It all came down to the 4×400 relay race on Saturday, May 26 at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma.
Camas was close to capturing its first ever 4A track and field championship, but still trailed Issaquah, Bothell and Chiawana in points for the championship. Turns out, all three of those teams ended up in the finals for the 4×400 relay.
The Papermakers relay team of Mason Gross, Bryce Leighton, Will Schultz and distance champion Daniel Maton finished fourth and gave the Papermakers four points, which was exactly what the team needed to share the championship with Issaquah, Bothell and Chiawana. All four teams finished with exactly 37 points.
“A four-way tie has never happened before, and it’s just so strange that the teams finished the way they did. But I’m so happy for our kids, who worked so hard for this,” Camas head track coach Jon Eagle said.
Maton holds on to championship titles
Camas junior Daniel Maton earned most of the team’s points with state championship runs in the 1,600-meter and 800-meter events. He won the 1,600 meter in a time of 4 minutes, 7.50 seconds, topping his time from last year when he also won the state title.