NU Gabby Lindsey makes podium in three events at states for track and field

By Bob Putman Richwood Gazette

One day after earning a second-place finish in the girls long jump, North Union junior Gabby Lindsey was able to return to the awards podium of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Jesse Owens Track and Field Championships. And it was not just in one event, but in two.

Following a fifthplace finish in the semifinals in the Division IV girls 400 meter dash, Lindsey jumped up to third in the final with a time of 56.98. She then was able to finish fifth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.80. Lindsey had the fourth-best time in the semifinal round.

“I knew I could inch my way a little bit farther in the 400,” Lindsey said. “I was capable enough to do tha…

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