Fifteen local athletes from Auburn Mountainview, Auburn Riverside and Auburn high schools competed at the Washington State 3A and 4A championship track and field meet in Tacoma this past weekend.

For the Lions, competing in the 3A classification, senior Seth Rumbaugh wrapped up his prep career with a second-place finish in the 800 meter with a 1-minute, 54.40 second time. Rumbaugh also finished 16th in the 1,600 – with a 4:32.38 time – and led the school’s 4×400 relay team, with Matt Gayman, Jarey Suiter and Vince Wagner – to a 3:23.12, third-place finish.

For the Lady Lions, senior thrower Christi Ometu was sixth in the shot put with a 36 feet, 3.75 inch toss and 16th in the discus with a 80-10 throw.

The girls 4×400 team of Kendra Alexson, Krystal Clark, Tayla Alfrey and Kylie Olenick finished 16th with a 4:13.98 time.

In the team competition the Auburn Mountainview girls finished in a five-way tie for 39th place with 3 points. Rainier Beach was first in the 47 team field with 65 points.

The boys team was 18th out of 49 teams with 14 points. North Central took home first in the 3A boys team competition with 52 points.

In the 4A boys competition, Auburn was led by sophomore Danny Shelton who finished fifth in the shot put with a 53.00.75 throw. The boys team finished in 39th place with four points. Mead led the pack of 52 teams with 49 points.

The Auburn Riverside boys team eked out a three-way tie for 40th place with 3 points. Senior Julian-Blake Cowan was ninth in the 1,600 with a 4:21.21 and sixth in the 3,200 with a 9:15.70. Teammate Kenny Krotzer, a junior, finished 14th in the 1,600 with a 4:23.87 time. Senior Raven Thomas Hartwell finished just off the podium with a ninth-place, 22-01.25 leap in the long jump.

In the girls 4A Auburn Riverside finished in a four-way tie for 42nd with four points, courtesy of junior Rebecca Turnbow’s fifth-place finish in the pole vault. Turnbow turned in a personal best 11-00.00 vault.

Auburn junior Micheal Paulston finished 13th in the 1,600 with a 5:14.66.

Bellarmine Prep bested 53 teams in the 4A girls team competition with 56 points.