Palmer wins 3 events at Bonners Ferry

The Troy High School track and field team opened the season on Saturday in northern Idaho at the Bonners Ferry Invitational.

Aaron Palmer got his season off to a good start with a trio of first-place finishes to earn the meet’s top athlete award. Palmer took first in the high jump (6 feet, 4 inches), long jump (19-10) and triple jump (41-11 1/4).

Teammate Scotty Harper played in the same three events and gave the Trojans a 1-2 finish in the long jump. Harper went 19-7 to finish runner-up in the long jump and also placed third in the triple jump (39-6 1/2) and tied for eighth in the high jump (5-2). Harper also placed in a fourth event by finishing eighth in the 100-yard dash at 12.79 seconds.

Cullen Metz had personal-best marks in both the shot put and discus. Metz beat his previous best in the shot by about 5 feet with a distance of 45-2 1/2 to finish in second place. He took third in the discus with a throw of 121-0 1/2.

Ryan Rayson tied for fourth in the high jump by clearing 5-4. Coby Garrison placed seventh in the 1600-meter run at 5:52. Cody Orr ended up eighth in the 3200-meter run at 11:48.

The Trojans placed fourth as a team with 65 points. Timberlake won the eight-team meet with 227.5 points.

For the girls, Allie Maestas placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:07.79. She represented Troy’s only points. The Lady Trojans tied for sixth in the team standings with five points. Timberlake won with 252.5 points.

Troy’s next meet is scheduled for Saturday at the Frenchtown Invitational. The Plains Co-ed Relays originally scheduled for Thursday were cancelled.

Saturday at Bonners Ferry, Idaho

BOYS

Team Scoring

1, Timberlake 227.5; 2, Bonners Ferry 119; 3, Priest River-Lamanna 115; 4, Troy 65; 5, St. Mary’s 52.5; 6, Noxon 24; 6, Clark Fork 24; 8, Wallace Mullan 8.

Troy Placewinners

100 – 8, Scotty Harper, 12.79.

1600 – 7, Coby Garrison, 5:52.

3200 – 8, Cody Orr, 11:48.

High Jump – 1, Aaron Palmer, 6-4; 4 (tie), Ryan Rayson, 5-4; 8 (tie), Harper, 5-2.

Long Jump – 1, Palmer, 19-10; 2, Harper, 19-7.

Triple Jump – 1, Palmer, 41-11 1/4; 3, Harper, 39-6 1/2.

Shot Put – 2, Cullen Metz, 45-2 1/2.

Discus – 3, Metz, 121-0 1/2.

GIRLS

Team Scoring

1, Timberlake 252.5; 2, Bonners Ferry, 153.5; 3, Priest River-Lamanna, 77; 4, St. Mary’s, 68; 5, Clark Fork 36; 6, Troy 5; 6, Wallace Mullan 5.

Troy Placewinners

400 – 4, Allie Maestas, 1:07.79.