RSI track teams shatter personal records in Whitefish
Chandler Melton for the Leader<br>Kelsey Cable took first in the high jump Saturday, and broke the Mission High School record set in 1971. She is seen here competing in the triple jump.
WHITEFISH — Appearantly good weather brings out the best in people.
The warm weather on Saturday helped to account for 13 personal best performances by the girls and a 35 year old Mission record was broken with Kelsey Cable clearing 5'0" in the high jump to tie for first.
"Kelsey Cable tied for first place, but she broke the school record that was set by Merry ZanHaverbeke in 1971 at 4'11," said head coach girls coach Crystal Pitts.
Last Saturday, Ronan/St.Ignatius girls track finished fourth with 56 points at the Whitefish invite while the boys came in fifth with 57 points,.
In the 100 meter dash Briana Malmquist placed second with a time of 12.92.
There were two placings in the 200 meter dash. Malmquist took third with a time of 27.43, and Tenille Hennessey took sixth with a time of 27.87.
There were also two athletes that placed in the 800 meter. Terinee McCready placed second with a time of 2:26.26, and Kaneesha Benson placed sixth with a time of 2:41.04.
Christa Salomon took sixth in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 20.74.
The girls relay team placed third in the 400 meter with a time of 52.19, and in the 1600 meter they took third place again with a time of 4:26.90.
In the triple jump Cable placed third with a distance of 31'4 3/4", and Stephanie Salomon placed fourth with a distance of 31'0 1/2".
Also in the top ten meet last Tuesday two girls placed in the 3200 meter run. Terinee McCready took third with a time of 11:32.10, and Kaneesha Benson placed fifth with a time of 12:36.25.
On the boys side Sterling Green placed third in the 400 meter dash with a time of 53.30.
In the 800 meter run Michael Fisher took second with a time of 2:11.29, and Green came in just a hair behind to take third with a time of 2:11.38.
Fisher placed first in the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:39.67, and Andrew Graham placed second with a time of 4:43.00.
The 3200 meter run ended with Graham taking second with a time of 10:45.00, and Erick Stedje taking fourth with a time of 11:08.13.
In the 400 meter relay the boys placed sixth with a time of 48.32 and placed fifth in the 1600 meter relay with a time of 3:50.00.
Alan Skogen took fifth in the shot put with a distance of 44'10".
Skogen placed third as well in the discus with a distance of 154'4".
Also in the Top 10 meet in Missoula last week, three boys placed.
Michael Fisher placed second in the 3200 meter run with a time of 10:02.70.
In the high jump Cameron Barber took second with a height of 6'2".
Alan Skogen finished third in the discus with a distance of 156'6".
"I was very pleased with all three boys' marks. They competed very well and it was a good trial run for state, with top competitors from Western Montana," said Coach Noelle Oakland.
This week the team will travel to the Anaconda Invitational on Saturday.
"This coming Saturday we will be traveling to Anaconda's meet, rather than the Archie Roe in Kalispell. We really wanted to get our kids to a meet at a similar elevation as Butte where State will be held. This will be a good warm up for state, which is what we are focusing on and have been all year long," says Oakland.