Track: Glacier boys, Flathead girls lead Western AA

Glacier’s Aiden Krause hit 60 feet in the shot put for the first time and Flathead’s Trevin Olivier hit 14 feet in the pole vault for the fourth straight week Friday, for two of the many highlights at the Western AA Divisional track and field meet.

At the halfway mark of the two-day meet, Glacier narrowly led Flathead in the boys team race after Friday’s events, 51-50. Helena was third at 34.

On the girls side Flathead — getting a 1-2 finish from Alivia Rinehart and Zoey Bortz in the 300 hurdles — had 57 points after the first day to 48 for Glacier. Missoula Hellgate was sitting third at 45.