HIBBING — The North Woods boys and girls both competed with limited entries on Saturday at the 70th annual Doc Savage Invitational, with the boys finishing eighth and the girls tenth in the ten-team field.
For the boys, it was once again the Kahlil Lightfeather-Spears and Lincoln Antikainen show in the distance events.
Lightfeather-Spears turned in the top performance of the day for the Grizzlies, placing second in the 1600 meters in 4:59.99, followed closely by Antikainen, who took third in 5:06.41. The duo also placed in the 3200 meters, with Lightfeather-Spears finishing fifth in 10:55.75 and Antikainen seventh in 11:39.95.
On the girls side, North Woods found success in a handful of events despite the smaller lineup.
Leah Las led the way as the Grizzlies’ top individual performer, placing seventh in the 400 meters in 1:06.85 and adding a ninth-place finish in the long jump at 13-1.5.
North Woods also saw a solid effort from its 4x400 relay team, which placed sixth. Corra Brodeen, Aubrey Olson-Stoltenberg, Brittan Koskela, and Kady Scofield combined for a time of 5:02.37.
A meet scheduled for Tuesday at Mesabi East was canceled due to cold weather.
North Woods boys top ten finishes:
1600 meters: Kahlil Lightfeather-Spears, 2nd, 4:59.99; Lincoln Antikainen, 3rd, 5:06.41
3200 meters: Lightfeather-Spears, 5th, 10:55.75; Antikainen, 7th, 11:39.95
North Woods girls top ten finishes:
400 meters: Leah Las, 7th, 1:06.85
4x400 relay: 6th, 5:02.37, Corra Brodeen, Aubrey Olson-Stoltenberg, Brittan Koskela, Kady Scofield
Long jump: Las, 9th, 13-1.5