BAKER BOYS TRACK AND FIELD: Bulldogs set school record in 4×400 relay

Published 6:20 pm Friday, April 19, 2024

Baker's Malaki Myer, center, competes in the 400-meter race at the Class 4A state track and field meet at Eugene's Hayward Field in May 2023. Myer and his teammates, Rasean Jones, Giacomo Rigueiro and Jaron Long, set a BHS record in the 4x400 relay on April 19, 2024, at the Oregon Relays in Eugene.

EUGENE — Baker’s boys 4×400-meter relay team set a school record at the Oregon Relays at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus Friday afternoon, April 19.

The team of Malaki Myer, Rasean Jones, Giacomo Rigueiro and Jaron Long finished the race in a time of 3:23.77.

They placed seventh in a field that included top relay teams from around the region.

Baker’s time broke the record of 3:25.85 set in 1999 by Erik Plaza, Josh Roundsville, Patrick Kelsey and Mike Woydziak.

A team from Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, won the race in 3:15.44.

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