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Buoyed by their much better than average flight of throwers, the Plains Trotters scored 89 points to win second place in team scoring at the Thompson Falls Invitational Thursday.

The current State C leader in the shot put and discus, senior Jessica Thompson won both of those events at Previs Field, pushing the shot put 39 feet even and spinning the discus 122-4.

Providing Plains' other first place points, Lindsay Laws threw the javelin a personal best distance of 119-8 to win that venue, besides placing fourth in the shot put and in the 100 meter hurdles.

Displaying the Trotters' amazing depth in the throwing ranks, Kara Altmiller won second place in the discus and third in the shot put and javelin and Rachel Huenink took third in the discus.

Showing the running side of the Trotters, Mariah Smith strode to second place in the 400 meters and fifth in the 200, and Audrey Brown won fourth in the 400.

The Trotters' 4 by 100 meter relay of Smith, Brown, Rachel McNulty and Laws place fifth in that race.

With the Horsemen, Sinjin LaDeaux scored Plains' only win with the boys by claiming the high jump with a best effort of 5 feet, 8 inches, and the 4 by 100 meter relay squad of LaDeaux, Gavin Regalado, Malachi Paulsen and Brandon Managhan paced fourth in that event.

The Plains boys finished the meet with 14 team points.

Coach Denise Montgomery's athletes also competed in the Seeley-Swan Invitational at MCPS Stadium in Missoula Saturday.

Thompson again led the Trotters by winning first place ribbons in the shot put, discus and javelin, Altmiller placed fourth in the shot and discus, and Laws placed fourth in the javelin.

On the boys side, LaDeaux placed third in the high jump and Managhan sixth, Managhan also won fifth in the triple jump, and Rusty Stuart won third in the javelin.