WICHITA — Iola High’s Jesse Taylor was among the first local athletes to get started Friday at the State Track Meet, as he placed ninth in the Class 4A boys 3200-meter run.
Taylor, a junior, ran the eight-lap race in 10 minutes, 10.29 seconds — a 20-second improvement on his time a week ago when Taylor took second at regionals.
Elsewhere, Iola’s Sage Barney set a career high by clearing 8 feet in the pole vault. She failed to clear 8 feet, 6 inches, however, and was sitting in 10th at press time.
Iola’s Brett Willis had the third-fastest time in the 4A boys 200-meter dash at 22.79 seconds. He’ll run again Saturday in the finals.
Karingten Hall finished 11th in the girls 200-meter prelims, and did not advance to Saturday’s finals.
