Zach Best won the 300-meter hurdles, pictured here. Best also competed in the 110 meter hurdles, coming in fifth place out of eight during the track and field events in Corvallis.
Laicey Auchenbach took tenth in the discus event, pictured here. Auchenbach also finished fourth in the high jump.
Seeley-Swan track and field athletes took on the Blue Devil Invitational in Corvallis on March 23. The Blackhawk men and women varsity teams competed in shot-put, discus, javelin, hurdles, the 100-meter dash, high jump, the 1,600 meter dash and a relay race.
The Blue Devil Invitational included class A, B and C schools.
"When you place in one of those, it's a big deal," Coach Mike Haines said.
Coach Haines said the Blackhawk's track and field teams are pretty young, and not as many athletes are competing in the sport this year as normally have.
Junior Zach Best won the 300-meter hurdles and placed fifth in the 110-meter high hurdles. Freshman Laicey Auchenbach just missed placing in finals in the discus event, and placed fourth in the high-jump, which Haines said was a personal record for her.
To qualify for State in the high jump, Auchenbach will need to jump five feet. She hit four feet, eight inches at Blue Devil.
Next, the track and fielders will travel to Frenchtown on Thursday, March 28 with the first event starting at 9:30 a.m.
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