Boys track places 8th at Purdy Invite

by William Belson

Pittsford, as always, put forth a great effort at the Purdy Invitational, but the effort was only good for an 8th place finish, as the depth of talent was considerable. Potterville won with 112 points, while Pittsford netted 19.

Junior Jason Smith medalled by taking 5th place in the shot put (44’04.50”), junior Garet Lee placed 3rd in the 110m hurdles (16.36), the 3200m relay team took 5th place (9:00.41), and sophomore Brent Smith took 3rd in the 3200m run (10:13.06).

Though he didn’t medal, sophomore Brandon Williams did a great job Saturday. For the shot put Williams threw 41 feet 3 inches and he continued his PR-setting rampage, throwing 117.5 in the discus. “The thing that helped me throw well in the shot was keeping my head up and exchange my feet, and for discus was when I spin to keep my arms (orbit) up,” explained “Too Tall.”