JPII Girls Win The 2025 Washington State Track and Field Championships

In May 2025, the JPII girls' track and field team secured the state championship in Yakima with outstanding and record-breaking performances. The Eagles accumulated 91 points, marking their second state championship in the last three years.

The boys' team also had several podium finishes at the state meet on Saturday and competed well.

Here are some highlights from each event in which our athletes participated.

Discus

Claire had the throw of her life with about a 13-foot PR and finished third at state in her first state meet. She led the event with her fantastic school record-breaking throw for a portion of the event. Sisi had her best throw ever in the discus, with a nice PR at State when it mattered most.

Sean had a good first state meet and competed well. Sean started throwing late in his high school career and will attend WSU in the fall.

High Jump

Kevin K. competed in his second consecutive state high jump final as a sophomore. He broke the school record in the high jump this year.

4x100 Meter Relay

Delaney, Lindsay, Zoe, and Shaina set a school record and are poised to make the finals next year.

4x200 Meter Relay

Tani, Lindsay, Amy, and Zoe set a season PR and placed seventh on the state podium. The team looked strong. Tani and Lindsay are seniors. Tani will attend the University of Mary in North Dakota and Lindsay will attend the University of Portland.

4x400 Meter relays

JPII teams made the state finals in the 4x400-meter relay.

The girls placed second in the finals in the school record time. Tani, Addie, Ruby, and Amy had a huge race and broke the school record by several seconds. Thanks to Zoe and Lindsay who also ran the relay at different times this year.

The boys ran the second-fastest time in school history and placed seventh on the podium. Congrats to Liam, Nick, Martin, and Kevin, and Eric who ran the relay at different times this year. Four of the five are back next year.

300 Hurdles

Amy had a fantastic race, breaking the school record and finishing second at state! Amy did great.

800 Meters

Ariel won her second consecutive state championship in the 800 meters in a thrilling final 100 meters in school record time!

Ariel completed her career with state medals in the 800, 1600, and 3200-meter events and has one of the most podium finishes in school history. She will run in college next year after having a wonderful senior year.

Addie and Liam competed well in their 800-meter heats in the girls' and boys' events and had some stellar relay performances.

1600 Meter Team Makes History

We were blessed to go 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, and 13 in the 1600 finals in the state 1600-meter finals. Ruby is the state champion for the second consecutive year, with Ariel second, Lily fourth, Addie fifth, Isla eighth, and Kiera thirteenth. Keira is a senior and will run collegiately next year.                                       

It was one of the strongest team finishes in 1600-meter state history regardless of classification, with five students from the same school on the podium. We are thankful.

Kevin and Eric made the podium on the guy's side in the 1600, finishing third and seventh, respectively, and both ran personal records at state! Eric is a senior and will attend Oregon State University in Pre-Med next year.

3200 Meters Team Makes History, Too!

The JPII girls were blessed to set an all-time best at the state track-and-field championships today in the Yakima meet, setting a state team point record in the 3200-meter run.

The girls went 1,2,3,6, and 7 in the finals.

Ruby defended her Washington State High School state title and was followed on the podium by Addie, Ariel, Isla, and Lily. Chloe also finished high in the state finals, as six team members worked hard and made the finals.

Addie ran a huge PR to place second in the state championships! Addie completed her career with state medals in the 800, 1600, 3200, and 4x400 meter relays. She will be missed. Addie plans to attend the University of Santa Clara in California next year.

Kevin and Eric made the podium a second time in the 3200 meters, finishing fifth and sixth, respectively.

Eric finished his high school career with state medals in multiple events.

All of our distance runners did great in the heat of Yakima!

Alternates

Thank you to all of our alternates who did not compete but gained valuable experience for next year by watching the state meet and participating in team workouts.

Parents

A heartfelt thank you to all the parents who helped at the meet!

We want to thank our parents for their exceptional daily logistics assistance and for troubleshooting various tasks on race day. We also appreciate all the help with food preparation for our 26 athletes at the state and coming up with creative solutions to stay cool.                                                                                               

We also want to thank families for capturing all the wonderful moments in the photos. Thanks to all parents not mentioned here for all you do behind the scenes daily with transportation to and from practice.

Thank you to our coaches for a great year!

To God be the Glory for a great state meet!

Blessings,

Coach Weber

Philippians 4:13

Go Eagles!

           Some of the team on the way to state at a rest stop

               Team Dinner the night before the big day

The entire team went through a vision and goal setting exercise the night before state. Claire on the far left and Sisi right next to her both had their best ever discus throws a couple of days later. Claire had a 13-foot PR to finish third at state and Sisi also had a huge PR. 

These girls were a part of Washington State Track and Field History in 2025. They went 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, and 13 in the 1600 meters as five reached the podium and six reached the finals in our best finish ever. Ruby won her second consecutive state championship in 1600 meters.

In the 3200 meters they went 1,2,3, 6, 7, and 14 as five reached the podium and six reached the finals. Ruby defended her state title in the 3200 meters.

      The JPII ladies having some fun after the 3200 meters

The distance ladies after the 1600-meter Finals. Two seniors in this picture, Ariel and Keira, will pursue their running careers at their respective universities next year.

Ruby on top of the podium with Addie, Ariel, Lily, and Isla in the 3200. Ruby won for the second consecutive year.

Ariel after winning the state championship in the 800 meters for the second consecutive season!

She had never run until her freshman year in high school.

It took her two months to build up to 20 minutes of continuous running without stopping.

She wasn't sure about this running thing.

She became a two-time Washington State 800-meter champion through hard work, dedication, and a supportive community.

Dreams still come true.

Ariel will continue her running journey in college next year.

Kevin and Eric on the podium after the 1600 meters. Eric will attend Oregon State University next year in Pre-Med.

The JPII Boys 4x400 meter relay team made the podium and they are all back in 2026.

              Liam in the lead off leg of the 4x400 at state

Martin, Eric, and Liam in the 1600-meter finals at the state championship. Kevin also was in the race and finished third in the state championships! Kevin is the fastest returning 1600-meter runner in the state next year. He is in this picture in the front pack of three but no visible due to the camera angle.         

Eric finished in fifth place, while Martin and Liam were state finalists in the 1600-meter event, making a total of four JPII runners in the final. Three of our four finalists return next year.

Our 300-meter hurdlers with Coach Kondrat. Amy on the far left was second at state! She ran great in school record time. Senior Tani Steinbrecher will attend the University of Mary in North Dakota next year.

The JPII Girls 4x100 Meter Relay set a School Record! Lindsay, number 1371 will attend the University of Portland next year.

              Our 4x200 meter relay team on the podium!

The JPII Guys at State. Seven of eight of these guys come back next year.

Seniors just wanna have fun after it was all over! Senior Luc K. in the white cap will attend Georgetown University in the fall.

Not to be outdone, the senior parents join in the celebration after the meet was over! 

                   Giving thanks with some other teams!