Smollack crowned state champ!

Mietra Smollack dug in deep and pulled off a win in the 1600 final at the state track meet in Pasco Saturday. In winning state, she also set a new personal best of 4:56.44, more than a second off the PR she set last week at districts. She finished more than a half-second before her neared competitor. This was in addition to her 2nd place finish in the 800m finals, finishing .06 seconds behind winner Nocole Cochran of Bellarmine. These two finishes has almost turned me into a Wazzu fan (at least in track)!

Other top-8 finishers were:
- Rodrick Rumble in the high jump, finishing 3rd with a height of 6'7", only an inch behind the winner.
- Donovan Hunt in the long jump, as mentioned in a previous post, 9 inches shorter than the champ. Donovan's only a sophomore, so I'm looking for a state champ title for him before he graduates. His jump was almost a foot further than the next soph in the standings.
- Boys 4x100 relay, finishing 6th with a time of 43.36. It was a tight race, with only a single second separating first place from 6th place.