by Annabeth Ohlau
The Musketeer track teams held their first home track meet of the season on March 25. In the cool, windy weather, the girls placed second with a score of 95 points, falling one point short of Okawville. The boys placed fourth overall with a total of 60.5 points. The meet consisted of 13 teams: Carlyle, Chester, Christ Our Savior Lutheran, Lebanon, First Baptist Academy, Gibault Catholic, New Athens, Okawville, Red Bud, Sparta, Steeleville, Valmeyer, and Wesclin.
Gavin Baldwin took the top spot in both the 100m (11.2) and 200m (22.9) dash. Baldwin also placed fourth in the long jump with a PR of 6.12m.
Jeda Friess placed first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 17.4 and placed second in the 300m hurdles with 54.8. Friess also placed third in the long jump with 4.37m.
For more from the track team, please see this week’s print edition.