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Apr. 16, 2008

ROTARY TRACK AT PVHS

Australians win five events

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HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT
Madeline Bloedel was one of the top individuals on the Australian Select team that competed Friday in the Rotary Invitational Track Championships, hosted by Pahrump Valley High School. Bloedel won the triple jump and was third in the 100-meter hurdles.


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The Australian Select teams put on strong performances in the Rotary Invitational Track Championships at the renovated Pahrump Valley High School stadium Friday.

Both teams were fifth in the points standings, the girls scoring 88 points and the boys recording 59. Individually, the Aussies had five wins.

Kirby Ellis won the girls' 400-meter dash in 1:01.1; Madeline Bloedel took the triple jump at 32 feet, 9 inches (9.98 meters) and a Down-Under 4x200-meter relay quartet prevailed in 1:51.2.

James Grimm won the boys' 100-meter dash in 0:11.5 and the 200 in 0:23.0.

Aussie results

How the Aussies fared by event (top eight finishes only). Winner in bold face:

GIRLS

100-meter dash -- 4. Taylor Smith, 0:13.8; 5. Haylee Wilson, 0:13.8.

400 -- 1. Kirby Ellis, 1:01.1; 4. Wilson, 1:03.1.

800 -- 3. Smith, 2:48.0.

1600 -- 3. Emily Pimlett, 6:04.0.

100-meter hurdles -- 3. Madeline Bloedel, 0:17.6.

4x100-meter relay -- 3. 0:55.3.

4x200 relay -- 1. Australian Select, 1:51.2.

High jump -- 2. Kirsty Coombs, 5-2 (1.57 meters).

Pole vault -- None.

Long jump -- 4. Bloedel, 14-8 1/2 (4.48 meters).

Triple jump -- 1. Bloedel, 32-9 (9.98 meters).

Shot put -- 3. Erana Barker, 31-9 (9.67 meters).

Discus -- 8. Barker, 73-0 (22.25 meters).

BOYS

100 -- 1. James Grimm, 0:11.5; 3. Sam Hoare-Smith, 0:11.6; 7. Billy Featherby, 0:11.9; 8. Matt Davies, 0:11.9.

200 -- 1. Grimm, 0:23.0; 2. John Ryan, 0:23.67; 7. Featherby, 0:23.9.

4x100 relay -- 8. Australia, 0:49.1.

4x400 relay -- 5. Australia, 3:49.9.

Long jump -- 2. Grimm, 20 feet, 2 inches (6.14 meters).

Triple jump -- 3. Matt Davies, 38-4 (11.68 meters).














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