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O’Dea Track & Field

The O’Dea High School Track & Field Team is a non-cut sport that welcomes student-athletes of all abilities. Our excellent coaching staff encourages and works with you to compete at your highest level as an individual and team member, and the bonds of brotherhood develop throughout the season.  As a team, O’Dea has won three State Championships and 23 Metro League Championships. With talented and dedicated student-athletes and coaches, we aim for success on and off the track.

Schedule
Day Date Opponent Location Time/Result
Thursday March 27 Ing/Blan/Clev/Fran/RB NWAC (Ingraham) 2:45 PM
Saturday March 29 Ice Breaker Invite Issaquah HS 8:45 AM
Thursday April 3 NH/Clev/Roos/SP NEAC (Nathan Hale) 2:45 PM
Saturday April 5 Arnie Young Invite Renton Stadium TBD
Thursday April 10 SAAS/Linc/RB West Seattle Stadium 2:45 PM
Wednesday April 16 EC/Blan/SP Eastside Catholic HS 2:45 PM
Friday April 25 Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relay Portland, OR TBD
Thursday May 1 Blan/WS/Ch. Sealth SWAC (Chief Sealth) 2:45 PM
Saturday May 3 Shoreline Invitational Shoreline Stadium TBD
Thursday May 8 NH/Linc/RB NEAC (Nathan Hale) 2:45 PM
Thursday May 15 Metro Championship Meet SWAC (Chief Sealth) 2:45 PM
Saturday May 17 Metro Championship Meet SWAC (Chief Sealth) 2:45 PM
Coach's Corner

Vince Butorac has been O’Dea’s Head Track & Field coach since 2015 after spending the previous six years as an assistant coach at O’Dea.  In his time as the head coach the Irish have won two Metro League titles, produced six individual state champions, 12 top 8 placers at state in other events, and finished each year in the top 8 at the state track meet as a team.  Coach Butorac has a total of 17 years of coaching experience (Kent and Mexico City) and ten years of experience as an athlete (Elma HS and Central Washington University). Over the course of his coaching career he has worked with throwers, sprinters, and hurdlers, but his area of expertise is coaching the jumps. Off the track, Coach Butorac serves as the Chemistry teacher at O’Dea. He and his wife Courtney have two boys, Leo (O’Dea Class of 2028) and Mario, that love to be around the track.

For more information about Irish Track & Field please contact O’Dea Athletic Director, Monte Kohler, at (206) 624-2068 or [email protected]. 

 

 

History
State Champions
1995
2003
2004
Relay State Champions

1979 – 440 Yard Relay (43.6)
Kerry Hickey, Brian Brooks, Larry Swegle, Marc Lowe

1993 – 400 Meter Relay (42.63)
Jovan McCoy, Kyle Roberts, Kyle-Roth Patton, Charles Young

1996 – 400 Meter Relay (42.80)
Ryland Brown, Paul Arnold, Quinn Gillis, Carl-Philippe Pierre-Antoin

2003 – 400 Meter Relay (41.62)
Jon Reese, Chancellor Young, Brandon Jones, Anthony Brown

2004 – 400 Meter Relay (41.92)
Reggie Cole, Chancellor Young, Brandon Jones, Taylor Mays

Individual State Champions

1974 – Triple Jump (47-0 1/4) – Dennis Cook

1991 – Triple Jump (46-1 1/2) – Laeres Patton

1995 – 800 Meters (1:53.40) – Matt Pearson

1995 – Shot Put (59-11 1/2) – Kurth Connell

1996 – 800 Meters (1:52.22) – Matt Pearson

1996 – 1600 Meters (4:10.10) – Matt Pearson

1999 – 300 Meter Int. Hurdles (38.70) – Nate Burleson

2001 – 300 Meter Int. Hurdles (38.27) – James Rabb

2003 – 100 Meters (10.95) – Chancellor Young

2003 – 200 Meters (21.98) – Chancellor Young

2003 – 110 Meter High Hurdles (14.78) – Anthony Bowen

2004 – 100 Meters (10.88) – Taylor Mays

2004 – 200 Meters (22.27) – Taylor Mays

2005 – 100 Meters (11.00) – Brandon Jones

2008 – High Jump (6-8) – Johri Fogerson

2012 – 100 Meters – Tatum Taylor

2015 – 100 Meters – Myles Gaskin

2015 – 400 Meters – Evan Mafilas

2015 – Shot Put

Metro League Champions
1988 1990 1991 1996 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2015 2024