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SPOKANE – The Waitsburg-Prescott boys' track and field team captured a win at the 2B District 7/9 regional meet on Friday. WP ended the meet with 94 points, outscoring 17 other teams, including second-place Asotin, who had 92.

"It was a big day and our kids stepped up big time," said WP track coach Jeff Bartlow. "We're having lots of success right now in track. It is exciting."

Kobie Brown led the Cardinals with wins in both hurdles events (110 and 300 meters). Owen Lanning was second in all four of his events: both hurdles events, plus long jump and triple jump. Brown was fifth in the long jump.

The Cardinals will be sending two boys' relay teams to state, after capturing third-place finishes in both events. The 4 X 100 team includes Resean Crockett, Landon Callas, Joe Leamy and Travis Crockett. The 4 x 400 team will consist of Landon Callas, Travis Crockett, Tyler Shafer and Brown.

On the girls' side, sophomore Emily Adams qualified for two events at the state meet: 3200 meter run and triple jump.

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WP's Owen Lanning gets a good start on triple jump.

For the boys, Sophomore Landon Callas finished fourth in the 300 meter hurdles, which qualified him for a state spot. Callas just missed a state spot in the 110 hurdles, finishing sixth.

Other state qualifiers for WP included Brandon Penner, fifth in discus, and freshman Joe LaRue, who finished fifth in the high jump.

"Joe LaRue was our athlete of the week as he is a freshman and snuck in the high jump late in the season," said Bartlow. "He is really excited, as he should be."

Bartlow said he is optimistic about his boys' team's chances at state. "The top four get team trophies and we have an outside shot at that, and for sure a shot at the top eight in state," he said.

The 2B state track and field meet will be held Thursday through Saturday at Eastern Washington University in Cheney.