Lakewood Ranch High junior Olivia Ortiz won the 1600- and 3200-meter runs and anchored the winning 4x800 relay, leading the Lady Mustangs to a second-place finish at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet April 26 at Charlotte High.
Lakewood scored 57 points to finish behind Lely with 61 points.
With her three victories, Ortiz qualified for the Class 3A state meet May 4 in Jacksonville.
Joining Ortiz will be the rest of the 4x800 relay, which includes Natalie Novak, Devin McDermott and Kristin Zarrella.
The Lady Mustangs 4x400 relay team of Zarrella, Novak, Mariah Higgins and Ashley Platt also qualified for the state meet with its second-place finish.
Zarrella also advanced in the 800 (third, 2:15.89) and McDermott qualified in the 3200 (third, 11:00.59).
Bridget Lanier led the way for Braden River, finishing 11th in the pole vault (8-06) and 12th in the 300 hurdles (51.96).
