Despite some adverse weather conditions, local track and field athletes still put up some strong performances Thursday at the Pankoke Relays at Winfield-Mount Union High School.

The Lone Tree girls had a solid overall night while finishing third as a team. Two Lions were winners, as sophomore Ava Christofferson was the champion in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.57 seconds and junior Rylee Shield took the title in the 800 meters by crossing the finish line in two minutes 37 seconds.

Vivian Zaruba finished second place in the 200 for Lone Tree, while freshman teammate Abby Zaruba was fifth in the 1,500, as was sophomore Jazmine Nino in the 3,000.

Zaruba, Shield and Christofferson would help the Lions win the 4-by-100-meter relay in 52.9 seconds, as well as the 4-by-200 in 1:52 and the distance medley in 1:59. The Lions were also fifth in the distance medley and fourth in both the 4-by-400 and 4-by-800.

The hosting Winfield-Mount Union girls finished fifth in team scoring, thanks in part to junior Josie Nelson claiming the crown in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.94 seconds. Nelson also helped the Wolves clock in at 1:13 to win the shuttle hurdles relay and was runner-up in the 400 hurdles.

Aurey Meeker was a silver medalist for WMU in the 100 hurdles, while fellow senior Tessa Huston took bronze, just as Meeker did in the 200 open. Senior Afton Wilkerson was fourth in the 1,500 for Winfield-Mount Union, which also was second in the 4-by-100.

WACO was sixth on the team leaderboard, led by senior Zoey Dennler’s third-place finish in the 400 hurdles. Elyssa Graber was fourth in the 800 for the Warriors, as were fellow juniors Justine Lynn in the 3,000 and Ally Rinner in the 100 hurdles. WACO was also runner-up in both the distance medley and shuttle hurdles while taking fifth in the 4-by-100 and 4-by-200.

Highland was seventh as a team thanks to sophomore Makenzie Davis, who was fourth in both the 100 and 400 hurdles. Freshman Alexa Hahn was also fourth in the 1oo open for the Huskies, who were also the silver medalist in the 4-by-200 and finished fifth in the sprint medley.

On the boys’ side, Winfield-Mount Union finishing fourth overall was best among area teams. Senior Gabe Hemsworth was a winner in the 400 hurdles in 56.22 seconds, as was junior teammate Kohlby Newsom in the 800 open in nearly two minutes flat. The Wolves also took the title in the 4-by-400 in 3:36.

Junior Sheaden Adams was third in the 400 for the Wolves, as was sophomore Bowen Thomson in the mile. WMU was fifth in the 4-by-100, distance medley and shuttle hurdles, while also finishing second in the sprint medley; third in the 4-by-800; and fourth in the 4-by-200.

The Lone Tree boys finished seventh as a team, with Pietro Setti’s runner-up finish in the 400 being the best individual result. Freshman Brock Nebergall was fifth in the half-mile for the Lions, who were also fifth in the 4-by-800.

WACO finished eighth in boys’ team scoring, thanks in part to junior Isaac Rich taking fifth in the 400. The Warriors were also fifth in the 4-by-400 and fourth in both the 4-by-100 and the shuttle hurdles. Highland’s best finish came from senior Jackson Schneider, who was ninth in the 110 hurdles.