The Ballard women's track team had a great start to day #1 of the State Track Meet. 

Paityn Noe kick off the state meet by winning the 3,000 Meter Run finishing in a blazing time of 9:38.82 shattering the previous state record by 16 seconds.  The old record was 9:55.37. Ava Vance finished 19th in the 3,000 Meter Run running in a time of 11:39.45. 

The 4x800 relay team of Annika Larson, Brenna Baumgardner, Ava Richardson, and Noe ran in a time of 9:49.61 good enough for a 7th place finish.  Noel Boettger finished 20th in the 200 M dash finishing in a time of 26.91.

The Bombers as a team currently are tied in 5th place with 12 points.  ADM leads after Day #1 with 23 team points.

The Bombers are back in action on Friday - May 19 at 9:00 AM for Day #2 of the Iowa State Track Meet.