Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City junior Liberty Slinden's first state track and field championship could not have gone much better.

One day after finishing second in the discus, Slinden won the Class A shot put title June 7 at Hamline University in St. Paul.

Slinden's throw of 41 feet, 11 inches was more than a foot better than second-place finisher Leah Dietel of Jordan.

Slinden's effort single handedly placed ACGC 13th in the Class A state team standings.

Litchfield's Abby Goraczkowski scratched on her three throws and did not make the finals.

Below is a list of the other area finishers at state ...

Litchfield's Mike Bredeson made it to the medal stand, placing 7th in the high jump. Bredeson tied for seventh, clearing 6-0 in his final state meet.

ACGC's Justin Hanson was disqualified in the 110-meter hurdles for knocking a hurdle into another lane.

Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball's Justine Hilsgen placed 11th in the 1,600 meter run with a time of 5:18.39.