Local track athletes recorded quick times at Legends Stadium during the 40th annual Archie Roe Invitational. Glacier freshman Annie Hill set a new record in the girls 1,600-meter race. Hill won in 4:49.65, breaking former Flathead standout Zoe Nelson’s 2004 meet record of 5:07.3. Hailey Phillips of Plains set a new meet record in the girls 300 hurdles. Phillips won in 44.43, breaking her own record from a year ago, 44.61. Phillips was named the girls MVP of the meet while Troy’s Sean Opland earned the boys MVP. Opland won both the 100 and 400 and placed second in the triple jump. One of the longest running track meets in the state, Archie Roe attracted 13 schools and roughly 1,000 athletes.
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Chade Gonter competes in the high jump during the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Brynn McChesney competes in the long jump during the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Troy's Sean Opland competes in the high jump at the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Josh Sandry competes in the high jump during the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Jed Nagler competes in the high jump during the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Jess Beaman competes in the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Scout Willcut, left, and Easton Johnson compete in the 100-meter dash during the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Arielle Bumbarger-Peters, center, and Ellie Johnson compete in the 100-meter dash at the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Plains' Hailey Phillips, left, and Flathead's Monica White battle in the 100-meter dash during the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Jaden Anderson leads a pack in the 800-meter race at the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Glacier's Bailey Smith leads teammates Ahna Kreitinger, left, and Annie Hill, center, in the 800-meter run during the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Glacier's Annie Hill competes in the 800-meter race at the 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The 40th annual Archie Roe track and field meet at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 2, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon