Staff Reports
Matt Moore and Tilor Smith turned in impressive efforts for the Carson High track team on Friday in the first day of the Reed Invitational.
Moore set a personal record of 40.53 seconds in winning the 300-meter hurdles while Smith eclipsed his personal best by a foot in placing second in the long jump at 21 feet, 11 1/2 inches.
"Matt didn't start off real strong in his race," Carson coach Todd Ackerman said. "He finished extremely strong."
Of Smith's six jumps, five were over 21-5. "He was really consistent," Ackerman said. "He's very close to getting 22."
For Carson's frosh-soph boys, Blake Easby placed third in the pole vault with a personal best 10-6. Jacob Jeffers qualified for the finals of the frosh-soph boys 200 with the third fast time of 24.60.
Also for the frosh-soph boys, Eric Walther took second in the discus (121-6 1/2 ) and Calab Condor was eighth (105-2).
For the girls, Alex McAlman eclipsed her personal best by 2 1/2 feet in the shot put, taking seventh at 32-8 and Andrea Keirstead ran a personal best 52.84 in the 300 hurdles. The meet continues today with Carson well-represented in virtually all of the events.
