Class 4A State Track Qualifying Meet at Sioux City
May 13th, 2016 by admin
Sioux City was the site of one of the Class 4A State Track Qualifying Meets on Thursday. The top two finishers in each event automatically qualify for the state meet.
GIRLS
CB Abraham Lincoln finished third as a team with 96 points. Darby Thomas was their lone winner in the Long Jump. Thomas also qualified in the 400m with a 2nd place finish. Merzedes Hart was 2nd in the 200m. The Lynx also came in 2nd in the Sprint Medley and Shuttle Hurdle Relay.
CB Thomas Jefferson was 5th in the team standings with 74pts. Cecilia Yale was 2nd in the Shot Put, Josey Starner finished 2nd in the Discus.
Lewis Central was 6th in the team standings with 62pts. Katy Jones won the Shot Put and Kye Madsen was 2nd in the 3000m for the Titans.
BOYS
Lewis Central finished 2nd with 129pts and the Titans automatically qualified 8 events. The Titans had wins from Sal Fidone in the 400m and won the 4x400m Relay. They also had 2nd place finishes from Sal Fidone in the 200m, Kenneth McMahan in the 400m, Alec Mass in the 110 Hurdles, Nate Shepherd in the High Jump, the Distance Medley, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay.
CB Thomas Jefferson was 5th as a team with 87pts. The Yellow Jackets qualified 4 events for the state meet with 2nd place finishes from Daniel Carey in the 800m, Jon Dahlheimer in the 3200m, Cameron Baker in the Discus, and the 4x800m Relay.
CB Abraham Lincoln finished 8th as a team with 11 points.