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The West Salem Middle School track and field teams held their last home meet last Thursday, competing against La Crescent, Logan, Bangor and Aquinas.
The girls placed second, with a total of 53.5, after falling short a half point to Aquinas, while the boys also placed second behind Logan, with a total of 65.5 to the Rangers’ 101.
Kelsey Novak took first placed in both the 1,600-meter run and the 800-meter run with times of 5:44.72 and 2:38.94, respectively.
First place in the long jump was C.J. Bina, jumping 14 feet even. Jessica Welch also took first place in high jump with a jump of 4-06; she also placed fourth in the long jump (12-10.5).
The boys had a great effort but fell short of first place by 35.5 points. The boys 4x200 relay team took first with a time of 1:45.68, and the 4x100 team also finished first running 50.66.
Alex Koenen took first place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.88. Also finishing first was Zach Gersch in the 800 with a time of 2:25.03.
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