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Meet Note: Due to the weather, the Spartan Classic was cancelled after the 300 meter hurdles and was not completed; events such as the 1600, 200, and 4x400 weren't run. Top sprinter Tuli Bera was also unable to compete due to injury.
Uni Team Finish: 11th Place (out of 18 teams)
Teams Competing
• 1st: Bllomington Central Catholic (67 pts)
• 2nd: St. Joseph-Ogden (64 pts)
• 3rd: Tolono Unity (60 pts)
• 4th: Monticello (50 pts)
• 5th: St. Teresa (33 pts)
• 6th: Fisher (28 pts)
• 7th: Lexington (25 pts)
• 8th: Tri-Valley (18 pts)
• 9th: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley(18 pts)
• 10th: St. Thomas More (17 pts)
• 11th: UNI HIGH (14 pts)
• 12th: Cowden-Herrick (10 pts)
• 13th: Argenta-Oreana (9 pts)
• 14th: Tuscola (8 pts)
• 15th: Heritage (6 pts)
• 16th: Paxton Buckley Loda (4 pts)
• 17th: LeRoy (2 pts)
• 18th: Villa Grove (1 pts)
Timing: Fully Automatic
800-Meter Run
1st Place (approximate time of 2:24) — Ruthie Welch (Uni High)
Class A qualifying standard: 2:27.0 manual timing / 2:27.24 F.A.T.
4x200-Meter Relay
4th Place (1:55.08) — Uni High (Rachel Skoza, Lizzy Warner, Rachel Harmon, Ashley Huddson)
Class A qualifying standard: 1:51.5 manual timing / 1:51.74 F.A.T.
As sectionals and the News Gazette Honor Roll approach, the following Uni High runners continue to be some of the top runners in the area.
NEWS GAZETTE HONOR ROLL STATUS:
400-Meter Run
Seeded 10th (1:02.6)- Lizzy Warner (Uni High)
800-Meter Run
Seeded 4th (2:27.30)- Ruthie Welch (Uni High)
NOTE: Welch recently ran a time fast enough to seed her at approximately second place.
1,600-Meter Run
Seeded 6th (5:48.40)- Ruthie Welch (Uni High)
100-Meter Dash
Seeded 12th (12:90)- Tuli Bera (Uni High)
4x400-Meter Relay
Seeded 6th (4:24.12)- Uni High