Monte athletes place in top 10 at Kalama

Twilight Invitational on April 21

Montesano finished with a handful of top-10 finishes and a number of personal-best performances on both the girls and boys side at the Kalama Twilight Invitational on April 21.

The Bulldogs placed sixth as a team with 58 points, seven ahead of the host Chinooks, but well behind the boys and girls champion Evergreen of Vancouver. On the boys side, the Bulldogs placed eighth with 38 points.

“Overall it was a pretty good meet for us,” Montesano coach Doug Schupbach said. “We had some sunshine and it was good to run in.”

Montesano’s Jordan Spradlin scored the only two individual wins for the Bulldogs, throwing a season best distance of 129-1 in the discus and topping the field with a distance of 43-1 1/2 in the shot put.

Shayla Floch finished second in the high jump and fourth in the long jump, while Hannah Barre ran a personal best time of 13.07 to finish second in the 100.

Also posting personal bests on the girls side were Lindsey Hutchings in the 3,200, Elizabeth Peterson in the 1,600 and Carly Spradlin in the shot put.

On the boys side, Jake Mustard finished third in both the 1,600 and 3,200 with personal best times in both events, while Bryce Whipple placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 39-5. Whipple also placed sixth in the long jump and 10th in the 100.

LJ Valley bested he personal record by three feet to finish fourth in the shot put with a distance of 42 feet. Lyle Burbidge placed fifth in the 110 hurdles with a time of 17.33.