Title defenses, exciting finishes highlight start of Alaska state track and field championships

May 30—Track and field athletes from around the state at the Division I and II levels competed in ideal weather conditions at the state meet Friday at Dimond High School, compared to last week’s frigid and windy Region IV meet at the same venue.

Alaska’s top high school sprinters, jumpers, throwers, hurdlers and distance runners who participated in the first day of finals events put on an impressive display for attendees.

While no state meet records were broken, there were plenty of personal bests set or matched by first-place finishers. Among them was Dimond’s own Tavarius Wrice, who won the Division I boys high jump title…

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