Sophomore Max Huxoll represented the Sutton Mustangs track and field team during the Class C state track and field meet, held at Burke High School in Omaha May 22-23.
Huxoll, who qualified for both the triple jump and long jump, opened his state meet action Friday, May 22, competing in the triple jump, where the sophomore finished with a 17th-place best jump of 40’ 6.75.” Event winner, Atreyu May of Kearney Catholic, claimed gold with a 46’ 1.5” leap.
Huxoll rebounded nicely during the long jump competition Saturday, May 23, finishing with a sixth-place medal, after hitting the 21’ 2.75” mark, falling a quarter of an inch out of fifth place, as Yutan’s Ryan Maguire hit the 21’ 3” mark for fifth.
Winning the event was Alma’s Zavier Mitchell with a 22’ 10.5” jump.
Max Huxoll launches after his first of three leaps during the triple jump Friday, May 22. Huxoll hit the 40’ 6.75” mark to finish 17th overall in the event. JEREMY VAUBLE | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
