How HIGH Can You Jump? CYO Meet of Champions

May 31, 2018May 28, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

The High Jump is one of my favorite events though I get to see very little of it from where I am perched in the awards stands during the weekend. I have several favorite events including all of the field events and all of the races! The records in the high jump do not fall very often. One year, my nephew was graduating from college (2009) and I needed to go and be with him for the event which mean’t I would miss one day of the Meet of Champions. I asked that the cadet boys high jump be moved to Sunday that year so I could be there to watch Marcus Yoo break it. He did break it and it was wonderful to see!

High jump records include Cub girls 1999 by Kristen Zimmill (West Hills Christian jumping 4’10”. Cub boys 2010 by Matthew Ferguson (St. Anthony) 5’2″. Cadet Girls 1997 by Kate Paul (St. Cecilia) 5′ 2″ and Cadet boys 2009 by Marcus Yoo, Cathedral at 5′ 11″.

2018 Champions:

Cub Girls: Elizabeth Levick (St. Matthew) 4′ 5″

Cub Boys: Owen Smith (St. John the Apostle) 4’6″

Cadet Girls: Elliott Bush (Cathedral) 4′ 9″

Cadet Boys: Aiden Andrews (Christ the King) 5′ 4″

Below: Elizabeth Levick, Owen Smith, Elliott Bush, Aiden Andrews

The Long Jumpers CYO Meet of Champions

May 30, 2018May 28, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

Roadrunner Girls: Kiana Johnson (Cathedral School) 13′ 8″. Kiana broke her own Long Jump record set the week prior at the Roadrunner Regional Meet at La Salle College Prep. The old record was 13′ 5.75″.

Roadrunner Boys: Chase Borden (St. John the Apostle) 14′ 4.75″

Cub Girls: Selah Molden (Our Lady of the Lake) 15′ 3.25″. Selah broke a record that stood for 25 years!!! The old record was 15′ 3″ and was set by Heather Beem (St. Joseph, Vancouver, WA)

Cub Boys: Hugh Ruttledge (St. Clare) 15′ 1.5″

Cadet Girls: Jamie Griffin (Holy Trinity) 17′ 1.5″. Jamie broke a Twelve year old record set in 2006 by Kayla Greer (Madeleine) with a jump of 16’11.5″. (No Photo available)

Cadet Boys: Austin Stampflee (St. Matthew) 19′ 9.25″

Below: Kiana Johnson, Chase Borden, Selah Molden, Hugh Ruttledge, Austin Stampflee

The CYO “Shot Putters” Meet of Champions

May 29, 2018May 28, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

Roadrunner Girls: Kahlan Anderson (Valley Catholic) 22′ 5.5″

Roadrunner Boys: Justin Craigwell (St. Pius X) 25′ 1″

Cub Girls: Gabriella Richardson (St. Anthony) 28′ 10″

Cub Boys: Townsend Powell (St. Anthony) 31′ 6″

Cadet Girls: Tabitha Johnson (West Hills Christian) 36′ 7.25″

Cadet Boys: Cade Martin (Christ the King) 40′ 1″

Below: Kahlan Anderson, Justin Craigwell, Gabriella Richardson, Townsend Powell, Tabitha Johnson, Cade Martin

1500 Meter Run Peters Girls Repeat!

May 27, 2018May 26, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

The St. Anthony Sisters, Kate and Ana Peters brought gold home again in the 1500 after winning big in the 3000 on Saturday. Ana won the cub division (5th & 6th Grade) with a time of 5:00.08 while Kate won the Cadet division (7th & 8th) in 4:51.62!

In Roadrunner action (Grades 3&4) Lyla Taylor (Our Lady of Lourdes Vancouver, WA) snatched a win in a time of 5:45.25 with Maeve O’Scannlain from Cathedral in second with 5:48.40. Kellen Williams from St. Pius X out paced Peter Dolloff from St. Anthony by a second, 5:21.73 and 5:22.27. It was a great race!

In Cub Boys competition, Avery Cesar, of St. Pius X, eeked out a victory over 3000 cub star Leo Cook from Our Lady of the Lake by just over a second, 4:54.49 and 4:55.87 respectively.

Cadet Boys action saw West Hills Christian’s John Schuler pick up a second gold as well with a time of 4:28.63, just 12 seconds shy of the record. Classmate, Caden Hildenbrand came in second, with a time of 4:30.63.

Below: Lyla Taylor, Kellen Williams, Ana Peters, Avery Cesar, Kate Peters, John Schuler

CYO 3000 Meter Record Breaker

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

CYO Meet of Champions 2018 @ Jesuit High School May 19, 2018

It was a perfect morning, overcast, cool but not cold! Sixty-nine runners, boys, girls, cubs and cadets prepped to see how they could make the most of their training, endurance and mental readiness for 7.5 trips around the track. It was impressive from every direction!

