On Thursday at the Monticello Sectional, Lady Aces discus thrower, Leah Lewis, qualified for the 2A state championship. Lewis’ throw of 112 feet was a new school record and netted her a third place medal in the discus competition.
Sophomore, Hazel Earnest, also medaled for the Lady Aces with a 6th finish in the 100 meters high hurdles. Earnest time of 16.69 seconds was only .07 seconds away from meeting the state qualifying standard.
The only other scorer for the Lady Aces was freshman, Zoie Randall, in the high jump. Randall’s jump of 4 feet 10.5 inches netted her an 8th place finish, just 2 inches shy of the qualifying standard.
Lewis will compete this Friday at the 2A state meet held on the campus of Eastern Illinois University.
