“Citius. Altius. Fortius. It means Faster. Higher. Stronger. It’s been the motto for the Olympics for the last 2500 years,” Donald Sutherland says in the opening scene of the film “Without Limits,” in which the late actor portrays legendary Oregon track and field coach Bill Bowerman. “But it doesn’t mean faster, higher and stronger than who you are competing against. Just: Faster. Higher. Stronger.”
Starting Friday, three athletes who graduated from Flathead Valley high schools in 2019 are aiming to emulate that principle as they take part in the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. Over two days of competition, Whitefish grad Lee Walburn will take on the 10 events comprising the decathlon; Ben Perrin from Flathead will run in the 10,000m; and former Wolfpack star Evan Todd will throw the javelin.
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