Nadiyah Abdussalaam of Appomattox stands beside the distance sign Thursday at Liberty University's indoor track complex after winning the Class 2 state championship in the girls triple jump. Image: Charles Conrad/Times Virginian

On Thursday, Appomattox Raiders indoor track and field athlete Nadiyah Abdussalaam won the state championship in the girls triple jump at the VHSL Class 2 Indoor Track and Field State Championships held at Liberty University. Abdussalaam won with a distance of 34 feet, 5.5 inches.

The Raider girls finished as the state runner up, barely edged out by Glenvar in a competition that wasn't decided until the final girls event of the day.

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