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Sullivan’s Jadon Nuzzo (center) is pictured.

•May 30, 2018•

Four area athletes competed in the Class 1A Boys’ State Track and Field meet at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Field in Charleston Saturday.

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ track and field team placed eighth in state with 26 points, and Sullivan tied for 49th with five points.

ALAH’s Logan Hall, who is to run at the University of Illinois next school year, was state champion in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:22.45, and he was runner-up in the 3,200-meter with a time of 9:25.14.

Freshman Layton Hall placed 18th in the 3,200-meter at 10:13.93.

Senior Knight high jumper Kobe Wells cleared 6 feet 6 inches for second place.

For Sullivan, junior Jadon Nuzzo pole vaulted 14 feet for fifth place and five points.