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The Class A Jr. High State Track meet was held May 15-16 at East Peoria.
Rachele Jack became State Champion and set a new state record in the 8th grade 100 meter hurdle finals with a time of 16.06 seconds.
Miriam Rutzen also earned the State Champion title in the 7th grade high jump by clearing 4'10". Miriam placed 2nd in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:02.9.
The relay team of Brittany Fox, Kristin Plath, Miriam Rutzen and Rachele Jack won 3rd place medals in the 8th grade 4 x 200 meter relay with a school record breaking time of 1:53.74.
Layton Housman earned a 7th place medal in the 7th grade 1600 meter run with a time of 5:14.75.
Other Southern Raider participants in the state meet were: Robert Day, Sarah Heller, Kayla Rothzen, Samantha Arnold, Ashli Burg, Mary Brokaw.
All athletes did a wonderful job, even though the weather proved to be less than ideal at times.