OLNEY WINS THE ARMER INVITATIONAL

(CHAMPAIGN-URBANA) in Boys High School Track & Field on Saturday –

the Olney Tigers won the 50-team Gene Armer Invitational in Champaign-Urbana

Olney was crowned the invite champs by beating Belleville East by a half point, 50.5 to 50

Normal Community was third with 37 points, followed by Morton at 35 points

Champaign Central was fifth at 30, then Kankakee at 27 and Bethalto Civic Memorial at 25

Mascoutah was seventh at 24, then Jacksonville at 22, Danville and Monticello each at 21

Olney had eight top five finishers, including two winners

Judah Dicks won the 3200 meter run and Gavyn Cothern won the long jump

Gavin Root was 2nd in the high jump

Tristin Butler was 3rd in the 1600 meter run

Ian Pianfetti was 4th in the 60 meter dash and 5th in the 200 meter dash

Aiden Germak was 5th in the 400 meter run

Maverik Cordell was 5th in the pole vault

congratulations to the Tiger on a fantastic job well done

the Tigers are back in action Saturday at the Illinois Top Times Meet in Bloomington