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PIERCE - The Cedar Catholic boys fell just two points short of another invitational track title in the Tom Martin Memorial Track and Field Invitational hosted by Wausa High School.
Pierce posted 90 points while the Trojans were right behind with 88. Pierce also won the girls’ division of the meet with 116 points, Norfolk Catholic was second with 69, the Lady Trojans were fifth with 47.
The Trojans swept the relays to accumulate 30 points on the afternoon and set them up for another run at another meet title.
The 400-meter team of Booker Hochstein, Cooper Hochstein, Mason Baller and Braeden Reifenrath did a lap in 44.76 seconds to win that event.
The 1,600-meter squad of Nolan Becker, Copper Hochstein, Hunter Kuchta and Matthew Loecker did four laps in 3:38.92 for their gold.
The 3,200 team of Kuchta, Kighter Wortmann, Loecker and Becker did eight laps with the baton in 8: 46.41 to take the long relay race.
“Our relays are really coming along,” said Cedar Catholic coach, Blair Kalin. “Our 400 team ran their best time of the season. They have been improving and that is good to see.”
Baller, Reifenrath and Cooper Hochstein had good days individually as well as the relays.
Reifenrath won the 200, Baller was second in the 100 and fifth in the 200, and Hochstein was second in the 400 and third in the 100.
Nolan Heimes was third in the 110-meter high hurdles, Kuchta was fourth in the 400 while Wortmann and L oecker were fifth and sixth respectively in the 800.
Alex Elks had a good meet with a season’s best, 4:55.60 in the 1,600 which placed him sixth and an 11:02.32 in the 3,200 for fifth place.
“We are getting consistent performances out of our distance crew,” said Kalin. “They keep improving on the year.”
Jared Rutar and Graham Potts continue to score points in the throws.
Potts was third in the discus and Rutar was fifth in the shot put.
Anisten Wortmann and Lauren Bernecker led the Lady Trojans in the Tom Martin.
Wortmann won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.37 seconds and Bernecker was third in the 400 while her sister Brynn, also placed third in the 200.
Two of the Lady Trojan relays got in the medals at the meet.
The 3,200 quartet of the Bernecker sisters, Kally Becker and Madison Eickhoff placed second with a time of 10: 34.98 and the 1,600-meter squad of the same four Lady Trojans took third in that event.
Claire Rolfes placed sixth in the 800 and just missed a medal in the 1,600.
“I really like the way we are improving as the season winds down,” said Kalin. “I really think both teams can compete for a district title.”
Some of the Cedar track athletes will compete in the Nor folk Classic on May 1 with the Mid-State Conference Meet set for May 3 in O’Neill.
