Highline School District athletes came through with high finishes to earn their way to state out of the West Central District meet held at Harry Lang Stadium in Lakewood last Friday and Saturday.

Rashaun Johnson of Foster finished first in the 300 hurdles event with a time of 39.05 seconds and came in second in the 100 hurdles in 15.26 to lead the state-bound local pack.

The meet will be held at the South End Recreation Area in Tacoma (SERA) Friday, May 28 and Saturday, May 29.

Also winning events at the district meet was Kennedy Catholic's Darian Brooks with a 47-03 effort in the triple jump and the Highline 1,600 relay team with a time of 3:59.28. Highline was also second in the 800 relay with a time of 1:45.31.

Brooks also took fourth in the long jump at 21-02.75. Kennedy's Casey Burns placed seventh in the triple jump at 44-06.50, while Mount Rainier's Kathleen Mulligan took second in the triple jump at 36-01.25 and seventh in the long jump at 15-09.50.

Tethliach Chual of Mount Rainier came in fourth in the 400 in 51.19 and Vidal Hillard of Foster was fourth in the pole vault at 13-06.00.

Kennedy's Catholic's Brittany Bennett came in third in the girls 800 in 2:18.78 and Highline's Michelle Stolz was second in the 300 hurdles in 45.67 and seventh in both the 800 (2:27.03) and the 200 (27.20).

Jamila Culcleasure of Highline placed fifth in the shot put at 36-09.25 and teammate Whitney Diggs was sixth in the 400 in 1:00.82.

Tyee's Morgan Reader was fifth in the 100 in 13:36 and DeVante Botello was seventh in the javelin at 161-06 and seventh in the discus at 136-11.