STANFIELD – The story of the day early on at Stanfield’s Dick Horyna Invitational was the dedication of the track complex to former coach Art Derbyshire.

But the strong, steady winds quickly stole the show as athletes had to worry about keeping warm first and competing second. By the end of the day, Heppner had come away with the girls’ win and Joseph edged Echo for first in the boys’ competition, but all were glad to get back on their buses and head home.

“I think they’re a little discouraged, but I think that’s everybody,” Riverside distance coach Dawn Callow said. “The kids were having a hard time getting warm, they didn’t want to take their sweats off.”

“It’s extremely hard but it is making them better athletes for sure,” Heppner coach Marianne Smith said of the recent spat of uncomfortable weather. “I’m excited to see what they can do on a great day.”

Weston-McEwen coach Loran Monaco had the best perspective on the weather saying, “We could be over in Joseph where they’ve still got snow on the ground.”

With a strong headwind blowing down the final stretch of the track, the runners suffered the most. As a result, most times were down from the first meet of the year.

“Starting off it was great but when you hit that corner the wind comes out of nowhere,” said Umatilla’s Peter Stice. “The last 200 (meters) is where the race is won and lost and I didn’t think I was going to hold onto the lead.”

He did, though, winning the 800-meter run by more than three seconds.

One runner that had an exceptional day was Echo’s Mike Madison. Madison won the 100, 200, 400 and was part of the first-place 4×100 relay team.

Teammate Bryce Fritz finished second in the 100 and 200 and won the long jump with a leap of 20 feet, six inches.

Heppner’s Jordan Hatfield scored a pair of wins in the 300 intermediate hurdles and the triple jump.

With the wind blowing across the course, Ione’s Kip Krebs set a personal best in the discus with his third-place throw of 130-5.

In the girls’ events, Riverside’s Amy Kegler won the 100 for the second day in a row with a time of 13.27.

Coach Dave Boor said he had some sore muscles on his team after competing at the Buck Classic Thursday, but he thought the team turned in some good performances nonetheless.

Heppner’s Catherine McElligot took first in the 700 and second in the 1,500 behind Umatilla’s Nancy Cardenas, who also won the 3,000.

Helix’s Kaitlyn Muller also grabbed two wins, throwing for 96-6 in the discus and jumping for 32-8 in the triple jump.

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FINAL RESULTS

BOYS

Team Scores: 1, Joseph 84; 2, Echo 78; 3, Umatilla 69; 3, Union 69; 5, Spray 45; 6, Irrigon 41; 7, Weston-McEwen 39; 9, Riverside 35; 10, Heppner 33; 12, Stanfield, 31.5; 13, Ione, 24; 14, Pilot Rock, 11.5; 17, Helix, 4.

Individual Scores

100-meter: 1, Mike Madison, Echo, 11.79; 2, Bryce Fritz, Echo, 11.81; 3, Logan Ross, Cove, 12.22.

200: 1, Mike Madison, Echo, 23.50; 2, Bryce Fritz, Echo, 23.97; 3, Alex Palmer, Union, 24.37.

400: 1, Mike Madison, Echo, 54.98; 2, Jose Mancilla, Stanfield, 57.31; 3, J.D. Fisher, Riverside, 57.80.

800: 1, Peter Stice, Umatilla, 2:11.12; 2, Alex Palmer, Union, 2:14.31; 3, Chris Fasel, Union, 2:16

1,500: 1, Tom Sheehy, Union, 4:35.28; 2, Calen Morelli, Riverside, 4:44.52; 3, Gabriel O’Reilly, Union, 4:46.07.

3,000: 1, Cory Bennet, Union, 10:53.99; 2, Nathan Brazil, Cove, 11:38.30; 3, Gunner Jessen, Ione, 11:51.05.

110 High Hurdles: 1, Nick West, Imbler, 15.78; 2, Jordan Hatfield, Heppner, 16.72; 3, Asa Miller, Spray, 16.94.

300 Int. Hurdles: 1, Jordan Hatfield, Heppner, 42.87; 2, Obi Harriman, Umatilla, 48.08; 3, Chris Hamby, Weston-McEwen, 48.24.

4×100 Relay: 1, Echo (Dustin Chritensen, Mike Madison, Bryce Fritz, Devin Christensen), 46.46; 2, Umatilla (German Campos, Ernesto Gutierez, Kasey Pankey, Peter Stice), 47.13; 3, Joseph (Ben Garnett, Chris Harshman, Sam Garnett, Clancy Warnock), 49.01.

4×400 Relay: 1, Joseph (Sam Garnett, Chris Harshman, Devin Patton, Mickey Stenkamp), 3:51.96; 2, Union (Alex Palmer, Tom Sheehy, Gabriel O’Reilly, Chri Fasel), 3:51.96; 3, Weston-McEwen (no names provided), 3:55.38.

Shot Put: 1, Ben Garnett, Joseph, 42-7.5; 2, Issac Beagle, Riverside, 40-7; 3, Kip Krebs, Ione, 39-9.

