COLUMBUS — Beaver Local senior Savannah Nign got her first medal in the girls wheelchair shot put Friday. She will be going for three more Saturday.

Nign captured third place in the shot put at the Ohio high school state track meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

She had a personal-best 13-feet-2 1/4.

“Throughout the season I threw from my wheelchair,” Nign said.”Today I threw from my throwing chair.”

Five of her six throws went more than 13 feet.

Massillon Jackson sophomore Abby LaPole repeated as the state champion and set the state meet record and stadium record with a toss of 19-11. She surpassed the old mark four times.

Nign will go for three more state medals on Saturday as she competes in the 100, 200 and 800 events. She comes in with the best time in the 800 race.

None of her events had preliminaries due to limited numbers.

“I like having prelims because it’s a warmup for finals, but my full best will go into the finals (Saturday),” Nign said.

Final notes

≤ The Salem girls 3200 relay team ran at state for the seventh straight season.

Salem’s team of seniors Maggie Hopple, Maggie Hall and Jill Pieren and sophomore Abby Knickerbocker finish 12th in Division II (9:50.46). It was the fourth time this season they ran together.

≤ Wellsville junior Clayten Kersey was 16th in the Division III boys long jump. He went 19-2 1/4 on his second attempt.

At regionals last week, initial results had him in fifth place, but officials were notified by coaches of the mistake as he placed fourth for the final automatic state berth.

≤ Columbiana senior Kelsey Cameron was 17th in the Division III girls high jump. She cleared the opening height of 4-10 on her second attempt. Eleven jumpers got over 5-2.

First day

None of the area athletes competing in the state semifinals Friday advanced to Saturday’s finals.

The top two in each of the two heats and the next five fastest times qualify for the finals.

≤ United sophomore Brinsley Hiscox was fifth in her heat and 10th overall (15.78) in the Division III girls 100 hurdles, one spot from state finals berth. She finished fourth at state last year.

≤ Two United girls sprint relay teams also came up short. Brinsley along with senior Mary Boston and freshmen Taylor Simmons and Kylie Holmes were ninth in their heat and 16th overall in the 800 relay (1:47.81) and ninth in their heat and 18th overall in the 400 relay (51.79 seconds).

≤ The Columbiana 400 relay team of seniors Coleman Bacon Devin Brode Liam Surgenavic Aidan Radcliff and sophomore Devon Brode was seventh in heat and 12th overall (44.11). All nine Division III finals qualifiers ran under 43.

≤ East Liverpool senior Mikyah Allgood was ninth in her heat and 15th overall in the Division II girls 100 hurdles (15.53).

≤ Beaver Local sophomore Mallory Miller was ninth in her heat and 17th overall in the Division II girls 200 dash (25.88). Toledo Central Catholic senior Nya King, the defending state champion, posted the top time in 24.03.

≤ The Salem girls 1600 relay team of sophomore Karlie Sampson, Knickerbocker Hopple and Hall was ninth in its heat and 17th overall (4:11.36).