Decatur Lady Bulldogs runners-up at indoor meet in Fayetteville

Westside Eagle Observer/SUBMITTED Members of the Decatur Lady Bulldog track team display their trophy after placing second in the 1A-2A division of the Arkansas Indoor High School Championship track meet at the Randal Tyson Track facility in Fayetteville Feb. 1. Track team members participating in the event included Olivia Verser (left), Bronwyn Brown, Coach Shane Holland, Desi Meek, Kyleigh McBride, Lizzie Haisman, Heidi Rubi and Deysi Rubi.
Westside Eagle Observer/SUBMITTED Members of the Decatur Lady Bulldog track team display their trophy after placing second in the 1A-2A division of the Arkansas Indoor High School Championship track meet at the Randal Tyson Track facility in Fayetteville Feb. 1. Track team members participating in the event included Olivia Verser (left), Bronwyn Brown, Coach Shane Holland, Desi Meek, Kyleigh McBride, Lizzie Haisman, Heidi Rubi and Deysi Rubi.

DECATUR -- As the basketball season winds down to the playoffs, another sport is just beginning. For the Decatur Lady Bulldogs, the two-time 1A State track champions, the season began with a trip to the University of Arkansas to participate in 1A-4A Arkansas Indoor High School Track Championship at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville on Feb. 1.

The Bulldogs took second place in the 1A-2A division with 60 points, behind the Yellville-Summit Lady Panthers with 80 points.

Senior Desi Meek was the 1A-2A high-point individual for the meet with her first-place finishes in the 60-meter hurdles and the triple jump. She placed second place in the 60-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter runs.

The Decatur boys' team finished eighth in the meet.

Decatur girls' results

60m: 2 Desi Meek 8.48

10 Heidi Rubi 9.33

15 Lizzie Haisman 10.83

200m: 2 Meek 27.74

14 Haisman 38.62

400m: 2 Meek 1:03.84

800m: 2 Deysi Rubi 3:05.50

60m Hurdles: 1 Meek 10.20

Triple Jump: 1 Meek 32-06.50

Shot Put: 3 Bronwyn Berry 29-02

7 Olivia Verser 26-02

9 Kyleigh McBride 23-09

Decatur boys' results

60m: 6 Luis Sanchez 7.93

200m: 5 Luis Sanchez 25.62

11 Kevin Sanchez 26.62

400m: 6 Jason Gomez 57.78

7 Steven Lucero 58.66

8 Kevin Sanchez 59.56

Long Jump: 5 Luis Sanchez 17-09.00

9 Andres Revolorio 16-01.00

10 Kevin Sanchez 15-11.00

Triple Jump: 4 Luis Sanchez 33-03.50

Sports on 02/13/2019