BIG HORN — Setting over 20 school records last track season, Big Horn Middle School wasted no time setting new records in the spring season.
In the first meet of the season, at the Mick Tonkel Fly High Classic April 12, Rio Hernandez broke the 400-meter record with a time of 55.04 seconds. Lyla Marney broke the 3200-meter record with a time of 11 minutes, 37.8 seconds.
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