Anchorage Daily News

The showdown between Kodiak's Trevor Dunbar and Palmer's Jake Parisien keeps getting faster.

Dunbar shattered the 7-year old record in the 3,200-meter run Friday at the Region III track and field championships at Palmer High, clocking 9 minutes, 10.12 seconds.

That mark easily beat the old time of 9:29.4 set by Kodiak's Curtis Mortenson in 2001. It also beat the state record, set by Dunbar last year, by more than 15 seconds (9:25.26).

Unfortunately, state records can only be set at the state meet, which begins next week in Fairbanks.

Parisien was on Dunbar's heels the entire race until Dunbar pulled away for a slight lead on the final lap. Parisien finished in a time that also easily beat the Region III and state mark: 9:12.86, about five seconds better than his previous personal record.

Parisien, bound for UAA next season, has never beaten Dunbar in the two-mile. He came close at a meet in Kodiak last week, leading for seven laps until Dunbar passed him during the eighth and final lap.

Dunbar, a junior, began the year running 9:11.90 during the Big C Relays held indoors at The Dome. Parisien finished second in that race as well.

Region III Track and Field Championships

Running prelims

100 -- 1) Flanagan, Lierin, Kenai, 13.29; 2) Burcham, Linzee, Kodiak, 13.34; 3) Critchett, Marina, Homer, 13.56; 4) Corbin, Tabitha, Palmer, 13.62; 5) Megan, Skyview, 13.91; 6) Oliver, Samantha, Kodiak, 13.97. 7) Alsworth, Kalee, Kenai, 13.93. 8) Heffner, April, Soldotna, 13.99.

200 -- 1) Flanagan, Lierin, Kenai, 27.23. 2) Burcham, Linzee, Kodiak, 27.75. 3) Heffner, April, Soldotna, 28.18. 4) Critchett, Marina, Homer, 28.41. 5) Gordon, Megan, Soldotna, 28.66. 6) Janorschke, Megan, Skyview, 28.97. 7) Alsworth, Kalee, Kenai, 29.45. 8) Fulton, Shelby, Wasilla, 29.63.

400 -- 1) Flanagan, Lierin, Kenai, 1:00.59; 2)Bowker, Megan, Colony, 1:04.56; 3) Cooper, Paris, Skyview, 1:04.03; 4) Williamson, Kayla, Homer, 1:04.82; 5) Clump, Keri, Wasilla, 1:04.94; 6) VanGorder, Ellen, Colony, 1:05.06; 7) Whitfield, Morgan, Palmer, 1:05.04; 8) Block, Natalie, Kodiak, 1:05.31.

800 -- 1) O'Guinn, Ivy, Skyview, 2:25.84; 2) Mucha, Kailey, Soldotna, 2:28.36; 3) Kelley, Alison, Wasilla, 2:30.51; 4) Reed, Abby, Kodiak, 2:30.84; 5) Ivanoff, Chloe, Kodiak, 2:31.66; 6) Clump, Keri, Wasilla, 2:32.04; 7) Gross, Jessica, Wasilla, 2:32.01; 8) Smith, Mandy, Soldotna, 2:32.44.

100 Hurdles -- 1) Hoffman, Rachel, Wasilla, 17.46. 2) DeVito, Shaynee, Kenail, 18.60. 3) Horn, Alysa, Kodiak, 18.35. 4) Oliver, Samantha, Kodiak, 18.99. 5) Nuss, Skyler, Wasilla, 18.96; 6) Mackenzie, Kelly, Wasilla, 19.27. 7) Louthan, Kristi, Kenai, 19.31. 8) Hollers, Elisha, Skyview, 20.72.

300 Hurdles -- 1) Horn, Alysa, Kodiak, 50.32; 2) Hoffman, Rachel, Wasilla, 50.74; 3) Johansen, Siobhan, Colony, 50.91; 4) Larrabee, Jessica, Houston, 51.01; 5) Wyatt, Brittney, Homer, 52.04; 6) Louthan, Kristi, Kenai, 52.50; 7) Elisha, Skyview, 52.73; 8) Mackenzie, Kelly, Wasilla, 53.81.

Finals

3,200 -- 1) O'Guinn, Ivy, Skyview, 11:29.03; 2) Reed, Abby, Kodiak, 11:40.95; 3) Ivanoff, Chloe, Kodiak, 11:52.66; 4) Stewart, Sydney, Colony, 12:02.48; 5) Doner, Heidi, Colony, 12:03.18; 6) Bethea, Jaymi, Kodiak, 12:08.62; 7) Bialka, Katie, Wasilla, 2:09.51; 8) Lutz, Jacqueline, Palmer, 12:11.04.

High Jump -- 1) Burcham, Linzee, Kodiak, 5-0; 2) Johansen, Siobhan, Colony, 4-6; 3) Hodgson, Sierra, Colony, J4-6; 4) Gibbs, Brianna, Kodiak, J4-6; 5) Zimmer, Rashayne, Palmer, 4-4; 6) Nuernberg, Monica, Palmer, 4-02.

