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Shelton-Mason County Journal ATNLETEOFTHEWEEK SHS senior to run at Journal phOtOS by Emil) Hanson Shelton senior Bryton Rodgers clears the bar in the finals of the boys' pole vault at the 4A State Track and Field Championship on Friday at Mt. Tahoma in Tacoma. Rodgers took 12th place with a cleared height of 13'. Endicott eighth, Jones lOth, Rodgers 12th at 4A track and field championship Shelton senior Indi Endicott falls to the mat after clearing the bar in the finals of the boys' pole vault. Endicott took eighth place with a cleared height of 13'. By EMILY HANSON emiZy@nT(zsoncounty.corr~ Three Shelton seniors ended their track and field careers at state last week. "I'm very happy with how the state meet went for our Shelton athletes," SHS head track and field coach Doug Sells said. "With all three athletes, it was a great way to cap off their semor track season. I'm sure going to miss them." On Thursday and Friday, seniors Lolly Jones, Indi Endicott and Bryton Rodgers competed at the 4A State Track and Field Championship at Mr. Tahoma in Tacoma. Endicott and Rodgers both cleared 13' in the pole vault, though Endicott took eighth place and Rodgers took 12th. "There were actually seven vaulters that cleared a height of 13' feet." Sells said. "They determine tie-breakers by looking at how many misses each vault- er had at previous heights." He said both seniors had a "wild ride" in the pole vault. "The weather was a little hectic but it was hectic for everyone so no vaulter got any advantage or disadvantage from it." Sells said. "Competition is what matters on the day of state. You never know what is going to happen or who is going to come out on top. I'm really happy with how these boys competed." In the girls' discus, Jones took 10th place with a throwing distance of 112'2", which Sells said was her second best throw ever. "A lot of the time, it's not about how you place, it's about the experience of going and competing," Sells said. "Jones had a great time. She competed very well and ended up placing 10th, much better than she was seeded coming into the meet. She came to compete and she did." See SHS Track and Field on page C-4 jumors orgamzmg Track meet By EMILY HANSON emily~g~nasoncounty.cora . Three Shelton juniors are working together to organize this year's Her- shey Track and Field Meet. David Ajamu, DeShon Bell and Ralph Kinne are planning and organizing the pre-meet details as their senior project. At 5 p.m. on June 7 at Shelton High School, the three boys will also oversee the event. "It's a track meet for kids 9-14 to compete in," Bell said. Kinne said there will be running events, a soft- ball throw and a long jump during the meet, which is sponsored by The Hershey Company. Boys and girls ages 9-14, as of Dec. 31, 2011. can compete in two run- ning events and one field event. Kinne said the three boys, who all have track and field experience. chose to run this meet for their senior project because they thought it would be fun "We thought we'd like working with the kids. in- teracting with them," he said. Ajamu added that this meet will help the young athletes prepare for high school track: "Also. if we ever want to put on a big event, we'll have experier~ce with or- ganizing one, putting up fliers and doing advertis- ing," Bell said. The running events the athletes can compete in include the 50-me- ter dash. the 100-me- ter dash, the 200-meter dash, the 400-meter run, the 800-meter run, the 1,600-meter run and the 400-meter relay. The children can also compete in a softball throw and a standing long jump. "I think there'll be a lot of participation," Kinne said. "The kids'll have fun and get to compete." Since the juniors are working together on the meet for their senior project, they said they've split the work evenly. Kinne was responsible for creating and distribut- ing fliers, Ajamu was as- signed to make wall post- ers and large fliers for the event and Bell was put in charge of writing the press releases. All three boys are also working on g#tting 10 vol- unteers each to help run the event and have split up the local elementary, middle and junior high schools. Each boy said he has gone to schools with- in the Shelton School Dis- trict and within Mason County to recruit young athletes to participate in the meet as well as to give the meet informa- tion to the front offices for morning announcements. Registration for the ~..,,..:.~ ~.:::. ~ ~ ~:::r: ................. ii ............................ ................ meet begins at 5 p.m. on June 7 and the events are scheduled to start at 5:45 p.m. All participants must bring a copy of their birth certificate to verify their age. "I hope we get a lot of kids," Bell said. Ajamu said he hopes the meet has a lot of com- petition.. "They have ever~hing to gain and nothing to lose." Kinne said. Participation m the event is free. For more information, contact the City of Shelton recreation office at 432-5194. St. Martin's By EMILY HANSON emily@masoncounty.com Shelton senior Nathan Morgan knows, exactly where he'll be next year and exactly what he'll be doing. Morgan has been accept- ed at St. Martin's Univer- sity (SMU) in Lacey and has already been chosen to run for the Saints for both the cross country and the track and field teams. "I made the decision about two months ago to go to St. Mar- tin's and got con- firmation from the coach, Ju- lie Sulli- Nathan van," Mor- Morgan gan said. "She was excited to get me (for the teams). She's had Shelton kids go there before so she knows the pro- gram." While at SMU, Morgan plans to major in civil engi- neering. This major, the fact that he wanted to continue running after high school and the fact that he wanted to go to a private college helped him choose SMU. he said. "I looked around the state for engineering schools with running programs," Morgan said. "I found some schools in Colorado that had what I was looking for and it came down to going really far away or staying local." Morgan's interest in civil engineering was sparked by his father, who used to be a Naval Seabee, or civil engineer, for the Navy doing civil construction. Morgan's father also in- troduced the graduating se- nior to his athletic passion: running. "My dad and I have been running together since I was young," Morgan said. "I didn't do any sports be- fore high school because I was home-schooled. I was really excited when [ found out there were running pro- grams at the high school." Morgan used to wrestle for SHS as well, but said he chose not to this year so he could train during the win- ter for the track season. "I've gotten more compet- itive," he said. Despite the extra train- ing, Morgan's season ended at the league champion- ship, sooner than he hoped it would. "l really wanted to make it to districts but we're in a really tough league," he said. "I was only a half-sec- ond away from a qualifying time in the 1,600-meter." Morgan ran cross country and track for the Highclimb- ers the last three years. When he's not on the track or running trails, he was in the classroom, excelling at academics. Morgan said he has between a 3.5 and a 3.6 grade point average while taking advanced and honors courses such as college Eng- lish, calculus and physics. "Part of going to college is I really wanted to im- prove my running," Morgan said. "I could've gone into the military but I wanted to go to college and improve my running." Morgan's strong athletic and academic performanc- es have earned him four See Athlete on page C-4 Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 31, 2012 - Page C-1