Local athletes advance to indoor state track meet

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Cayla Eaton, a senior at Triad High School, has qualified for the D2/D3 indoor state track and field meet.

She qualified in the 60-meter hurdles and the long jump. She is seeded 13th in the hurdles and 17th in long jump.

“Cayla is looking forward to staying mentally in the competition to get a spot in the finals for both events,” said Triad Coach Michael Yoder. “She is relying on her experiences from the outdoor state meets to handle the pressure against a solid lineup of competitors. Beyond that she has put in a great season of hard work to get to this moment and that hard work should be reflected this Saturday.”

West Liberty-Salem athletes Delaney Jones and Elise Longshore also qualified for the OATCCC D2/D3 State Indoor Track and Field Championships. To qualify, athletes must have a top 24 event performance during the regular indoor season.

Jones, a junior, qualified in the 60-meter dash (7.72) and the long jump (17-9).

Longshore, a sophomore, qualified in the pole vault (10-2).

Jones’ and Longshore’s performances are current indoor school records at WL-S.

“Delaney and Elise have worked hard this season and have shown a lot of growth and improvement in their events,” said WL-S Coach Ann Vogel. “I’m excited to watch them compete at the state level.”

The state meet will be held at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, on Saturday.

Field events will begin at 10:30 a.m. and running events at 1:30 p.m. Live results can be found on oh.milesplit.com.

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