POMONA, Kan. – The Smoky Valley High School Track & Field teams competed in Regionals at West Franklin High School in Pomona Thursday, May 22. The Girls team won the Regional meet and 17 athletes between the boys and girls teams qualified for state.
Trista Spitler won the only individual regional title, winning the Triple Jump by just a quarter of an inch. However, 16 athletes on the girls team qualified for State by either finishing in the top three in their events or having one of the best times in the state outside of the top three in the meet.
The lone boys athlete who qualified was Kaden Bishop as he finished 4th in the 800M Run, but narrowly missing third place for the automatic qualifier by 0.28 seconds. The team finished 13th in the event.
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The school’s qualifiers will head to the State Track & Field meet at Cessna Stadium in Wichita May 30-31.
STATE QUALIFIERS
Girls:
Relay Teams (in no particular order):
- 4x100M Relay: Braelyn Whittaker, Ceeley Friesen, Trista Spitler, Zora Carver
- Alternates: Jaycie Falcon, Milea Friesen, Brylie Ricketts, Ali Madero
- 4x400M Relay: Milea Friesen, Brylie Ricketts, Sophie Eyer, Katja Blanchat
- Alternates: Brinna Flax, Ceeley Friesen, Gracia Peterson, Taytum Reed
- 4x800M Relay: Sophie Eyer, Hope Willems, Esther Clark, Taytum Reed
- Alternates: Brinna Flax, Emma Chaput, Gracia Peterson, Katja Blanchat
Individual Events (in no particular order):
- Braelyn Whittaker: 100M Dash, 200M Dash
- Trista Spitler: Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump
- Hope Willems: 1600M Run, 3200M Run
- Esther Clark Pavlovich: 800M Run, 1600M Run, 3200M Run
Boys:
- Kaden Bishop: 800M Run
