Canes finish fifth at Rome Invitational

Cartersville High's Eric Toviave won both the 110M and 300M Hurdles Saturday at the Rome Invitational.

The Cartersville High School boys track and field team placed fifth and the Lady Canes were 16th at the 19-team Rome Invitational Saturday at Barron Stadium in Rome.

Carrollton won the boys team title followed by Alexander, Allatoona, and Shiloh. Alexander won the girls championship followed by Fort Payne (AL), Riverwood, Carrollton, and South Cobb.

Top scoring finishes for Cartersville:

1st - Boys 110M Hurdles - Eric Toviave - 15.29

1st - Boys 300M Hurdles - Eric Toviave - 41.99

2nd - Boys 100M - Britten Walker - 11.44

3rd - Boys 4x800M Relay - Bill Archer, Sam Peters, Levi Booth, Clayton Long - 8:36.86

4th - Boys 110M Hurdles - Chris Ejieke - 16.01

4th - Girls 4x400 Relay - Josie Turner, London Moultrie, Olamide Sadiku, Elizabeth Nelson - 4:22.13

4th - Girls 4x800 Relay - Mason Cline, Trinity Atkins, Mary Knox Dawson, Elizabeth Nelson - 10:56.40

5th - Boys 3200 - Sam Peters - 10:01.85

5th - Boys 300M Hurdles - Chris Ejieke - 44.10

5th - Boys 4x400M Relay - Donovan Dennis, Britten Walker, Eric Toviave, Clayton Long - 3:33.31

7th - Boys 3200 - Colin McCann - 10:13.76

7th - Boys 1600 - Bill Archer - 4:38.23

8th - Boys Pole Vault - Ben Camara - 11-02

8th - Boys Discus Throw - Jaylon Scott - 122-00

The next scheduled meet for the Hurricanes is the Creekview Invitational next Saturday.