Libby track team competes at Missoula meet

With tough competition from across western Montana, the Libby High School track and field team still placed in multiple events and took some top spots during Tuesday’s Russ Pilcher Top 10 Meet in Missoula.

Missoula Track Top 10

April 24

(Libby events)

Boys

400m Dash: 1., Jethro Thorne (Florence-Carlton) 50.05, 2. Jake Jessop (Corvallis) 50.98, 3. Ray Trudeau (Helena) 51.02, 4. Kameron Rauser (Broadwater) 51.48, 5. Kaleb Winterburn (Helena) 51.94, 6. Hunter Shelmerdine (Seeley-Swan) 52.11, 7. Jay Beagle (Libby) 52.12 (PR)

High Jump: 1. Adam Botkin (Frenchtown) 6-02, 2. Ridge Albright (Corvallis) 6-02, 3. Eric Richlie (Hellgate) 6-00, 3. Gavin Strom (Libby) 6-00

Long Jump: 1. Caleb Ferguson (Helena) 20-09, 2. Scotty Twite (Loyola-Sacred Heart) 20-02.25, 3. Gavin Strom (Libby) 20-02

Girls

200m Dash: 1. Tylia DeJohn (Beaverhead) 26.15, 2. Tyrah Hammond (Charlo) 26.50, 3. Carlee Fryberger (Charlo) 26.61, 4. Katie Culver (Helena Capital) 26.65, 5. Emily Mossburg (Libby) 26.80