Raiders qualify for seven events at district

Competing at the 2B Sub-District 6 track and field event in Manson last week, Raiders qualified for seven events at the upcoming Districts 5 and 6 Championship in Kittitas.

“LR competed well at sub-district,” said Head Coach Lori Adkins. “We still have a lot of athletes in the mix.”

Steven Flowers became sub-district champion in the shot put event, throwing for a distance of 46 feet, 10 inches.

Athletes who have qualified to compete at district are, in the 3200-meter race, Soarin’ Marchand; in the 100-meter hurdles, Addison Hansen; in the 110-meter hurdles, Steven Flowers; in the 4x100-meter relay, Devon Hobrecht, Traey Clark, Elijah Harris, Steven Flowers; in shot put, Steven Flowers (sub-district champion) and Josh Flowers; in javelin, Addison Hansen; in high jump, Elijah Harris.

The Districts 5-6 championships will be held in Kittitas on Friday, May 18, at 3 p.m. The top three finishers in each event will qualify for the state meet, to be held in Cheney at Eastern Washington University the following week.