place sixth ahead of Loyal ….

place sixth ahead of Loyal (37) and Thorp (29.5). Neillsville easily won the team title with 207 points, followed by Auburndale (146), Spencer (89.5), Greenwood (57) and Columbus Catholic (42).

Senior Zack Marion had the highest individual finish, placing fifth in the shot put at 36-11.5, his best throw of the outdoor season. Bryce Chovan set a personal best with an 11th-place throw of 32-1 and Caleb Marion was right behind him at 31-7. Chovan and Branden Ustianowski were seventh and eighth in the discus with throws of 103-10 and 102-9, while Zack (85-10) and Caleb (82-9) Marion were 11th and 12th.

Quintin Franzen scored in both hurdles races, taking fifth in the 110-meter high hurdle finals at 22.26 seconds and seventh in the 300-meter intermediates in 51.46 seconds. His high hurdle preliminary time of 21.28 seconds is a new personal best.

In relays, Branden Ustianowski, Troy Duellman, Franzen and Braeden Person took third in the 800-meter race in 1:42.62, just behind Neillsville (1:42.47) and Spencer (1:42.57). That was Gilman’s second-fastest time of the spring. Brady McAlpine, Duellman, Max Ustianowski and Caleb Marion were fourth in the 400-meter relay at 52.54 seconds, trailing Neillsville (48.7), Auburndale (50.67) and Thorp (51.98).

Max Ustianowski added two more points for Gilman by taking seventh in the long jump competition at 14-10.25. McAlpine was ninth at 14-5.75. Duellman led Gilman in the 100-meter dash preliminaries by finishing 13th in a season-best 12.84 seconds. Person was 15th in the 400-meter dash at 1:01.78, his best time of the spring.

After a two-day break from competition, Gilman is at Cadott Friday before attending the Eastern Cloverbelt Conference championships in Colby on Tuesday.