Auburn Riverside girls finish fourth at district | Track and Field

The Auburn Riverside girls track and field team earned a fourth-place finish at this past weekend's West Central District III/Southwest District 4 meet at French Field in Kent.

The Auburn Riverside girls track and field team earned a fourth-place finish at this past weekend’s West Central District III/Southwest District 4 meet at French Field in Kent.

The Ravens and Curtis tied for fourth with 49 points. Federal Way won the title with 65.5 points.

Auburn Riverside qualified five girls for this weekend’s state Class 4A track and field championships at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma.

Senior Brandi Williams – the reigning 4A long jump champion – led the way for Auburn Riverside, capturing the district title with a leap of 19 feet, 2 inches.

Williams also finished second in the 100- and 200-meter sprints with times of 12.29 and 25.06 seconds, respectively.

Senior Rachel O’Neil also grabbed a district title, claiming the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.56.

Sophomore Brittni Williams earned state berths with a fifth-place finish in the long jump (17-4 1/2) and a third-place performance in the triple jump (35-11).

Senior distance runner Cassidy Brown was seventh in the 1,600 (5:07.9) and senior Lauren Saunders was eighth in the 800 (2:28.19).