Optimist Club cites athletes for awards

Kayla Roemmich and Trent Roemmich of Jamestown College and Alison Allmer and Nathan Willer of Jamestown High School have been named Athletes of the Week by the Jamestown Optimist Club.

Kayla Roemmich, a junior from Bottineau, N.D., placed 22nd in the discus in her first trip to the NAIA national championships in Marion. Ind. She had a throw of 130 feet, 4 inches.

Trent Roemmich, a sophomore from Linton, ran a career-best time of 14.86 seconds in the quarterfinals of the 100-meter hurdles at the national meet. In the same day, he ran a 54.36 in the 400 hurdles to advance to the semifinals in the event.

Allmer, a junior on the JHS track and field team, won her second straight state championship in the 1,600-meter run at the state track and field meet in Bismarck on Saturday. Allmer won in a time of 5:05.83. She later added a third-place finish in the 800 in 2:21.07.

Willer, a senior on the JHS track and field team, placed third in the discus at the state meet with a PR of 154-11.

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