Garfield-Palouse track and field making history

Jake Hull, Whitman County Gazette | Jun 08, 20230

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Garfield-Palouse's Kennedy Cook runs with the baton during the 4x200 meter relay during the State Meet May 27.

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GARFIELD-PALOUSE - The Garfield-Palouse Vikings just completed one of the best seasons for any team in the nation.

As a team, the Vikings broke nine school records and saw the girls team finish first in the WIAA 1B state tournament, while the boys team finished fourth overall.

The girls side won the district, regional, and state tournament this season, as well as holding their own in the various invitational meets they competed in this season. They finished fifth at the Glenn Wolf Invite early this season, and third in the MacDougall Invitational.

The girls team easily won every 1B District 9...