tease

SoHi gets 2 individual wins, 4 relay wins at Big C Relays; Seward’s Liljemark wins high jump

The Soldotna track and field team took two individual titles and four relay titles, while Seward nabbed an individual title, at the 14th annual Russ Edwards Big C Relays at The Dome in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday.

The massive meet had individual events in the range of 70 entries and relay events with 20 to 30 teams.

For Soldotna, Tyce Escott ran a personal record of 11.09 seconds in the 100-meter dash to win the Life Med Alaska Fastest Alaskan. Escott was the first from SoHi to win the 100 meters at the Big C Relays.

ADVERTISEMENT
0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
00:00
00:00
 

Also for the Stars, Wyatt Faircloth won the 300 hurdles in 41.82 and was second in the 110 hurdles at 15.43.

Seward’s Olin Liljemark gave the Kenai Peninsula its other individual crown by leaping 5 feet, 10 inches, to take the high jump.

SoHi got relay wins from the boys 400, coed Swedish medley, boys 1,600 and girls sprint medley.

The boys 400 of Escott, Faircloth, James Innes and Brendon Jones won at 43.74 to set a new school and meet record.

The mixed Swedish (100, 200, 300, 400) team of Sarah Brown, Escott, Sophia Jedlicki and Innes set a meet and school record by running 2:08.92.

The boys 1,600 of Ethan Anding, Faircloth, Innes and Jones won at 3:32.24.

The girls sprint medley (200, 200, 400, 800) of Shiloh Zichko, Brown, Annie Burns and Jedlicki won at 4:26.20.

Also in the top six as individuals for the Stars were Juliet Innes in third in the discus at 112—11, Anaulie Sedivy in fifth in the 300 hurdles at 49.30, Kenai Lepule in sixth in the shot put at 44—6 and Shiloh Zichko in sixth in the 400 at 1:01.02.

The Stars had three other relays finish second.

The girls 1,600 of Zichko, Burns, Brown and Jedlicki was second at 4:09.81, the girls sprint medley (100, 100, 200, 400) of Emma Glassmaker, Mia Hannevold, Lucy Uhlir and Sasha Brott was second in 1:57.45, and the girls distance medley (1,200, 400, 800, 1,600) of Burns, Jedlicki, Brott and Katie DeBardelaben was second in 13:30.25.

Also, the girls 400 of Glassmaker, Zichko, Hannevold and Uhlir was third in 52.53 and the boys sprint medley (200, 200, 400, 800) of Demari Adams, Paxton Roach, Michael Davidson and Ollie Dahl was sixth in 3:59.17.

In top-six performances for Homer, Johannes Bynagle was fourth in the 800 at 2:01.76 and third in the 3,200 at 10:03.42. Also, Jaelynn Kennon was fifth in the high jump at 4—8.

Gracie Miotke was fourth in the 300 hurdles at 49.01, while the girls 1,600 relay of Brightly Thoning, Beatrix McDonough, Maddy Miotke and Gracie Miotke was fifth in 4:15.38.

Also for the Mariners, the boys distance medley of Caleb Bunker, Jude Rozeboom, Tait Ostrom and Jai Badajos was sixth in 11:46.57.

Kenai Central was led by the mixed Swedish relay of Sophie Tapley, Aidan Jackman, Bryleigh Williams and Gage Ivy taking seventh in 2:23.07.

More in Sports

tease
Friday: Special teams cost Brown Bears against Ice Dogs

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost 6-3 to the Fairbanks Ice Dogs… Continue reading

Morgan Aldridge leads riders down a hill at the start of Week 3 of the Soldotna Cycle Series on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Sterling’s Aldridge wins duathlon at Lavaman Triathlon

Sterling’s Morgan Aldridge, 43, won the individual duathlon at Lavaman Triathlon 2025… Continue reading

tease
Friday: Homer baseball picks up 1st win of season

The Homer baseball team defeated Petersburg 11-3 on Friday at the Ketchikan… Continue reading

tease
Thursday: Homer baseball drops opener

The Homer baseball team opened its season Thursday with an 11-10 loss… Continue reading

tease
Peninsula Piranhas sweep South Central Area Championships

The Peninsula Piranhas swept the South Central Area Championship Meet on Friday… Continue reading

Soldotna's Adarra Hagelund grabs a rebound in front of Kenai's Denali Bernard and Emma Beck, and SoHi's Tanner Inman, at Soldotna High School on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna graduate Hagelund uncorks top high jump in Alaska history

Soldotna High School graduate Adarra Hagelund leapt to the top of the… Continue reading

Trevin Moore of Soldotna and Connor Schnatterie of Clarkston (Washington) battle for the ball at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna boys soccer notches victory over Clarkston

The Soldotna boys soccer team opened its season with a 5-1 victory… Continue reading

Levi Strong of Kenai Central and Stephen Alfred of Clarkston (Washington) battle for the ball Monday, April 7, 2025, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai boys soccer defeats team from Clarkston, Washington

The host Kenai Central boys soccer team opened its season with a… Continue reading

tease
SoHi gets 2 individual wins, 4 relay wins at Big C Relays; Seward’s Liljemark wins high jump

The Soldotna track and field team took two individual titles and four… Continue reading

Most Read