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place Gilman relay.

Fuentes and Cihlar also picked up a pair of seconds for the Falcons. Fuentes came in only an inch behind Neillsville’s Brody Bergemann in the long jump, his furthest leap measuring 20 feet, 4.75 inches. Meanwhile, Cihlar posted a new personal best by reaching a height of 13 feet, six inches in the pole vault. The performance broke his own school record, which he had set earlier this season. Only Athens’ Kyle Schreiner had a better day, winning the event by clearing a height of 14 feet.

Lauryn Harris had the girls team’s best result in Gilman. The freshman was the runner-up in the triple jump competition, her attempt of 32 feet, eight inches trailing only Gilman’s Jaylen Copenhaver. Teammate Celia Schindler was not far behind, posting a distance of 32 feet, three inches to capture third place for the Falcons.

Margo Pogodzinski posted sectional-worthy performances in both the shot put and the discus, taking third in the shot put with a throw of 35 feet, 1.5 inches and notching a fourth place finish in the discus after her best throw measured 108 feet. Azul Diaz had similar results for Abbotsford in the distance events, taking third in the 3200-meter run with a time of 13:50.41 and fifth in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:01.34.

Miguel Bautista-Carreon added a fourth place finish for the boys team in the 800-meter run, recording a time of 2:11.91.

The girls 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams of Hazel Flink, Chloe Cihlar, Harris and Schindler grabbed the final qualifying spots for the Falcons. Taking fourth in both competitions, they posted times of 53.84 seconds and 1:54.90 in their respective races.

There were a few Falcons who just missed the cut for the sectional meet. Preston Belanger came in fifth place in the 1600-meter run on Tuesday, finishing with a time of 5:19.27 and teammate Jack Sheahan also took fifth with a distance of 35 feet, one half inch in the triple jump. The pair were also part of the 4x800-meter relay team that also included Bautista-Carreon and Gavin Reis that took fifth with a time of 9:20.31.

Other scoring performances included sixth place finishes from Harris in the long jump, with a distance of 14 feet, seven inches, and Irvin Davila in the discus, with a throw of 110 feet, seven inches, a seventh place finish for Chloe Cihlar in the 300-meter hurdles, posting a time of 57.07 seconds, and eighth place finishes for Flink in the pole vault with a height of seven feet, six inches, and Kevin Fuentes in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.79.

RAIN OR SHINE - A sudden downpour did not hinder Marcus VanLuven during the sectional meet in Colby. STAFF PHOTO/NATHANIEL UNDERWOOD