Redmond High’s track and field athletes are making an impact this season.

A host of Mustangs have cracked the 4A Kingco top five and beyond. Among the league and state’s best are Matt Dickinson (first in league and third in the state with a pole vault of 14-foot-6), Collin Cottom (fourth in league with a discus mark of 130 feet) and Lauren Winner (tied for fourth in league in the high jump at 4-foot-10).

(Pictured from left to right, Dickinson, Cottom and Winner.)

According to coach Denis Villeneuve, “Matt has worked very hard at an indoor vault facility to perfect his craft. He has been accepted to Washington State University and will vault for them next year.”

Villeneuve added about Cottom and Winner: “Collin is a great athlete playing football and wrestling, too. He is an Eagle Scout and a diligent worker on improving his throwing technique” and “Lauren has great natural ability and she is starting to learn her event. We expect her to crack the 5-foot barrier soon.”

On the track, Michael Schach won the 3,200 run in 9:33.89 at the recent Tacoma Invitational at the Lincoln Bowl. Also at the event, Devin Wulff finished fourth in the 1,600 in 4:29.23, Steve Brown took fourth in the 110 hurdles in 15.88 and Emma Bury placed fourth in the 1,600 in 5:18.36.

Schach’s 3,200 mark at the invitational is fifth best in Kingco, Wulff is third in the 1,600 (4:21.95), Brown is third in the 110 hurdles (15.74), Jake Talbot is tied for fifth in the high jump (5-10) and Ryan Collyer is fifth in the long jump (19-2.50).

On the Kingco girls’ side along with Winner, Zana Crites is third in the triple jump (32-0) and the 4×100 relay of Hanna Veal, Tessa Fujisaki, Elizabeth Yochum and Rebekah Roberts is fifth in 51.34.