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Whitefish boys third at Archie Roe

by Matt Baldwin / Whitefish Pilot
| May 5, 2015 3:52 PM

Whitefish held its own against a stacked field at the Archie Roe Invitational track meet on Saturday at Legends Stadium in Kalispell.

The Whitefish boys placed third with 60 points, while the girls took seventh with 24 points. Eighteen teams competed at the annual inivte.

Keaton Grove showed his strength in the state by taking second in both hurdle events. Grove clocked a 15.49 in the 110 hurdles and a 42.18 in the 300.

Luke Cardon placed second in the 800 with a 2:02.68, just a few steps back of Flathead’s Jaden Anderson.

Jed Nagler went for a school record in the high jump in his attempt at 6-8 1/2. He just missed the mark and settled with 6-5 to win the event.

The junior also placed third in the 100 dash (11.46) and third in discus with a 147-5.

Tommy Sausen cleared 12-0 in pole vault for fourth place.

The Lady Dogs were led by sprinters Allie Schulz and Grace Kurtz.

Kurtz placed third in the 400 (1:01.58) and took fourth in the 100 with a 13.16.

Schulz placed fourth in the 200 (27.89) and sixth in the 100 hurdles at 16.62.

The girls 400 relay team snagged third place at 51.82, just half a second back of Polson’s winning time of 51.21.

Whitefish travels to the Polson ABC on Saturday.

Archie Roe Invitational

Legends Stadium, Kalispell

Boys Team Scores

Flathead 131, Glacier 90, Whitefish 60, Bigfork 49, Frenchtown 35, Troy 31, Hellgate 29, Eureka 24, Columbia Falls 21, Polson 16, Fort Benton 12, Thompson Falls 12, Cut Bank 11, Plains 4, Shelby 2.

Girls Team Scores

Flathead 109, Glacier 103, Plains 80, Columbia Falls 61, Bigfork 51, Thompson Falls 43, Whitefish 24, Polson 19.5, Hellgate 19, Frenchtown 9, Libby 6, Cut Bank 1.5, Fort Benton 1.