Langford Area qualified in five events for the state track meet in Sioux Falls Thursday through Saturday. Qualifiers from left to right are Paytyn Marlow, Bayleann Moen, Kalen Godel, Skylar Godel, Caleb Mertz, Conner Glines, and Johnathon Behning.
Six LA Tracksters On To State
Six Langford Area thinclads will be competing in five events in the Class B state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls Thursday through Saturday.
Action gets underway at 10 a.m. for field events and 11 a.m. for running events on Thursday. Friday start times are 9 and 9:30 a.m., and on Saturday the meet begins at 9:30 a.m. with field events and 10 a.m. for running events.
The top 24 times/distances in each event advanced to the state competition. Senior Kalen Godel is a three-time qualifier for the Lions, standing seventh in the 800 run (2:02.61), 11th in the 1600 run (4:45.23), and he runs the anchor leg of the medley relay that ranks 13th (3:50.04). Other members of the quartet are junior Caleb Mertz, Johnny Behning, and freshman Skylar Godel.
Two girls qualified in individual events. Senior Bayleann Moen is ninth in the pole vault (8-7) and sophomore Paytyn Marlow ranks seventh in the 100-meter dash (12.92).
LA wrapped up its regular season with a pair of meets, traveling to Webster on Thursday and to Warner last week Tuesday.
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