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Rio Blanco County high schools well represented at state meet

by Special to the Herald Times on June 3, 2016

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Austin Russell, a junior at Meeker High School, made it to the podium during the state meet. He cut 20 seconds off his personal best in the 3,200-meter run and finished in 10:08, ending up in eighth place. Russell was also on the 4×400-meter relay with Cole Brown, Josh Cochran and Gavin Garr and the 4×800-meter relay with Cochran, Tannen Kennedy and Marshal Pool. Both teams failed to place, but coach Strate said, “They ran…