ORLAND, CA (MPG) – Track athletes from Pierce and Williams made their presence felt among the 20 teams competing last Friday afternoon at Orland’s Black Butte Invitational.
Top finishes on the day for the two local teams included Williams’ Daisy Ruiz who finished first in the women’s varsity 100-meter hurdles, crossing the line in a time of 16.98, while in the men’s varsity division Maxwell’s Tanner Vierra won the high jump with a season’s best mark of six feet.
Pierce, which ended the day third overall on the men’s side, saw JR Figueroa take second in the 110-meter hurdles with a 16.69 and post a 44.91 in the 300-meter hurdles, which was good for third.
Also garnering third place finishes for the Bears was Joel Haro with a personal best toss of 126-06 in discus and Thomas Sweet (40-05) in triple jump, along with the 4×100 relay team comprised of Noah Sucevich, Sweet, Jonathan Vazquez Hernandez and Nate Macintosh that ran a 45.02.
Williams also got a personal best effort from Rafael Moreno who took second in the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 44.40.
Competition continues this week in Chico at Pleasant Valley High School with teams convening for the Vern Reiger Invitational hosted by Colusa.