GYPSUM — Hoisington's state runner-up Marley Bittel continues to shine with first-place medals in the 100 meters (12.2) and 200 meters (25.75) at the Southeast of Saline Track Invitational.
Bittel competed with the runner-up 400-meter relay (50.81) with Keslynn Adee, Laeya Beck and Annabelle Gonzalez. Addison Hanzlick placed runner-up in the discus (111-11).
The Cardinal girls scored 88 points to place third. Beloit (185) won the team title.
Several Cardinals posted season-best times and distances.
CARDINAL BOYS — Pole vaulter Taylen Morales cleared 14-6 to rank in the top 10 in Kansas. Morales also posted a season best 15.66 with a runner-up medal in the 110-meter hurdles.
Other runner-up medals were earned by pole vaulter Joseph Hekele (13-0); discus thrower Layton Hoffman (156-10); and 1,600-meter runner Brody Rossman (4:39.88) with a season-best time.
The Cardinals scored 95 points to finish third. Southeast Saline won the team title with 137 points.
SE SALINE INVITATIONAL
CARDINAL GIRLS *season best
100m—1—Bittel, 12.2
200m—1—Bittel, 25.75
300m hurdles—4—Adee, 50.65
800m—3—WIlkens, 2:28.54
400m relay—2—Hoisington, 50.81 (Adee, Beck, Bittel, Gonzalez)
1,600m relay—3—Hoisington, 4:22.94 (Adee, Compton, Hanzlick, Henning)
3,200m relay—4—Hoisington, 10:56.85 (Compton, Lutters, Mason, Walker)
High jump—3—Adee, *5-2
Long jump—4—Schremmer, 14-11; 5—Bittel, 14-103/4
Triple jump—3—Wilkens, 32-7
Discus—2—Hanzlick, 111-11; 3—Beck, 103-9; 5—Simic, 100-1
Javelin—3—Hanzlick, 106-5
SE SALINE INVITATIONAL
CARDINAL BOYS *season best
100m—3—Pfannenstiel, *11.56
110m hurdles—2—Morales, *15.66; 6—Hekele, *17.6
300m hurdles—4—Morales, 43.78
1,600m—2—Rossman, *4:39.88
3,200m—3—Rossman, 10:20.65
1,600m relay—4—Hoisington, 4:04.64 (Henning, Gonzalez, Hekele, Hahn)
3,200m relay—3—Hoisington, 10:22.32 (Gonzalez, Henning, Wilkens, Rexwinkle)
High jump—3—Hekele, *5-6
Long jump—5—Morales, 18-3
Triple jump—6—Wilkens, 36-2
Shot put—4—Hoffman, 49-5; 6—Pfannenstiel, 44-7
Discus—2—Hoffman, 156-10; 4—Pfannenstiel, 144-2
Javelin—3—Merlau, 132-11
Pole vault—1—Morales, *14-6; 2—Hekele, *13-0; 5—Sneath, 11-0