Long Jump -- 1) Hodgson, Sierra, Colony, 15-6 1/2; 2) Corbin, Tabitha, Palmer, 15-5 1/2; 3) Gordon, Megan, Soldotna, 14-7 1/4; 4) Wilson, Megan, Colony, 14-7; 5)McPhail, Valencia, Colony, 14-1 3/4; 6) Oosting, Kahla, Wasilla, 14-0.

Discus -- 1) Blackburn, Paige, Soldotna, 128-7; 2) Ratcliff, Geneva, Palmer, 115-7; 3) Troxel, Katie, Colony, 101-2; 4) Timpke, Loretta, Kodiak, 97-6 1/2; 5) Chambers, Erika, Palmer, 91-0. 6) Nuernberg, Monica, Palmer, 88-0.

Boys

Running prelims

100 -- 1) Dittman, Andy, Kodiak, 11.57; 2) Odell, Michael, Kodiak, 11.65; 3) Daly, John, Palmer, 11.72; 4) Scoresby, John, Palmer, 11.93; 5) Chimphalee, Bill, Kenai, 11.76; 6) Forkner, Christopher, Palmer, 12.24; 7) Atwood, Todd, Colony, 12.26; 8) Meyer, Brett, Kenai, 12.44.

200 -- 1) Konkler, Devin, Palmer, 23.43; 2) Odell, Michael, Kodiak, 24.15; 3) Dittman, Andy, Kodiak, 23.62; 4) Atwood, Todd, Colony, 25.09; 5) Daly, John, Palmer, 23.63; 6) Murphy, Jaron, Colony, 25.76; 7) Meyer, Brett, Kenai, 25.22; 8) Creighton, Adam, Kenai, 26.59.

400 -- 1) Jaronik, Matt, Colony, 51.51; 2) Smith, Kevin, Palmer, 52.05; 3) Konkler, Devin, Palmer, 52.29; 4) Pate, Mike, Homer, 52.58; 5) Putnam, Brogan, Houston, 52.60; 6) Truax, Brad, Colony, 52.66; 7) Swan, Matt, Colony, 52.91; 8) Zarate, Christian, Kodiak, 53.24.

800 -- 1) Kiefer, Billy, Kenai, 2:03.77; 2) Huggins, Cody, Colony, 2:03.99; 3) Smith, Kevin, Palmer, 2:04.17; 4) Davidson, Chaven, Kodiak, 2:04.20; 4) Dunbar, Trevor, Kodiak, 2:04.20; 6) LeCheminant, Rick, Palmer, 2:05.37; 7) Parisien, Jake, Palmer, 2:04.34; 8) Truax, Brad, Colony, 2:05.59.

110 Hurdles -- 1) Guzman, Tony, Palmer, 15.98; 2), Bill, Kenai, 16.29; 3) Jensen, Chase, Soldotna, 16.61; 4) Gray, Dave, Colony, 16.92; 5) Thornton, Michael, Skyview, 16.86; 6), Nikita, Kenai, 17.19; 7) Morris, Kraig, Soldotna, 17.46; 8) Dodds, Dustin, Houston, 17.59.

300 Hurdles -- 1) Odell, Michael, Kodiak, 41.31; 2) Gray, Dave, Colony, 42.01; 3) Jensen, Chase, Soldotna, 42.26; 4) Guzman, Tony, Palmer, 42.32; 5) Gray, Doug, Colony, 43.03; 6) Harder, Storm, Kodiak, 43.31; 7) Murphy, Jaron, Colony, 43.25; 8) Dodds, Dustin, Houston, 43.42.

High Jump -- 1) Zagers, Antone, Colony, 6-0; 2) Naumoff, Nikita, Kenai, 5-10; 3) Cox, Brian, Colony, J5-10; 4) Schick, Karsten, Kodiak, J5-10; 5) Spalding, Tyler, Kenai, 5-4; 6) 359 Edwards, Isiah, Wasilla, J5-4.

Finals

3,200 -- 1) Dunbar, Trevor, Kodiak, 9:10.12; 2) Parisien, Jake, Palmer, 9:12.86; 3) Huggins, Cody, Colony, 9:58.24; 4) Salus, Sam, Kodiak, 9:59.87; 5) Anthony, Dylan, Kodiak, 10:07.76; 6) Garcia, Benny, Kodiak, 10:22.58.

Long Jump -- 1) Cox, Brian, Colony, 20-6 1/4; 2) Guzman, Tony, Palmer, 20-3 3/4; 3) Domingo, Erwin, Kodiak, 20-3; 4) Chimphalee, Bill, Kenai, 20-1 1/4; 5) Jaronik, Matt, Colony, 19-6 3/4; 6) Thornock, Jesse, Colony, 19-1.

Shot Put -- 1) Odell, Michael, Kodiak, 53-03.25. 2) Shelton, Ryan, Soldotna, 50-02.25. 3) Knowles, John, Wasilla, 46-02.25. 4) Strieby, Nathan, Soldotna, 44-09.50. 5) Duke, Jamie, Kenai, 44-06. 6) Gregg, Kyle, Kenai, 41-05.50.

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