Photos: Top performances by in-state Oregon Ducks recruits at the OSAA Track and Field Championships

Posted on May 30, 2013

Originally Posted on Emerald Media via UWIRE

Mountain View High School decathlete Mitch Modin crosses the finish line and wins the 5A state championship in the 200-meter dash. Modin, following in the multi-sport footsteps of Olympic gold medalist and Mountain View alma mater Ashton Eaton, would finish the meet having placed first in the 110m hurdles, first in the 200, second in long jump and third in the 4×400-meter relay. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Molalla High School senior Claire Thomas takes off running the girl's 4A 4x400 meter relay. Thomas helped win the state title in the event by taking her teammates from the 6th place to 1st place after completing her 400 meter run midway through the relay. The future Oregon Duck also set two meet records in the girls 4A 100 meter hurdles and the girls 4A 300 meter hurdles. Thomas went on to be named 4A female Athlete of the Meet by scoring 32.5 points by herself , more than any other athlete in the entire OSAA Track and Field State Championships. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Molalla High School senior Claire Thomas takes off running the women’s 4A 4×400 meter relay. Thomas helped win the state title in the event by taking her teammates from sixth place to first place after completing her 400-meter run midway through the relay. The future Oregon Duck also set two meet records in the girls 4A 100-meter hurdles and the girls 4A 300-meter hurdles. Thomas went on to be named 4A female Athlete of the Meet by scoring 32.5 points by herself, more than any other athlete in the entire OSAA Track and Field State Championships. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Seaside High School distance runner Brett Willyard sprints down the lane on his final lap as he finishes first in the boys 3000 meter race of the 4A division at the OSAA State Championship. Willyard would go on to win a state title in the boys 800 meter race a day later and in doing so breaking a state meet record recorded set 27 years ago. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Seaside High School distance runner Brett Willyard sprints down the lane as he finishes the final lap of the boys 3000-meter race in the 4A division of the OSAA State Championship. Willyard would go on to win a state title in the boys 800-meter race a day later. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Joe Delgado of Ontario High School prepares to leap the final hurdle in the 4A boys 110 meter preliminaries. Delgado would finish third in the 110 meter hurdles finale, first in the 300 meter hurdles finals, third in long jump finals, and fifth in the 4x100m relay. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Joe Delgado of Ontario High School prepares to leap the final hurdle in the 4A boys 110-meter hurdles preliminaries. Delgado would finish third in the 110 meter-hurdles finale, first in the 300 meter-hurdles finals, third in long jump finals and fifth in the 4x100m relay. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Beaverton High School distance runner and Oregon Ducks recruit Dan Oekerman runs in the 6A boys 3000-meter final. Oekerman placed third in both the 3000 and 1500 meters. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Oregon Duck recruit Maggie Schmaedick (Sheldon High School), far left, edges out St. Mary’s runner Paige Rice, center, for third place in the 6A girls 3,000 meter. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Oregon Duck recruit Maggie Schmaedick (Sheldon High School), far left, edges out St. Mary’s Academy runner Paige Rice, center, for third place in the 6A girls 3000 meter. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Thirteen-time state champion and Gresham High School star athlete Haley Crouser throws a 162-foot javelin toss. Despite re-aggravating a nagging groin injury and scratching the rest of her attempts in javelin, the national record-holder still won the 6A state title by almost 20 feet. Crouser would also go on to win a state title in girls shot put. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Sheldon High School senior and Oregon Ducks recruit, Jackson Darland, crosses the finish line and wins the OSAA 6A Track and Field 1500-meter race. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)