The Butler boys junior high track and field team placed third out of 26 teams at the Mars Invitational recently.

The Golden Tornado finished with 56 points, 11 behind team champion Gateway.

Placers among the top six in their respective events for Butler follow:

3,200-meter relay: 1-Bobby Vernick, Sean Rundle, Evan Bauer, Jordan Cratty 9:26.4

110-meter hurdles: 4-Jacob Alston 17.2, 5-Byron Minous 17.3

1,600 meters: 2-Evan Bauer 5:01.89

400 meters: 6-Canan Roskovski 58.08

400-meter relay: 2-Claude Clark, Kolby Kriess, Steve Shoemaker, Patrick Lokhaiser 48.14

800 meters: 5-Bobby Vernick 2:21.09

1,600-meter relay: 3-Jeromee Geibel, Zack Collins, Steve Shoemaker, Canan Roskovski 4:03.2

Shot put: 5-Travis Reed 41-4

Discus: 6-Travis Reed 115-5

Long jump: 1-Kolby Kriess 19-1.5

Triple jump: 5-Jacob Alston 35-9