Frey earned the DI Overall Girls Outstanding Competitor

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“I was really happy I kept up with Carol,” Eller said after the finish, breathless, with a smile across her face. “Even though she kind of kept up with me. It was really fun and even if I don’t make it to state it has been so fun. I am so excited for everything that is happening next year and this year…I was anemic during cross-country season so a lot of races were really hard. I think that every race I feel better in is a good race and it is so fun to race with all these awesome girls who are so supportive and nice. It is just such a good team and such a good sport.”

Frey, also exhausted, said, “Honestly, I was just waiting to kick at the end. I’m battling allergies right now, there’s a lot of pollen here. At state I really, really want to break 2:30. Like, really bad, because that is what I have been hitting this year so I’m hoping at state there will be girls that are a lot faster and I am hoping to PR. It will be my country wise email marketing list last race of the season, I’m a senior, so…”

Award for the meet as she also earned wins in the 4×200 and 4×400 relays. Sitka’s Mullin won the DII honor.

Ketchikan freshman Claire Ruaro won the girls’ 100-meter hurdles in 18.02, just ahead of JDHS’ Hartman in 18.06.

“I feel great,” Ruaro said. “It’s my first year. I’ve never done hurdles ever in my life. It’s like a new experience. I love it. Key is moving your arms and concentration and all I care about is getting over it. I am definitely going to work my hardest to get better with my three-stepping at state.”

Hartman said the hurdles are fun because “everyone is really supportive of each other, even the Ketchikan girls cheer for me in different events. We support each other. I was mostly just trying to get over it, because that is mostly what hurdles are, and they are just a fun activity to do.”

Ketchikan’s Odden won the girls’ 300-meter hurdles in 48.58, with Ruaro second in 51.58 and sophomore teammate Ryan Elerding third in 55.17.

“I was really trying to focus on going over the hurdles,” Odden said. “Not stuttering over them. Trying to focus on not stuttering at all. Just looking at the hurdles as something I am trying to get over, not a bad thing. For state I just need to keep working on getting over them. I can run a decently timed 300, but I am bad at the hurdles, though. I just really have to make sure I comfortable going over all of them. But region champion feels good, got another one.”

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé freshman Addie Hartman takes the baton from classmate Shandiin Frommherz in the girls 4x100 relay during the Region V Track & Field Championships at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School on Friday. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé freshman Addie Hartman takes the baton from classmate Shandiin Frommherz in the girls 4x100 relay during the Region V Track & Field Championships at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School on Friday. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

Odden also ran the anchor leg for Ketchikan’s win over JDHS in the meet’s final 4×400 relay with a time of 4:23.80.

Kayhi ran Frey, Elerding, Ruaro in the first legs and held a slight advantage, but JDHS ran junior Siena Farr, senior Pacific Ricke, and speedsters Meyer and Hartman for their 4:28.19 finish.