The Warrenton track and field team competed in nine events at the Class 4, Sectional 2 meet on May 24 at Rock Bridge High School.
Three Warriors placed in the top four of their events and will compete at the Class 4 State Championships on May 30-31 at Adkins Stadium.
Senior Avery Shaw will compete at state in the shot put and discus after placing second in discus (36.87 meters) and fourth in shot put (11.49 meters). Sophomore Marcus Greene qualified for state after finishing third in shot put (14.78 meters) and senior Isham Keeper booked his ticket to state after placing second in the high jump (1.91 meters).
Other sectional competitors were Morgan Marschel in the 200-meter dash (26.11 seconds; seventh place) and 400-meter dash (58.26 seconds; fifth place), Jonathan Sweitzer in the 400-meter dash (51.22 seconds; eighth place), Dylan Coleman in the 1600-meter dash (4:45.18; seventh place) and the 4x400 relay team consisting of Keeper, Coleman, Pierce and Sweitzer (3:36.38; eighth place).
