EUGENE, Ore. — Hockinson’s Lyla Taylor and Ridgefield’s Danica Allen made strong first impressions in their Oregon Relays debut Friday, April 4, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., while Prairie thrower Will Foster earned his second-straight second-place finish in shot put in Eugene.
Despite throwing consecutive fouls on his second and third throws, Foster started strong with a 58-foot, 9.5-inch bomb on his first throw. Mountain View’s (Idaho) Joseph Miraya topped it on his second attempt, chucking the shot just over 60 feet. In order to edge out his opponent, Foster would have had to have set a new personal best, but he fouled his next two throws and came up short on his final attempt.
“I’m improving. There were a little bit of nerves here, but I’m trying to grow as much as possible in front of a lot of people,” Foster, the reigning 2A/3A/4A shot put state champion, said. “It feels good. I wanted more, but I’m happy with the result.”…