Elite Mile – 2013 Pasco Invite

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Apr 212013
 

All track running events now use ‘meters’ instead of yards. So you have the 100m dash, 200m dash, 1600m, 3200m, etc. But how do the elite high school athletes of today compare to those of the past? Since the Pasco Invite has attracted the top athletes in the northwest for the past 52 years, the Elite Mile event allows today’s top runners to see how they stack up against those of the past. Sixteen runners with the best times are invited to run the Elite Mile with the regular 1600 meter race available for the rest.

2013 Pasco Invite (3000+ photos)
Edgar Brown Stadium, Pasco WA
April 13, 2013

Keith Williams - North Central

Keith Williams – North Central

Men's Results
 1 Keith Williams    North Central   4:15.46
 2 Carter Osborne    Shorecrest      4:15.87
 3 Andrew Gardner    Mead            4:16.40
 4 Daniel Amann      Deer Park       4:18.67
 5 Sumner Goodwin    Lewis and Clark 4:19.58
 6 Patrick McDermott Ingraham        4:20.91
 7 Jamie Coughlin    Garfield        4:21.68
 8 Travis Thorne     Joel Ferris     4:22.71
 9 Dallas Snider     W F West        4:23.04
10 Joe Charbonneau   Bellingham      4:23.77
11 Ben Wolpert       Walla Walla     4:25.36
12 Andrew Foerder    Nathan Hale     4:26.58
13 Drew Schreiber    Eisenhower      4:26.59
14 Samuel Giner      Interlake       4:31.96
15 Mason Nicol       Lake Stevens    4:43.04
Elite Mile - Girls - 52nd Pasco Invite 2013

Megan Beauchene – Kamiakin

Women's Results
 1 Katie Knight      North Central       4:52.80
 2 Megan Beauchene   Kamiakin            4:54.09
 3 Chandler Olson    Woodinville         4:55.82
 4 Rose Christen     Central Kitsap      5:02.54
 5 Lila Klopfenstein Meridian            5:07.64
 6 Lily Engelbrekt   Bishop Blanchet     5:08.82
 7 Sanne Holland     Cheney              5:09.55
 8 McCall Skay       West Valley-Spokane 5:12.77
 Briegan Bester      Central Valley      5:12.88
10 Hazel Carr        Northwest           5:20.31
11 Julia Taylor      Capital             5:21.65
12 Cassidy Brown     Auburn Riverside    5:22.81
13 Lyndee Dawson     Puyallup            5:24.36
14 Megan Mullaney    Jesuit              5:24.56
15 Lindy Jacobson    Lakeside            5:25.49
16 Amanda Welch      La Grande           5:43.61

Results courtesy of John Crawford

Distance Medley – 2013 Pasco Invite

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Apr 202013
 

2013 Pasco Invite (3000+ photos)
Edgar Brown Stadium, Pasco WA
April 13, 2013

Distance Medley - Boys 
Men's Results
1 Mead           10:35.06
  1) Nate Medellin   12  2) Nathan Ellis     11
  3) Andrew Gardner  12  4) Daniel Schofield 12
2 North Central  10:36.71
  1) Oliver Reed     11  2) David Blue       12
  3) Andrew Vandine  10  4) Nik Taylor       12
3 Eisenhower     10:43.79 
  1) Jesus Medina    11  2) Calvin Smith     10
  3) Spencer Stewart  9  4) Gage Benner      11
4 Jesuit         10:47.38 
  1) Patrick Doherty 12  2) Brian McDavitt   12
  3) Hunter McGuirk  12  4) Conor McWeeney   12
5 Lake Stevens   10:59.12
  1) Beau Klick      12  2) Mason Nicol      12
  3) Scott Schmitt   12  4) Caleb Mina       12
Distance Medley - Girls 
Women's Results
1 Jesuit          12:43.65
  1) Dylan Hite        10  2) Zani Moore       10
  3) Nicole McCullough 12  4) Chloe Smith      10
2 Coeur D'Alene   12:58.97 
  1) Joslyn Duran      12  2) Jaycee Rade      11
  3) Emily Calahan      9  4) Krista Story     10
3 Eastmont        13:04.36
  1) Jenny Albrecht    11  2) Emily Edwards    11
  3) Samantha Meyers   12  4) Betsy Arlt       10
4 Southridge      13:07.67
  1) Leslie Olsen      12  2) Bree Lane        11
  3) Rylee Russell     11  4) Emily Kump       10
5 Central Valley  13:10.49
  1) Briegan Bester     9  2) Hannah Reiman     9
  3) Skye Sanders      12  4) Alexandria Moore 12

