Track begins outdoor season

TULSA, Okla. — The Northwest track team started the outdoor season on Saturday by competing in the Tulsa Duels, hosted by the University of Tulsa.

In the 11-school meet, 19 Bearcats competed and two notched second-place finishes in their respective events. Junior Kelsey Lacy grabbed silver in the 100-meter hurdles and senior Ryan Cox took second in the 800-meter run.

In other top-five finishes, freshman Audrey Wichmann took fourth in the high jump, while on the men’s side, junior Tim Grundmayer placed third in the 800-meter run behind Cox and junior Bryce Sheard came in fourth in the high jump.

Up next for the Northwest track team is the Ashley Nally Heptathlon/Herschel Neil Decathlon with events beginning Friday in Maryville.