By Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

The Crane girls track team came up with a couple of record-setting performances and walked away with a second-place finish at the 1A State Track Meet held Friday and Saturday, May 16-17 at Western Oregon University in Monmouth.

Sherman County won the girls state title with 111 points, followed by Crane with 64 points and Triad with 58.
With a time of 58.69 in the 400-meter dash, the Mustangs’ September O’Crowley established a new state record as well as a new school record.

Crane’s 4×400-meter relay team also set a new school record, completing the race in a time of 4:11.09. The team is made up of Lindy Steeves, Alex Borelli, Natalie Bentz and O’Crowley.

Crane’s 4×100-meter relay team won the state title for the third year in a row. Making up this year’s winning team were Steeves, Caity DeBoer, Emilee O’Toole and Borelli. Steeves and Borelli have been on all three winning teams.

The Crane boys track team placed 10th in the final standings with 26 points. Southwest Christian scored 44 points to win this year’s title.

Gus Titus of Crane set a new school record in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:47.37.

Despite sweltering temperatures, the Crane coaching staff noted that the Crane athletes came up with great effort and performances at the state meet, and it was a great way to end an excellent track season.

Individual results for Crane are as follows:

Girls

100m — O’Toole 3rd (13.53), Borelli 6th (13.80).
200m — Steeves 3rd (27.79), DeBoer 6th (28.02).
400m — O’Crowley 1st (58.69 new state and school record)
800m — Bentz 10th (2:47.00).
1,500m — Delilas Korth 9th (5:52.76).
3,000m — Korth 9th (12:33.80).
300m hurdles — Bethany Milburn 7th (53.10).
4×100m relay — Crane 1st (Steeves, DeBoer, O’Toole, Borelli 51.88).
4×400m relay — Crane 1st (Steeves, Borelli, Bentz, O’Crowley 4:11.09 new school record).
High jump — Bentz 3rd (5’).
Pole vault — O’Crowley 2nd (8’ 6”).

Boys

100m — Dallen Davies 8th (12.17), Chris Brower DNP.
200m — Davies 6th (23.84)
400m — Davies 5th (52.76).
3,000m — Titus 10th (9:47.37 new school record), Garrett DeGraw 14th (9:52.98).
110m hurdles — Levi Harris DNP.
4×100m relay — Crane 3rd (Davies, Raymond Thompson, Brower, Levi Crisp 45.13).
Long jump — Crisp 11th ( 18’ 4 1/2”), Harris scratched.
Triple jump — Blake Steeves 7th (39’ 8”).
Shot put — Carl Neumann 10th (40’ 11 1/2”).
Javelin — Thompson 3rd (164’ 10”).
Discus — Thompson 8th (119’ 4”).
Pole vault — Jeran Conaway 6th (10’ 6”).