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QUINCY Twenty-two track and field teams gathered at Quincy High School for Saturday’s CliftonLarsonAllen Quincy Invitational for a full day of sprints, runs and throws.
The Jackrabbits had the highest finish among local teams in both the boys and girls meet.
“Overall, the meet ran really smooth,” Quincy boys track and field Head Coach Andrew Schmitt said. “We were worried a little bit that we might get some wind because we got a lot of wind earlier in the week, but it thankfully died down and made it for a really nice day for competition.”
The Quincy boys took fifth with a score of 61 points. Rounding out the top five were Cashmere in first (123.5 points), Brewster (103), Toppenish (94) and Goldendale (66). Wahluke (38) took sixth and Othello (7) took 14th.
COLUMBIA BASIN Ten local schools were represented at state track and field championships in Yakima and Tacoma over the weekend, with Moses Lake and Ephrata each sending 15 athletes to the state meet in Tacoma.
Ephrata sent 15 athletes to the state meet, placing fourth overall as a team with 43 points: Angel Avila, Josh Green, Benjamin Belino, Alexander Belino, Felipe Esquivel, Hunter Handy, Travis Hendrick, Weslee Kriete, Hayden Malone, Mckenzie Paullin, Tyler Raine, Zachary Reyes, Hayden Roberts, Landon Schafer and Daniel Villa.