McMillin’s big day highlights Republic track district meet

Republic track athletes qualify for sectionals in 15 total events at Carl Junction
 
Devon McMillin led the way for Republic at the district track meet in Carl Junction, Saturday. McMillin qualified for sectionals in all four of his events. He was a district champion in the high jump. In all, Republic qualified for sectionals in 15 events.
Kristin Probst and Alaina Norman each finished the day with two district championships. Norman won a district championship in the javelin throw. She broke her own school record with a toss of 39.11 meters. She was also part of one winning relay. Probst was part of two winning relay teams.
The 4x400m relay team of Aaliyah Vasquez, Gracie Woods, Norman, and Kristen Probst finished first in their race. So did the 4x800m relay team of Miha Nambara, Gracie Troester, Misora Nambara and Probst.
The top four finishers in each event will participate at the sectional meet in Waynesville, Saturday. Here’s a list of other qualifiers from Republic:
Chase Buford (Long jump 4th)
Chase Buford (100m dash, 4th)
Landen Finley (400m dash, 2nd)
Devon McMillin (800m run, 3rd)
Avery Moody (Javelin, 4th)
Kristin Probst (800m run, 3rd)
Miller Rountree (110m hurdles, 2nd)
Miller Rountree (300m hurdles, 2nd)
Gracie Troester (1600m run, 4th)
Landen Finley, Miller Rountree, Will Fronabarger, Devon McMillin (4x400m relay, 2nd)
Derrick Buchanan, Will Fronabarger, Ethan Haynes, Devon McMillin (4x800m relay, 3rd).