Eight Gloucester High School athletes qualified for the 5A South Regional Indoor Track and Field Meet with their performances in the Conference 10 Meet held last Thursday at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton. The regional will be held Friday and Saturday at Boo Williams.

In the conference meet, the top six finishers in individual events and the top three relay teams advanced to the regional. For the GHS girls, Lauren Hill was second in the 1,000-meter race in 3:22.65 and Mia Robinson cleared eight feet to win the pole vault.

For the boys, Aaron Shipe was fourth in the 1,000-meter race in 2:46.55 and Joshua Shackleford was fifth in 2:46.73. Derek Drummond was fifth in the 1,600 meter in 5:51.62 and Colton Spence was fifth in the 3,200 meter in 11:50.70.

Justin Garcia was fourth in the 500-meter dash in 1:08.96 and was named a Milestat Elite Athlete and Thomas Dickenson was second in the pole vault by clearing eight feet. 

Also competing for the Dukes, Robinson, Ruby Willia...