Kallstrom and Peterson lead track teams at Monte

The Benson-KMS boys and girls track and field teams both placed third at the BOLD Invitational last week.  Morris Area easily won both team titles with Melrose placing second in the girls’ meet and Montevideo earning second in the boys competition.  Greta Lundquist earned the lone title for the girls team in the discus (80-3), while the boys team had firsts by Abe Peterson in the 400 meter dash (54.47), by Jacob Gareis in the 1600 meter run (5:15.24), and by the 1600 and 3200 meter relay teams.
The Benson-KMS track teams were set to compete at the BOLD Invitational this Thursday (tomorrow) with the Montevideo Invitational scheduled for the following Thursday....
Above: Libby McGeary (right) gets ready to hand off to Chloe Overlie during the girls 800 meter relay.
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