“Katharine looks great in the distance,” said Ferber.
The other Panther placewinners for the girls were Abby Crabtree, fifth, 55; and Marnie Wagner, sixth, long jump.
Fairmont won the girls’ meet with 160 points, followed by USC/AC with 116, Cambridge-Isanti 111, NRHEG 37 and GFW 1.
“We started the season off a little shorthanded, but saw some bright spots,” said Ferber.
T. J. Schiltz led the boys, placing first in the 1600 in 4:50, third in the 800 in 2:17 and fifth in the high jump.
Other NRHEG placewinners: Geoff Ramaker, second, 55 and third, 200; Ross Chester, third, long jump; 4x400 relay, fifth (Raece Johnson, Hunter Ryg, Jade Waltz, Keith Maxon); 4x800, fifth (Karter Sletten, Waltz, Tyler Schlaak, John Cole); Tyler Holz, sixth, pole vault; Johnson, sixth, 400.
“We are off and running,” said Ferber. “T.J. had a nice meet, scoring 22 points. Geoff looked good in the sprints, very quick out of the blocks.”
Boys’ team scores: Fairmont 170.5, Cambridge-Isanti 155, USC/AC 54.5, NRHEG 48, GFW 24.
The Panthers host the annual Panther Relays Tuesday, April 10 in New Richland.