Discus: 1, Jason Starr, Spray, 138-4; 2, Ben Garnett, Joseph, 137-4; 3, Kip Krebs, Ione, 130-5.

Javelin: 1, Clancy Warnock, Joseph, 149-7; 2, Jason Starr, Spray, 142-10; 3, Michael Cox, Union, 132-10.

High Jump: 1, Asa Miller, Spray, 6-4; 2, Devin Patton, Joseph, 6-1; 3, Scott DelCurto, Cove, 5-11.

Pole Vault: 1, Chris Harshman, Joseph, 12-0; 2, Sam Garnett, Joseph, 10-0; 3, Julio Garcia, Umatilla, 9-6.

Long Jump: 1, Bryce Fritz, Echo, 20-06.5; 2, Bryan Mills, Imbler, 19-07; 3, Dustin Christensen, Echo, 19-01.

Triple Jump: 1, Jordan Hatfield, Heppner, 41-0; 2, Ryan Roulston, Weston-McEwen, 38-0; 3, Scott DelCurto, Cove, 36-6.

GIRLS

Team Scores: 1, Heppner 100; 2, Sherman 90; 3, Joseph 66.5; 4, Imbler 55; 5, Umatilla 47; 7, Riverside, 41; 8, Helix, 38; 9, Stanfield, 32; 10, Weston-McEwen 31; 11, Ione 23; 15, Pilot Rock 8; 17, Irrigon 6.

Individual Scores

100: 1, Amy Kegler, Riverside, 13.27; 2, Sherilyn Peck, Heppner, 13.30; 3, Kylee Svetich, Ione, 13.81.

200: 1, Bailey Nogle, Sherman, 27.41; 2, Brynna Rust, Heppner, 28.93; 3, Kylee Svetich, Ione, 29.40.

400: 1, Emily Funkhouser, Sherman, 1:03.37; 2, Megan Lathrop, Helix, 1:06.67; 3, Lena Moro, Joseph, 1:06.89.

800: 1, Catherine McElligot, Heppner, 2:40.83; 2, Shannon Callow, Riverside, 2:41.86; 3, Jamie Murchison, Cove, 2:50.12.

1,500: 1, Nancy Cardenas, Umatilla, 5:41.82; 2, Catherine McElligot, Heppner, 5:45.48; 3, Erin Price, Heppner, 5:57.85.

3,000: 1, Nancy Cardenas, Umatilla, 12:00.46; 2, Ariel O’Reilly, Union, 13:03.65; 3, Lindsay, Martin, Imbler, 13:34.15.

100 High Hurdles: 1, Erin Price, Heppner, 17.52; 2, Nathalie Cook, Stanfield, 17.78; 3, Kristen VanCleave, Heppner, 18.24.

300 Low Hurdles: 1, Emily Funkhouser, Sherman, 47.48; 2, Nathalie Cook, Stanfield, 55.10; 3, Kate Jones, Powder Valley, 56.17.

4×100 Relay: 1, Joseph (Colby Patton, Amber Shear, Lena Moro, Megan Yost), 55.09; 2, Sherman (Hayli Sharp, Caitlin VonBorstel, Bailey Nogle, Callie VonBorstel), 57.29; 3, Umatilla (Katie Barthell, Diana Manriquez, Lindsey Harris, Catherine Rouston), 58.24.

4×400 Relay: 1, Sherman (Hayli Sharp, Caitlin VonBorstel, Emily Funkhouser, Bailey Nogle), 4:26.50; 2, Joseph (Colby Patton, Amber Shear, Lena Moro, Megan Yost), 4:27.59; 3, Heppner (Erin Price, Brynna Rust, Kristen VanCleave, Kelsi Putman), 4:38.31.

Shot Put: 1, Jenni Guzman, Sherman, 32-11; 2, Candra Clark, Powder Valley, 30-5; 3, Kristen VanCleave, Heppner, 30-0.5.

Discus: 1, Kaitlyn Muller, Helix, 96-6; 2, Jenni Guzman, Sherman 90-4; 3, Demetria Thompson, Imbler, 83-9.

Javelin: 1, Megan Yost, Joseph, 120-5; 2, Nichole Zeller, Weston-McEwen, 105-3; 3, Jordan Connell, Riverside, 102-0.

High Jump: 1, Catherine Roulston, Umatilla, 4-8; 2, Bailey Nogle, Sherman, 4-6; 2, Brenna Miller, Union, 4-6.

Pole Vault: 1, Paige Bailey, Joseph, 7-6; 2, Reva West, Imbler, 7-0; 3, Catherine Rouston, Umatilla, 6-6.

Long Jump: 1, Lena Moro, Joseph, 14-5.5; 2, Sherilyn Peck, Heppner, 14-5; 3, Stephanie Anthony, Imbler, 14-3.5.

Triple Jump: 1, Kaitlyn Muller, Helix, 32-8; 2, Shannon Callow, Riverside, 30-8; 3, Stephanie Anthony, Imbler, 30-7.25.