Whittell High girls win NIAA 1a Track and Field Championship, Robertson wins 3 trophies for boys' team

Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/21/2023 - 3:22pm
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ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - The Whittell High School girls' track and field team has brought back the State Champion trophy from the NIAA 1a State Track Championship in Henderson, Nev. Through 18 events, the young women collected 91 points with first-place finishes in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays and long jump.

Logan Robertson from the boys' team was a one-man show at state, coming home with three first-place finishes in the 800-, 1600-, and 3200-meter runs.

The finals for both women and men at NIAA 1a Friday-Saturday:

Women - 1A - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored
1- George Whittell HS 91

Girls 100 Meter Dash
2- Rippet, Avignon George Whittell 13.00
6- Moretti, Ella George Whittell 13.80

Girls 200 Meter Dash
2- Rippet, Avignon George Whittell 26.62

Girls 800 Meter Run
3- Martinez, Myelayla George Whittell 2:41.60

Girls 1600 Meter Run
4- Martinez, Myelayla George Whittell 6:20.50
5- McKay, Tierra George Whittell 6:34.04

Girls 3200 Meter Run
6- Alvarez, Faith George Whittell 18:08.05

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay
1- George Whittell HS 54.08
1) Campbell, Grace 2) Schweitzer, Ella 3) Moretti, Ella 4) Rippet, Avignon

Girls 4x200 Meter Relay
1- George Whittell HS 'A' 2:00.76

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
2- George Whittell HS 'A' 4:52.20 8
1) Mackay, Tierra 2) Schweitzer, Ella 3) Alvarez, Faith 4) Campbell, Grace

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
3- George Whittell HS 13:25.34
1) Martinez, Myclayla 2) Troska, Chloe 3) Alvarez, Faith 4) McKay, Tierra

Girls High Jump
2- Schweitzer, Ella George Whittell 5-02.00
7- Moretti, Ella George Whittell 4-02.00

Girls Long Jump
1- Rippet, Avignon George Whittell 15-04.00

Boys 800 Meter Run
1- Robertson, Logan George Whittell 2:08.52

Boys 1600 Meter Run
1- Robertson, Logan George Whittell 5:02.23

Boys 3200 Meter Run
1- Robertson, Logan George Whittell 10:47.34

Boys High Jump
7- Robertson, Logan George Whittell 5-02.00

Men - 1A - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored
8) George Whittell HS 32.50 out of 21 schools