Track and field: Curtis’ Alexis Ellis sets state sophomore record in triple jump

Curtis sophomore Alexis Ellis set the state sophomore record in the triple jump with a leap of 41 feet, 4¾ inches at the Pasco Invitational on Saturday.

That’s the third-best mark of any athlete in the nation, according to athletic.net, and passed the sophomore record of 41-3¾ set in 2014 by Mountlake Terrace’s Chinne Okoronkwo. Only LaShonda Christopher for Timberline in 1994 also surpassed 40 feet in the triple jump as a sophomore.

But all that, and Ellis didn’t even finish in first place Saturday. She lost to Okoronkwo, who hit 41-9 1/4 for the second-best mark in the nation. Ellis and Okorokwo only trail Tara Davis of Agoura, California, and her mark of 43-2.

The Washington state record is 42-10¼ set by Curtis graduate Andrea Guebelle. Ellis also own the freshman record, when she hit 42-4¾ at the Lake Washington Invitational last year.

Also, the Tahoma girls 4x100 relay team of Tierra “Umi” Wilson, Alisha “Miya” Wilson, Olivia Ribera, Aliya “Nami” Wilson won the Pasco Invitational in 47.13 seconds. That’s the third-best time in state history behind Federal Way’s 2014 relay team that ran in 46.90 seconds and Garfield’s 1983 team that ran in 47.05 seconds.

Through Sunday, April 17

BOYS

100 – Alex Taylor, Federal Way, sr., 10.89

200 – Izaiah Fields, Curtis, soph., 22.07

400 – Austin Brown, Tahoma, sr., 49.26

800 – *Cameron Wyman, Bellarmine Prep, jr., 1:52.64

1,600 – Cameron Carroll, Central Kitsap, sr., 4:13.59

3,200 – Jack Yearian, Bellarmine Prep, sr., 9:06.29

110 hurdles – Josh Braverman, River Ridge, jr., 14.24

300 hurdles – *Josh Braverman, River Ridge, jr., 38.25

4x100 relay – Graham-Kapowsin (Nonso Onwumere, Luke White, Aaron Wright, Chukwudi Onwumere) 42.51

4x400 relay – Central Kitsap (Christian Schwieterman, Blake Trujillo, Alex Stimac, Cameron Carroll) 3:27.45

Shot put – Nolan Van Amen, South Kitsap, jr., 57-5

Discus – Nolan Van Amen, South Kitsap, jr., 166-5

Javelin – Jordan Bishop, Rogers, sr., 177-6

High jump – D’Jimon Jones, Federal Way, sr., 6-8

Pole vault – Kolby Nikolaisen, Sumner, sr., 14-0

Long jump – *Mason Sallee, Federal Way, sr., 23-0½

Triple jump – *Mason Sallee, Federal Way, sr., 47-11¾

* No. 1 in the state

GIRLS

100 – Aliya “Nami” Wilson, Tahoma, fr., 12.02

200 – *Lauryn Ford, Kentridge, fr., 23.88

400 – Hannah Carroll, Gig Harbor, fr., 58.23

800 – Emma Sjolund, Sumner, soph., 2:18.02

1,600 – Molly Fischer, Central Kitsap, soph., 5:10.95

3,200 – Rachel Kastama, Puyallukp, jr., 11:15.48

100 hurdles – Jaleesa Taylor, Kent-Meridian, soph., 14.96

300 hurdles – Rebecca Thareek, Auburn, soph., 45.89

4x100 relay – *Tahoma (Tierra “Umi” Wilson, Alisha “Miya” Wilson, Olivia Ribera, Aliya “Nami” Wilson) 47.13

4x200 relay – *Tahoma (Alisha “Miya” Wilson, Tierra “Umi” Wilson, Aliya “Nami” Wilson, Olivia Ribera) 1:42.52

4x400 relay – Curtis (Saudia Heard, Brooke Weber, Jayda Currin, Morgan Weaver) 4:02.49

Shot put – Samantha Bourdreau, Bonney Lake, sr., 43-1

Discus – Ginny Mehl, Tahoma, jr., 134-6

Javelin – Rhaven Dean, Sumner, 139-6

High jump – Brailee VandenBoom, Eatonville, sr., 5-4; Tiffany Pott, Auburn Mountainview, sr., 5-4; Taylor Sterling, Thomas Jefferson, sr., 5-4; Rebecca Thareek, Auburn, soph., 5-4

Pole vault – Anna Chartrey, Tumwater, sr., 11-8

Long jump – *Jelani Heath, Rogers, jr., 19-1½

Triple jump – Alexis Ellis, Curtis, soph., 41-4¾

* No. 1 in the state

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This story was originally published April 18, 2016 at 1:33 PM with the headline "Track and field: Curtis’ Alexis Ellis sets state sophomore record in triple jump."