In a quick turnaround from last week’s district track meet, the 1A schools competed at the area meet on Tuesday in Bryson for a chance to qualify for the regional meet.
Athletes again had to finish in the top four of their event in order to move on.
Only a few athletes were lucky enough not just to qualify but win their events.
Isaac Renteria from Gold-Burg won both the boy’s 3200 and 1600 meter races while setting school records in both. Fellow Bear Jayon Grace won the boy’s shot put while also qualifying in the 100 meters and the long jump.
From Saint Jo Jessie Weger won the girl’s long jump.
From Prairie Valley, Tyler Winkler won not just the boy’s 300 meter hurdles but the pole vault.
While not an individual, all three of the Saint Jo boy relay teams won their races in the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400.
Some other boys who qualified for the regional meet in other events include: Caleb Workman and Mathew Sampson from Saint Jo in the 300 meter hurdles, Will Johnson from Forestburg in the 400 meters, Collin Thomas from Saint Jo in the 800 and 1600 meters, Devin Stewart from Saint Jo in the high jump, Jesse Wadsworth from Forestburg in the 800 meters and triple jump, Wade Lucas from Saint Jo in the pole vault, Eli Freeland from Gold-Burg in the discus and the Forestburg 4×400 relay team.
The girls also had several girls qualify for the regional meet including: Weger from Saint Jo also qualified in the pole vault while with her sister Jacie Weger they both qualified in the 200 meters, Mercedes Diaz from Saint Jo and Sadie Weaver from Gold-Burg did in the 100 meter hurdles, Ollie Gaston from Gold-Burg in the 300 meter hurdles and 800 meters, Bryndel Brewer from Saint Jo in the 400 meters, Linzie Priddy from Prairie Valley in the in the 800 meters, Grace Martin from Bellevue in both the 1600 and 3200 meters, Madisen Deason from Forestburg in the high jump, Justynne Roller from Forestburg in the discus and Reagan Ladewig from Forestburg in the shot put.
Of the relays, only Saint Jo’s 4×100 and 4×200 relays qualified as well.
The regional meet is scheduled for April 28-29 at Whitney High School, with only the top two finishers in each event qualifying for the state meet.

Results for all athletes from Saint Jo, Forestburg, Prairie Valley, Gold-Burg and Bellevue are in the weekend edition of the Bowie News.