The Moscow girls' track team made history in dramatic fashion at the District 1-2 5A Championships, closing out Day 2 with a performance that will be remembered for years to come.
It all came down to the final event—the 1,600-meter relay. Jasmine Carr anchored the winning team, crossing the finish line before collapsing on the turf, exhausted but victorious. Her teammates rushed over, cheering and stretching her out, nearly piling on top of her in celebration. That win sealed the Bears' girls team title at Lewiston High School on Friday.
The relay squad—Addie Lassen, Izzabel Fender, Ashlyn Fakhouri, and Carr—didn't just win; they shattered the Moscow school record with a time of 4:01.52. And Carr wasn't done rewriting the record books. The junior set three more school records on the same day: the 400 relay (48.08), the 100 meters (12.03), and the 200 meters (24.84).
For Carr, breaking the 25-second barrier in the 200 was a long-awaited milestone. "I've been trying to do that for over a year," she said. "It feels amazing." But what made the moment even more special was sharing it with her teammates. "I just love being here with my friends. We have such a good group. It's sad because most of them are seniors, so this is our last year together. It was really special."
The Moscow girls repeated as district champions with 97.5 points, while Lewiston finished fourth with 51.5 points. On the boys' side, Moscow took second with 80.67 points, and Lewiston placed third with 68.33 points.
Carr's standout day included a memorable anchor leg in the 1,600 relay. "I remember I passed Lakeland and Lewiston, and that felt good," she said. "Coach Helbling kept telling me the last 100 is my hardest part. He always says to turn over and act like I'm running a 100. That helped. I ran a split of 57 seconds—I've never done that before."
Moscow's Mattea Nuhn also made her mark, setting a school record in the 300 hurdles with a time of 44.02—winning by more than two seconds. She also took the 100 hurdles in 14.14. The day before, she set the long jump record at 19 feet, 0.5 inches. "I loved long jump," Nuhn said. "Me and my coach are like best friends. Finally hitting 19 feet is super exciting—something I'll remember for a long time. Getting one final district title with this team means everything."