The Republic girls track team had a good day at Districts in Carl Junction Saturday. The Lady Tigers finished 3rd overall, behind the host Bulldogs and Nevada. Several individuals qualified for sectionals.
- Sharla Friend finished 2nd in the high jump, with a jump of 5’2″ in the finals.
Miranda Cunningham pole vaulted 9’6″ to win her event.
Alex Botkin finished 4th in the 100 meter hurdles, with a time of 17.28. She barely edged fellow Lady Tiger Kavosha Edmunds, who finished 5th, in 17.37.
Botkin also took 1st place in the 300 meter hurdles, finishing in 48.15.
Hannah Willis was 4th in the 1600 meter run, with a time of 5:42.87. Her sister, Haley Willis, finished just over five seconds behind, in 5th place.
The boys qualified one participant for sectionals. Sean Cook took 4th in the 400 meter dash, with a time of 52.43.
You can see full results from Saturday’s meet here.