Twelve tracksters qualify for state
The Peabody-Burns track team traveled Friday to regional competition at Oxford.
The boys' squad placed fifth overall in the field of 14 teams. The girls' squad took 11th.
State qualifiers for the boys included Andrew Topham, Mario Nava, Nicholas Whitney, Isaiah Eldridge, Jonathan Foth, and Kurt Phillips.
Girls' squad state qualifiers include Brooklynn Spicher, Marie Unruh, Jana Windsor, Traci Windsor, Alyssa Carter, and Tiana McGee.
pbhs boys
Andrew Topham — 3200-meter run, first.
Mario Nava — 200-meter dash, second; and 100-meter dash, third.
Nicholas Whitney — 1600-meter run, third.
4x100-meter relay — first. Team members are Nava, Isaiah Eldridge, Jonathan Foth, and Kurt Phillips.
4x400-meter relay — fifth. Team members are Foth, Brian Baker, Brian Johnson, and Eldridge.
pbhs girls
Brooklyn Spicher — 400-meter run, first; 200-meter dash, fifth; 100-meter dash, fifth.
Marie Unruh — javelin, third.
Jana Windsor — 1600-meter run, fourth.
Kate Topham — 3200-meter run, fifth.
4x800-meter relay — fourth. Team members are Windsor, Traci Windsor, Alyssa Carter, and Tiana McGee.