Norwell’s Jada Dale will be heading to the track and field state meet next week.

Norwell runner Jada Dale (left) races against Leah Highley (middle) of Oak Hill and Channing Xayarath (right) of Wayne in the 400m at the track and field regional Wednesday night. Dale finished in second place, qualifying for the state meet next week at Indiana University, Bloomington. (Photo by provided)

The sophomore’s second-place finish in the 400m was enough to qualify for her first-ever trip state to Indiana University, Bloomington. She finished with a time of 58.75, sitting behind Oak Hill’s Leah Highley in first and was ahead of Wayne’s Channing Xayarath by .05 seconds.

The event next week will be at the C. Haugh Track & Field Complex with the 400m dash set to start at 7:05 p.m. Friday, May 31.

Norwell finished the meet with a team score of 12.50 and finished in 16th place with two point-scorers. Emerson Meredith was the second scorer, finishing fourth in the pole vault at 10-3, falling just three inches short of Churubusco’s Rosey Stephens at 10-6.

Bluffton was also at the event but did not score as a team.

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