The Wildcat United eighth-graded boys track team won the Northwest Middle School North League championship at Wildcat Memorial Stadium Wednesday, May 24.

Eleven schools and 444 participants took part in the meet, which featured divisions for seventh- and eighth-grade boys and girls.

Wildcat United, a combined team of Oak Harbor and North Whidbey middle schools, claimed the eighth-grade boys title with 107.5 points. Burlington-Edison was second with 93.5.

The Wildcat United seventh-grade boys finished second to Anacortes 116-109.

Anacortes also won the eighth-grade girls crown with 102 points; Wildcat United placed sixth with 56.

Burlington-Edison was the seventh-grade girls winner with 153.5. Wildcat United earned 49 points, good for fifth.

The Wildcat United eighth-grade boys won four events on the way to taking the team title: Caden Leckelt, 200 meters, 24.75; Zachary Moore, 110 hurdles, 16.84; Matt Kelley, high jump, 5-04; and the 4×200 relay team (Colton Livingston, Brenden Andersen, Kelley, Leckelt), 2:07.15.

Cassie Stady (400, 1:10.65) and Ashley Shoemaker (100 hurdles, 17.04) won individual events for the Wildcat United eighth-grade girls.

The eighth-grade girls also won two relays: 4×100 (Mariko Johnston, Annie Salinger, Shoemaker, Stady), 55.4; 4×200 (Carli Hutchinson, Anisha Bains, Kali Pearcy, Johnston), 2:08.

The only other firsts for Wildcat United came in seventh-grade boys: Cooper Billiter, 800, 2:31.76; and Kanye Kitchens, shot put, 31.

Other Wildcat United results:

Second, eighth-grade boys: Livingston, 400, 56.69; Brecken Collins, 1,600, 5:22.51; Taiyo Jackson, long jump, 17.

Second, seventh-grade boys: Riley Hoover, 200, 26.78; Billiter, 1,600, 5:26.19; Kitchens, discus, 83-03; John Leete, shot, 29-05; 4×100 (Daniel Barajas, Kaito White, Javier Roldan, Hoover), 53.56; 4×200 (Barajas, Shawn Dailey, Evan Fishburn, White), 2:07.15.

Second, seventh-grade girls: Tiana Jackson, 100, 13.34; 200, 28.08.

Third, eighth-grade girls: Stady, 100, 13.68.

Third, seventh-grade boys: Nolan Byng, shot, 29; discus, 82-08; Joseph Dailey, 800, 2:39.19.

Third, seventh-grade girls: Logan Badura, 1,600, 6:21.38; Ambyrlie-jane Johnson, javelin, 67-07.

Fourth, eighth-grade boys: Leckelt, 100, 12.09; Andersen, 1,600, 5:34.85; Livingston, javelin, 113-05; Moore, long jump, 15-07; 4×100 (Moore, Lawrence Zapanta, Bennett Andersen, Taiyo Jackson), 52.87.

Fourth, seventh-grade boys: Hoover, 100, 12.59; Ralph Ramier, 400, 1:04.81.

Fourth, seventh-grade girls: Badura, 100 hurdles, 18.79; Tiana Jackson, long jump, 13-09; 4×100 (Amejah Harris, Alexis Kunze, Johnson, Tiana Jackson), 56.75.

Fifth, eighth-grade boys: Taiyo Jackson, 100, 12.28; Bennett Andersen, 400, 1:01.85; Kelley, long jump, 15-03.

Fifth, eighth-grade girls: Pearcy, 200, 30.19.

Fifth, seventh-grade boys: Roldan, 200, 30.2; Ramier, 1,600, 5:36.34.

Sixth, eighth-grade boys: Leckelt, shot, 31-09; Moore, high jump, 4-10.25.

Sixth, eighth-grade girls: Salinger, long jump, 12-08.

Sixth, seventh-grade boys: White, high jump, 4-04.25.

Seventh, eighth-grade girls: Hutchinson, 100, 14.75.

Seventh, seventh-grade boys: Johnston, high jump, 4-04.

Seventh, seventh-grade girls: Paige Jenkins, 800, 3:04.81; 1,600, 6:32.82; Payton Parks, long jump, 12-09.

Eighth, eighth-grade boys: Trevor Jennings, 110 hurdles, 19.

Eighth, eighth-grade girls: Breanna Billman, 800, 3:42.11; Keziah Rennes, long jump, 12-02.

Ninth, eighth-grade boys: Riley Williamson, 1,600, 6:08.95; Andrew Ralston, long jump, 14-05.

10th, eighth-grade girls: Niyah Huey, shot, 26-03.

11th, seventh-grade boys: Leete, javelin, 72.

Caden Leckelt finished sixth in the shot put, first in the 400 and 4×200 relay and fourth in the 100. (Photo by John Fisken)

Mariko Johnston takes the baton in the eighth-grade girls winning 4×200 relay. (Photo by John Fisken)

Zachary Moore races to first place in the 110 hurldes. (Photo by John Fisken)

Tiana Jackson runs to second place in the 200 meters. (Photo by John Fisken)