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These South Sound athletes won WIAA Track and Field state championships in 2025

Tumwater’s Blake Kirkpatrick, left, the final leg in the 2A boys 4x100-meter relay final, raises his arms while crossing the finish line on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash. The team’s first place run was 41.78 seconds.
Tumwater’s Blake Kirkpatrick, left, the final leg in the 2A boys 4x100-meter relay final, raises his arms while crossing the finish line on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash. The team’s first place run was 41.78 seconds. Liesbeth Powers / lpowers@thenewstribune.com

A comprehensive list of South Sound athletes to win titles at the 2025 WIAA State Track and Field Championships in Tacoma:

Curtis’ Nicholas Altheimer, left, sprints into first place in the 4A 200-meter dash final on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash.
Curtis’ Nicholas Altheimer, left, sprints into first place in the 4A 200-meter dash final on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash. Liesbeth Powers Liesbeth Powers / lpowers@thenewstribune.com

4A BOYS

4x100M Relay — Jayden Rice-Claiborne, Isaac Brooks, Kamil Ross, Nicholas Altheimer, Curtis (40.93)

100M Dash — Nicholas Altheimer, Curtis (10.59)

200M Dash — Nicholas Altheimer, Curtis (21.07)

Mixed 100M Dash Unified — Mateo Cordero, Curtis (11.79)

Mixed 800M Sprint Medley Relay Unified — Cindy Hernandez, Vanessa Votisek, Kallel Davis, Anthony Mercado, Kentwood (1:52.07)

Shot Put — Carson Godfrey, Olympia (60-10.5)

Triple Jump — Owen Brown, Mount Rainier (46-1)

Tahoma’s Ava Foy and Sofia Guevara, right, embrace after the 4A girls 100-meter dash final on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash. Guevara placed second and Foy placed fourth in the race.
Tahoma’s Ava Foy and Sofia Guevara, right, embrace after the 4A girls 100-meter dash final on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash. Guevara placed second and Foy placed fourth in the race. Liesbeth Powers Liesbeth Powers / lpowers@thenewstribune.com

4A GIRLS

4x100M Relay — Riley Dickson, Ava Foy, Capri Hollenbeck, Sofia Guevara, Tahoma (47.69)

4x400M Relay — Madison Cocke, Violet Dixon, Shanelle Soe, Amara Brown, Sumner (3:52.72)

100M Dash — Iren Derricks, Emerald Ridge (11.68)

100M Hurdles — Callie Wilson, Bonney Lake (14.22)

200M Dash — Iren Derricks, Emerald Ridge (24.10)

400M Dash — Amara Brown, Sumner (55.80)

Triple Jump — Kayla Williams, Spanaway Lake (40-1)

Federal Way’s Geron White jumps a mark of 6-11.25, winning the 3A boys high jump during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships, on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash.
Federal Way’s Geron White jumps a mark of 6-11.25, winning the 3A boys high jump during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships, on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash. Liesbeth Powers Liesbeth Powers / lpowers@thenewstribune.com

3A BOYS

4x100M Relay — Ramon Jones, Eddie Bruner Jr., Kasey Williams, JoMierre Askew-Poirier, Lincoln (41.69)

4x400M Relay — Willie Long, Kasey Williams, JoMierre Askew-Poirier, Eddie Bruner Jr., Lincoln (3:20.26)

100M Dash — Kanai Kennedy, Mount Tahoma (10.80)

300M Hurdles — Jordan Smith, Timberline (37.90)

400M Dash — Eddie Bruner Jr., Lincoln (46.94)

High Jump — Geron White, Federal Way (6-11.25)

Triple Jump — Geron White, Federal Way (46-6.25)

Gig Harbor’s 4x100-meter relay team poses for a celebratory photo after winning 3A girls final with a time of 47.96 seconds on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash.
Gig Harbor’s 4x100-meter relay team poses for a celebratory photo after winning 3A girls final with a time of 47.96 seconds on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash. Liesbeth Powers Liesbeth Powers / lpowers@thenewstribune.com

3A GIRLS

4x100M Relay — Eisley Hering, Karin Heikkila, Aejanae Humphrey, Isabelle Harruff, Gig Harbor (47.96)

100M Dash — Marcella Jones, Kent-Meridian (12.17)

300M Hurdles — Marcella Jones, Kent-Meridian (42.78)

Triple Jump — Addison Kelly, Silas (38-6.5)

2A BOYS

4x100M Relay — Xavier Bunn, Cash Short, David Malroy, Blake Kirkpatrick, Tumwater (41.78)

800M Run — Andy Glaze, Steilacoom (1:53.56)

Long Jump — Marvis Christian, Franklin Pierce (22-8.75)

Pole Vault — Ethan Carter, Eatonville (15-6)

Triple Jump — Xavier Bunn, Tumwater (45-5.5)

Tumwater’s Cassidy Hedin, left, carries the baton for her leg of the 2A girls 4x200 relay final on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash. Tumwater took first place with a time of 1:42.24.
Tumwater’s Cassidy Hedin, left, carries the baton for her leg of the 2A girls 4x200 relay final on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the 2025 WIAA Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash. Tumwater took first place with a time of 1:42.24. Liesbeth Powers Liesbeth Powers / lpowers@thenewstribune.com

2A GIRLS

4x200M Relay — Cassidy Hedin, Ashlyn Hufana, Reese Heryford, Ava Jones, Tumwater (1:42.24)

Discus Throw Ambulatory — Taylor Johnson, Eatonville (52-2)

Shot Put Ambulatory — Taylor Johnson, Eatonville (17-5.75)

TEAM CHAMPIONS

4A BOYS — Kamiakin (53)

4A GIRLS — Mount Si (58)

3A BOYS — Liberty of Issaquah (57)

3A GIRLS — Mercer Island (70)

2A BOYS — Anacortes (75)

2A GIRLS — Sehome (83)

This story was originally published May 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM.

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