4A TRACK: Lifetime best gives McClenan fourth

TACOMA — Chawncy McClenan picked the perfect time to have the jump of her life.

The Heritage High School senior exceeded her personal best and the school record by one foot Thursday, finishing fourth in the girls triple jump at the Class 4A state track and field meet at Mount Tahoma High School.

"My goal was just to make it to finals," McClenan said. "I barely made it to finals, so I was like, 'Just go have fun.' "

McClenan was in eighth place through four rounds of the six-round competition. That's when she recorded a leap of 37 feet, 10 inches, moving up in the standings. The event was won by Andrea Geubelle of Curtis with a mark of 40-11 3/4. Maggie Pietka of Mountain View finished tied for 10th.

In other action at the Class 4A state meet:

— Priscilla Timmons of Skyview finished eighth in the girls 3,200 meters.

— Whitney Swenson of Battle Ground recorded the fourth-best qualifying time in the 100-meter hurdles. Swenson finished in 15.30, while Kayla Stueckle of Emerald Ridge led the qualifying in 14.59.

— Skyview squads qualified for the finals in the girls 800 relay and the boys 1,600 relay.