Athletes overcome blustery start at home invitational

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 01 May 2012 14:51

Hillsboro sprinters Shaq Thiessen (left) and Jesse Brown execute a perfect hand off during the 4x100 competition at the James Thomas Invitational track and field meet Friday at Joel H. Wiens Stadium. Thiessen and Brown combined with Mitchell Day and Cody Craney to win the event with a time of 46.12 despite a blustery south wind. For the full story about the event, see Sports on Page 1B.