Eleven competitors – four girls and seven boys – on the Ballard High School track and field team qualified for the 2009 KingCo Conference Championships.

For the girls, Lauren Cloward will compete in the 400-meter, Lauren Hammerle will compete in the 1,600-meter, Erin Philbeck and Hammerle will compete in the 3,200-meter, and Tina Kellogg will compete in the discus.

The seven boys will compete in nine events at the championships: Michael Tran and Julian Montante in the 100-meter; Tran in the 200-meter; Nahom Workie in the 1,600-meter; Carlos Stanley, Jack Sandstrom, Tran and Montante in the 100-meter relay; Linton Rowan in the shot put; Baxter Smith and Rowan in the discus; Stanley in the Javelin; Montante, Tran and Stanley in the long jump; and Montante and Stanley in the triple jump.

At the top of the Ballard girls team is senior Lauren Hammerle, who went to state last year and is ranked fifth in the 3,200 and eight in the 1,600.

Senior Linton Rowan is out in front for the boys. He went to state last year and is ranked third in the shot put and 11th in the discus.

In order to qualify for the championships, competitors had to be ranked in the top 16 of their event during the regular season.

The championships take place May 13 and May 15 at Eastlake High School.