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Shelbyville's Erin Yockey swept the distance races at Taylorville, winning both the 1600 and the 3200-meter runs.
Lady Ram Track 3rd At Taylorville
Shelbyville track was hit and miss on Thursday, as the boys’ meet was canceled due to rain and the girls basically just got their feet wet at the Taylorville Tri-meet, which ended with a third place Shelby finish.
Erin Yockey was the leader for the Lady Rams at the Taylorville meet, winning both the 1600-meter and the 3200-meter runs. Yockey won the mile in a time of 6:19.2 and the 2-mile in 12:57.1. Shelbyville also had winners in three other events.
Brown won the 100 meter dash in 13.5, Mason won the long jump, with a leap of 14 feet, 4 inches, and Anna Oldham won the pole vault, clearing 7 feet.
The Ram boys meet with St. Elmo and Cowden-Herrick was set to go when the rain rolled in canceling the meet.
Shelbyville track will hold a co-ed meet on Tuesday, hosting Central A&M;, Meridian, Sullivan-Okaw Valley and St. Teresa. The Lady Rams will then host the Shelby Girls Open on Good Friday at 9 a.m., hosting Altamont, Athens, Camp Point Central, Central A&M;, Clinton, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, Mt. Zion, Pana, Sangamon Valley, Stew-Stras/Windsor, Teutopolis and Warrensburg-Latham.
Taylorville team results: 1. Taylorville 68, 2. Vandalia 62, Shelbyville 50
Shelby results: 1600 run-1. Yockey 6:19.2; 3200 run-1. Yockey 12:57.1; 100 dash-Brown 13.5; Long jump-1. Mason 14-4; Pole vault-1. Oldham 7-0
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