Auburn Riverside senior Kenny Krotzer posted the second best 1,600-meter time in the nation on Saturday, turning in a blistering 4-minute, 7.24-second finish at the Shoreline Invitational.

Despite Krotzer’s showing, however, the time was only the second best at the meet, with North Central High School of Spokane’s Ben Johnston posting the nation’s fastest 1,600 time this year with a 4:06.54.

Krotzer’s time shatters his previous best time this season, a 4:14.04 set at the Curtis dual on April 1.

Krotzer also was stellar in the 3,200, finishing first with a 9:13.51, breaking his previous best this season – 9:17.18 at the Arnie Young Invitational on April 3 – by more than three-seconds.

Fellow distance runner, senior Nate Gesell finished eighth in the 3,200 with a 9:28.49.

In the field events, senior Wilfred DeLaRosa finished fifth in the triple jump with a 43-8.50 jump and sixteenth in the long jump with a 19-7.00 distance.

The Ravens finished the meet in fifth place with 33 team points. North Central and Skyline tied for first with 51 points each, with Federal Way snagging the third spot with 46 points.

While the boys were competing at Shoreline, the Raven girls were busy taking home eighth place in the team competition at the 50th annual Shelton Invite.

Senior Rebecca Turnbow turned in a school-record shattering 11-06 pole vault to take home first-place. The vault is also a personal record for Turnbow, who turned in a 11-00 vault at the state meet last year.

In the long jump, freshman Brandi Williams finished third with a 16-07.50 jump.

Freshman Cassidy Brown was fourth in the 800 with a 2:20.68 and sophomore Rachel Atwood was fourth in the 3,200 with a 11:18.36.

The Ravens posted 25 team points. The meet was won by Sehome with 71 points.

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The Lion girls finished seventh in the team standings at the 50th annual Shelton Invite track and field meet. Marissa Paopao snagged first in the discus to pace Auburn Mountainview. PaoPao’s mark of 111-feet, 3-inches is a personal best for the junior thrower. Alexi Morton grabbed second place in both the 100-meter hurdles and the long jump, with teammate Erica Lombardo grabbing fifth in the 200. The team’s 4×100 relay team also grabbed fifth place. The girls finished the meet with 30 team points. Sehome finished on top in the girls team competition with 71 points. For the boys team, Josh Melu grabbed sixth in the triple jump with a 44-01.00 distance and ninth in the long jump with a 20-08.50. The boys were tied for 34th place in the team competition with one point. Peninsula and Rogers finished tied for first place with 47 points apiece. The Lions finish the regular season with a double dual meet against Enumclaw and White River at 3 p.m. Thursday at Enumclaw… The Auburn boys throwers found a little success at the Shoreline Invite this past Saturday, with Danny Shelton, Nick Conlan and Max Pratt all finishing in the top-ten in the shot put, discus and javelin, respectively. Shelton posted a season best 53-00 to grab third in the shot put. Shelton’s previous best this season was a 52-9.00 posted at the Tacoma Invite on April 10. Conlan finished second in the discus with a 166-01.00 toss, bettering his best throw of the season – 155-2.00 on April 22 – by more than 10 feet. Pratt was ninth in the javelin with a 171-4.00, his best mark of the season. The Auburn boys finished tied for 14th-place with Inglewood in the team competition with 18 points.