Shorecrest’s Sketchley wins 3A Boys Javelin at state

TACOMA — After his first two javelin throw attempts fell well short of his expectations, Jackson Sketchley realized he needed to switch things up.

Competing in the 3A boys javelin finals at the WIAA State Track & Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School on Saturday, the Shorecrest senior sat in second place behind Lakeside (Seattle)’s Manav Bhatia. After going over film with his coaches, Sketchley realized he needed to go faster in his run-up. He had been starting out slow in the past couple of meets, which he called a “bad habit.” One he needed to break.

He started to do some run-throughs off to the side, working on his timing and form.

“(I was) kind of getting the groove of, like, how it feels to go fast right at the last moment,” Sketchley said. “And I think something clicked.