The Shawano Community High School boys track and field team qualified competitors for three events in the WIAA Division 1 state championships at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, though neither athlete advanced past the preliminary round.
Senior Daniel Boivin qualified for the state meet, which concluded Saturday, in the pole vault and 300-meter hurdles, and senior Jake Klister qualified in the 800.
Boivin’s mark of 13 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault, placed him in a tie for 12th, which was outside of advancing to the final. Competitors needed at least a 14-foot effort to advance. Sheboygan North’s Dan Becker won the event at 15-0.
Boivin was 18th in the 300 hurdles, finishing the preliminary at 40.45 seconds, roughly a second from advancing. Eric Fogltanz of Manitowoc Lincoln won the event in 37.82.
Klister finished 16th in the 800 with a time of 1:59.36, which was 2.3 seconds from reaching a transfer to the finals.
