Hard work pays off at Class 1 & 2 state track meet

Vienna's Meier wins two titles, Lady Eagles finish second

Katlyn Meier of Vienna competes in the Class 1 girls 100-meter hurdles Saturday at Dwight T. Reed Stadium. Meier won the state title in the event.
Katlyn Meier of Vienna competes in the Class 1 girls 100-meter hurdles Saturday at Dwight T. Reed Stadium. Meier won the state title in the event.

Katlyn Meier put in the work and it paid off.

The Vienna senior grabbed state titles in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles and finished second and third in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, respectively, to help the Lady Eagles to a second-place finish Saturday at the Class 1 State Track and Field Championships at Dwight T. Reed Stadium.

Vienna was tied with La Plata for first for much of the day before ....

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Meanwhile, the Fatima Lady Comets made a strong run for a team title in Class 2, but came up just shy, finishing third with 36 points.

Lauren Allen gave the Lady Comets their only individual title. The junior won ....

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An all-state cross-country runner and all-state pole vaulter became a champion sprinter Saturday.

Linn's Melanie Bower, who finished third in the pole vault with a mark of ....

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Sydney Deeken of California became a state champion as well

The freshman Lady Pinto just missed out on setting a state record in the high jump, but her leap of 5-6 was enough to get her gold.

Deeken beat out ....

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Christian Brune of Fatima missed out in becoming a double-winner.

The junior won ....

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