The Catawba Ridge boys track team won the Rams High School Invitational over 22 other teams Saturday in Columbia.
Catawba Ridge boys scored 92.5 points and beat runner-up Chapin, who scored 84 points. The Copperheads girls team finished 10th with 22 points.
The boys’ team were led by a couple first-place finishes and multiple top five finishes. Sam Rich won two races for Catawba Ridge winning the 1,600-meters in 4:13.17 and the 3,200-meters in 9:15.51.
Other top finishers for Catawba Ridge were:
Evan Hamilton finished third in the javelin with a mark of 132’4”
Forrest Rozelle finished fifth in the pole vault clearing 12’0”
Olivia Dubrow finished second in the discus with a throw of 102’2”
Thomas Maxwell finished second in the discus with a throw of 141’1”
Jonathan Hairston finished second in the 400-meters in 49.14
Avery Shope finished fifth in the 800-meters in 2:26.25
Caden Westover finished third in the 800-meters in 2:06.03
Joshua Silverman finished second in the 3,200-meters in 10:04.62
Nation Ford boys finished 15th overall with 15 points. The Nation Ford girls finished fourth with 61 points. Top five finishers for the Falcons include:
Camryn Lorick finished second in the high jump with a 5’4” jump, second in the 100-meters in 12.20 and fifth in the 200-meters in 25.57
Ansley Archuleta finished fourth in the pole vault with a mark of 9’9” and fourth in the 800-meters in 2:24.63
Katie Pou finished second in the 1,600-meters in 5:16.50 and fifth in the 3,200-meters in 11:39.08
Tessa Kramer finished second in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:06.91
Connor O’Flynn finished fourth in the 3,200-meters in 10:12.48
Nation Ford will next take on Fort Mill Monday at Bob Jones Stadium in a dual meet and Catawba Ridge will next take on York Thursday on the road.
Mac Banks: mac@fortmillprepsports.com, @fortprep
