Running the 100-meter dash, Monument's Sophie Pettit, right, takes first place earlier this year in John Day. The freshman won her first state title in the 1A 100-meter dash finals Friday with a time of 12.75, one-tenth of a second from a 1A state meet record.

Monument freshman Sophie Pettit sprinted her way to her first high school State Track and Field Championships first-place finish Friday.

She won the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.75, one-tenth of a second from setting a new 1A state meet record.

She was followed by athletes from North Lake and St. Stephen’s who finished in 13.09.

Pettit also posted the fastest preliminary time in the 200-meter dash Thursday, qualifying for the finals scheduled for 7:12 p.m. Friday.

With 10 events scored, the Monument girls were in eighth place with 15 points in the 1A field.

Kyla Emerson, another Monument freshman, also qualified for Friday’s finals in the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles, scheduled for 6:24 p.m. and 7:42 p.m. Friday, respectively.