The Garfield G-Men girls’ track and field team qualified three athletes to the Ohio High School Athletic Association state meet. Senior discus thrower Elise Edwards, sophomore hurdler Olivia Kuchenbecker and freshman distance runner Lina Kaufman each earned state bids at the OHSAA Division IV regional meet last weekend at Austintown-Fitch High School.
“All three of them just put in so much time and effort,” Coach Jim Pfleger said. “All three did indoor with us all year and obviously Lina had a great fall season in cross-country, so it was great. There are always some that get left behind that deserve it but those three deserved it and they worked their tails off all year to get here.”
The Garfield trio will compete at the OHSAA Division IV state meet at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m…