Rodriguez leads the way for Garden City at Region VI

By Mike Pilosof

El Dorado, KS-The Broncbuster women's track team competed in the Region VI Outdoor Championships at BG Products Stadium.

Sheridan Rodriguez led the way with a fifth-place finish in the heptathlon, qualifying for nationals by scoring over 3,000 points. She was sixth in the 200-meter dash and fourth in the 800. She won the high jump in the heptathlon.

Ciara Hampton ran two personal bests, breaking 15 seconds in the 100-meter hurdle finals (14.99). She also set a PR in the 400-meter hurdle finals with a time of 1:12.97, good for a seventh-place finish. She broke her personal best by 15 seconds.

Outdoor nationals are set for May 16 in Hobbs, N.M.