Members of the Faith Christian girls track team defied the stiff competition as they finished 20th in the field of 40 teams at the Liberty Bell Invitational Track meet.
Many members of the boys team had personal best performances but none finished high enough in an event to earn team points.
"A lot of kids out here today brag about their kids and I am bragging about our kids too," Eagles Coach Mike Black said as he timed one of the relay teams. "These are special, special kids. They are as much fun to coach and be around as any coach could wish to have on a team."
Lutheran was among about 40 teams, including a couple teams from Wyoming that entered the Liberty Bell two-day meet.
Competition began April 23. On that day, preliminary races to narrow the field in many track events were held to determine the top eight athletes who advance to the next day's finals.
Preliminary races were necessary in events like the 100-meter dash that drew almost 70 entries.
While the races were going on, finals were held in a number of the field events finals going on.
The finals for the track events and the finals for remainder of the field events were held on April 23.
In most track event, the top eight performers advance to the finals.
Team points are earned in the finals.
The winner of an event earns 10 team points and the eighth place finisher earns one team point.
However, several timed final races were held, including some of the relays. The top finishers were the individuals or relay teams posting the event's best times.
The Eagles are a small team with 17 girls and 23 boys on the roster, the coach said.
"We try to cover all events so many of our athletes compete in both track and field events," he said. "In girls competition, our girls are ranked 1, 2 and 3 in Class 3A in both the long and the triple jump. Those same athletes help make up our entries in sprints, hurdles and relays."
The best Eagle performance came in the girls 300-meter hurdles as Sarah Yokum finished second.
In the triple jump Sohpia Baldwin finished fifth and teammate Jessica Blahnik finished sixth.
The two athletes joined forces with Brook Sorenson and Payton Walter for the Eagles 4X 200-meter relay team that finished 15th.
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