Pettit wins second title at first state meet

Published 3:37 pm Friday, May 20, 2016

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’s Sophie Pettit was the best 1A girls sprinter at the 2016 State Track and Field Championships, and she’s only a freshman.

Pettit sprinted her way to her first high school state meet first-place finish in the 100-meter dash Friday, followed by her second title in the 200-meter dash later that day.

Pettit 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.

She won the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.43, .12 of a second from setting a new 1A state meet record. She was trailed by South Wasco County’s Ana Popchock who finished in 26.79.

And did I mention she is only a freshman?

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