REGIONAL- Ely and North Woods both sent runners to the Class A state championship track and field meet after they turned in qualifying performances last week at the 7A sectional meet at UMD.
The Ely girls track team will send five runners to the state— Violet Udovich placed second in the 400 meters on last Thursday and the 4x400 meter relay of Lydia Shultz, Sarah Visser, Grace LaTourell and Udovich also placed second.
North Woods’ long distance specialist Alex Burckhardt, running for the South Ridge Panthers, also earned a trip to state with a second-place finish in the 3200 meters.
The state meet was scheduled to be held this week at St. Michael-Albertville High School in St. Michael, with Class A preliminary heats held on Thursday and finals on Friday.