ABILENE -- Jake Barnes used a throw of 48-11 to place second and advance to the state track meet at the Class A Region II track and field meet Friday.

Also Friday, the Ira boys’ 400 and 800 relay team -- Jess Wall, Bryan Proctor, Wes Kellner and Bryson Higgins -- were scheduled to run in the finals at 11 a.m. Saturday morning.