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Records crushed at Middle School meet

by Bob Henline The Western News
| April 24, 2015 8:11 AM

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<p>8TH GRADE GIRLS 4X400 RELAY TEAM Record Time 4:56:3 Old Record set in 1995: 5:09:72 Jessica Jones, Marissa Wood, Kyla Cady and Lauren Thorstensen</p>

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<p>8TH GRADE BOYS 4X400 RELAY TEAM Record Time: 4:04:56 Old Record set in 2007: 4:13:7 Cole Walker, Ryker Ford, Ryggs Johnston Tim Goodman</p>

 

Middle school students from around the area came to Libby Friday to compete in the Libby Invitational track meet. Three Libby Middle School teams broke records in the 4 x 400 relay.

The sixth and seventh grade boys relay team of Keith Johnson, Jay Beagle, Ian Wood and Jeff Offenbecher ran the relay in 4:24:63, beating the old record by more than 10 seconds. The previous record of 4:30:00 was set in 2012.

The eighth grade boys relay team of Cole Walker, Ryker Ford, Ryggs Johnston and Tim Goodman ran the track in 4:04:56. The old record was 4:13:7 and was set in 2007.

The eighth grade girls got in on the record-breaking action as well, with the team of Jessica Jones, Marissa Wood, Kyla Cady and Lauren Thorstensen smashing a 20-year-old record with a 4:56:3 performance. The previous record, set in 1995, was 5:09:72.