The Western Albemarle Warriors secured the state runner-up position in both the boys and girls VHSL Class 3 State Tournament. Highlights for the boys team include: Anders Felts taking first place in both the 110m hurdles (14:55) and the 300m hurdles (37:94); first place in the 4×400 relay at 3:20.90, run by Connor Rittenhouse, Kai Lehmensiek, Bridger Clark and Felts as well as fourth in the 4×800 at 8:07.12; Lehmensiek taking third in the 800m at 1:55.90; Charlie Stroback clearing 13’6” in the pole vault for third place and Carter Boyd tying for fifth in pole vault at 13’6”; and Rittenhouse placing fifth in the 400m at 50.29.
For the girls team, Raina Fitzwater cleared 12’0” for first place in the pole vault while Evie Woodrow took second place at 11’6” and Helen Moak placed fourth at 10’6”.
In the 4×800, the team of Hailey Hodson, Emerson Ritter, Grace Cook, and Carter Torrence took second place with a time of 9:33.70, while Torrence took second in the 400m at 57:38 and third in the 200m at 25:35.
To finish up, the team of Julia Hill, Caroline Pearson, Elisabeth Shin, and Maddie Hill placed fifth in the 4×100 with a time of 50.27.
