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Show Woods Cross runners do well in state test day of the meet. It was a class race in which Godfrey held the lead for most of the race and staved off a gutsy last try by Roat down the stretch. Godfrey, who also took second in both the 3200 meters and the 800 meters, finished with a clocking of 4:21.82. Roat's time was 4:22.21. On the women's side, Carolyn Knight was simply outstanding as just a sophomore. She had the best shot at bringing home a state title but was denied in both the long jump and the 400 meters. Connie Johnston of Weber leaped 17-10 to beat out Knight in the long jump who finished with a fine mark of 16-9. In the 400 meters, Knight held the lead at one point but was passed up by Weber's We-ber's Lori Child on the straightaway. straight-away. Knight posted an impressive time of 37.94 while Child was first at 57.77. The boys team finished a respectable re-spectable ninth with 20 points. Besides Be-sides the second place effort turned in by Roat, the Wildcats also gained three fourth place finishes. Two of them were turned in by Shawn Frasier in both the shot put (51H) and the discus (15014). The medley relay team also snared a fourth place finish. The girls medley relay team came very close to capturing a state title as well. The Lady Wildcat Wild-cat quartet finished second in that race behind the winning Bonneville team. The Woods Cross school gained a third place finish from Anna Gus-taffson Gus-taffson in the open 400 meters and had two fifth place finishes by Ami -Sessions in the 800 meters (2:22.90) and Marci Heaps (35-3 V) in the shot put. By KEITH DUNCAN OGDEN There were no individual indi-vidual champions from Woods Cross High School at the recently concluded 4-A state track and field championships, but both the boys and girls teams finished among the top 10. But that isn't to say the Wildcats didn't have a shot at bringing home some individual gold. Senior Matt Roat, who had dominated the 1600 meter run for most of the year, was upset by Weber's We-ber's Matt Godfrey during the last ---'-r-immriB ii i - ii ni ni 11 m ilSittl . . ' -"aiiiii m n MiilMiMMi.inniix.i amij Woods Cross' Matt Roat, left, moves to outside in effort to edge out Weber's Matt Godfrey in the 1600 meter run. Godfrey held off Roat to take the gold medal. |