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The State Track and Field Meet began Friday in Austin with three area kids competing.
Maddison Helm of Orangefield was seventh in the 4A girls 3200 with a time of 12:05. The winning time was 11:21.
Eli Peveto of LCM finished fourth in the 4A 3200 with a time of 9:58. The winning time was 9:38.
And in the 4A Long Jump, Bridge City’s Max Baker was seventh with a jump of 22-0. The gold medal jump was 23-8.5
Saturday Eli returns to run the 1600. His teammate Christian Weatherly competes in the high jump and Deweyville’s Holli Shannon runs the 100 hurdles in 2A.
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