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2016 Durango Boys Track Capsule

DURANGO

Head coach: Doug Anderson, third season

Returning lettermen: Twenty

Top athletes: Leontre Austin (Sr.), Jayson Johnson (Jr.), Frankie Bisacky (Jr.)

Outlook: Austin qualified for the Division I state meet in the 200-meter dash last year.

Johnson, a region meet qualifier in the 200 and 400, joins him in leading the sprinters, with Bisacky among the leaders for the distance runners after qualifying for the state cross country meet in the fall.

“Our distance group is coming off a strong cross country season, and we expect them to score well,” Anderson said. “We will pick up some points in the sprints as well. Our field events are working hard to be competitive by season’s end.”

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