By TYLER HENRY
Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post
The Southeast of Saline track and field teams put on a strong showing at Thursday's Concordia Invitational, with the boy's team pulling out a close win and the girl's team on the podium in third.
All in all 13 individuals would medal in at least one event, including seven individual event winners between the two teams.
On the boy's side, 168 points for the Trojans was enough to narrowly hold off another state contender in Buhler, who finished the meet with 151.
Both teams ran away from the rest of the field as the third-place finishers from Beloit mustered just 64 points on the day
The girl's side saw similar dominance from Beloit and Buhler who tied for the win with 136 points, but among the rest of the field, the Lady Trojans rose to the top, ousting Marysville with 67 points for a third-place finish.
Below you find the full list of podium finishers for the Trojans and Lady Trojans from Thursday's meet.
Boys (1st/8, 168 points)
Jacob Bircher
- 1st 800
- 1st 1600
Tate Nurnberg
- 1st high jump
- 1st triple jump
Malachi Hopkins
- 1st long jump
- 3rd 110m hurdles
- 3rd high jump
Nathan Friesen
- 2nd 100m dash
- 3rd 200m dash
Caden Parry
- 2nd 110m hurdles
- 3rd 300m hurdles
- 3rd triple jump
Owen Bailey
- 2nd 400
Levi Allen
- 2nd 800
Brayden Walker
- 2nd 1600
Cayden Walker
- 3rd 1600
Team
- 1st 4x400m relay
Girls (3rd/8, 67 points)
Karlee Zurfluh
- 1st 100m dash
Elliana Smith
- 1st high jump
- 2nd 300m hurdles
Anna Jackson
- 2nd 3200
Suttyn Douglas
- 3rd shot put
Team
- 3rd 3x800m relay