Newport track athletes compete at KingCo meet

Newport Knights athlete Brooke Auvil, right, competes in the 100-meter hurdles at the KingCo 4A championships on May 10 at Skyline High School in Sammamish. Auvil finished in fourth place in the 100 hurdles with a time of 16.19. The Newport Knights girls team finished in sixth place overall, compiling 66 team points at the meet. The Newport boys team finished in eighth place with 38.5 points. The Knights girls 800-meter relay team consisting of Kara Cox, Alyssa Bienfang, Rebekah Roberts and Annie Harris captured second place, clocking a time of 1:47.63. Newport senior Alexandra Marsh earned third place in the pole vault and Sophie Loveless nabbed third place in the triple jump. In boys action, Jason Lowe captured second place and Jason Lin earned a third place finish in the high jump. Newport sophomore Peter Marsh tallied a fourth place finish in the pole vault.