Heckemeyer wins two events

FAIR GROVE - St. Elizabeth's Allie Heckemeyer won two titles and advanced to state in a total of four events with her performance Saturday in the Class 1 Sectional 2 track and field meet.

Heckemeyer won the long jump (16-11/2) and triple jump (35-8) and finished third in the 400-meter dash (1:02.11) and fourth in the 200-meter dash (27.62). The top-four finishers in each event advanced to the Class 1 state meet set for Friday and Saturday at Lincoln's Dwight T. Reed Stadium.

Here are the top-eight finishers for St. Elizabeth at the event:

BOYS

1,600-meter run: 8. Ben Buechter, 5:33.54.

800-meter run: 6. Buechter, 2:15.71.

Long jump: 6. Jared Bax, 18-7.

GIRLS

100-meter dash: 3. Makayla Otto, 13.46.

400-meter dash: 3. Allie Heckemeyer, 1:02.11; 8. Otto, 1:07.39.

200-meter dash: 4. Heckemeyer, 27.62; 6. Otto, 28.56.

Long jump: 1. Heckemeyer, 16-1 1/2.

Triple jump: 1. Heckemeyer, 35-8.

Discus: 8. Sara Struemph, 82-2.