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Local track stars earn All-American status at Junior Olympic Nationals

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 1, 2023

By Ryan Sparks

SUBMITTED PHOTO Aberdeen’s Tyler Bates (7) stands on the podium after placing seventh in the 17-18 year-old hammer throw at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships on Monday, July 24 at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon.
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SUBMITTED PHOTO Aberdeen’s Tyler Bates (7) stands on the podium after placing seventh in the 17-18 year-old hammer throw at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships on Monday, July 24 at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Aberdeen’s Tyler Bates (7) stands on the podium after placing seventh in the 17-18 year-old hammer throw at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships on Monday, July 24 at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Aberdeen’s Tyler Bates earned All-American status after placing seventh in both the 17-18 year-old hammer throw and discus at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships on Monday, July 24 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Aberdeen High School standout thrower Tyler Bates added some prestigious accolades to his ever-growing list of accomplishments by earning two more All-American honors at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships last week at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

On Monday, July 24, the Bobcats incoming senior uncorked a hammer throw of 174 feet, 7.25 inches to place seventh in the 17-18 year-old age group, earning one of eight All-American spots.

Three days later, Bates added another All-American nod, this time in his premiere event – the discus. The former WIAA 2A State discus champion recorded a top throw of 161-7.75 to place seventh, earning his second All-American honor of the event.

Bates, who was competing as an independent (unattached) thrower at the meet, also participated in the 17-18 shot put, where he placed 34th with a mark of 46-8.75.

Bates now has four All-American honors to his credit after he placed eighth in the 15-16 discus and won the national championship in the 15-16 hammer throw in 2021.

Jared Fry earns two All-American nods

Ocean Shores resident Jared Fry earned All-American status with a fourth-place finish in the boys 9-10 high jump and an eighth-place spot in the 9-10 triathlon at the USATF Junior Olympics National Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Fry cleared 1.31 meters in the high jump finals – a mark that was tied with three other competitors – to earn a fourth-place spot on the podium as it took Fry more attempts to clear the mark than the second and third-place finishers.

Frye scored 547 points overall in the triathlon to place eighth after coming in 23rd in the 400 (1:19.13), ninth in the shot put (6.65) and second in the high jump (1.30).

For full meet results, visit athletic.net.

Other local results

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80m hurdles (prelims): 50, Brayden Fry, 16.69 PR.

High jump: 34, Brayden Fry, 1.25m.

Pentathlon: 33, Brayden Fry, 1147 points PR (1500, 6:36.71, 31st; 80m hurdles, 16.69 PR, 28th; shot put, 6.35 PR, 26th; high jump, 1.20, 23rd; long jump, 3.35, 31st).

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