The Juanita boys and girls track and field teams will host a cross-town rivalry meet with Lake Washington and Mercer Island on April 12 at Juanita High School.

But it is their impressive start that has their coach talking.

“Our boys are currently 2-0 in league meets having beaten Interlake last week and Mount Si the week before,” said Neil Kells. “Our girls are 1-1 with their win last week.”

The Juanita girls’ loss came to Mount Si as a close contest.

The Rebel boys team defeated Interlake 76-59, while the girls won 81-58 on March 29.

The boys team took first in 12 events during the meet.

“On the boys side, we have five returning state qualifiers who are already making a huge impact this year,” said Kells. “Travis Marshall is becoming a power in the 100 and 200 and Alex Wallin is dominating in both hurdle races. We have many key newcomers that are already making this year a lot of fun.”

Marshall took three individual first-place finishes alone against the Saints, winning the 100 meters (10.7 seconds), 200 meters (22.6) and the long jump with a distance of 18-feet, 6.75 inches.

Wallin also contributed three victories to the Juanita score, winning the 110-meter hurdles (15.8 seconds), 300-meter hurdles (40.3) and teamed with Ryan Reid, Tristan Pehrson and Kendrick Murphy to take first in the 1,600-meter relay (3:42.8).

During the field events, Matt Nilsson won the shot put (42-fet, 5.5 inches) and discus (105-feet, 2-inches) for the Rebels, while Reid took the high jump (5-feet, 6-inches) and Eric Detert won the javelin (134-feet, 6-inches).

On the girls side, Juanita took first place in nine events, but it was the field portion of the meet that they swept. The team was so dominant on the field side they took first and second in five of the six events.

“We return six girls who qualified for state last year, including Kate Cryderman, who finished eighth in the discus and shot put,” said Kells. “Molly Grager qualified it the high jump and triple jump. Three members of our 800-meter relay team finished eighth (return) and Alanna Coker, the two-time defending champion in the triple jump (also returns).”

Coker dominated Interlake, taking first in the triple jump (37-feet, 4.5 inches), long jump (17-feet, 2-inches), 100 meters (12.5 seconds) and 200 meters (26.3), while Cryderman won the shot put (36-feet, 2-inches), discus (108-feet, 5-inches) and javelin (83-feet, 7-inches).

Grager took first in the high jump (5-feet, 2-inches).

Kaila Bass, Regi Lammers, Kathryn Wuchter and Mikayla Jones teamed up to win the 400-meter relay (52.6) and Bass, Alicia Kiehl, Lammers and Jones won the 800-meter relay (1:53).