July 2011
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Boys Tracksters Send Five To State
by Dan Byler
Coach Paul Baker feels good with how the Warrior but failed to automatically qualify for the state meet
since they came in fourth! They finished that relay in
boys track team finished up this year.
“[I’m] very, very pleased. I knew going into the a time of 8:03.03.
The top three teams in every regional get to
season that we wouldn’t have depth like previous years,
but thought we would do well in some individual events,” advance, then the top three times, state-wide, at the
stated Baker. “A big highlight was our pole vaulters regional level of those that didn’t make it into the top
with Nate [Raber] going to state and Trey [Kennedy] three in their regional get “called back.” That’s what
having the highest vault for any freshman in the state happened to the Westview 4x800 team. Their time was
the fastest of all those remaining teams. It was actually
this year … 14 feet.”
Raber was the only faster than many other teams that finished in the top
one to automatically three in other regionals across the state.
head to state from
At the state meet sophomore Nate Raber finished
Regionals. However, 18th in the pole vault and the ??????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)????????????????)1?????????????????????? ???????????)I?????????????q?????????????????????????????????!?????)??????]???????????????????????????????????????]???????????????)??????
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