Just as the spring sports season hit its stride, it’s starting to wind down. As Jefferson High’s track and field teams started looking forward to the post-season, they competed Saturday in the Butte Central Invitational, a large meet featuring AA, A, B, and C schools.
The Panther boys took third place out of 13 schools, with 63 points, trailing just Class AA Butte (74 points) and Class A Laurel (72). Dillon High was fourth with 59 points, and Frenchtown fifth with 58. Laurel won the girls title with 134 points, with Dillon the runner-up at 100.5; Jefferson finished fifth with 46 points.
Among the Panther boys, Luke Mest finished 2nd in the 1600 in 4:42.28, while Logan Hornung placed 5th in 4:59.87. Dylan Root continued his hurdles dominance, taking the 110 in 15.23 and the 300 in 40.47. The boys 4×100 relay team of Luke Strizich, Root, Jace Oxarart and Luke Oxarart took 4th in 44.70, and Jace Oxarart, Jack Johnson, Luke Oxarart and Root placed 3rd in the 4×400 in 3:37.21.
