpfenig, Boling, Nelson), 3:37.23. 2, Hoquiam (Kingston Case, Oliver Bryson, Higgins, Alan Ramirez), 3:46.53. 3, North Beach (Tyrell Hovland, Dominik Jerome, Asher Baggaley, Noah Aquino), 3:50.60.

Shot put: 1, Tyler Bates, Aberdeen, 51-4.5. 2, JaBron Brooks, Aberdeen, 49-5.5. 3, Landon Hamblin, Aberdeen, 42-06.

Discus: 1, Bates, Aberdeen, 159-4.5. 2, Gabe Bodwell, Montesano, 107-7.5. 3, Jacob Natwick, Aberdeen, 106-11.5.

Javelin: 1, Bodwell, Montesano, 140-4. 2, Kort Gordon, Hoquiam, 128-4. 3, Hunter Price, Elma, 118-9.

High jump: 1, Bodwell, Montesano, 6-0. 2, Tyrell Hovland, North Beach, 5-10. 3, Micah Schroeder, Aberdeen, 5-8.

Pole vault: 1, Reid Pace, Montesano, 11-0. 2, Ivan Weber, Ocosta, 10-6. 3, Quinton Larson, Montesano, 9-0.

Long jump: 1, Elijah Flores, Elma, 18-10.5. 2, Isaac Garcia, Aberdeen, 18-6. 3, Dayton Brookins, Elma, 17-7.

Triple jump: 1, Brandon Newcomb, Aberdeen, 38-1. 2, Jacob Meadows, Elma, 37-7. 3, Elijah Flores, Elma, 37-7.

Montesano’s Reid Pace won the pole vault event with a vault of 11 feet at the 2023 Ray Ryan Memorial Grays Harbor All-County Track & Field Meet on Friday at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.