Ridgway High School freshman Natasha Hessler, second from right wearing No. 5, rounds a turn during the Class 2A girls' 1600-meter run Saturday at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. Hessler finished third with a time of 5:16.71. Two days earlier, Hessler, her twin sister Ariel, Emery Cornell and Sophia Scranton won the state title in the 4x800 relay race with a time of 10:03.34, finishing six seconds ahead of Grand Junction's Caprock Academy. Alyson McClaran — Special to the Plaindealer
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RUNNING DOWN A DREAM
Freshmen-laden Ridgway relay team captures state title
LAKEWOOD — Ariel and Natasha Hessler didn’t have the same level of confidence during the final baton pass for the Ridgway High School’s 4x800-meter relay team last week.