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Southwestern's Rooks finishes 13th in state championship track and field meet

To secure a coveted podium finish at the IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Championship Meet Friday, Southwestern rising senior Lilly Rooks knew another 18-foot jump would be needed in the long jump.

Rooks broke her own school record at the regional meet, going 18-0.25 to finish runner-up.

 

 

Rooks improved with each of her first three qualifying attempts Friday at the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex on the campus of Indiana University but she did not get to 18 feet and finished 13th overall.

Evansville Bosse junior Alexia Smith was one jump away from being eliminated from the competition after fouling on her first two attempts. On her third, she soared 18-9.75 to win the state championship despite fouling on her final three attempts in the championship round.

Terre Haute South’s Courtney Jones was runner-up at 18-8.5 and Fort Wayne Northrop’s Morgan Patterson was third at 18-7.75.

Six of the top seven finishers in the event were seniors.

 

For more on Lilly Rooks' road to the state championship meet: https://shelbycountypost.com/sports/637120

 

Rooks, a two-time state qualifier in the long jump, also finished 13th in the 2021 state championship meet held at Ben Davis High School.

Rooks opened the event Friday with a distance of 16-9.75. She improved to 17-2.25 then 17-6.75, which is the same distance she recorded at the 2021 state finals when she broke the school record.

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