Results courtesy of John Crawford

52nd Pasco Invite 2013

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Apr 162013
 
Pasco Invite

The Pasco Invite is said to be the largest single-day track meet in the country with 1400 athletes representing 100 schools in competition. I can say that it is quite an experience to try to see everything from field level. Pasco does a great job keeping things moving especially when they are alternating 100m dash & hurdle prelim races on opposite sides of the track.

Trying to get pictures of everything is impossible. I took over 4000 photos but did not get a single picture of the discus throwers or triple jump and only a few of the javelin and shot put. I also did not get too many photos of the dashes. The distance races are so much easier to capture photos of each runner and I probably show some favoritism there since that is why I started taking photos at the meets.

Congratulations to the Kamiakin Girls and the Wenatchee Boys for taking 1st place overall at the meet!

Girls Team Scores
 1 Kamiakin (101)
 2 Curtis (51)
 3 Richland (38.67)
 4 North Central (33)
 5 Auburn Riverside (29)
Boys Team Scores
 1 Wenatchee (47)
 2 Mead (42)
 3 Jesuit (39)
 4 Garfield (35)
 4 North Central (35)

I will be processing photos all week to get up. Here are the links to the photos.

2013 Pasco Invite (3000+ photos)
Edgar Brown Stadium, Pasco WA
April 13, 2013

Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

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Mar 152013
 

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

While visiting Florida we decided we wanted to visit the Gulf Coast and see some manatees.
From my reading, early morning is the best time to see these amazing creatures since they like to come in and warm themselves in the water warmed by hot springs.
We were not going to be able to get there early but it seemed that Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park would be our best chance to see the manatee plus the park showcases native Florida wildlife, including black bears, bobcats, white-tailed deer, American alligators, American crocodiles, river otters, flamingos, various raptors, and more.

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

We spent a few hours touring the park. I was able to get a number of photos of the various animals which I have uploaded to my photo website.
We were able to see a number of captive manatees that the park is rehabilitating for release back into the wild as well as a couple of wild manatees that wander into the park to enjoy the warm waters.
The park’s other inhabitants were also quite interesting.
We enjoyed our leisurely stroll through the park and would definitely recomend it anyone visiting the area.

Check out my photos from the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park and let me know which are your favorite critters.

Find Your Greatness 5K Run/Walk

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Mar 022013
 

As part of their Kamiakin High School culminating project, Michelle Fletcher and Megan Beauchene organized a 5k run/walk. All proceeds from the event go to the local YMCA’s Girls on the Run Foundation, an after-school program that promotes healthy and active lifestyles for elementary age girls. Both Megan and Michelle are distance runners, running for Kamiakin’s cross country and track teams, making the YMCA’s program very appropriate.

To support Megan and Michelle, I volunteered to take some photos of the event that they can use when they present their culminating project. I figured it would help them out and would get me ready for track season since I have not taken any sports photos since the end of Cross Country season. Below are the photos I took and links to them at my portfolio site (GaryPaulson.net), Facebook (Facebook), and Google+ (Google+).

