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Menomone Falls Track Athletes Qualify for WIAA State Meet
Mikayla Robertson and Alex Poole each qualified in two events out of the WIAA track and field sectional contested Thursday at Menomonee Falls.
A strong performance in the field events helped the girls place second on Thursday in the WIAA track and field sectional, hosted by Falls.
The girls scored 71 points but place well behind Arrowhead, which scored 129. The Indians boys placed 11th with 25 points as Arrowhead also captured the team event.
The top three finishes in each individual event qualified for the state meet, June 1-2 in LaCrosse, and Menomonee Falls has four representatives.
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Falls’ Mikayla Robertson won the triple jump with a leap of 37 feet, 2.5 inches, more than a foot better than her nearest competitor.
Robertson also qualified for state in the 400 by finishing second in 59.15.
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The Indians also sent two long jumpers to state. Alex Poole finished second (17 feet, 6.5 inches) and Aerial Holt third (17 feet, 1.75 inches). Poole also took second in the high jump (5 feet, 1 inches) while Haley Precia just missed out on a state berth, finishing fourth. She also was fourth in the triple jump.
On the boys side, Matt Christensen placed third in the 400 meters. He was the only male athlete to qualify from this incredibly tough sectional.
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