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LAUREL — Laurel-Concord-Coleridge’s boys track team turned in a strong showing at the Ponca Invitational, finishing third with 101 points behind Kingsley-Pierson and Ponca.
The Bears were led by standout junior Drey Puppe, who delivered a dominant all-around performance with three individual titles. Puppe won the 100-meter dash (11.25), captured the 110-meter hurdles (14.47) and added a first-place finish in the high jump (5-10).
LCC also found success in the distance events, with a win in the 3,200-meter relay. The team of Sebastian Van Drongelen, Owen Johnson, Hunter Benson and Shane Langford clocked a 9:18.80 to take top honors.
Langford added a third-place finish in the 800 (2:14.64) and fifth in the 3,200, while Johnson placed fourth in the 800.
In the field events, Weston Patefield finished second in the pole vault (9-6), and Josiah Tasler led a strong effort in the triple jump with a runner- up finish (35-10), followed closely by Patefield (third) and Nolan Nordby (fourth). Jaylen Carpenter also contributed with a third-place finish in the shot put (43-10).
The Bears followed with another solid outing at their home invitational, where Puppe again led the way with wins in the 100 (11.22), 110 hurdles (14.49) and 300 hurdles (42.09), continuing his strong stretch as the season progresses.
