Campbell Wins Shot Put at State Meet

Colome junior Matt Campbell had an outstanding day on Saturday at the state track meet in Sioux Falls.

Campbell won the Class B shot put with a throw of 51 feet-1.75 inches. He edged out Canistota’s Xavier Ward who had a throw of 50-4.

But the Colome athlete’s great day continued because he still had to throw the discus in the afternoon. Campbell placed second in the discus with a throw of 157-11. For the second time in a day, Campbell found himself on the awards stand after his discus throw.

Results of other Colome athletes at the state meet include:

Kelly O’Bryan placed 10th in the triple jump at 39-9.5.
Holden Thieman placed 12th in the long jump at 19-5.25.
Kaydee Heath placed 12th in the prelims of the 300 hurdles in :51.04.
Jaclyn Laprath placed 16th in the two mile run in 13:09.81.
Callie Heath was 11th in the girls long jump at 15-03.75. She also ran the prelims of the 400 placing 12th in 1:02.51.