DeCastro puts up state-best mark in shot put

David DeCastro of Bellevue exploded for a state-best throw of 58 feet, 4 inches to win the shot put at the SeaKing 3A District championships Wednesday at the Southwest Athletic Complex in West Seattle.

David DeCastro of Bellevue exploded for a state-best throw of 58 feet, 4 inches to win the shot put at the SeaKing 3A District championships Wednesday at the Southwest Athletic Complex in West Seattle.

DeCastro’s throw bests the previous mark of 57 feet, 1 inch thrown by Hazen’s Andrey Levkiv earlier this year.

Fellow Wolverines Robert Hintz won the boys javelin with a throw of 186-2, while Newport’s Jeremy Taiwo won the triple jump with a mark of 43-6 1/2.

Interlake’s Jason Marks won the pole vault by going 14-6.

Bellevue’s Cadie Kneip won the discus with a throw of 106-4. Natty Plunkett of Newport won the 3,200 in 11:03.43.

Thursday’s results were not available by the Reporter deadline.

Final Results

SeaKing 3A District meet

At Southwest Athletic Complex

Boys

Shot put: 1, David DeCastro, Bellevue, 58-4; 2, Richard Silva, Interlake, 53-0; 3, Alameda Ta’amu, Rainier Beach, 51-9.

Javelin: 1, Robert Hintz, Bellevue, 186-2; 2, Kyle Stevens, Mount Si, 177-4; 3, Kyle Dennison, Liberty, 177-4.

Triple jump: 1, Jeremy Taiwo, Newport, 45-3 3/4; 2, Christian Crain, West Seattle, 44-8; 3, Brandon Brown, West Seattle, 43-6 1/2.

Pole vault: 1, Jason Marks, Interlake, 14-6; 2, Bryce Borer, Mercer Island, 14-0; 3, Brandon Roddewig, Mount Si, 14-0.

1,600: 1, Erik Berg, Seattle Prep, 4:25.45; 2, Simon Sorenson, Skyline, 4:26.35; 3, Alex Partin, Bellevue, 4:27.26.

Girls

Discus: 1, Cadie Kneip, Bellevue, 106-4; 2, Theresa Johansen, Bainbridge, 103-1; 3, Emee Mathew, Issaquah, 102-3.

High jump: 1, Emi Lawson, Lakeside, 5-4; 2, Ashley Bonnell, Interlake, 5-0; 3, Samantha King, Issaquah, 5-0.

Long jump: 1, Olivia Ward, Cleveland, 17-1; 2, Symone Shaw, Mount Si, 16-8 1/4; 3, Bonnell, Interlake, 16-7 1/4.

3,200: 1, Natty Plunkett, Newport, 11:03.43; 2, Emily Farrar, Bainbridge, 11:09.53; 3, Chelsea Burns, Holy Names, 11:13.86.