Vandalia senior Sierah Ruffner will be making her third trip to the state track meet on Thursday, and will be looking to make the event finals for the first time in her career.

Ruffner cleared 5 feet, 2 inches to meet the automatic state-qualifying standard in the high jump and place third at last Thursday’s sectional meet in Carlinville.

But unlike in her freshman and junior seasons, Ruffner is hoping that she will clear 5 feet, 2 inches at the state preliminaries to qualify for Saturday’s state finals.