The Palestine Herald, Palestine, Texas - Elkhart's Carwell has big day at state

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Published: May 12, 2008 02:37 am

Elkhart's Carwell has big day at state

Elkhart senior wins two state track medals

The Palestine Herald

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AUSTIN — Elkhart senior Martisa Carwell found success at the state track meet as she will bring home two medals after the Class 2A meet Saturday at the Mike A. Meyers Stadium on the University of Texas campus.

The Lady Elk senior will bring both silver and bronze back to East Texas after she took second in the 200-meter dash and was part of the third-place 1600 relay team along with teammates Elise Davis, Celsey Rodgers and Rachel Teetz.

In the 200, Carwell finished with a time of 25.12 seconds. Lexington's Elysia Farwell won the race with a time of 24.66.

The Elkhart relay team finished with a time of 4:02.51, which broke the previous school record of 4:03.56.

Carwell also competed in two other events Saturday, finishing fourth in the 100 with a time of 12.32 seconds and seventh in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet.

Elkhart's Rebecca Jensen also ran in the state track meet, finishing eighth in the 3200 with a time of 6:25.55.

As a team, Elkhart finished tied for eighth place with 24 points.

In the Class A state track meet Saturday, Slocum's Otis Lackey added another state medal to his collection.

After receiving a silver medal in last year’s meet, Lackey took third in the 800. The Slocum senior finished with a time of 2:00.34 and was within .01 seconds of the second-place finisher.

Slocum's Logan Foster competed in the 1600 and finished fifth with a time of 4:43.93 .

Grapeland freshman Javontae McCoy also competed in the state meet, finishing eighth in the 100 with a time of 11.28 seconds.

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Elkhart senior Martisa Carwell, right, finishes second in the University Interscholastic League’s Class 2A 200-meter dash with a time of 25.12 seconds Saturday afternoon at the University of Texas in Austin. Carwell found success in Austin Saturday getting two medals as she competed in four events. Along with the sliver in the 200, she and her 1600-relay teammates took home bronze. Carwell also competed in the 100 and the long jump. Wolf Whittaker/Special to the Herald-Press/ (Click for larger image)

Elkhart's Elise Davis, right, passes the baton to Celsey Rodgers during the Class 2A state 1600-meter relay Saturday afternoon at the University of Texas in Austin. Elkhart's relay team, which also consisted of Rachel Teetz and Martisa Carwell, finished third. Wolf Whittaker/Special to the Herald-Press/ (Click for larger image)

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