Roland runner claims 1,600-meter run regional title; other Rangers qualify for Class 3A State Track Meet

ATOKA — Roland Lady Rangers longdistance runner Molly Carver claimed the regional title in the 1,600-meter run at Saturday’s Class 3A Regional Meet at Phillips Field. Carver won the event in a winning time of 5:41.43, while she was fourth in the 3,200-meter run (12:41.49) and was 13th in the 800-meter run (2:45.88). Carver found out Monday that she grabbed one of the atlarge bids for this weekend’s state meet in the 3,200-meter run to give her two events in which she will have a shot at a state title.