The Blanco girls varsity track team raced to a 2nd place team finish at the Region IV Track and Field Meet Saturday, April 28.
In field events Abby Beard placed 5th in high jump. Abbie Culton was 7th in the triple jump. Erica Flores and Monica Flores placed 8th and 9th respectively in pole vault.
In running events, Leslie McClinton placed 8th in the 200m dash. Paxston Koehl was 8th in the 100m hurdles and 5th in the 1600m run. The 4x100m relay team placed 6th. Relay members are Abbie Culton, Natalie Barnett, Leslie McClinton, and Abby Beard.
In order to qualify for State, the runners must place 1st or 2nd at Regional. Meaghen Seales placed 1st and Bret Leigh Nance finished 2nd in the 800m run to each earn a spot at State. Culton, Barnett, McClinton, and Beard grabbed 2nd to advance. The 4x400 relay team, including Lexee Jenkins, Barnett, Seales, and Beard, also placed 2nd.
The Blanco State qualifiers run in the State Track Meet in Austin on Saturday, May 11.
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