Fourth and fifth graders from all over Mercer Island raced, threw, leapt and cheered their hearts out as elementary students from Island Park, Lakeridge, St. Monica’s and West Mercer competed in the 44th annual All-Island Track meet Friday, June 13 at Mercer Island High School.

Braving the rain at Islander Stadium, 240 fourth and fifth graders competed in events including races, the softball throw, shot put, long jump and the 4×100 relay race.

West Mercer was announced the winner of this year’s meet, earning a team score of 373. Lakeridge took home the Spirit Award, Island Park boasted the loudest fans and St. Monica’s earned the award for sportsmanship. The event saw one All-Island Track record broken, with St. Monica 4th grader Makenna Wick winning the 200 meter race with a time of 30.44 seconds.

Follow this link to view the All-Island Track meet slideshow from our Flickr page.