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  • Lindsay's Lauren Gibbs (right) and Megan Holt (center) along with Valley View's Kayley Calhoun round the corner in the 3200 meter run Friday morning at the state track meet in Austin. Gibbs took secondplace, while Holt finished fourth and Calhoun placed seventh. Photo by Heahter Holt

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May 14, 2012

Setting the pace

By Clay Corbett, Sports Editor Gainesville Daily Register

Austin — With the most perfect conditions they have seen all year the

Lindsay Lady Knights took advantage getting off to a tremendous start

in their quest for a state track title Friday morning. The 3200-meter

team of Lauren Gibbs and Megan Holt finished second and fourth to give

Lindsay an early 12 points in the team standings. Gibbs second place

finish was her best personal time of 11:47.

“Lauren and Megan ran a perfect race, they are very experienced and it

showed today,” Lindsay track coach Don Neu said. “They ran their race

and did not worry about anybody else and I could not be more proud of

them.”

With cool tempertures and overcast skies Holt and Gibbs set their own

pace starting in the back of the field but began to make their move

late, running in the third and fourth postions most of the race until

Gibbs overtook Hamlin’s Jacqueline Villarreal late in the final lap to

claim second place. Villarreal ended up three seconds behind Gibbs in

third position and three seconds ahead of Holt. Holt finished with a

time of 11:53.

“I was really wanting to come into today and redeem myself,” Gibbs

said. “The last two years at cross country I haven’t done well and

this year I had mono. I knew I could perform better [at cross country]

but I couldn’t because I was sick. Track is my favorite and I wanted

this bad. I knew what I had to do when I came out here and I wanted to

be on the podium bad.”

Valley View’s Kayley Calhoun placed seventh in the two mile with a

time of 12:23.

In the boy’s 3200-meter Gonzo Dominguez of Valley View ran a personal

best time of 10:10 to capture third place and the bronze medal.

Dominguez was wild-carded into the state meet and made the most of it,

making it to the podium.

“Coming into this I didn’t think I would be top three so I just tried

to run a good race and stay on top of it [the pace] and not get

discouraged,” Dominguez said. “It felt great and third place is

amazing.”

Lindsay’s John Price placed eighth in the 3200 with a time of 10:51.

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