Kale Ferguson of Joseph unloads a discus throw Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the Jo-Hi Invite.

THE DALLES — Reece Nelson and Kale Ferguson each won two events for the Joseph boys track and field team at the season-opening Mullen Leavitt Invite Friday, March 18, in The Dalles.

Nelson cleared 6 feet even in winning the high jump and posted a mark of 39 feet, 1¾ inches to take the top spot in the triple jump. He also tied for second in the long jump with a distance of 18 feet, 7 inches.

Ferguson posted a distance of 118 feet, 6 inches to win the discus throw, and added a distance of 147 feet, 1 inch to win the javelin by one inch.

The 4×100 relay team of Gavin Russell, Matthew Hoppel, Jayden McNall and James Burney took seventh with a time of 51.41 seconds, and three Eagles — Burney, McNall and Dylan Rogers — tied for eighth in the high jump with a mark of 4 feet, 10 inches.

Iona McDonald had a strong day to lead the Eagle girls, winning the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.50, and took sixth in the 3,000 in 6:09.72.

Also in the top eight was Basey Dawson, who placed sixth in the high jump at 3 feet, 8 inches, and Flora McDonald tied for seventh at 3 feet, 6 inches.

The Eagles next take to the track April 1 at the Carnival of Speed in Milton-Freewater.