On a cold Monday night, the St Louis Boys and Girls track and field teams kicked off their seasons. Both had strong starts to their seasons.
For the Boys, they had 2 first place finishers (Caleb Lehman in the 400 and Benjamin Moster in the 800). They had 3 second place finishes (Benjamin Moster in the 1600m and Long Jump as well as Caleb Lehman in the 100m). There were also 2 third place finishes (Conner Ertel in the Discus and Joseph Suttman in the 200 m). We ended our individual scoring with Joseph Suttman receiving a 4th place in discucs. The boys 4×400 meter relayed came in second with a strong finish. The team consisted of (Caleb Lehman, Benjamin Moster, Aiden Geers, and Connorr Ertel).
For the Girls, they had one individual first place win (Kate Weber in the 1600 m). They had two 2nd place finishes (Leah Cossentino in the Discus and Elizabeth Gingrich in the 400m). There were three 3rd place finishes (Sadie Wachsmann in the Discus, Nicole Amberger in the Shotput, and Isa Wonnell in the 800 meters). There were also three 4th place finishes (Allie Savage in the Long Jump, Hurdles, and 200m). Finally both of the girls relays were successful. The 4x100m team of Nicole Amberger, Eli Cornet, Sadie Wachsmann, and Ella Moster got a second place finish and the girls 4×400 team consisting of Isa Wonnel, Kate Weber, Hope Kroen, and Eli Cornettl finished the Girls race with a 1st place finish.
The Cardinals track team should be back in action again next Monday against North Decatur and Jac-Cen-Del.
Courtesy of Cardinals Coach Rob King.