Carson High's Abigail Pradere crowned state champion in 1600 meters
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Fri, 05/18/2018 - 8:41pm
Carson High’s Abigail Pradere sprinted her way to a state championship finish in the 2018 NIAA 4A 1600 meters at the CHS track and field Friday in Carson City.
Pradere, a junior at CHS, finished with a time of 5:03.39, just 16.67 seconds short of the all-time Nevada 1600-meter record set by Reno’s Marie Lawrence in 2005.
“It is such an exciting feeling,” Pradere said. “I had a bad experience last year due to sickness so it feels amazing to come back and win this event.”
Pradere will look to add another piece of hardware to her collection when she competes in the NIAA 4A 800 meter run Saturday at 12:35 p.m.
“I mostly want to have fun because that’s why I run,” she said. “If it feels slow I will look to take the lead. But other than that, I’m going to keep doing what’s working and hope that carries with me tomorrow.”
Carson High’s Hunter Rauh also made a name for himself Friday, finishing sixth in the 2018 NIAA 4A 800 meter run.
“I felt pretty good out there,” Rauh said. “My legs tightened up a little bit after the first lap and that led to some fatigue during the second lap of the race. But overall, I’m happy to represent CHS in the sport I love.”
The 2018 Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) State Track and Field Championships continue Saturday at the Carson High School track facility.
CHS junior Ben Granados will compete in the 2018 NIAA 4A 200 meter dash at 1 p.m.
