Sixty Blaine track and field athletes get personal bests at home meet

Blaine track and field athletes had a strong first home meet on March 27 against Meridian and Lakewood, with 60 Borderites getting personal bests, and seven individuals and one relay team taking first place.

Taylee McCormick won the 800 meters in 2 minutes, 49.61 seconds, Elee Faulkner ran a personal best of 48.68 seconds in the 300 meter hurdles for first place, Brynn Hallberg won javelin with a 100-foot, 7-inch throw, Cassidy Condos cleared 8 feet, 6 inches to win pole vault, and the girls 4x200 meter relay team of Maya Ball, Condos, Milanna Fredericks and Hallberg finished in 2 minutes, 0.24 seconds, for first place. 

For the boys, Tayler Lee finished first in 300 meter hurdles in 47.67 seconds, a personal best; Scott Baldwin cleared 5 feet, 6 inches, to win high jump and set a new personal best; and Derek Machula pole vaulted over 10 feet for first place and a personal best.

Next, Blaine track and field travels to the Birger Solberg invitational at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at Civic Field in Bellingham.