With a team half the size of Thunder Mountain High School\u2019s, Juneau-Douglas High School track and field might feel a little lost in all their counterpart\u2019s success. Despite being the underdog compared to TMHS track and field juggernaut, JDHS has managed to qualify nine athletes to state, a remarkable number considering their short 2016 roster.<\/p>\n
JDHS will send: Justin Miller, Duncan Smith, Ryan Moritz, Soren Thompson, Noah Machakos, Seth Machakos, Brianna Fallis, Ashleigh Neal, Cody Weldon, Arne Ellefson-Carnes and David Timothy to the state meet which takes place this Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n
Moritz, Thompson, and Seth and Noah Machakos will compete in the boys 4X800-meter relay. Smith will compete in the boys long jump and boys triple jump, Weldon in the boys shot put, Moritz in the boys 800-meter run and Miller in the boys 100 and 200-meter runs.<\/p>\n
Fallis, Neal, Miller and Timothy will compete in the unified 4X100-meter relay.<\/p>\n
At the state meet Smith looks to improve on his impressive 39-foot triple jump. The boys 400 relay team is currently ranked sixth in the state and has been dominating in Region V competitions. Miller finished fourth in the 100, behind TMHS\u2019 stellar sprinters, but had a great time which qualified him for the state meet. All four have a shot to make it to the state finals, and if so, would comprise an all Region V boys 100 meter final. Miller finished third in the 200 with a time good enough to join two TMHS athletes at the state meet.<\/p>\n
Look to the Empire online for coverage from the ASAA State Track and Field Championships this Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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