Kyra Burke and Michael Mendenhall went the distance for Inglemoor High at the 4A state track-and-field meet on May 24-26 in both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs at Tahoma High in Tacoma.

Mendenhall broke the school record in the 1,600 with a seventh-place finish of 4 minutes, 14.04 seconds, and he also took 13th in the 3,200 (9:33.98).

“I felt really good going into it. My coach had me do some interval training, so I knew I was capable of running a fast race,” Mendenhall said of the 1,600. He ran a personal record of 4:17 at the 4A Kingco meet, so his confidence was running high.

Mendenhall felt he ran a well-balanced race and finished smoothly instead of having to pour it on at the end.

Burke took eighth in the 3,200 (11:10.34) and 12th in the 1,600 (5:15.89).

“I’ve worked really hard this year, and I put in all the effort I felt was necessary,” said Burke, who praised her coaches and teammates for their support. “I’m happy to get this experience under my belt.”

She also finished eighth in the 3,200 at state last year.

Also for Inglemoor, Sam Omandi took fourth in the triple jump (43 feet, 3.25 inches) and Dillon Gongliewski took seventh in the 110-meter high hurdles (15.55).

For Bothell, Morgunn Ewing took seventh in the javelin (172-06) and Reed Mowrey took seventh in the pole vault (13-0).

In the girls’ javelin, Bothell’s Allie Hadley took eighth (124-02).