By Town Crier Staff Report

Douglas Roche won the Intermediate Boys Decathlon and his younger brother Casey placed second in the Youth Boys Pentathlon in last month’s Region 14 Junior Olympic series.

This marked the second year in a row that Douglas - who’s entering his sophomore year at Los Altos High School - has won the Intermediate Boys (ages 15-16) Decathlon at the regional, which includes competitors from Northern and Central California.

The decathlon includes the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 run, 110 high hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500 run.

Douglas tallied 4,143 points in the meet, held in Tulare, and set a personal record in the high jump (5 feet, 8 inches).

He also finished third in the Region 14 Intermediate Boys Pole Vault at the championships held at Logan High School in Union City, clearing a personal record of 12 feet.

Although he missed qualifying in the pole vault by one place, his decathlon finish qualified him for the Junior Olympic Nationals in Omaha, Neb. However, he chose not to go due to a summer course he is taking at Foothill College.

Casey, who’s entering eighth grade at Egan Intermediate School, finished second in the Youth Boys (12-13) Pentathlon with a score of 2,515 points.

The pentathlon includes the 100 high hurdles, long jump, shot put, high jump and 1,500 run.

Casey’s efforts at the meet in Tulare included a personal-best mark of 5-4 in the high jump.

He also won the Region 14 Youth Boys Pole Vault at the championships at Logan High with a personal record of 10-6, and captured the triple jump with a personal-best 38-7.

Casey did go on to the Junior Olympic National Championships in Omaha, competing with more than 6,500 other track and field athletes. He chose to skip the pentathlon, but managed to finish seventh in the nation in the pole vault with a 10-6, and took 10th in the nation in the triple jump with a 38.