Vandal girls win first state track title

The Eureka girls won their first 1A girls state track and field championship May 18 at Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas.

The Lady Vandals earned 117 points by taking five gold medals, three silver and three bronze, and three fourth place medals.

The Vandal boys had 29 points on the strength of Tristan Bircham taking the gold medal in both the shot put and discus.

In the girls meet, the Lady Vandals won gold medals by Louisa Terhalle in the 300m hurdles, Angelika Townsend in the 800 meters, Alia Minoletti in the shot put, Ilyhia Greely in the discus and Isabella Minoletti in the long jump.

BOYS

Shot Put – Tristan Bircham, first place, 42-08¼

Discus – Bircham, first place, 130-00

High Jump –Garrett Todd, fourth place, 5-06

Triple Jump – Todd, fifth place, 37-06½

GIRLS

100 meters – Isabella Minoletti, fourth place, 13.58

400 meters – Angelika Townsend, sixth place, 1:06.34

800 meters – Townsend, first place, 2:31.90

1600 meters – Townsend, second place, 5:45.33

3200 meters – Cambria Davis, third place, 13:40

100m hurdles – Kyra Todd, second place, 18.17

300m hurdles – Louisa Terhalle, first place, 52.25, Todd, third place, 54.35

4×100 relay – Third place, 54.32

Shot Put – Alia Minoletti, first place, 30-11, Ilyhia Greely, 30-03½

Discus – Greely, first place, 100-05, Skylar Merritt, fourth place, 88-03

High Jump – Terhalle, fourth place, 4-02

Long Jump – Isabella Minoletti, first place, 15-05

Triple Jump – Townsend, second place, 31-08