Murdock sweeps hurdles, Jenkins 2nd in 200 dash

No rest for the weary.

That age-old mantra applied to the La Conner High School track teams last week.

Just three days after hosting the much-anticipated Skagit Showdown, La Conner thinclads competed at the 24-team Cashmere Invitational April 13, where senior Tommy Murdock swept the boys' hurdles events and eighth grader Kiana Jenkins placed second in the girls' 200-meter dash.

Murdock captured the 110s in 15.00 and 300s in 40.23 to pace the Braves, who finished eighth on the leaderboard.

The boys, with Flint Huizenga placing sixth in the javelin (140-1), totaled 23 points.

Class 1A Meridian amassed 124.5 points to win the boys' team title.

Jenkins and the La Conner girls clinched seventh place on their side of the meet with 37 points.

Lynden High, a Class 1A entry, scored 106 points for the girls' championship.

Jenkins posted a time of 28.10 in the 200, narrowly losing to Liberty Bell's Taylor Hover (28.09).

Jenkins also joined teammates Lydia Grossglass, Maeve McCormick and Morgan Huizenga on La Conner's 4x100 and 4x200 relay entries, each of which placed fifth. Their sprint relay time was 53.8. They finished the 800-meter relay in 1:52.42.

In addition, Huizenga was third in the javelin (100-1) and fourth in high jump (4-8).

McCormick finished seventh in the 100 meters (13.57), Grossglass was eighth in the 300-meter hurdles (54.05) and Kim Williams placed eighth in the triple jump (30-6.25).

Next up for the track teams is the Eason Invitational in Snohomish this Saturday and the 116th annual Skagit County Track & Field Championships at Mount Vernon High School April 24-26.