Monument Valley High Track and Field compete in at region meet

Monument Valley High track and field teams competed in the Region 19 track meet at Monticello High on May 7.
The Monument Valley girls finished in fourth place, while the boys finished in fifth place at the region meet.
Top four marks in each event qualified for the state tournament, four Monument Valley athletes are entered to compete at the state championship track meet.
The Monument Valley girls team was led by a runner-up finish by Summer Atene in the 400 meter dash, Atene also finished third in the 1600, and fourth in the 800. Teammate Naomi White also was third place in the javelin throw.
The Monument Valley boys were led at the region meet by Josiah Gipe who finished as runner up in the 1600 and in third place in the 800. Teammate Jake Deswood finished fourth in the 1600 as well.
The 1A state championship meet takes place Friday and Saturday May 16 and 17 at the BYU track in Provo. While top four finishers in region 19 automatically qualify for state; athletes can also qualify by hitting certain high marks during the season.
Among those pre-qualified include Monument Valley’s Josiah Gipe in the 3200 meter run.