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Jada Goeson took first place in the 800-meter run at the sub section meet last week. She qualified for sections in both the 800-meter run and the 1600-meter run.

By Chad Koenen

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Jada Goeson, who is competing for the New York Mills home school team, took first place in the 800-meter run with a personal best time of 2:23.43 at the sub section track meet in Wadena on Thursday night. She edged Natalie Marxer of Browerville by just under two seconds to capture the top spot. By finishing in first place, Goeson qualified for the section meet. 

Goeson also placed second in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:34.15 to advance to the section meet in a second event. 

The section meet will be held on Thursday night in Pelican Rapids.