Kuskie wins 800, 1,600 meters at Bob Shaffer Classic

Lowry High School senior Jovi Kuskie picked up two individual victories at the Bob Shaffer Classic in Truckee this past Saturday. 

Kuskie ran the 800 meters in a time of 2 minutes, 35.31 seconds and she set a personal best in the 1,600 meters at 5:44.83.

Kuskie placed eight in the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 29,37 and she placed 10th in the 400 meters with a time of 66.81.

Freshman Ashlyn Botttoms was seventh in the pole vault, as she cleared the bar at 6-0. Fellow freshman Brooklyn Swensen placed 21st in the 1,600 meters at 7:20 and she set a personal best in the 800 meters to finish at 3:43.43.

Freshman Kailani Rodriguez set a personal best in the shot put to place 17h with a throw of 23-10.50 and she a personal best in the discus at 52-9.50 to place 33rd. Sophomore Isabella Bartell set a personal best in the discus with a toss of 67-11 to finish 17th and she placed 27th in the shot put a personal-best throw of 21-2.50.

On the boys side, Tyler Morrison finished fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.06 and the senior set a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 54.18 to finish 10th.

Ivan Lara finished sixth in the 3,200 meters with a time of 11:13.75 and he was eighth in the 1,600 meters with a time of 5:02.31. Shane Gilliland placed eighth in the pole vault as he cleared the bar at 9-0 and the freshman placed 15th in the high jump at 5-0.

Corbin Berezay finished 26th in the triple jump (29-3.75 and 38th in the 400 meters with a personal-best time of 61.84. Timothy Patchen was 39th in the 100-meter dash at 12.75 and 42nd in the 200 meters with a time of 26.67 and Connor Nelson set a personal best in the 400 meters at 60.74 to place 35th.

Lowry hosts its  invitational on Saturday.