Vote for The Register-Guard Athlete of the Week

Edith Noriega, Eugene Register-Guard
The Leafguard Athlete of the Week.
The Leafguard Athlete of the Week.

The Oregon Relays concluded and Eugene-area athletes left with a slew of top finishes and PRs.

This week's Register-Guard Athlete of the Week nominees are:

  • Adam Reeder, Sheldon boys track and field

  • Eli Forsha, Sheldon boys track and field

  • Capri Betenson, South Eugene girls track and field

  • Addison Kleinke, Churchill girls track and field

  • Yosuke Shibata, South Eugene boys track and field

  • Owen Fuller, Springfield boys track and field

  • Owen Davis-Piger, South Eugene boys golf

Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving in the poll below. The poll closes at noon Thursday.

Adam Reeder, Sheldon boys track and field

Sheldon senior Adam Reeder won the boys 800 meters in a personal record time of 1:53.12.

Eli Forsha, Sheldon boys track and field

Sheldon junior Eli Forsha won the boys triple jump with a personal record jump of 47 feet, 1 1∕2. He ran the second leg in the Irish's 4x100 relay team that placed 15th with a season-best time of 43.22.

Capri Betenson, South Eugene girls track and field

South Eugene freshman Capri Betenson placed third in the freshmen girls 100 meters with a time of 12:50. She placed fifth in the freshmen girls 40 with a time of 5:41 and ran the third leg on the Axe's 800 sprint medley that placed ninth with a time of 1:54.73.

Addison Kleinke, Churchill girls track and field

Churchill sophomore Addison Kleinke placed second in the girls pole vault with a season-best jump of 13-5 1 1∕4.

Yosuke Shibata, South Eugene boys track and field

South Eugene freshman Yosuke Shibata placed second in the freshmen boys 2-mile with a time of 9:43.26. He placed second in the freshmen boys 3,000 meters with a time of 9:05.86 and 3,200 with a time of 9:40.24. Shibata ran the second leg on the Axe's 4x800 relay team that placed second with a time of 7:58.89.

Owen Fuller, Springfield boys track and field

Springfield senior Owen Fuller placed second in the boys 1,000 meters with a time of 2:32.88. He placed fifth in the boys 800 with a time of 2:01.91.

Owen Davis-Piger, South Eugene boys golf

Senior Owen Davis-Piger won the boys high school invitational with a 3-under-par 69 among 72 individuals competing at Eugene Country Club.

Edith Noriega is a sports reporter for The Register-Guard. You may reach her at ENoriega@gannett.com and follow her on X at @Noriega_Edith.

This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Register-Guard Athlete of the Week: Vote for Eugene athletes

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