Carter Eckl

2 days ago | nevadaappeal.com | Carter Eckl

Sawyer Macy has had an up and down high school track and field career in the Carson High School royal blue and white colors. When he’s been healthy, he’s been one of the best distance runners in the state, but even as a teenager a clean bill of health hasn’t been guaranteed. Saturday morning at Douglas High School, Macy won the regional title in the Class 5A boys 3,200-meter race by less than two-tenths of a second.

2 days ago | nevadaappeal.com | Carter Eckl

Douglas High School swim and dive have several state qualifiers after this weekend’s regional meet at the Moana Swim Center in Reno. As teams, both the Tiger girls and boys finished in fifth place. On the girls side, Douglas will send Caitlin Taylor to state in both the 200-yard freestyle and the 400-yard freestyle relay. Taylor took third in the 200-yard individual event. Carli Stevenson, Mia Bourassa and Tierra Mackay accompanied her in the 400 relay, which took fourth.

2 days ago | nevadaappeal.com | Carter Eckl

Carson High School senior Anne Davis has been shaving time off her 100-meter hurdle marks since her freshman season. It’s an event Davis has literally put her blood, sweat and tears into and her dedication paid off Friday afternoon at the Class 5A North regional track and field meet at Douglas High School. Davis got an excellent start and put together a flawless race to cross the line in 15.78 seconds, winning the regional title.

2 days ago | nevadaappeal.com | Carter Eckl

Dayton High School will have three representatives at the Class 3A state track and field meet in Las Vegas this coming weekend. On the girls side, Madison Tinsley was a two-event qualifier, advancng to the state meet in both the high jump and pole vault. Tinsley took second in the high jump with a clearance of 5-0 and tied for third in the pole vault, going over eight feet. Macy Lieb will join her after taking fourth place in the long jump with a mark of 15-11.50.

2 days ago | nevadaappeal.com | Carter Eckl

Douglas High School senior Luke Davis punched his first career ticket to the state track and field meet as an individual Friday, putting up a personal record in a second-place finish in the 5A boys 1,600 meters. Saturday, he grabbed his second spot as an individual in the 3,200. “This is my first time qualifying for an individual event. I went for the 4x8 (relay), my sophomore year, so it's just been a dream and … it's an honor to be able to say I've done it now. So, I'm excited,” Davis said.