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KITTITAS, Wash.-DW made a good showing at the K-Valley Rally track and field meet at Kittitas High School on Fri., April 12.

Sophomore Mason Finney beat seven competitors to win the boys 3200 with a time of 9:51.04 for a personal record. Finney also placed eighth in the high jump with a 5' jump, and another PR. Senior Daltin Lambert placed ninth in the 1600 meters with a time of 5:53.74, also for a PR.

On the women's side, Junior Kirsten Miller took third place in the 100m hurdles with a time of 18.32 and scored fifth place in the 300m hurdles at 56.64. Miller also placed ninth, out of 29 racers, in the 100 meter run with a PR of 14.50.

Coach Dan Nechodom said the team had a small crew due to grade issues, prior commitments and the arrival of the Yamate foreign exchange students.

"It was great to see Cassidy Laughery start getting into the "swing" of the discus, throwing about 59 feet, almost a 10-foot PR. Kirsten had a very smooth run of the 100 meter hurdles for third place, and Daltin Lambert broke back into sub-6's for the mile. The real show of the day was Mason Finney in the 3200, who pulled ahead of the pack in the first 30 meters and held first for the rest of the race. He finished about 50 meters ahead of the next competitor," Nechodom said.

"Also, we were finally able to get Chris Andrews back on the track. He's running smoothly, and with great attention to the details of race preparation. He ran well for his first outing and we're looking forward to what he is able to do," he added.

On Tues., April 9, DW traveled to Pomeroy where they competed in a District 7/9 league meet. At Pomeroy, Finney took second in the 3200 with a time of 11:25.05 and Daltin Lambert placed fourth in the javelin with a throw of 119-04.

Senior Kira Boggs placed fourth in the 400 meter run with a PR of 1:10.91 and Miller took third place in both the 100 meter and 300 meter hurdles with times of 18.46 and 57.07, respectively.