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Knight Kenli Nettles poses with her IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field meet medals.

•May 24, 2017•

Despite a rain delay, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond freshman Kenli Nettles placed in the top six in two events at the IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field Meet at O’Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Nettles high jumped 5 feet 5 inches for third place and ran the 100-meter high hurdles in 15.44 for sixth place.

Nettles broke her own school record of 15.58, which she ran in the prelims.

The Knights tied for 29th place with 11 points.