“The 4x800 had a good night, but are still chasing MCW,” said Ferber. “The next time we see them is in sections.”

Keith Maxon was second in the discus and third in the shot put.

“Keith had a monster night,” said Ferber.

The girls’ team crown went to Blue Earth Area with 751.5 points. Madelia/Truman was second with 609. The Panthers totaled 449.

Hailey Schuller was the Panthers’ top placewinner, finishing third in the 100 high hurdles. Schuller, Gretchen Ramaker, Maddie Wagner and Marnie Wagner took fourth in the 4x200 relay, as did Maddie Wagner in the high jump. Wagner, Wagner, Ramaker and Erin VanWilgen were sixth in the 4x100 relay while Sophia Fischer was sixth in the shot put.

“We have an extremely tough True Team section,” said Ferber. “We did not perform the way I would have liked tonight. We have some work to do before conference next week.”º