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Byron's Aren Jorgensen leads a pack of runners in the 1,600 during the Byron Invitational at UCR-Regional Sports Center on Thursday.

By Pat Ruff

March 31, 2018 at 2:28 AM

BOYS TRACK/FIELD

BYRON INVITATIONAL

• at RCTC

(Thursday)

Team scores

Byron 128, Chatfield 72.5, Cannon Falls 51.5, Hayfield 37.

Running events

55 — 1. Austin Swancutt (Chat) 7.25, 2. Nathan Meeker (Chat) 7.28. 200 — 1. Chris Kline (B) 24.53, 2. Ben Muller (Chat) 25.26. 400 — 1. Jake Chilson (B) 55.03, 2. Sam Tempel (H) 59.26. 800 — 1. Nathan VanZuilen (CF) 2:23.51, 2. Cooper Frederick (Chat) 2:28.33. 1,600 — 1. Aren Jorgensen (B) 5:09.49, 2. James Watson (CF) 5:20.42. 55 hurdles — 1. Lucas Birch (B) 8.97, 2. Nolan Salerno (Chat) 9.17.

Relays

4x200 —1. Chatfield (Gage Tuohy, Austin Swancutt, Isaiah Froese, Ben Muller) 1:41.03, 2. Byron 1:42.68. 4x400 —1. Byron (B) 3:59.65, 2. Byron 4:02.96. 4x800 —1. Byron (Aren Jorgensen, Andy Lambrecht, Joe Lambrecht, Dan Klompenhower) 9:09.78, 2. Cannon Falls 9:42.18. 4x200 (throwers) —1. Hayfield 2:01.07, 2. Byron 2:03.27.

Field events

High jump —1. Conner Christensen (B) 6-2, 2. Kendric Banks (CF) 5-8. Pole vault —1. Luke Barth (B) 13-0, 2. Noah Klocke (H) 9-6. Long jump —1. Titus Christofferson (B) 19-3 1/2, 2. Luke Barth (B) 18-11 1/2. Triple jump —1. Luke Barth (B) 41-4 3/4, 2. Titus Christopherson (B) 40-7. Shot put —1. Anthony Johnston (H) 42-6, 2. Alex Heins (H) 40-9.

By Pat Ruff

Pat has been a Post Bulletin sports reporter since 1994. He covers Rochester John Marshall football, as well as a variety of other southeastern Minnesota football teams. Among my other southeastern Minnesota high school beats are girls basketball, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track and field, high school and American Legion baseball, volleyball, University of Minnesota sports (on occasion) and the Timberwolves (on occasion). Readers can reach Pat at 507-285-7723 or pruff@postbulletin.com.