April 30, 2019 Issue, Page 11 of 12

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Tuesday, April 30,2019 The Elk City Daily News - Elk City, Oklahoma Paget! Several Elk City athletes qualify for state in track and field Elk City senior Ethne Lemons jumps into the long jump pit during the 4A regional competition Saturday in Chisolm. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. Elk City senior Melissa Southard successfully completes a jump during the regional 4A girls high jump competition in Chisolm Saturday. Southard finished third in the event and qualified for the state meet in Catoosa May 3 and 4. Staff photo by William B.Carroll. —_ Elk City senior Matthew Stout makes his run during the pole vault event at the Class 4Aregional meet in Chisolm Saturday. Stout qualified for the state meet with a vault of 12 feet, six inches. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. Elk City senior Caden Rogers during the boys pole vault event at the 4A regional competition Saturday in Chisolm. Rogers finished fourth in the event and qualified for the 4A state meet in Catoosa. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. Elk City senior Ben Henderson runs as part of the boys 4x800m team that finished second Saturday in Chisolm and qualified for the 4A state meet. Staff photo by William B.Carroll. INTRODUCTIONS ARIVING DALYHHE By William B. Carroll Southard finished third with finished fifth with a vault at Sports Editor ajump ofS feet. the same height 12-06. In the boys 4x100m, Elk oe P \/ NeGuINER Other high finishers Several Elk City athletes qualified in their respec- City placed third with a included: ne AR |{ STARTING pistes an || DAREGOU comarca tive events for the 4A state time of 44.77. Team mem- bers include seniors Tate In the girls 300m hurdles, é IAT STARTING Aly Charlie Rickert finished championship meet follow- Crouch, Caden Rogers, eighth with a time of 55.62. ing the regional track meet Dylan Abla and freshman In the girls 1600m run, in Chisolm Saturday with Casen Rogers. Howard finished seventh the girls 4x100m team pick- In the boys 4x800m, Elk with a time of 5:52.53. ing up the lone first place City placed second with ore) (sti honors. In the boys 100m dash, In the 4A girls 4x100m atime of 8:36.38. Team members include senior Crouch placed eighth with a SOLES quay relay the Elk City team took Ben Henderson, sophomore time of 11.58. Sy Ss home first and a guaranteed Cole Hull, and freshmen In the boys 200m dash, spot at state with atime Andrew Valadez and Rylie Crouch finished sixth with a of 50.61 seconds. Team Miller. time of 23.27. members are seniors Olivia In the boys 4x200m run, In the boys 1600m run, Jones, Jolene Robinson, Elk City finished third with Joseph Ivester finished sev- Melissa Southard and junior atime of 1:33.36. Members enth with a time of 4:54.94. Savannah Kauk. include Crouch, Abla and Athletes finishing in the Caden and Casen Rogers. In the boys 3200 m run, junior Mitchell Robinson JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE SAVINGS top three are guaranteed Other state qualifiers finished seventh with a time spots at the state meet. Other top three finishers for included: In the girls 3200 meter of 10:57.50 while senior HURRY IN THESE WILL NOT LAST LONG: Ivester finished eighth with Elk City included: run, junior Brooklyn How- atime of 11:05.80. The girls 4x200m team ard finished fifth with atime placed third with a time of of 12:56.83. In the boys long jump, DN 1:49.44. The team consists In the girls pole vault, senior Ethne Lemons finished fifth with a jump of of Jones, Southard, Kauk and freshman Delaja Mar- sophomore Hailey Earle finished fifth with a vault of 17-11.50. Ha tin. Jones finished second in 8-06. In the boys pole vault, As ateam the Elk City girls finished fifth out of ESN Caden Rogers finished HEX CE, OAL the girls 100m dash with at 11 teams, while the boys time of 12.90. fourth with a vault of 12-06 finished in sixth place out of In the girls high jump, and senior Matthew Stout 13 teams.