Moscow's Jasmine Carr collapsed on the turf, exhausted but victorious, after anchoring the winning 1,600-meter relay at the District 1-2 5A Championships. Her teammates rushed to her side, cheering and stretching her out in a moment that perfectly captured the Bears' championship spirit. That final race sealed the girls team title for Moscow on Day 2 at Lewiston High School.
The Bears' 1,600 relay team—Addie Lassen, Izzabel Fender, Ashlyn Fakhouri, and Carr—set a new Moscow school record with a time of 4:01.52. But Carr wasn't done there. The junior shattered three more school records on Friday alone: the 400 relay (48.08), the 100 meters (12.03), and the 200 meters (24.84).
"I felt great about the 200 the most," Carr said. "I've been trying to break 25 seconds for over a year, and I finally did it." For her, though, the real highlight was sharing the moment with her team. "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."
Carr's anchor leg in the 1,600 relay was a masterclass in grit. "I remember passing Lakeland and Lewiston, and that felt good. 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. I ran a split of 57 seconds—I've never done that before."
The Moscow girls repeated as district champions with 97.5 points, while Lewiston finished fourth with 51.5. On the boys' side, Moscow took second with 80.67 points, and Lewiston placed third with 68.33.
Teammate Mattea Nuhn also made history, setting a school record in the 300 hurdles (44.02) and winning by more than two seconds. She also took the 100 hurdles in 14.14. Nuhn had already broken the long jump record on Day 1 with a leap of 19 feet, 0.5 inches.
"I loved long jump. My coach and I are like best friends," Nuhn said. "Finally hitting 19 feet is super exciting—something I'll remember for a long time. And getting one final district title with so many seniors on the team? It means everything."