Former Kennedy High athlete Loghan Sprauer is proving to be a dynamic contributor at the college level at Southern Oregon University.
Sprauer, who led the Trojans to a state Class 2A title in her junior year in 2014, winning the 100, 200 and 400 while finishing third in the high jump, has added even more events to her collection.
Sprauer won the seven-event heptathlon April 19-20 in the multievent competition of the Cascade Collegiate Conference meet in Ashland and then scored in three more events at the main meet May 11-12.
Sprauer, a redshirt sophomore, scored 4,391 heptathlon points, fourth all-time at SOU, and gutted out the victory in a thrilling duel against Lindsay Asplund of Corban. Sprauer led by just three points heading to the final event, the 800 meters, but she outran Asplund by two seconds to claim the victory. Asplund finished 29 points behind with 4,362.
In the main meet in Hermiston three weeks later Sprauer won the high jump with a leap of 5-5, took second in the 100 (12.41) and 200 (25.02) and was 12th in the 100 hurdles (17.95).
Sprauer advanced to the May 24-26 NAIA national meet in Gulf Shores, Alabama, where she finished 15th in the heptathlon with 3,452 points. Sprauer had some tough luck on day two when she failed to turn in a fair throw in the javelin and thus did not score points in that discipline
Here is a look at how other athletes with local ties fared this spring:
Alex Molloy, Silverton: The freshman pitcher for the Hamline University softball team in St. Paul, Minnesota, posted a 6-7 record with a 2.60 earned average for the Pipers, who finished 17-19. Molloy led the pitching staff in innings (102), strikeouts (65) and complete games (10).
Brock Rogers, Silverton: The freshman track and field athlete at George Fox participated on a 4×100 relay squad that finished fourth at the NCAA Division III meet. Rogers ran the leadoff leg on a squad that clocked 40.83. The foursome of Rogers, Vernon Lott, Chris Polk and Kenny May also won the Northwest Conference championship in 41.72. Rogers was fifth in the 110 high hurdles at 15.32 and took seventh in the 100 (11.30). During the season he turned in a personal best long jump mark of 20-5 ¼.
Anders Green, Silverton: The junior infielder at Dallas Baptist hit .278 in 11 games and played errorless ball in the field. The Patriots were 42-21, finishing second in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 16-5 mark and went on to the NCAA regionals before eliminated by College World Series runner-up Arkansas.
Dustin Meyer, Silverton: The junior second baseman at Pacific University in Forest Grove hit .178 and tied for third on the 16-24 Boxers by scoring 20 runs. He shined in the field, committing just four errors in 36 starts. He led the team in assists with 85 and was second on the squad in fielding chances.
Baylie Cameron, Silverton: The sophomore sprinter-hurdler at Linfield College took third in the 400 hurdles at the Northwest Conference meet in 1:05.63. She also finished 12th in the 100 hurdles in 16.92 and ran the second leg on the Wildcats’ 4×400 relay squad that ran 4:10.84 to finish seventh.
Jack Suing, Kennedy: The freshman catcher at Chemeketa saw action in three games, scored one run and had one RBI.
Bradley Cock, Silverton: The graduate student catcher with Corban University batted .250 with one homer in seven games and turned in a .976 fielding percentage with 37 putouts, four assists and just one error.
Oregonian Cup: Kennedy has won the all-sports/academic/sportsmanship trophy for Class 2A for the third consecutive school year. The Trojans won state titles in girls basketball and softball, were third in volleyball, fourth in boys basketball and girls track and field and fifth in girls cross country. In addition the baseball squad made the state semifinals and the football team advanced to the quarters. The Trojans totaled 2,442.5 points, nearly 500 ahead of runner-up St. Paul (1,967.5). The cup will be awarded by the Oregon School Activities Association at an all-school assembly at Kennedy in the fall.
Silverton, meanwhile, finished sixth in Class 5A with 2,873 points, fueled by a third-place at state by the girls basketball team and a fourth-place boys hoops finish.
Trap shooting: The inaugural Silverton High trap shooting team finished 14th in state competition June 23 at the Hillsboro Trap and Skeet Club. Top shooter for the Foxes was Chris Shepherd, with 92 out of 100 targets hit. Nate Gubbels had 89 out of 100 and Cameron Phillips was 88 of 100. Shepherd and Phillips have qualified for national competition later this month in Mason, Michigan. Also shooting for the Foxes were Cole Carpenter, Ethan Gubbels, Linzie Purvis, Kaden Rand, Wyatt Tegan, Hanna Zurbrugg and Jake Zurbrugg. Coaching the squad are Kevin Palmer, Jamie Phillips and Doug Garrett.
Softball: Silverton senior Maggie Roth was a first-team all-Mid-Willamette Conference pick while sophomore Abby Hickman made the second team.
Homer runs: The annual Homer’s Classic runs are set for 9 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5. Both the 8-kilometer covered bridge run and the 2-miler start in the parking lot of Silverton High School on Pine Street. The courses are fast and flat. Register in advance for $18 per race at racenorthwest.com. The races support running programs in Mount Angel and Silverton.
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