{"id":18774,"date":"2026-05-26T10:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/?p=18774"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:36:29","slug":"ninth-grader-levi-ruby-becomes-district-champion-on-elmiras-path-to-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/ninth-grader-levi-ruby-becomes-district-champion-on-elmiras-path-to-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninth-Grader Levi Ruby Becomes District Champion on Elmira&#8217;s Path to State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260522_143016-1-e1779989825931.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18782\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260522_143016-1-e1779989825931.jpg 915w, http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260522_143016-1-e1779989825931-300x189.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260522_143016-1-e1779989825931-768x483.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260522_143016-1-e1779989825931-570x358.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ninth-grader Levi Ruby stands atop the podium after the 300m hurdles. (Photo by Derek French)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">This past Thursday and Friday, the Elmira track and field team competed at Sutherlin High School in the 3A Special District 1 Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the athletes who competed, seven of them advanced to the state competition at Hayward Field this Thursday and Friday, the most notable of which was ninth-grader Levi Ruby who became district champion in the 300m hurdles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the district championships, the boys placed second out of nine teams, and the girls placed eighth of nine teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year&#8217;s statebound athletes and their events are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Senior Rylee Rice in the high jump<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Marvin Hambrick in the 110m hurdles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Ava Greene in the 100m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Junior Memphis Morgan in the pole vault<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Junior Petra Archer in the 110m hurdles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sophomore Trayvn DuMont in the 400m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ninth-grader Levi Ruby in the 300m hurdles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rice said she was disappointed with her performance at districts but is fired up for state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I definitely could have done better and been district champion again if I wasn&#8217;t sick and out of practice,&#8221; Rice said. &#8220;I&#8217;m really focused on state now and having my best possible performance.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruby shared his thoughts on being the only district champion for the Falcons, especially at such a young age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s really cool that I became district champ as a ninth-grader, especially with how close the race was and how much I had to PR by to win in the first place,&#8221; Ruby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" data-id=\"18781\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FKH_2562-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18781\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senior Marvin Hambrick hurdles neck and neck with his opponent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"470\" data-id=\"18780\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FKH_1671-e1779989312388.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18780\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FKH_1671-e1779989312388.jpg 645w, 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finish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"669\" data-id=\"18778\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FKH_1683-e1779988959305.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18778\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FKH_1683-e1779988959305.jpg 455w, http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FKH_1683-e1779988959305-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sophomore Trayvn DuMont stretches for the finish line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"482\" data-id=\"18779\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FKH_2504-e1779989125607.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18779\" 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