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Shelton senior Lolly Jones, at right, waits for
the finals of the girls' discus at the 4A State
Track and Field Championship on Thursday at
Mt. Tahoma in Tacoma. Jones took 10th place
with a distance of 112'2".
Athlete
Continued from page C-1
scholarships foi" college:"
one partial athletic schol-
arship and three academic
scholarships.
"I was really excited I got
a scholarship for running
because before my senior
year, I wasn't' that good at
running," he said.
Morgan bashfully said
his big running goal is to
qualify for nationals while
he's in college.
"It's pretty tough for
track because they have
qualifying standards," he
said.
Though Morgan's track
season is over, he's still com-
peting even before college
begins. This weekend, he is
attending the fifth annual
BorderDuel Track Classic
on Saturday .at Lewis and
Clark College in Portland,
Ore., where he'll compete
against athletes from Wash-
ington, .Oregon, Idaho and
Montana in the 1,500-me-
ters, which is a college dis-
tance race.
When Morgan isn't in
school or running for the
Highclimbers, he is at home
in Lake Cushman, where
he enjoys hiking and moun-
taineering at his favorite lo-
cation: Mount Ellinor.
"It's really close and it's
a short and intense hike,"
Morgan said. 'You can also
slide down it a bit when
there's snow."
Morgan also works at
Mason Fire District No. 18
as a volunteer firefighter.
"I enjoy firefighting be-
cause I get to help people
and learn new things," he
said. "I'm wildland certified,
too, so now I can fight fires
basically anywhere in the
nation."
File photo
Shelton senior Nathan Morgan, left,
runs the mile at this season's Shelton
Invite.
Shelton runners turn out
for Capital City Marathon
By EMILY HANSON
emi[~@masoncoun(y.com
More than 30 runners from Shelton
competed in the three courses of the
Capital City Marathon 11 days ago.
On May 20, six Shelton runners fin-
ished the 26.2-mile full marathon in
Olympia.
Allyson Ducker, 23. was the first
Shelton resident to cross the finish line.
She finished in 196th out of 299 runners
with a time of 4 hours. 31 minutes and
18 seconds. Ducker was the third out of
five runners to finish in her age groui~
and the 64th out of 123 wonien to finish
the full marathon.
"I was pretty satisfied with my time,"
Ducker said. "I was going for 4:30 and
got 4:31. Last year, I ran it in 4:15."
Ducker, a 2007 Shelton High School
(SHS) graduate, ran cross country and
track for the Highclimbers and has been
a runner for a decade now.
"I did the Capital City Marathon
last year and decided to do it again
this year," she said. "It's a really pretty
course and it's challenging so it's a lot
of fun."
She said she's participated in other
marathons in the past, including a mar-
athon in Huntington Beach, Calif., as
her senior project.
"I think I'll definitely do the Capital
City Marathon again next year," she
said. "It's a good race that's really well-
ran. They give out a lot of free goodies
and they have a lot of water stops and
Gu stops, which is really helpful."
Gu is a carb replenishing gel, Ducker
explained.
For the 13.1-mile half marathon, 22
Shelton runners turned out.
Shelton's Cory Woodard, 44, was the
first Shelton runner to finish the half
marathon. Woodard took 51st place
among 1,253 total runners with a time
of 1:34:23. He finished eighth out of 67
in his age group and 48th out of 449
men.
"The race was pretty fun," Woodard
said. "It was challenging with hills. It
was my first half marathon so I have
nothing to compare it to. I thought it
was great."
Woodard said he's always wanted to
run a half marathon.
"I've been training for it for months
and I signed up in February," he said.
The course was difficult for Woodard.
"I guess I'm happy with my results,"
he said. "I didn't have much left so I was
grateful to finish as fast as I did."
Woodard. a 1986 SHS graduate, said
he began running a few years ago when
his wife was training for a marathon.
"I've been running for a few years
with a couple of races a year," he said. "I
think I'll be signing up for another half-
marathon in July in Seattle."
The third course in Olympia that day
was a five-mile course. Shelton's Jim
Brooks, 63, was the first Shelton resi-
dent out of seven to finish this shorter
course.
Brooks finished in 82nd place among
512 total runners with a time of 0:43:31.
He took second out of eight in his age
group and 51st out of 136 men.
Local and out-of-county runners can
compete in Shelton this weekend dur-
ing the Mason County Forest Festival.
At the festival, runners and walk-
ers can take part in the annual Golds-
borough Creek run. Packet pick-up and
race-day registration begin at 6 a.m. on
Saturday at the Shelton Post Office. The
7-mile walk begins at 7 a.m. with the
seven-mile run and two-mile run/walk
both beginning at 8 a.m. at Shelton Val-
ley Christian School. The junior jog is
scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. at Sev-
enth Street and Railroad Avenue.
Finally, the awards ceremony is
scheduled for 9:45 a.m.
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Kobe Bogh's name was spelled incorrectly in last week's
article "Shelton U13 boys soccer finishes undefeated." The
Shelton-Mason County Journal regrets the error.
Salish Cliffs Golf Club to
host annual tournament
I l th annual Squaxin Island Museum
Tournament at course on June 4
Salish Cliffs Golf Club
will host the llth annual
Squaxin Island Museum
Golf Tournament next
week.
The tournament will be-
gin with a 10 a.m. shotgun
start on June 4. Registra-
tion begins at 8 a.m.
Proceeds from the tour-
nament directly benefit the
Squaxin Island Museum,
Library and Learning Cen-
ter, which is also known as
"The Home of Our Sacred
Belongings" and offers men-
torships, educational pro-
grams and jobs for younger
people.
"Squaxin Island Muse-
um, Library and Learning
Center is an integral part
of the Squaxin Island Tribe
and ali that it stands for,"
Salish Cliffs Head Profes-
sional David Kass, PGA,
said. "We're thrilled Salish
Cliffs will play home to this
special event and support a
cause that is so important to
an entire nation of people."
An awards dinner and
auction will be held after
the tournament in the Sal-
ish Cliffs Clubhouse.
For more information
about the tournament, call
.462-3673 or visit www.sal-
ish-cliffs.com.
Salish Cliffs Golf Club is
the 18-hole championship
course located adjacent to
Little Creek Casino Resort
and opened last fall and is
owned and operated by the
Squaxin Island Tribe.