East Oregonian
MILTON-FREEWATER — Sometimes success catches you off guard.
That’s what happened to Pancho Saldana at the Carnival of Speed track and field meet at Mac-Hi on Friday. The senior Pioneer used less speed and more strength to set a new school distance record in the javelin throw. Saldana obliterated the standing mark by 13 feet with a throw of 198 feet, 8 inches.
“It was surprising actually,” Saldana said. “When they marked it off read it out I had to question it. I questioned them like three times.”