White, Chelle Medal In First Track Meet Of Season Tuesday

More than 1,600 athletes from 61 high schools competed in one of the area's toughest and largest high school track meets on Tuesday. 
 
Neligh-Oakdale participated in the 2015 Dan Lennon Invitational Class B High School Track and Field Invitational in the Dakota Dome at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. 

The top performances from Warrior tracksters came in two of the boys field events. 

Senior Jordan Chelle vaulted his way to a fifth place finish. Chelle went 12 feet, his personal best, to place in the boys pole vault out of 28 contestants.  

Sophomore Grant White jumped 38 feet, 11.5 inches for sixth place in the triple jump out of 43 jumpers. White also set a personal record with his leap. 

On Thursday, Neligh-Oakdale will host the Warrior Relays in Creighton. 

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