Find Your Greatness 5K Run/Walk Find Your Greatness 5K Run/Walk Find Your Greatness 5K Run/Walk

Community Race – Nike XC Nationals – Northwest (NXN-NW)

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Nov 112012
 

Nike XC Nationals – Northwest (NXN-NW) (3000+ photos)
Eagle Island State Park, Boise, ID
November 10rd, 2012 

Men's Results
  1  1366 Scott Creel        M50 Unat                            16:48.4  
  2  1332 Ty Draney          M38 Star Valley                     17:05.7  
  3  1384 Connor Harris      M20 Una-Harris                      17:23.6  
  4  1352 Tyler Riggle       M22 Cody Track C                    18:09.1  
  5  1355 Jason Hardrath     M23 Kick's Sport                    18:36.4  
  6  1364 Kyle Holmes        M24 Stark Street                    18:40.1  
  7  1359 Dean Sommers       M39 salmon                          18:42.7  
  8  1365 Antonio Gonzalez   M30 Tri-Town                        19:02.4  
  9  1385 Alex Skoroz        M40 Rock Springs                    19:02.6  
 10  1373 Ted Stout          M49 Unat                            20:02.8  
 
Women's Results
  1  1353 Andrija Barker-McC W32 Drij                            18:18.5  
  2  1369 Sarah Lloyd        W26 Unat                            19:08.1  
  3  1375 Chelsea VanDeBrake W24 Unat                            20:01.3  
  4  1368 Brenda Gray        W50 Unat                            20:29.7  
  5  1391 Christine Olen     W42 Una - Olen                      20:38.6  
  6  1390 Sara Wright        W40 Una - Wright                    21:07.9  
  7  1392 Maggie Kirkham     W40 cody                            22:38.6  
  8  1363 Corena Ricks       W46 Star valley                     22:52.6  
  9  1351 Maya Dial          W17 Canyon Track                    23:39.3  
 10  1367 Dominique Froehlic W18 Unat                            24:25.0

Girls Soccer – Kamiakin vs Mercer Island

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Nov 082012
 

On Wednesday I attended and took photos of my first soccer game. It was quite a challenge!

Under the lights of the stadium I thought it would be similar to taking photos at a football game but it was quite different. In football, most of the time the game marches from one end of the field to the other so you can anticipate where the action will be headed and plan accordingly. With soccer the action moves back and forth constantly. I ended up just setting up in different positions and waiting for the action to come into range.

My poor little F/4.0 70-200 lens was pushed to the limit as is evident in the photos. I had to push the ISO to 1600 and shutter speed of 250 to get enough light for the photos. The high ISO meant lots of noise introduced into the photo and the low shutter speed meant that many photos have some motion blur. The F/2.8 lens would have allowed me to bump my speed up to 500 but would knock my wallet for a loop. I am just glad that Lightroom can do wonders with the raw images and pull out the details in the shadows.

I will have to try making it to a daytime game next time to see if I can get some better shots. Still, it was quite interesting to watch the game from the sideline and try to capture the action.

Photos: Girls Soccer – Kamiakin vs Mercer Island (177 Photos)

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Now back to processing Cross Country photos…

Time Change on you dSLR Camera

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Nov 052012
 


Just a quick reminder to set your camera clock back an hour from Daylight Saving Time. If you forget, all your pictures will be taken in the future.

I always forget to change the clock when I travel and cross a time zone. Not a big deal till you try to remember where a photo was taken. Especially critical if you use a GPS to geo-tag your photos.

While I am thinking about it, I finally found an android app that shows the clock ‘seconds’. This is important to me for 2 reasons. First, it allows me to sync the time on my two cameras easily so I can merge the photos sequentially, and second, the GPS data from my phone will sync exactly with the time on the photos.

