ROCHESTER — The Austin boys track and field team finished ninth at the Big Nine meet at Rochester Mayo Friday.

Austin senior Caleb Bentley hit a career-best height of 12 feet, 1-inch as he took third in the pole vault, and a lot of Austin runners hit season best marks

“We ran well, but it’s a tough conference,” Austin head coach Tony Einertson said.

The Packers missed out on a few points as junior hurdler Omot Okello sat out of the meet with a quad injury.

“He’s one of the best hurdlers in the Big Nine, but we wanted to rest him for sections,” Einertson said. “He warmed up and he couldn’t turn it over. We want to give him the best chance to be able to compete next Thursday (at sections).”

Andrew Hagan took fifth in the shot put and eighth in discus and Jake Hagen-Erickson finished sixth in the long jump.

AUSTIN RESULTS

4 x 800-meter relay: Mason Wollersheim, Dylan Diekmann, Ryan Larson, Jordan Bentley (sixth, 8:26.46)

110-meter hurdles: Adam Bergstrom (21st, 17.90)

100-meter dash: Jake Hagen-Erickson (17th, 12.22)

4 x 200-meter relay: Caleb Bentley, Erik Stephenson, Francisco Torres, Zach Vierkandt (sixth, 1:35.16)

1600-meter run: Nate Schwab (sixth, 4:37.17); Andrew Baker (11th, 4:46.61)

4 x 100-meter relay: Francisco Torres, Omot Okello, Caleb Bentley, Zach Vierkandt (fifth, 45.84)

400-meter dash: Conner Sheehan (17th, 55.82)

300-meter hurdles: Adam Bergstrom (27th, 46.48)

800-meter run: Nate Schwab (11th, 2:05.64)

200-meter dash: Zach Vierkandt (13th, 24.22)

3200-meter run: Mason Wollersheim (eighth, 10:09.07); Andrew Baker (15th, 10:39.68)

4 x 400-meter relay: Conner Sheehan, Jordan Bentley, Dylan Diekmann, Elijah Dahmen (ninth, 3:41.09)

Shot put: Andrew Hagan (fifth, 48-1)

Discus: Andrew Hagan (eighth, 136-6)

Long jump: Jake Hagen-Erickson (sixth, 19-9.50)Triple jump: Nate Schwab (17th, 36-11.75)

Pole vault: Caleb Bentley (third, 12-1)