Lady Eagles advance two athletes to State finals
The Columbia City girls' track team advances two Lady Eagles to the State finals meet hosted at Indiana University. To qualify for the State meet competitors must finish in the top three of their respective event at the Regional meet or meet the state standard set in place by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA).
Lady Eagle high jumper, Kinsey Kauffman qualified in the high jump, finishing second with a jump of 5-5 1/2, which also met the standard. Teammate Mallory Vandersaul qualified in pole vault by finishing third and vaulting to a 10-4 height.
As a team, Columbia City finished 9th out of 31 teams. The boys' Regional competition will be held at Fort Wayne Wayne on Thursday at 4:45 pm.