Spartan track and field takes top spots in Districts

ST. MARIES — Priest River Lamanna High track and field had a strong showing at the District 1/2 3A Championships May 8-9, with Daniel Gunkle winning second in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:13.43, which was a personal best (PB). Gunnar Pettit winning third in the 400-meter race with a time of 53.52. Peyton Whitehead followed in fourth place with a PB of 55.26 and Landon Blackburn having a seasonal best (SB) of 59.01, earning him sixth. Ian Lamanna finishing fourth in the 100-meter race with a time of 11.55. He went on to place fourth in the 200-meter at 24.47. Gunkle came back to win fourth place in the 1600-meter race at 5:12.23 and third in the 3200-meter at 11:04.86.

The boys’ 1600-meter team of Blackburn, Pettit, Gunkle and Whitehead won second place, clocking in at 3:59.42.