Centerville’s Soto third in decathlon at national championships

Centerville High School sophomore Yariel Soto recently placed third out of 23 competitors in the USA Track & Field National Championships boys 15-16 decathlon at California State University in Sacremento, Calif. Representing the Northwest track and field team, Soto tallied 5,783 points in just his third decathlon.

Soto also placed first in the final-event 1,500 meters (4:50.45) to win the 15-16 decathlon USATF Hershey Youth Outdoor Championships at Millersville, Pa., in June.