The Fountain Hills High School track team competed in the first round of state qualifying meets this past week, with local athletes already qualified in a myriad of events.

On March 20 the Falcons traveled to Valley Christian to compete in the state track early qualifier event. Of the 10 schools that competed, the local boys track team came in third and the girls’ team came in fifth.

On March 22 and 23 the Falcons participated in the Chandler Rotary, one of the largest high school invitational track meets in the nation.

FHHS track only has one meet this week, the Ron Smith Classic at Shadow Mountain on March 29.

At the Valley Christian meet, Falcon Porter Sweet qualified for the state tournament in the javelin throw.

Darrean Smith also qualified for the javelin throw at state, but his best launch was at the Chandler Rotary event where he came in 20th for the event.

However, the top Falcon at the Rotary was Madison George who, along with qualifying for state in the 100m and 200m dash events, also qualified for pole vaulting, beating her personal best and setting a new school record with a jump of 12’6’’.