Two male track runners in light blue jerseys and red shorts sprint on a red track, race numbers 5 and 3 visible, with spectators in the stands behind them.
Noah Lankard and Andrew Dawson come in second and third in the 3200 run Friday in the Webb City Invitational meet at Cardinal Stadium.

Cardinal squads win the Webb City Invitational



The host boys and girls teams won the Webb City Invitational track meet Friday at Cardinal Stadium.

The girls squad scored 225 points, as second-place Ozark came in with 123 points.

While the boys earned 160 points compared to second-place Willard’s 130 points.

The eight-team contest was a tune-up for the Central Ozark Conference meet that was held Wednesday at Glendale.

Coach Dustin Miller noted a couple of “big-time meet records” on Friday as he looked forward to the end of the season. “There’s more in the tank! That’s what’s exciting.”

First-place winners for the girls were Brooke Hedger, 1600; Tatym Buster, 3200; the 4×800 team of Alexis Shuster, Olivia Klotz, Buster and Hedger; Jocelyn Maxwell, shot put; Eva Davied, discus; Chasney Brown, high jump, and Jaylee VanBecelaere, triple jump.

The boys were led by Louden Bolinger’s dual win in shot put and discus. Guner Eads was first in javelin, and Mason Bradley won the pole vault event.

Two relay teams took first place:

– 4×400, Leryck Hurst, Kaden Moreland, Tyler Christensen Jr., and Brayten Shofler.

– 4×800, James Dalyrymple, James Baldassaro, Andrew Dawson and Noah Lankard.

You can see Webb City’s full results at webbcitycardinals.com.

Coach on a track shouts instructions, wearing a pink cap, sunglasses, and a lanyard, holding papers and a pen clip.
Coach Dustin Miller yells out lap times and encouragement.
Two female runners race on a track, foreground runner in light blue top and red shorts, wearing a watch and bib 1.
Brooke Hedger. – Zachary Dobbs photo
Athlete in a Webb City blue singlet mid-shot put on a throwing circle outdoors.
Louden Bolinger. – Zachary Dobbs photo
Male track and field athlete vaulting, upside down, using a long pole against a clear blue sky
John Makowski.
Female sprinter in a light blue WEBC CITY uniform runs on a track with spectators in the stands behind her.
Chasney Brown.
Male hurdler in a red-and-blue uniform leaps over a track hurdle, focused on the upcoming race.
Dalton Riggs.