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On Sunday, June 23, 2024, Wisconsin track & field athletes gathered in Marathon City for the 2024 Badger State Games, an annual competition.
Park Falls was represented by Hadley Bay, age 9; Harper Patterson, age 8; and Carson Bay, age 6.
Hadley Bay competed in the Youth Girls 9-10 Age Division. She chose to compete in four events, which is the maximum events allowed for her group. Hadley took a 3rd place finish in the long jump and carried that momentum to the track with her running events. She took 1st place in the 1500, 3rd place in the 400, and 4th place in the 800.
Harper Patterson competed in the Youth Girls 8 and Under Division, competing in three events, which is the maximum number allowed for kids eight years old and under. Harper started her day in the long jump by taking 2nd place and then turned her sights to the track in which she took 1st place in both the 400 and 800 runs.
Carson Bay competed in the Youth Boys 8 and Under Division. Being one of the younger competitors in the games, he had himself quite the day. Carson competed in the maximum number of events for his age group, which is three. He took 6th place in the long jump and then highlighted his day with a 2nd place finish in the 400 and a 1st place finish in the 800.