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For the second straight year, Macie Fleshner wins the 100-meter hurdles to advance to the state track meet.

•May 10, 2017•

The Okaw Valley Junior High track teams had five athletes this week qualify for the state track meet.

For the girls’ team, state qualifiers include Macie Fleshner, who for the second straight year won the 100-meter hurdles to advance to state. Her qualifying time was 17.2.

Seventh grader Reiss Frye tossed the shot put 26 feet and 5 inches and threw the discus 81 feet 6 inches.

OV’s 800-meter relay team of Fleshner, Danae Nave, Reiss Frye, Katie Brown, and alternate Shyanne Harding earned a trip to state with at time of 2:00.

For the boy’s team, eighth grader Noah Dukeman high jumped 5 foot 6 inches to advance.

The eight-grade 800-meter, 1,600-meter relay team of Kameron Taylor, Luke Vander Burgh, Ryan Pantier, Preston Ozier and Noah Dukeman earned a trip with times of 1:47.8 and 4:10.1, respectively.