Lead by the outstanding performance of Madison Chappell, the Holbrook Junior High School girls’ track team finished fourth at the White Mountain League Track and Field Championships held April 30 in Payson. Show Low won the meet, followed by, in order of finish, Snowflake, Blue Ridge, Holbrook, Mogollon, St. Johns, Round Valley, Payson, Joseph City, Canyon Day and Winslow. Chappell won the league championship in the Class A shot put with a throw of 33’6”. She also took second place in the 100 meters with a time of 13.79 seconds, fourth place in the 200 meters in 29.75 and ran the last leg of the 4×100 meter relay in which the team placed fourth. In addition, Skyla Williams won the league championship in the Class B shot put with a throw of 31’6”. Each event pitted the top eight competitors in the 12-team conference in running and field events, in three separate divisions (based on height and weight) of Class A, B and C competitors. Other noteworthy performances turned in by Lady Roadrunners at the meet included Sydney Plumb’s second place finish in the Class A 800 meters with a time of 2:43.62; and Amber Harrison, third in the Class B 100 meters in 14.44 and fourth in the 200 meters in 31.04. In the Class A 1600 meter run, Tyana Begay placed second in 6:39.97; Jade Knight, third in 6:43.75; and Shilane Gorman, fourth in 6:43.79. The Class A 400 meter relay team of Tyuana Yazzie, Sydney Plumb, Holly Hill and Madison Chappell took fourth place with a time of 57.82. Other Roadrunners who took part in the championship meet included Triston Ambrose, who placed sixth in the Class A 800 meters and eighth in the high jump. In the Class B 1600 meter run, Calen Nez was eighth and Gracie John was ninth. In Class C, Mylee Demuth was sixth in the 800 meters and Dezbah Yazzie was eighth; Angel Bates was sixth in the shot put and Demuth was eighth; Jadyn Foard was eighth in the 400 meters; Mylee Demuth was seventh in the 1600 meters and Dezbah Yazzie was eighth. Coach Mark McKeller credits hard work and gritty determination by the team despite coming off of illnesses and injuries, along with a great job by Assistant Coach Beth Plumb, with the team’s fourth place finish at the meet. “All season long the girls worked hard, doing well at each of our five meets. They really showed a lot of character in overcoming difficulties at this championship meet and the qualifier meet before it. This team stuck together and really worked like a team,” said the coach.