Mustangs sixth at first meet since 2019

The Malta Mustangs joined 26 other teams for their first track and field event since 2019, last Thursday, April 1, in Glasgow.

The Glasgow Invitational featured close to 600 athletes.

Malta placed sixth amongst all teams at the event and was the third ranked Class B team in terms of scoring. The event was won by the Class C Hinsdale Raiders who scored 76 points. Class A Havre was second with 65 points. Wolf Point was third with 55 points, Plentywood was fourth with 49 points, Glasgow was fifth with 44 points. Malta had 38 points.

The Mustangs were led by junior Cash Salsbery who took first place in shot put with a personal best of 43-9.50. Salsbery also took second in discus with a personal best of 130-0.

Salsbery also set a new best in the 200, with a time of 27.19 seconds.

Gavin Slade, a freshman, took third in javelin with a throw of 137-02.

Rex Williamson took fourth in javelin with a personal best of 136-10. Williamson also set a new best in the triple jump of 17-11.50, placing sixth in the event.

The short relay team consisting of Williamson, Slade, senior RC Skiff, and freshman Kyle Darrington took fourth with a time of 48.24. The long relay team consisting of Skiff, Connor Tuss, Camryn Mears, and Williamson took tenth with a time of 4:02.10.

Junior David Pitman took fourth in discus with a personal best of 122-08. He also set a best of 39-1.50 in shot put, taking 8th in the event.

Tuss placed sixth in the high jump by clearing a new best of 5-6. Tuss took seventh in triple jump with a length of 36-3.5, a new personal best.

Darrington took seventh in the 400 with a time of 57.89. Mears, a sophomore, was fourteenth in the 400 with a team of 1:00.75.

Mears ran the fastest 100-meter dash out of all Mustang runners with a time of 13.0 seconds, which gave him fourteenth place.