April 18, 2009 - Chase goes to the Larry Eason Invitational at Snohomish High School Veterans Memorial Stadium to compete in the men's 1600 and men's 800 meter. The first race was the 1600 in which he placed 2nd. He was hanging behind the kid that was supposed to have a time of 4:11. That kid, from Canada, finished with a time of 4:30. Chase should have been following the kid from Redmond who took State last year in CrossCountry. He finished with a time of 4:16 followed by Chase with a time of 4:26:17. We've got high hopes for him. He wanted to Pole Vault this year, but a suitable pole wasn't available and the new one that was ordered was the wrong one. Needless to say, Chase has been feeling very dejected that he hasn't been able to compete. A new, correct pole is supposed to be delivered tomorrow. Hopefully he'll be able to practice with the new pole for a few days before Saturday's competition in Gresham, Oregon. We expected him to clear at least 15 feet this year.