BOARDMAN — Making state one year never guarantees the next.
Sure, Field senior Parker Shutty and Southeast junior Julia Wheeler were always leading contenders to head down to the 2024 state meet, but Boardman can be a fickle place and there were obstacles to overcome.
Shutty no longer had his full team running alongside him at Boardman. Wheeler, after trying to hold off a cold all week leading up to Saturday’s regional, was sick on race day…