Track & Field athletes qualify for state meet

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Small school track and field regional?s were held last weekend at Sunrise Mountain in Las Vegas.

The Lincoln County boys finished third in Division III with 116 points. The Pahranagat Valley boys finished in seventh place in Division IV with 29 points.

The Lincoln girls were fifth place in Division III with 45 points, and the Pahranagat girls were fourth place in Division IV with 72 points.

Alamo?s Mel Vande Sluis had the biggest improvement of the season in her discus event. She surpassed her previous of best 63-3 by a whopping 13 feet, with a new mark of 76-3. and she had a new personal record of 25-8 in the Shot Put.

Utah Ray had a new personal best of 58.21 in the men?s 400 meters, as did Matthew Prince in the 1600, and Shayla Leavitt set a new career best in the women?s 800 meters.

Aleesha Cole of Lincoln set two new personal bests in the 400 meters and 300-meter hurdles.

Cameron Frehner set a personal best in the 800 meters for Lincoln with a time of 2:12.91. Sam Anderson was five inches better in the Long Jump at 18-7?.

The top four finishers in each event qualified for the state meet for Division I, I-A, III and IV this weekend May 23-24 in Carson City.

Lincoln Boys

800 meters ? Cameron Frehner, fourth, 2:12.91

1600 meters ? Cameron Frehner, fourth, 5:08.38

3200? meters ? Cameron Frehner, fourth, 11:52.55

4×100 relay ? Fourth, 49.34

4×400 relay ? Third, 3:54.60

4×800 relay ?First, 9:00.97

110m hurdles ? Will Culverwell, third, 18.48

Discus ? Dylan Phillips, fourth, 101-6

Long Jump ? Sam Anderson, third, 18-7?

Pole Vault ? Marc Olson, first, 10-6; Danny Olson, second, 10-6

Triple Jump ? Marc Olson, third, Lincoln, 36-11??

Lincoln Girls ?

200 meters ? Amy Thomas, fourth, 28.80; ?

400 meters ? Aleesha Cole, third, 65.09, Amy Thomas, fourth, 65.62

3200 meters ? Taylor Soderborg, fourth, 14:55.03

300m hurdles ? Aleesha Cole, fourth, 51.75

PVHS? Boys

400 meters ? Utah Ray, fourth, 58.21

4×800 relay ? Fourth, 10:00.19

1600 meters ? Matthew Prince, fourth, 5:34.87

3200 meters ? Matthew Prince, fourth, 12:04.19

PVHS Girls ?

800 meters ? Shayla Leavitt, second, 2:43.53?

1600 meters ? Shayla Leavitt, fourth, 6:34.26

3200 meters ? Sariah Baine, fourth, 16:08.34 ?

4×200 relay ? Second, 2:16.24

4×400 relay ? First, 5:01.16

Shot Put ? Mel Vande Sluis, third, 25-8

Discus ? Mel Vande Sluis, third, 76-3; Sariah Baine, fourth, Pahranagat, 74-7