4A Boys & Girls – Washington State XC Championship

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Nov 042012
 
Washington State XC Championship Races (3800+ photos)
Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco, WA
November 3rd, 2012 
4A Boys - Washington State XC Championship
 1  Andrew Gardner, 12         15:02.3    Mead
 2  Wolfgang Beck, 11          15:16.3    Gig Harbor
 3  Colby Gilbert, 12          15:21.6    Skyview
 4  Sumner Goodwin, 12         15:24.9    Lewis and Clark
 5  Jamie Coughlin, 12         15:26.5    Garfield
 6  Aaron Roe, 10              15:35.7    Henry Jackson
 7  Logan Carroll, 11          15:38.6    Gig Harbor
 8  Mark Tedder, 12            15:39.3    Battle Ground
 9  Travis Thorne, 12          15:42.1    Joel Ferris
10  Dylan Hayes, 11            15:43.6    Garfield
4A Girls - Washington State XC Championship
 1  Alexa Efraimson, 10        17:34.2    Camas           
 2  Jordan McPhee, 11          18:10.9    Mt Rainier      
 3  Alexis Fuller, 10          18:16.8    Union           
 4  Sofia Kane, 11             18:23.3    Olympia         
 5  Alissa Pudlitzke, 10       18:30.2    Camas           
 6  Rose Christen, 11          18:31.1    Central Kitsap  
 7  Chandler Olson, 12         18:32.5    Woodinville     
 8  Daryl Phill, 12            18:34.4    Bellarmine Prep 
 9  Elizabeth Oosterhout, 12   18:35.3    Tahoma          
10  Kyra Burke, 12             18:35.9    Inglemoor       

4A Boys Team Scores
PLACE TEAM          POINTS  PLACES OF FINISHERS              AVG TIME  SPREAD
 1  Central Valley     89    7   13   16   21   32   39   45  16:03.3  0:38.7
 2  Eisenhower        130   15   20   27   33   35   42   46  16:15.0  0:28.8
 3  Gig Harbor        144    1    5   19   30   89   95  102  16:09.1  2:04.9
 4  Lewis and Clark   152    2   24   26   41   59   79  100  16:15.9  1:26.0
 5  Olympia           165   10   11   18   36   90   93   99  16:20.2  1:39.0

4A Girls Team Scores
PLACE TEAM          POINTS  PLACES OF FINISHERS              AVG TIME  SPREAD
 1  Camas              50    1    4   11   12   22   54   72  18:33.9  1:39.6
 2  Tahoma            103    7   10   21   24   41   47   73  19:05.7  1:05.8
 3  Bellarmine Prep   129    6   17   23   37   46   52   69  19:18.3  1:20.9
 4  Richland          180   16   19   39   49   57   97  101  19:37.5  1:01.9
 5  Eisenhower        190    8   34   36   45   67   89   96  19:37.6  1:47.8

3A Boys & Girls – Washington State XC Championship

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Nov 042012
 
Washington State XC Championship Races (3800+ photos)
Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco, WA
November 3rd, 2012 3A Boys – Washington State XC Championship
1. Joe Hardy 15:18.4 Seattle Prep
2. John Dressel 15:31.1 Mt Spokane
3. Tanner Anderson 15:34.8 North Central
4. Nicholas Hauger 15:42.4 Shadle Park
5. Spike Sievert 15:42.8 Bellevue
6. Andrew Foerder 15:43.5 Nathan Hale
7. Oliver Reed 15:47.6 North Central
8. Connor Jungkuntz 15:48.2 Ferndale
9. Keith Williams 15:48.6 North Central
10. Austin Oser 15:49.6 Kamiakin
11. Ahmed Ibrahim 15:50.3 Kamiakin

3A Girls – Washington State XC Championship
1. Amy-Eloise Neale 17:03.6 Glacier Peak
2. Katie Knight 17:44.7 North Central
3. Katie Bianchini 17:58.2 Glacier Peak
4. Megan Beauchene 18:19.7 Kamiakin
5. Haley Suarez 18:28.6 Meadowdale
6. Andrea Masterson 18:34.8 Lakeside
7. Nicole Goecke 18:53.1 Prairie
8. Rebecca Delacruz-Gunderson 18:54.6 Lakeside
9. Makenna Endebrock 18:57.1 Mt Spokane
10. Christina Wicker 18:58.1 Oak Harbor

3A Boys Team Scores
1. North Central 38
2. Kamiakin 75
3. Nathan Hale 91
4. Seattle Prep 93
5. Mt Spokane 108

3A Girls Team Scores
1. Glacier Peak 66
2. Kamiakin 141
3. Peninsula 142
4. Prairie 146
5. Liberty-Issaquah 167
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