GETTYSBURG - The Mobridge-Pollock boys and Wolsey-Wessington girls captured team championships at the Battler Invitational on Saturday.
Mobridge-Pollock scored 140.5 points in the boys' division, Ipswich was second with 135 and Warner third with 98.5. Wolsey-Wessington finished with 109 points to edge Mobridge-Pollock by four in the girls' division. Ipswich was third with 90.
Numerous individuals had big days during the meet.
Heidi Olson of Mobridge-Pollock won the 800-meter and 1,600-meter runs and also ran on the winning 1,600-meter relay.
After winning the 1,600 by a healthy margin, Olson found herself in a battle with Kaysen Magee of Stanley County in the 800. The two were nearly side-by-side with 50 meters left before Olson held her off for the win.
I just said ‘I have to have it. I can keep going. I can keep going,’ " Olson said. "My legs were getting a little tired from running that mile, but I just decided that I’m not giving up and I’m just going to keep
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