The first race of the day featured Ana Peters, from St. Anthony, a cub who had shown she had something special as a roadrunner in 2016 & 2017. She holds records in the 1500 and 800 meter setting records at the Roadrunner (3rd and 4th grade) regional meets. Today she sliced 15 seconds off the old record set in 2014 by Mia Middleton from Holy Trinity, and set a new record 10:37.08 as she breezed over the finish line 17 seconds ahead of her closest competition. Second place was only 2 seconds off the old record! Juliana “Ana” Peters will be a young lady to watch for sure!

Kate Peters, (yes older sister), won the Cadet Girls 3000 meter with a time of 10:32.05. She was up against a record set by Makenna Schumacher, St. Thomas More, in 2015 (10:10.46). Kate outdistanced her competition by 24 seconds!

In Cub Boys, Leo Cook won a close one with a time of 10:27.51 for Our Lady of the Lake. He had the second best performance in regular season meets and improved his best 2018 performance by 17 seconds and out paced Zane Moore (St. Thomas More) who came into the contest with the best performance but could not shave as much time off his personal best to outdo Cook.

John Schuler (West Hills Christian) and Jeffery Rogers (St Anthony) battled it out in regular season with times of 9:56.43 and 9:57.17 respectively. Schuler slashed an amazing 31 seconds from his season best to finish with a 9:25.23 very close to the Logan Phillips (St. Anthony) record 9:18.43 set in 2013.

Below: Ana Peters, Leo Cook, Kate Peters, John Schuler

The “Javelin Throwers” CYO Meet of Champions

May 22, 2018May 28, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

All levels of “Turbo Javelin” competitors have thrown the same device for nearly 20 years. At the Cadet level of the Javelin, a new product known as the “Finn Flyer” was introduced in 2018. It is longer, more slender and closer in style to the high school javelin though it is shorter and does not have the sharp point. New records for this event were established this year for cadets. The old turbo javelin records will be retained in the archives of the CYO.

Madeline Fey (St. Pius X) holds the Cadet Girls Turbo Javelin record at 136’3″ & Joe Nizich (St. John the Apostle) holds the Cadet boys Turbo Javelin record at 194′ 8″.

Roadrunner Girls: Madilynn Andrews (Christ the King) 86′ 9.50″ RECORD BREAKER The old record was 78′ 9″ set by Lena Childress (Madeleine).

Roadrunner Boys: Vicente Harrison II (Cathedral School) 100′ 3″

Cub Girls: Hayden Williams-Downing (Our Lady of the Lake) 101′ 9.25″

Cub Boys: Jack Benninger (St. John the Apostle) 109′ 9″

Cadet Girls: Elliott Bush (Cathedral School) 110′ 2.5″ RECORD ESTABLISHED 2018 NEW FINN FLYER

Cadet Boys: Jakob Braunstein (Our Lady of Lourdes) 156′ 3.50″ RECORD ESTABLISHED 2018 NEW FINN FLYER .

Below: Madilynn Andrews, Vincente Harrison II, Hayden Williams-Downing, Jack Benninger, Elliott Bush, Jakob Braunstein.

End of Season CYO Dance at Oaks Park

May 20, 2018May 17, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

The CYO dances over the course of a year are extremely popular activities and good learning opportunities for youth on how to dress and behave in a social setting with other middle school youth. It is also an opportunity for youth whose regular contact might be through competition to come together and become friends in a more social setting. The May CYO dance is always outdoors where we welcome next year’s 7th graders and say goodbye to the current 8th graders. This dance will number in the range of 800 to 1000 middle schoolers. It is one of the most enjoyable dances of the year and this year in particular as the kids could not have been a better group of youngsters! Special thanks to St. Matthew and Holy Redeemer for acting as the parent chaperones! Maryann & Brian Stewart and the dance team!

We enjoyed watching the pizza crew try to keep up with the dancers!

5.8.2018 Hand Washing at Mary’s Lodge

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

The hand washing station in front of Mary’s Lodge enables 250 kids to wash up quickly before each meal. This station will include water, troughs, lights & drainage. Hand washing greatly reduces the bugs making it a priority in the new lodge.

It’s all in the Handoff!

May 4, 2018May 1, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

The third week of Track and Field meets were held at La Salle College Prep, Valley Catholic, Seton Catholic and Hillsboro. I went to Seton to have a glimpse of their first season of hosting track and field for CYO and it was spectacular. I focused on the 4 x 400 meter relay handoffs which I think you will enjoy! April 28, 2018

It’s Coming Together!

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

The new “Mary’s Lodge” at Camp Howard will be a major game changer for the camp. It is inspiring to walk inside the building and imagine the kids enjoying the facility at meal time and other event times. The high ceilings, light, air flow and ambience will make for a much more enjoyable experience. – Our camp signups are at an all time high! (May 1, 2018)

Below: Larry is prepping for a concrete pour at the entrance to the building.